Christopher Eubanks and Sam Riffice will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Orlando 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Christopher Eubanks who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher Eubanks is the pick to win this match.
Christopher Eubanks -> 1.59
Sam Riffice -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Christopher Eubanks vs. Sam Riffice
This will be the 2nd time that Christopher Eubanks and Sam Riffice play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Eubanks (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Eubanks won 5-7 6-3 7-5 in the 1st round in USA F1 (Los Angeles) back in 2018.
Christopher Eubanks
Ranked no. 241, the American got to the semifinal after beating Alexander Ritschard 6-3 6-4, Mitchell Krueger 7-65 7-63 and Nicolas Jarry 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Jarry (6-3 7-5). During the match, Eubanks scored 68 points vs Jarry’s 62. Christopher was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Eubanks blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Christopher Eubanks was quite effective on serve to win 72% (34/47) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Eubanks broke Jarry 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Eubanks has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 54% of his matches (110-92). 6-5 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Eubanks has a composed79-59 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Christopher has an aggregate 12-10 win-loss record in 2021, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Orlando 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
Sam Riffice
Ranked no. 653, the American reached the semifinal after beating Paolo Lorenzi 6-2 6-4, Roberto Cid Subervi 6-2 6-2 and Ulises Blanch 6-1 7-5.
In the quarter, Sam had a good straight sets win against Blanch (6-1 7-5). During the match Riffice scored 64 points vs Blanch’s 47. The American was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Riffice made 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Sam Riffice was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (25/32) of his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Blanch 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Sam has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2021, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Eubanks | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 53 |
| Pts | 230-201 | 195-150 |
| Total Points | 431 | 345 |
| Winners | 112 | 70 |
| %Winners | 49% | 36% |
Both Eubanks and Riffice played 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Eubanks and Riffice have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Eubanks played 13 games more than Riffice. The American scored 112 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The American managed to score 70 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Eubanks | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 147/215 | 94/164 |
| %1st in | 68% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 112/147 | 70/94 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 39/68 | 37/70 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Eubanks scored 20 aces (6.7 per match). Riffice struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Eubanks won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Riffice won 74% of the points on 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 | Eubanks | Riffice |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 15 |
| Converted | 6/19 | 15/31 |
| % Converted | 32% | 48% |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 |
| Saved | 5 | 11 |
| % Saved | 71% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. Eubanks dropped his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Riffice broke his opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Eubanks | |||||
| R1 Ritschard |
R2 Krueger |
1/4 Jarry |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-65 7-63 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 21 | 66 | |
| pts | 73-61 | 89-78 | 68-62 | 230-201 | |
| Total points | 134 | 167 | 130 | 431 | |
| Winners | 34 | 44 | 34 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 49% | 50% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 13 | 3 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/69 | 54/81 | 47/65 | 147/215 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 44/54 | 34/47 | 112/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 81% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 18/27 | 10/18 | 39/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 67% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 0/3 | 3/7 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 0% | 43% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 0% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Riffice | |||||
| R1 Lorenzi |
R2 Cid |
1/4 Blanch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 19 | 53 | |
| pts | 58-49 | 73-54 | 64-47 | 195-150 | |
| Total points | 107 | 127 | 111 | 345 | |
| Winners | 19 | 26 | 25 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 36% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 27/57 | 35/55 | 32/52 | 94/164 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 64% | 62% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 19/27 | 26/35 | 25/32 | 70/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 74% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 10/20 | 12/20 | 37/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 60% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/12 | 5/9 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 56% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/5 | 3/4 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 75% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Orlando 2 Challenger
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Jc AragoneAragone – Emilio GomezGomez (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (w/o) – See score progression
- Sam RifficeRiffice – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jc AragoneAragone – Emilio GomezGomez (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Jenson BrooksbyBrooksby (w/o) – See score progression
- Sam RifficeRiffice – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jc AragoneAragone – Nicolas MejiaMejia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sam RifficeRiffice – Christopher EubanksEubanks (0-1) – H2H and prediction
