Illya Marchenko and Andrey Kuznetsov will fight against each other in the qualifications of the French Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on Court 9. 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 Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 4 sets.

As per the initial odds, Andrey Kuznetsov is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.333
Illya Marchenko -> 3.3

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Prediction and head to head Illya Marchenko vs. Andrey Kuznetsov

This will be the 3rd time that Illya Marchenko and Andrey Kuznetsov play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kuznetsov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they played each other, Kuznetsov won 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in the Tyumen Challenger back in 2013.

Illya Marchenko

Ranked no. 161, the Ukrainian got to the qualifications after beating Brayden Schnur 6-75 7-5 6-4.

In the qualifications against Schnur, Marchenko recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-5 6-4). During the match, Marchenko scored 126 points vs Schnur’s 116. Marchenko was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about the service games, Marchenko made 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Illya Marchenko was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (48/67) of his 1st serve and 51% (22/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. The Ukrainian broke Schnur 6 times after converting 27% of his break points (6/22).

Marchenko has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (310-216). 1-4 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Marchenko has a composed 16-28 win-loss record in the last years on clay.

Marchenko’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.

The Ukrainian has an overall 20-11 win-loss record in 2021, 1-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2010, 2013, 2015 and 2016. See his history.

French Open
Marchenko's Record

Andrey Kuznetsov

Ranked no. 448, Andrey reached the qualifications after beating Ilya Ivashka 6-4 7-61.

In the qualifications, Andrey had a good straight sets win against Ivashka (6-4 7-61). During the match Kuznetsov scored 84 points vs Ivashka’s 69. Kuznetsov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Talking about serving, Kuznetsov recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Andrey Kuznetsov was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (24/34) of his 1st serve and 59% (19/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Kuznetsov broke Ivashka 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Kuznetsov’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 St. Petersburg.

Andrey has an overall 11-7 win-loss record in 2021, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously at the French Open

Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2015. See his history.

French Open
Kuznetsov's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

I.Marchenko
A.Kuznetsov
!
3h:03
3h:03
Time on court​
1h:39
1h:39
!
3h:03
3h:03
Last match​
1h:39
1h:39
1
1
Match played
1
1
35
35
Games Played​
23
23
3
3
Set played​​
2
2
126
126
Total points​
84
84
126
126
Avg point​
84
84
48
48
Winners
24
24
48
48
Avg Winners​
24
24
38%
38%
Ratio winners
29%
29%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
3
3
2
2
Avg Aces
3
3
4
4
Double Faults
1
1
4
4
Avg Double Faults
1
1
48/67
48/67
1st won total​
24/34
24/34
!
72%
72%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
22/43
22/43
2nd won total​
19/32
19/32
51%
51%
2nd won %
59%
59%
-- Break Points --
6/22
6/22
BP won
4/11
4/11
6/22
6/22
Avg BP won
4/11
4/11
!
27%
27%
Won
36%
36%
8
8
Conceded
6
6
8
8
Avg Conceded
6
6
4
4
Broken
3
3
4
4
Avg Broken
3
3
4
4
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Marchenko Kuznetsov
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 3 2
Tot Games 35 23
Pts 126-116 84-69
Total Points 242 153
Winners 48 24
%Winners 38% 29%

Both Marchenko and Kuznetsov played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Illya Marchenko dropped 1 set while Andrey Kuznetsov hasn’t lost a set so far. Marchenko has played 1 set more than Kuznetsov (3 vs 2). Therefore, Marchenko played 12 games more than Kuznetsov. Marchenko scored 48 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Kuznetsov fired 24 winners (29%).

Serve Performance

Serve Marchenko Kuznetsov
Aces 2 3
Avg per match 2 3
1st in 67/110 34/66
%1st in 61% 52%
1st pts 48/67 24/34
%1st pts 72% 71%
2nd pts 22/43 19/32
%2nd pts 51% 59%

Marchenko scored 2 aces . Kuznetsov blasted 3 aces . Marchenko won 72% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kuznetsov won 71% of the points behind 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 Marchenko Kuznetsov
Won 6 4
Converted 6/22 4/11
% Converted 27% 36%
Conceded 8 6
Saved 4 3
% Saved 50% 50%
Times Broken 4 3

Illya broke his opponent 6 times with a 27% conversion rate. The Ukrainian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Andrey conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Marchenko
Q1
Schnur		 Total
Score 6-75 7-5 6-4
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 35 35
pts 126-116 126-116
Total points 242 242
Winners 48 48
%Winners 38% 38%
SERVE
Aces 2 2
Double Faults 4 4
1st in 67/110 67/110
% 1st in 61% 61%
1st pts 48/67 48/67
% 1st pts 72% 72%
2nd pts 22/43 22/43
% 2nd pts 51% 51%
Breaks
Won 6 6
Converted 6/22 6/22
Converted % 27% 27%
Conceded 8 8
Saved 4/8 4
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 4 4
Kuznetsov
Q1
Ivashka		 Total
Score 6-4 7-61
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 23 23
pts 84-69 84-69
Total points 153 153
Winners 24 24
%Winners 29% 29%
SERVE
Aces 3 3
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 34/66 34/66
% 1st in 52% 52%
1st pts 24/34 24/34
% 1st pts 71% 71%
2nd pts 19/32 19/32
% 2nd pts 59% 59%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/11 4/11
Converted % 36% 36%
Conceded 6 6
Saved 3/6 3
Saved % 50% 50%
Times Broken 3 3

Tennis Scores at the French Open

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