Kevin King and Agustin Velotti will play each other in the quarter of the Salinas 2 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:30 am on CANCHA 3. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Kevin King who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kevin King is the pick to win this match.
Kevin King -> 1.87
Agustin Velotti -> 1.93
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Prediction and head to head Kevin King vs. Agustin Velotti
This will be the 2nd time that Kevin King and Agustin Velotti face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Velotti (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Velotti won 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in the Guadalajara Challenger back in 2014.
Kevin King
Ranked no. 315, King reached the quarter after defeating Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-4 6-3 and Adrian Menendez-Maceiras 6-1 2-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Menendez-Maceiras (6-1 2-6 7-5). During the match King scored 98 points vs Menendez-Maceiras’s 95. Kevin was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, King blasted 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Kevin King lost the serve 5 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, King put 66% of his first serves in, winning 66% (38/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 27% (8/30) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Menendez-Maceiras 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
King has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (233-165). 6-4 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, King has a 152-98 record in the last years on hard.
Kevin has a 6-5 win-loss record in 2021, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Salinas 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Agustin Velotti
Ranked no. 346, Agustin reached the quarter after defeating Roberto Cid Subervi 5-7 6-4 7-65 and Aziz Dougaz 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine defeated Dougaz (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match Velotti scored 93 points vs Dougaz’s 91. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Velotti struck 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Agustin Velotti lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Velotti put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (40/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 68% (25/37) on the 2nd serve. Agustin broke Dougaz twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Velotti started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Velotti’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya.
Agustin has a 16-7 win-loss record in 2021, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | King | Velotti |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 67 |
| Pts | 164-148 | 216-210 |
| Total Points | 312 | 426 |
| Winners | 67 | 88 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both King and Velotti played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Kevin King conceded 1 set, while Agustin Velotti surrendered 2 sets. King has played 1 set(s) less than Velotti (5 vs 6). Therefore, King played 21 games less than Velotti. Kevin scored 67 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine blasted 88 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | King | Velotti |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 101/144 | 126/221 |
| %1st in | 70% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 67/101 | 88/126 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 15/43 | 56/95 |
| %2nd pts | 35% | 59% |
King bagged 3 aces (1.5 per match). Velotti struck 6 aces (3 per match). King won 66% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 35% of the points. On the other side, Velotti won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | King | Velotti |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 6 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 6/20 |
| % Converted | 44% | 30% |
| Conceded | 9 | 16 |
| Saved | 2 | 11 |
| % Saved | 22% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Kevin broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. King dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 22% of the break points that he conceded. Agustin broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. Agustin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| King | ||||
| R1 Diaz |
R2 Menendez-Maceiras |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-1 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 27 | 46 | |
| pts | 66-53 | 98-95 | 164-148 | |
| Total points | 119 | 193 | 312 | |
| Winners | 29 | 38 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/56 | 58/88 | 101/144 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 66% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 29/43 | 38/58 | 67/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 8/30 | 15/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 27% | 35% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 7/15 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 47% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 2/7 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 29% | 15% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Velotti | ||||
| R1 Cid |
R2 Dougaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 7-65 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 32 | 67 | |
| pts | 123-119 | 93-91 | 216-210 | |
| Total points | 242 | 184 | 426 | |
| Winners | 48 | 40 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 69/127 | 57/94 | 126/221 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 48/69 | 40/57 | 88/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 31/58 | 25/37 | 56/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 68% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 2/4 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 2 | 16 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | 1/2 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
LWL
Tennis Scores in Salinas 2 Challenger
- Nicolas Barrientos/Sergio GaldosBarrientos/Sergio Galdos – Hernan Casanova/Facundo Diaz AcostaCasanova/Facundo Diaz Acosta (6-3 7-65) – Stats, scores, rankings
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