Thai Kwiatkowski and Jack Sock will clash against each other in the quarter of the Little Rock Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jack Sock who should win in 3 sets.
Jack Sock -> 1.75
Thai Kwiatkowski -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Thai Kwiatkowski vs. Jack Sock
There is no head to head record between Thai Kwiatkowski and Jack Sock since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Thai Kwiatkowski
Ranked no. 219, Thai reached the quarter after defeating Stefan Kozlov 6-2 6-1 and Alexander Ritschard 5-7 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Ritschard, Kwiatkowski recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-2). During the match, Kwiatkowski scored 120 points vs Ritschard’s 112. Kwiatkowski was exceptionally aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kwiatkowski made 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Thai Kwiatkowski lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kwiatkowski put 66% of his first serves in, winning 63% (47/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (15/39) on the 2nd serve. Thai broke Ritschard 7 times after converting 41% of his break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kwiatkowski started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Kwiatkowski has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (164-113). 2-3 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kwiatkowski has a compiled 105-65 match record in the last years on hard.
Thai has a compiled 12-11 win-loss record in 2021, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Little Rock Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
Jack Sock
Ranked no. 248, Sock reached the quarter after beating Roberto Quiroz 6-3 6-1 and Ernesto Escobedo 6-77 7-69 7-65.
In the 2nd round against Escobedo, Sock recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 7-69 7-65).-129) than Escobedo. In fact, the world no. 219 won 129 points vs Escobedo’s. That means that Sock was more focused during the important points. Jack was exceptionally aggressive to blast 61 winners.
About the serving games, Sock blasted 17 aces and he was not very steady on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Overall, Jack Sock was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (61/78) of his 1st serve and 54% (28/52) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jack broke Escobedo once after converting 14% of his break points (1/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sock started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Sock has a composed 8-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kwiatkowski | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 55 |
| Pts | 184-148 | 184-171 |
| Total Points | 332 | 355 |
| Winners | 69 | 84 |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% |
Both Kwiatkowski and Sock played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Thai Kwiatkowski conceded 1 set, while Jack Sock conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kwiatkowski and Sock have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Kwiatkowski played 11 games less than Sock. Thai scored 69 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Jack managed to score 84 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kwiatkowski | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 10.5 |
| 1st in | 105/157 | 107/175 |
| %1st in | 67% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 69/105 | 84/107 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 24/52 | 38/68 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 56% |
Kwiatkowski bagged 11 aces (5.5 per match). Sock struck 21 aces (10.5 per match). Kwiatkowski won 66% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Sock won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kwiatkowski | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 5 |
| Converted | 12/26 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 46% | 45% |
| Conceded | 17 | 5 |
| Saved | 12 | 4 |
| % Saved | 71% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 |
The American broke his opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Jack broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Sock conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kwiatkowski | ||||
| R1 Kozlov | R2 Ritschard | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 5-7 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 29 | 44 | |
| pts | 64-36 | 120-112 | 184-148 | |
| Total points | 100 | 232 | 332 | |
| Winners | 22 | 47 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 30/43 | 75/114 | 105/157 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 47/75 | 69/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 15/39 | 24/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 38% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/17 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 41% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 14 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 9/14 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 64% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Sock | ||||
| R1 Quiroz | R2 Escobedo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-77 7-69 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 39 | 55 | |
| pts | 55-37 | 129-134 | 184-171 | |
| Total points | 92 | 263 | 355 | |
| Winners | 23 | 61 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 17 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 11 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 78/130 | 107/175 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 61/78 | 84/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 28/52 | 38/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 54% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 1/7 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 14% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Jack SockSock – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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