Joao Menezes and Zizou Bergs will play each other in the 2nd round of the Almaty 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on COURT 1. 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 Joao Menezes who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Joao Menezes is the pick to win this match.
Joao Menezes -> 1.71
Zizou Bergs -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Joao Menezes vs. Zizou Bergs
There is no head to head record between Joao Menezes and Zizou Bergs since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Joao Menezes
Ranked no. 211, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes reached the 2nd round after defeating Evgeny Tyurnev 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round, Joao had a good straight sets win against Tyurnev (6-3 6-1). During the match, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes scored 60 points vs Tyurnev’s 41. The Brazilian was pretty aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes made 2 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Joao Menezes lost the serve once. Furthermore, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (20/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Tyurnev 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (202-143). 13-15 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has a composed128-91 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Joao has a composed 17-20 win-loss record in 2021, 13-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Almaty 1 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2018. See his history.
Zizou Bergs
Ranked no. 259, Zizou reached the 2nd round after beating Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera 2-6 7-69 6-3.
In the 1st round against Tomas Barrios Vera, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-69 6-3).-93) than Tomas Barrios Vera. In fact, the world no. 211 won 93 points vs Tomas Barrios Vera’s. That means that Bergs was more focused during the important points. The Belgian was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Bergs recorded 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zizou Bergs lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bergs put 66% of his first serves in, winning 72% (43/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Tomas Barrios Vera 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
The Belgian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger and the Lille Challenger.
The Belgian has a compiled 24-9 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 |
| Pts | 60-41 | 93-98 |
| Total Points | 101 | 191 |
| Winners | 20 | 43 |
| %Winners | 33% | 46% |
Both Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes and Bergs played 1 match. At the moment, Zizou Bergs surrendered 1 set while Joao Menezes hasn’t lost a set so far. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes has played 1 set(s) less than Bergs (2 vs 3). Therefore, Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes played 14 games less than Bergs. Joao scored 20 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian recorded 43 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 60/91 |
| %1st in | 64% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 20/29 | 43/60 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 14/31 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 45% |
Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes bagged 2 aces . Bergs made 6 aces . Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes won 69% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Bergs won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 3 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 56% | 43% |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 |
| Saved | 0 | 5 |
| % Saved | 0% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Joao broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes lost his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Zizou broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Bergs conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | |||
| R1 Tyurnev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 60-41 | |
| Total points | 101 | 101 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 29/45 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 20/29 | 20/29 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 11/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Bergs | |||
| R1 Tomas Barrios Vera |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-69 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 93-98 | 93-98 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 60/91 | 60/91 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 43/60 | 43/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/31 | 14/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LWWLLW
LWWWLWLWLW Tennis Scores in Almaty 1 Challenger
- Zizou BergsBergs – Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera (2-6 7-69 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrej MartinMartin – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (6-72 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Evan FurnessFurness – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (1-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis IstominIstomin – Mirza BasicBasic (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Vladyslav OrlovOrlov (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Adrian Menendez-MaceirasMenendez-Maceiras (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Brayden SchnurSchnur – Tung-Lin WuWu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Roberto Ortega-OlmedoOrtega-Olmedo (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Joao MenezesMenezes – Evgeny TyurnevTyurnev (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Pedja KrstinKrstin – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Denis IstominIstomin – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrej MartinMartin – Brayden SchnurSchnur (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – Joao MenezesMenezes (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Evan FurnessFurness – Pedja KrstinKrstin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Dmitry PopkoPopko (1-1) – H2H and prediction
