Alastair Gray and Ilya Ivashka will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Nature Valley International for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 10:30 am on COURT 6. 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 Ilya Ivashka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ilya Ivashka is the pick to win this match.
Ilya Ivashka -> 1.139
Alastair Gray -> 6.1
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Prediction and head to head Alastair Gray vs. Ilya Ivashka
There is no head to head record between Alastair Gray and Ilya Ivashka since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Alastair Gray
Currently unranked, Alastair got to the 1st round after defeating Soon-Woo Kwon 4-6 6-2 6-3.
Gray has a losing record in the last 6 years having won 48% of his matches (22-24). 1-2 on grass in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Gray has an aggregate1-7 match record in the last 6 years on grass.
Gray has an overall 1-2 win-loss record in 2021, 1-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Eastbourne
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
Ilya Ivashka
Ranked no. 87, the Belarussian got to the 1st round after defeating John-Patrick Smith 6-4 7-63 and Max Purcell 6-76 6-2 6-1.
In the qualifications against Purcell, Ivashka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-2 6-1). During the match Ivashka scored 95 points vs Purcell’s 70. Ilya was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Ivashka bagged 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ilya Ivashka was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (48/60) of his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ilya broke Purcell 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belarussian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Belarussian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Munich.
Ivashka has an overall 19-11 win-loss record in 2021, 5-3 on grass (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gray | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 51 |
| Pts | 90-82 | 173-135 |
| Total Points | 172 | 308 |
| Winners | 40 | 82 |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% |
Gray played 1 match while Ivashka competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alastair Gray dropped 1 set, while Ilya Ivashka conceded 1 set. Gray has played 2 set(s) less than Ivashka (3 vs 5). Therefore, Gray played 24 games less than Ivashka. Alastair scored 40 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Belarussian blasted 82 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gray | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 52/92 | 99/154 |
| %1st in | 57% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | 82/99 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 18/40 | 32/55 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 58% |
Gray blasted 5 aces . Ivashka struck 20 aces (10 per match). Gray won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Ivashka won 83% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gray | Ivashka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 5/10 |
| % Converted | 36% | 50% |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 78% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
Gray broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Gray conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Ivashka broke his opponents 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ilya was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.
| Gray | ||||
| Q1 Kwon |
Q3 Duckworth |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 49 | |
| pts | 90-82 | – | 90-82 | |
| Total points | 172 | 0 | 172 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | ||
| %Winners | 44% | NAN% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | 52/92 | / | 52/92 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | – | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 40/52 | / | 40/52 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | – | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/40 | / | 18/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | – | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | ||
| Converted | 4/11 | / | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | – | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | ||
| Saved | 7/9 | 0/ | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | – | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | ||
| Ivashka | ||||
| Q1 Smith |
Q3 Purcell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-63 | 6-76 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 28 | 51 | |
| pts | 78-65 | 95-70 | 173-135 | |
| Total points | 143 | 165 | 308 | |
| Winners | 34 | 48 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 39/64 | 60/90 | 99/154 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 34/39 | 48/60 | 82/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 80% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 18/30 | 32/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 60% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Converted | 1/5 | 4/5 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 80% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 5/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LL Tennis Scores in Eastbourne
- Mikael YmerYmer – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Andreas SeppiSeppi (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Ilya IvashkaIvashka – Max PurcellPurcell (6-76 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Alastair GrayGray (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
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- James WardWard – Vasek PospisilPospisil (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin – Alexander BublikBublik (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- John MillmanMillman – Jay ClarkeClarke (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Aljaz BedeneBedene (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Norbert GombosGombos – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Max PurcellPurcell – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Liam BroadyBroady (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mikael YmerYmer (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alastair GrayGray – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (0-0) – H2H and prediction
