Illya Marchenko and James Ward will fight against each other in the qualifications of the cinch Championships for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Illya Marchenko who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Illya Marchenko is the pick to win this match.
Illya Marchenko -> 1.48
James Ward -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Illya Marchenko vs. James Ward
This will be the 2nd time that Illya Marchenko and James Ward square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Marchenko (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they competed against each other, Marchenko won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in 2010.
Illya Marchenko
Ranked no. 161, Marchenko reached the qualifications after beating Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 1-6 6-2.
In the qualifications, Illya defeated Bemelmans (6-3 1-6 6-2). During the match, Marchenko scored 82 points vs Bemelmans’s 77. Illya was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Marchenko blasted 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Illya Marchenko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Marchenko put 66% of his first serves in, winning 69% (33/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the 2nd serve. Illya broke Bemelmans 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Marchenko has a winning record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (313-218). 2-1 on grass in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Marchenko has a composed 24-25 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Marchenko’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Biella 1 Challenger.
Illya has an overall 23-13 win-loss record in 2021, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in London
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2010 and 2011. See his history.
James Ward
Ranked no. 329, James got to the qualifications after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-2 4-6 7-64.
In the qualifications, Ward defeated Van De Zandschulp (6-2 4-6 7-64). During the match Ward scored 101 points vs Van De Zandschulp’s 93. The Brit was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Ward managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. James Ward lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Ward put 58% of his first serves in, winning 78% (40/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. James broke Van De Zandschulp 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
The Brit has a composed 1-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Marchenko | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 31 |
| Pts | 82-77 | 101-93 |
| Total Points | 159 | 194 |
| Winners | 33 | 40 |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% |
Both Marchenko and Ward played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Illya Marchenko conceded 1 set, while James Ward surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Marchenko and Ward have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Marchenko played 7 games less than Ward. The Ukrainian scored 33 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Ward managed to score 40 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Marchenko | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 9 |
| 1st in | 48/73 | 51/88 |
| %1st in | 66% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 33/48 | 40/51 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 18/37 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 49% |
Marchenko fired 7 aces . Ward blasted 9 aces . Marchenko won 69% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Ward won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Marchenko | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/10 |
| % Converted | 36% | 40% |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 |
| Saved | 4 | 1 |
| % Saved | 57% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Marchenko broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Marchenko conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Ward broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded.
| Marchenko | |||
| Q1 Bemelmans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 82-77 | 82-77 | |
| Total points | 159 | 159 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 48/73 | 48/73 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/48 | 33/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 13/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Ward | |||
| Q1 Van De Zandschulp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 101-93 | 101-93 | |
| Total points | 194 | 194 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 51/88 | 51/88 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 40/51 | 40/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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