Tallon Griekspoor and Martin Klizan will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Bratislava Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 pm on CENTRAL COURT. 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 Tallon Griekspoor who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tallon Griekspoor is the pick to win this match.
Tallon Griekspoor -> 1.533
Martin Klizan -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Tallon Griekspoor vs. Martin Klizan
There is no head to head record between Tallon Griekspoor and Martin Klizan since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 131, the Dutch reached the semifinal after defeating Uladzimir Ignatik 7-61 7-62, Steven Diez 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Jiri Lehecka 2-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Lehecka, Tallon recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Griekspoor scored 82 points vs Lehecka’s 79. The Dutch was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Regarding the service games, Griekspoor recorded 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Tallon Griekspoor lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Griekspoor put 70% of his first serves in, winning 66% (43/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Lehecka 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Griekspoor started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Griekspoor has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (237-137). 12-7 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Griekspoor has a composed110-65 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Tallon’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Prague Challenger.
Tallon has an overall 21-12 win-loss record in 2021, 12-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Tallon has never competed in this tournament before.
Martin Klizan
Ranked no. 176, Martin reached the semifinal after beating Mats Moraing 7-62 6-73 7-5, Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-70 6-3 7-5 and Andrey Kuznetsov 7-64 6-2.
In the quarter, Klizan had a good straight sets win against Kuznetsov (7-64 6-2). During the match Klizan scored 68 points vs Kuznetsov’s 55. Martin was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Klizan bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Martin Klizan was very effective on serve to win 90% (28/31) of his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Martin broke Kuznetsov twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Slovakian has a compiled 9-12 win-loss record in 2021, 6-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Griekspoor | Klizan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 80 | 93 |
| Pts | 263-245 | 294-275 |
| Total Points | 508 | 569 |
| Winners | 124 | 116 |
| %Winners | 47% | 39% |
Both Griekspoor and Klizan played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tallon Griekspoor lost 2 sets, while Martin Klizan lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Griekspoor and Klizan have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Griekspoor played 13 games less than Klizan. The Dutch scored 124 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Klizan made 116 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Griekspoor | Klizan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 181/261 | 149/283 |
| %1st in | 69% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 124/181 | 116/149 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 44/80 | 74/134 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 55% |
Griekspoor struck 15 aces (5 per match). Klizan blasted 28 aces (9.3 per match). Griekspoor won 69% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Klizan won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Griekspoor | Klizan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 43% | 50% |
| Conceded | 21 | 18 |
| Saved | 14 | 13 |
| % Saved | 67% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Griekspoor broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Tallon surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Martin broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Griekspoor | |||||
| R1 Ignatik |
R2 Diez |
1/4 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 7-62 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 29 | 25 | 80 | |
| pts | 87-77 | 94-89 | 82-79 | 263-245 | |
| Total points | 164 | 183 | 161 | 508 | |
| Winners | 38 | 43 | 43 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 52/79 | 64/89 | 65/93 | 181/261 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 72% | 70% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 38/52 | 43/64 | 43/65 | 124/181 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 67% | 66% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 11/25 | 15/28 | 44/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 44% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 5/11 | 3/4 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 45% | 75% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/7 | 7/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 43% | 78% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Klizan | |||||
| R1 Moraing |
R2 Manuel |
1/4 Kuznetsov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-73 7-5 | 6-70 6-3 7-5 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 34 | 21 | 93 | |
| pts | 116-117 | 110-103 | 68-55 | 294-275 | |
| Total points | 233 | 213 | 123 | 569 | |
| Winners | 51 | 37 | 28 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 17 | 8 | 3 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 67/120 | 51/99 | 31/64 | 149/283 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 52% | 48% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 51/67 | 37/51 | 28/31 | 116/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 73% | 90% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/53 | 26/48 | 18/33 | 74/134 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 54% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 6/8 | 2/4 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 75% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 100% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWLLWW Tennis Scores in Bratislava Challenger
- Sebastian BaezBaez – Matthias BachingerBachinger (7-66 7-60) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (2-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Filip HoranskyHoransky – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov (7-6(4) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip HoranskyHoransky – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
