Emilio Gomez and Jack Sock will clash against each other in the final of the Little Rock Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 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 -> 1.66
Emilio Gomez -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Emilio Gomez vs. Jack Sock
There is no head to head record between Emilio Gomez and Jack Sock since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Emilio Gomez
Ranked no. 179, Emilio reached the final after defeating Agustin Velotti 7-62 6-3, Alexis Galarneau 6-4 6-4, Ulises Blanch 6-2 6-0 and Goncalo Oliveira 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Ecuadorian had a good straight sets win against Oliveira (6-4 6-2). During the match, Gomez scored 61 points vs Oliveira’s 48. The Ecuadorian was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gomez managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Emilio Gomez was very efficient on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Ecuadorian broke Oliveira 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gomez started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Gomez has a good match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (306-209). 10-4 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gomez has an overall 139-78 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Gomez’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Salinas 2 Challenger.
Emilio has a composed 21-15 win-loss record in 2021, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Little Rock Challenger
Emilio has never competed in this tournament before.
Jack Sock
Ranked no. 248, the American got to the final after beating Roberto Quiroz 6-3 6-1, Ernesto Escobedo 6-77 7-69 7-65, Thai Kwiatkowski 6-73 7-65 6-4 and Mitchell Krueger 6-4 1-6 6-3.
In the semifinal, The American defeated Krueger (6-4 1-6 6-3).-74) than Krueger. In fact, the world no. 179 won 74 points vs Krueger’s. That means that Sock was more focused during the important points. Sock was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Sock struck 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jack Sock lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Sock put 65% of his first serves in, winning 74% (39/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Jack broke Krueger twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jack started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Little Rock Challenger.
Jack has a compiled 10-6 win-loss record in 2021, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gomez | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 117 |
| Pts | 268-207 | 372-359 |
| Total Points | 475 | 731 |
| Winners | 90 | 180 |
| %Winners | 34% | 48% |
Both Gomez and Sock played 4 matches. At the moment, Jack Sock conceded 3 sets while Emilio Gomez hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gomez has played 3 set(s) less than Sock (8 vs 11). Therefore, Gomez played 43 games less than Sock. Gomez scored 90 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Jack bagged 180 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gomez | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 119/204 | 236/369 |
| %1st in | 58% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 90/119 | 180/236 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 57/85 | 71/133 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 53% |
Gomez bagged 16 aces (4 per match). Sock scored 38 aces (9.5 per match). Gomez won 76% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Sock won 76% 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 | Gomez | Sock |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 10 |
| Converted | 14/40 | 10/24 |
| % Converted | 35% | 42% |
| Conceded | 7 | 21 |
| Saved | 5 | 16 |
| % Saved | 71% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
The Ecuadorian broke his opponents 14 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Ecuadorian conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. Jack conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gomez | ||||||
| R1 Velotti | R2 Galarneau | 1/4 Blanch | 1/2 Oliveira | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 74 | |
| pts | 77-65 | 69-59 | 61-35 | 61-48 | 268-207 | |
| Total points | 142 | 128 | 96 | 109 | 475 | |
| Winners | 26 | 27 | 16 | 21 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 26% | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 32/57 | 41/64 | 21/37 | 25/46 | 119/204 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 64% | 57% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 27/41 | 16/21 | 21/25 | 90/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 66% | 76% | 84% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/25 | 15/23 | 12/16 | 12/21 | 57/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 65% | 75% | 57% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 3/6 | 5/10 | 4/12 | 14/40 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 83% | – | 0% | 21% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sock | ||||||
| R1 Quiroz | R2 Escobedo | 1/4 Kwiatkowski | 1/2 Krueger | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-77 7-69 7-65 | 6-73 7-65 6-4 | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 39 | 36 | 26 | 117 | |
| pts | 55-37 | 129-134 | 114-111 | 74-77 | 372-359 | |
| Total points | 92 | 263 | 225 | 151 | 731 | |
| Winners | 23 | 61 | 57 | 39 | 180 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 50% | 53% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 78/130 | 76/112 | 53/82 | 236/369 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 60% | 68% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 61/78 | 57/76 | 39/53 | 180/236 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 75% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 28/52 | 19/36 | 14/29 | 71/133 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 54% | 53% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 1/7 | 3/9 | 2/4 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 14% | 33% | 50% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 7/9 | 5/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 78% | 71% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jack SockSock – Emilio GomezGomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction