Oscar Otte and Michael Vrbensky will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Oscar Otte who should win in 3 sets.
Oscar Otte -> 1.533
Michael Vrbensky -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Oscar Otte vs. Michael Vrbensky
There is no head to head record between Oscar Otte and Michael Vrbensky since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Oscar Otte
Ranked no. 161, Otte got to the semifinal after defeating Peter Gojowczyk 6-3 6-1, Jiri Lehecka 6-1 3-6 6-3 and Maxime Cressy 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Cressy (6-3 7-5). During the match Otte scored 72 points vs Cressy’s 60. Oscar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Otte fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Oscar Otte lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Otte put 54% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the 2nd serve. Oscar broke Cressy 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Otte has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (298-175). 6-4 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Otte has a 159-79 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
Otte has a 6-6 win-loss record in 2021, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2020. See his history.
Michael Vrbensky
Ranked no. 318, the Czech reached the semifinal after beating Sebastian Ofner 7-64 6-3, Andrej Martin 6-4 1-6 6-4 and Vit Kopriva 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter, Michael had a good straight sets win against Kopriva (6-1 6-4). During the match Vrbensky scored 63 points vs Kopriva’s 44. The Czech was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Vrbensky scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Michael Vrbensky was very effective on serve to win 71% (20/28) of his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Czech broke Kopriva 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Czech has a 11-9 win-loss record in 2021, 8-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Otte | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 66 |
| Pts | 217-176 | 230-201 |
| Total Points | 393 | 431 |
| Winners | 74 | 71 |
| %Winners | 34% | 31% |
Both Otte and Vrbensky played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Oscar Otte conceded 1 set, while Michael Vrbensky lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Otte and Vrbensky have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Otte played 4 games less than Vrbensky. The German scored 74 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Vrbensky fired 71 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Otte | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 93/190 | 110/206 |
| %1st in | 49% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 74/93 | 71/110 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 51/97 | 51/96 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 53% |
Otte scored 17 aces (5.7 per match). Vrbensky blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Otte won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Vrbensky won 65% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Otte | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 15 |
| Converted | 13/25 | 15/36 |
| % Converted | 52% | 42% |
| Conceded | 12 | 22 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 10 |
The German broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Otte conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Michael broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. Michael conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Otte | |||||
| R1 Gojowczyk | R2 Lehecka | 1/4 Cressy | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 25 | 21 | 62 | |
| pts | 66-46 | 79-70 | 72-60 | 217-176 | |
| Total points | 112 | 149 | 132 | 393 | |
| Winners | 21 | 27 | 26 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 34% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 23/51 | 32/69 | 38/70 | 93/190 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 46% | 54% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 21/23 | 27/32 | 26/38 | 74/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 84% | 68% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 17/37 | 18/32 | 51/97 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 46% | 56% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/8 | 4/7 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 63% | 57% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 50% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Vrbensky | |||||
| R1 Ofner | R2 Martin | 1/4 Kopriva | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 27 | 17 | 66 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 90-96 | 63-44 | 230-201 | |
| Total points | 138 | 186 | 107 | 431 | |
| Winners | 24 | 27 | 20 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 30% | 32% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/59 | 50/95 | 28/52 | 110/206 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 53% | 54% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 24/32 | 27/50 | 20/28 | 71/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 54% | 71% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 21/45 | 16/24 | 51/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 47% | 67% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/15 | 4/10 | 15/36 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 40% | 40% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 16 | 2 | 22 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 10/16 | 1/2 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 63% | 50% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Karol Drzewiecki/Kamil MajchrzakDrzewiecki/Kamil Majchrzak (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Norbert GombosGombos – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Oscar OtteOtte (0-0) – H2H and prediction