Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Timofey Skatov will face off in the quarter of the Oeiras 4 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:55 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo is the pick to win this match.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo -> 1.49
Timofey Skatov -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo vs. Timofey Skatov
This will be the 2nd time that Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Timofey Skatov play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Sanchez-Izquierdo (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Sanchez-Izquierdo won 4-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the qualifications in the Marbella Challenger back in March 2021.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
Ranked no. 363, the Spaniard reached the quarter after defeating Miguel Gomes 6-1 6-4, Lucas Catarina 6-4 6-2, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 6-2 and Tung-Lin Wu 6-2 7-62.
In the 2nd round, Nikolas had a good straight sets win against Wu (6-2 7-62). During the match, Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 72 points vs Wu’s 54. The Spaniard was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sanchez-Izquierdo managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez-Izquierdo put 67% of his first serves in, winning 73% (29/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Nikolas broke Wu 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Sanchez-Izquierdo has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 63% of his matches (157-91). 16-9 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sanchez-Izquierdo has a composed152-82 record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 La Nucia.
Nikolas has an aggregate 16-10 win-loss record in 2021, 16-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 4 Challenger
Sanchez-Izquierdo has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 441, Skatov reached the quarter after defeating Nicolas Alvarez 6-3 6-2, Michael Geerts 7-66 6-72 6-2, Igor Sijsling 2-6 6-2 7-64 and Goncalo Oliveira 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Oliveira (6-3 6-1). During the match Skatov scored 61 points vs Oliveira’s 38. The Kazakhstani was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Skatov couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Timofey Skatov was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (23/32) of his 1st serve and 73% (11/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Skatov broke Oliveira 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Skatov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 12-12 win-loss record in 2021, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 96 |
| Pts | 269-191 | 337-282 |
| Total Points | 460 | 619 |
| Winners | 96 | 137 |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% |
Both Sanchez-Izquierdo and Skatov played 4 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Timofey Skatov conceded 2 sets while Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo hasn’t lost a set so far. Sanchez-Izquierdo has played 2 set(s) less than Skatov (8 vs 10). Therefore, Sanchez-Izquierdo played 23 games less than Skatov. Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 96 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Skatov managed to score 137 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 146/218 | 214/289 |
| %1st in | 67% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 96/146 | 137/214 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 38/72 | 48/75 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 64% |
Sanchez-Izquierdo blasted 5 aces (1.3 per match). Skatov recorded 5 aces (1.3 per match). Sanchez-Izquierdo won 66% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sanchez-Izquierdo | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 19 |
| Converted | 22/40 | 19/48 |
| % Converted | 55% | 40% |
| Conceded | 20 | 21 |
| Saved | 10 | 12 |
| % Saved | 50% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 9 |
Nikolas broke his opponents 22 times with a 55% conversion rate. Nikolas dropped his serve 10 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 19 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sanchez-Izquierdo | ||||||
| Q1 Gomes |
Q3 Catarina |
R1 Blancaneaux |
R2 Wu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 73 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 67-47 | 69-48 | 72-54 | 269-191 | |
| Total points | 103 | 114 | 117 | 126 | 460 | |
| Winners | 24 | 22 | 21 | 29 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 33% | 30% | 40% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 40/53 | 33/53 | 33/52 | 40/60 | 146/218 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 62% | 63% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 24/40 | 22/33 | 21/33 | 29/40 | 96/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 67% | 64% | 73% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 11/20 | 10/19 | 10/20 | 38/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 6/10 | 6/15 | 4/7 | 22/40 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 60% | 40% | 57% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 3/6 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 50% | 50% | 60% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Skatov | ||||||
| Q1 Alvarez |
Q3 Geerts |
R1 Sijsling |
R2 Oliveira |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-66 6-72 6-2 | 2-6 6-2 7-64 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 34 | 29 | 16 | 96 | |
| pts | 59-38 | 124-113 | 93-93 | 61-38 | 337-282 | |
| Total points | 97 | 237 | 186 | 99 | 619 | |
| Winners | 21 | 46 | 47 | 23 | 137 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% | 51% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 35/46 | 69/99 | 78/97 | 32/47 | 214/289 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 70% | 80% | 68% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 21/35 | 46/69 | 47/78 | 23/32 | 137/214 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 67% | 60% | 72% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 20/30 | 10/19 | 11/15 | 48/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 67% | 53% | 73% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/24 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 19/48 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 21% | 50% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/6 | 3/7 | 1/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 43% | 100% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
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