Denis Istomin and Lukas Klein will play each other in the qualifications of the Mallorca Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:30 pm 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 Lukas Klein who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lukas Klein is the pick to win this match.
Lukas Klein -> 1.46
Denis Istomin -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Denis Istomin vs. Lukas Klein
There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Lukas Klein since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 187, Istomin got to the qualifications after beating Roberto Ortega-Olmedo 4-6 7-5 7-65.
In the qualifications against Ortega-Olmedo, Denis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 7-65). During the match, Istomin scored 104 points vs Ortega-Olmedo’s 101. The Uzbek was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Istomin fired 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Denis Istomin was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (45/58) of his 1st serve and 59% (24/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Denis broke Ortega-Olmedo twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Istomin has won exactly 50% of his matches (271-269) in the last 10 years. 1-0 on grass in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Istomin has a compiled 31-32 record in the last years on grass.
Denis has a composed 13-16 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Mallorca
Istomin has never competed in this tournament before.
Lukas Klein
Ranked no. 254 (career-high), the Slovakian got to the qualifications after beating Pablo Cuevas 6-3 6-4.
In the qualifications, The Slovakian had a good straight sets win against Cuevas (6-3 6-4). During the match Klein scored 69 points vs Cuevas’s 57. Klein was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Klein recorded 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Lukas Klein lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Klein put 62% of his first serves in, winning 74% (32/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Cuevas 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
The Slovakian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger.
Klein has a compiled 20-14 win-loss record in 2021, 1-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Istomin | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 19 |
| Pts | 104-101 | 69-57 |
| Total Points | 205 | 126 |
| Winners | 45 | 32 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Both Istomin and Klein played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Denis Istomin conceded 1 set while Lukas Klein hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Istomin has played 1 set more than Klein (3 vs 2). Therefore, Istomin played 16 games more than Klein. The Uzbek scored 45 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Slovakian fired 32 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Istomin | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 5 |
| 1st in | 58/99 | 43/69 |
| %1st in | 59% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 45/58 | 32/43 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 24/41 | 12/26 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 46% |
Istomin struck 10 aces . Klein blasted 5 aces . Istomin won 78% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Klein won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Istomin | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 3 |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 43% |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 60% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Istomin broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Denis surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Slovakian broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Klein conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Istomin | |||
| Q1 Ortega-Olmedo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 104-101 | 104-101 | |
| Total points | 205 | 205 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 58/99 | 58/99 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 45/58 | 45/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/41 | 24/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Klein | |||
| Q1 Cuevas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 69-57 | 69-57 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/69 | 43/69 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 32/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 12/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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