Chun Hsin Tseng and Timofey Skatov will face off in the semifinal of the Almaty 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:30 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Chun Hsin Tseng who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Chun Hsin Tseng is the pick to win this match.
Chun Hsin Tseng -> 1.48
Timofey Skatov -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Chun Hsin Tseng vs. Timofey Skatov
There is no head to head record between Chun Hsin Tseng and Timofey Skatov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Chun Hsin Tseng
Ranked no. 279, Hsin Tseng reached the semifinal after defeating Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 6-2 6-1, Denis Istomin 7-67 6-4 and Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-61 6-3.
In the quarter, Hsin Tseng had a good straight sets win against Kuzmanov (7-61 6-3). During the match, Hsin Tseng scored 83 points vs Kuzmanov’s 66. The Chinese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hsin Tseng bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Chun Hsin Tseng was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (35/49) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Chinese broke Kuzmanov twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hsin Tseng started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Hsin Tseng has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (108-68). 11-7 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hsin Tseng has a composed30-25 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Chun’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Angers and M25 Prague.
Chun has an overall 14-9 win-loss record in 2021, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Almaty 1 Challenger
Chun has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 399 (career-high), Timofey reached the semifinal after defeating Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 3-6 6-2, Denis Yevseyev 1-6 6-1 6-4 and Evan Furness 4-6 7-68 6-4.
In the quarter against Furness, Skatov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-68 6-4). During the match Skatov scored 117 points vs Furness’s 114. Timofey was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Skatov was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 76% of his first serves in, winning 64% (57/89) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Furness 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Skatov’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and the Oeiras 4 Challenger.
Timofey has a composed 16-13 win-loss record in 2021, 15-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hsin Tseng | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 84 |
| Pts | 226-170 | 302-278 |
| Total Points | 396 | 580 |
| Winners | 85 | 140 |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% |
Both Hsin Tseng and Skatov played 3 matches. At the moment, Timofey Skatov dropped 3 sets while Chun Hsin Tseng hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Hsin Tseng has played 3 set(s) less than Skatov (6 vs 9). Therefore, Hsin Tseng played 24 games less than Skatov. Chun scored 85 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Timofey recorded 140 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hsin Tseng | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 118/193 | 227/301 |
| %1st in | 61% | 75% |
| 1st pts | 85/118 | 140/227 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 44/75 | 37/74 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 50% |
Hsin Tseng scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Skatov blasted 2 aces (0.7 per match). Hsin Tseng won 72% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hsin Tseng | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 15 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 15/28 |
| % Converted | 41% | 54% |
| Conceded | 14 | 40 |
| Saved | 9 | 28 |
| % Saved | 64% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 12 |
Chun broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Chun lost his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Skatov broke his opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hsin Tseng | |||||
| R1 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
R2 Istomin |
1/4 Kuzmanov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-67 6-4 | 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 23 | 22 | 60 | |
| pts | 57-30 | 86-74 | 83-66 | 226-170 | |
| Total points | 87 | 160 | 149 | 396 | |
| Winners | 20 | 30 | 35 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 26/43 | 43/79 | 49/71 | 118/193 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 54% | 69% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 20/26 | 30/43 | 35/49 | 85/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 70% | 71% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 19/36 | 14/22 | 44/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 53% | 64% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/7 | 2/12 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 57% | 17% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 6 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 4/7 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 83% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| Skatov | |||||
| R1 Giustino |
R2 Yevseyev |
1/4 Furness |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 1-6 6-1 6-4 | 4-6 7-68 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 24 | 33 | 84 | |
| pts | 105-91 | 80-73 | 117-114 | 302-278 | |
| Total points | 196 | 153 | 231 | 580 | |
| Winners | 47 | 36 | 57 | 140 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 84/111 | 54/73 | 89/117 | 227/301 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 74% | 76% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 47/84 | 36/54 | 57/89 | 140/227 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 67% | 64% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 9/19 | 13/28 | 37/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 47% | 46% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/5 | 5/14 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 80% | 36% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 19 | 9 | 12 | 40 | |
| Saved | 15/19 | 6/9 | 7/12 | 28 | |
| Saved % | 79% | 67% | 58% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWLLLWWW Tennis Scores in Almaty 1 Challenger
- Zizou BergsBergs – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-3 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Andrej MartinMartin (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Evan FurnessFurness (4-6 7-68 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Timofey SkatovSkatov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
