Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Timofey Skatov will play each other in the semifinal of the Oeiras 4 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:25 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune is the pick to win this match.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune -> 1.32
Timofey Skatov -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune vs. Timofey Skatov
This will be the 4th time that Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Timofey Skatov square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Skatov (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they played, Vitus Nodskov Rune won 6-2 6-2 in the quarter in M15 Valldoreix back in 2020.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
Ranked no. 313, Holger reached the semifinal after defeating Tim Van Rijthoven 6-3 6-4, Julian Lenz 5-7 6-4 6-3 and Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Holger had a good straight sets win against Gimeno Valero (6-2 6-4). During the match, Vitus Nodskov Rune scored 61 points vs Gimeno Valero’s 46. The Dane was very aggressive to blast 16 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vitus Nodskov Rune wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Vitus Nodskov Rune put 46% of his first serves in, winning 64% (16/25) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the 2nd serve. The Dane broke Gimeno Valero 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Holger started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Vitus Nodskov Rune has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 64% of his matches (64-36). 12-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Vitus Nodskov Rune has an aggregate45-25 record in the last 4 years on clay.
Vitus Nodskov Rune’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Manacor,M15+H Bressuire and M25 Villena.
The Dane has a compiled 25-10 win-loss record in 2021, 12-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 4 Challenger
Holger has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 441, Skatov reached the semifinal 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, Timofey 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.
Talking about serving, Skatov wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Timofey Skatov was exceptionally effective 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
The Kazakhstani 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.
Timofey’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
Skatov has a composed 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 | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 128 |
| Pts | 225-196 | 442-371 |
| Total Points | 421 | 813 |
| Winners | 84 | 173 |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% |
Vitus Nodskov Rune played 3 matches while Skatov competed in 5 matches. Skatov started his run from the qualifications while Vitus Nodskov Rune had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune dropped 1 set, while Timofey Skatov conceded 3 sets. Vitus Nodskov Rune has played 6 set(s) less than Skatov (7 vs 13). Therefore, Vitus Nodskov Rune played 60 games less than Skatov. Holger scored 84 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Timofey fired 173 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 131/226 | 277/386 |
| %1st in | 58% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 84/131 | 173/277 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 47/95 | 67/109 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 61% |
Vitus Nodskov Rune scored 9 aces (3 per match). Skatov fired 5 aces (1 per match). Vitus Nodskov Rune won 64% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 27 |
| Converted | 16/27 | 27/60 |
| % Converted | 59% | 45% |
| Conceded | 25 | 34 |
| Saved | 15 | 18 |
| % Saved | 60% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 16 |
The Dane broke his opponents 16 times with a 59% conversion rate. Holger surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 27 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 16 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vitus Nodskov Rune | |||||
| R1 Van Rijthoven |
R2 Lenz |
1/4 Gimeno Valero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 31 | 18 | 68 | |
| pts | 72-64 | 92-86 | 61-46 | 225-196 | |
| Total points | 136 | 178 | 107 | 421 | |
| Winners | 30 | 38 | 16 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% | 26% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 40/75 | 66/97 | 25/54 | 131/226 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 68% | 46% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 38/66 | 16/25 | 84/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 58% | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/35 | 14/31 | 17/29 | 47/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 45% | 59% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 8/13 | 5/6 | 16/27 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 62% | 83% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 12 | 3 | 25 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 5/12 | 1/3 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 42% | 33% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 | 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% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Oeiras 4 Challenger
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-70 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-7(0) 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gastao EliasElias – Nuno BorgesBorges (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Timofey SkatovSkatov (1-2) – H2H and prediction
