Steven Diez and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will face off in the quarter of the Forli Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:30 pm on CENTER 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 Tomas Martin Etcheverry who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Martin Etcheverry is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.59
Steven Diez -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
There is no head to head record between Steven Diez and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Steven Diez
Ranked no. 191, Diez got to the quarter after beating Andrea Arnaboldi 5-0 ret. and Camilo Ugo Carabelli 6-2 7-69.
In the 2nd round, Steven had a good straight sets win against Ugo Carabelli (6-2 7-69). During the match, Diez scored 82 points vs Ugo Carabelli’s 70. Diez was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Diez made 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Steven Diez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Diez put 69% of his first serves in, winning 65% (36/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. Diez broke Ugo Carabelli 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Diez has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (377-258). 10-9 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Diez has a composed 223-144 match record in the last years on clay.
Steven’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger.
Diez has an overall 12-12 win-loss record in 2021, 10-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli Challenger
Diez has never competed in this tournament before.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ranked no. 204 (career-high), the Argentine got to the quarter after beating Malek Jaziri 6-4 6-2 and Flavio Cobolli 6-4 4-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Martin defeated Cobolli (6-4 4-6 6-2). During the match Martin scored 86 points vs Cobolli’s 77. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Martin blasted 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Tomas Martin Etcheverry was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (37/49) of his 1st serve and 58% (18/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Argentine broke Cobolli 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Martin’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Antalya 2 Challenger,the Biella 6 Challenger and the Biella 7 Challenger.
Tomas has an aggregate 30-17 win-loss record in 2021, 30-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diez | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 46 |
| Pts | 105-81 | 158-131 |
| Total Points | 186 | 289 |
| Winners | 43 | 63 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Diez and Martin played 2 matches. At the moment, Tomas Martin Etcheverry conceded 1 set while Steven Diez hasn’t conceded a set so far. Diez has played 1 set(s) less than Martin (4 vs 5). Therefore, Diez played 20 games less than Martin. Steven scored 43 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Martin blasted 63 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diez | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 64/97 | 87/129 |
| %1st in | 66% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 43/64 | 63/87 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 15/33 | 26/42 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 62% |
Diez managed to score 2 aces (1 per match). Martin fired 9 aces (4.5 per match). Diez won 67% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Martin won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diez | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/10 | 8/21 |
| % Converted | 80% | 38% |
| Conceded | 14 | 5 |
| Saved | 11 | 2 |
| % Saved | 79% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Canadian broke his opponents 8 times with a 80% conversion rate. Steven lost his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Martin broke his opponents 8 times with a 38% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diez | ||||
| R1 Arnaboldi |
R2 Ugo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-0 ret. | 6-2 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 5 | 21 | 26 | |
| pts | 23-11 | 82-70 | 105-81 | |
| Total points | 34 | 152 | 186 | |
| Winners | 7 | 36 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 9/17 | 55/80 | 64/97 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 7/9 | 36/55 | 43/64 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 65% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/8 | 11/25 | 15/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 44% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/6 | 8/10 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 83% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 11 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 8/11 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 73% | 87% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Martin | ||||
| R1 Jaziri |
R2 Cobolli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 28 | 46 | |
| pts | 72-54 | 86-77 | 158-131 | |
| Total points | 126 | 163 | 289 | |
| Winners | 26 | 37 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 38/49 | 49/80 | 87/129 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 61% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 26/38 | 37/49 | 63/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 76% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/11 | 18/31 | 26/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 58% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/7 | 8/21 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 57% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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