H2H, PREDICTION Max Purcell vs Yu Hsiou Hsu | Sultan 3 Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Sultan 3 Challenger. Purcell and Hsiou will play each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 3 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu

Max Purcell and Yu Hsiou Hsu will clash against each other in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yu Hsiou Hsu who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Yu Hsiou Hsu is the pick to win this match.
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 1.65
Max Purcell -> 2.24

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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu

There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Yu Hsiou Hsu since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Max Purcell

Ranked no. 234, Purcell reached the quarter after defeating Alessandro Bega 2-6 6-2 7-5 and Tung-Lin Wu 3-6 7-64 6-2.

In the 2nd round against Wu, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 6-2). During the match, Purcell scored 98 points vs Wu’s 92. Purcell was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Purcell fired 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Max Purcell lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Purcell put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (43/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Wu 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Australian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Purcell has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (164-124). 4-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Purcell has an overall123-90 record in the last 7 years on hard.

Purcell’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Eastbourne.

The Australian has a compiled 8-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Sultan 3 Challenger

Max has never competed in this tournament before.

Purcell
Sultan 3 Challenger
Purcell's Record

Yu Hsiou Hsu

Ranked no. 394, the Chinese reached the quarter after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-2 and Evgeny Karlovskiy 6-3 6-0.

In the 2nd round, Yu had a good straight sets win against Karlovskiy (6-3 6-0). During the match Hsiou scored 58 points vs Karlovskiy’s 34. Hsiou was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.

About the serving games, Hsiou bagged 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Yu Hsiou Hsu was pretty effective on serve to win 96% (22/23) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Hsiou broke Karlovskiy 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Chinese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 61% of the points he played.

Yu’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Sharm El Sheikh and Sultan.

The Chinese has an overall 41-9 win-loss record in 2021, 38-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Hsiou
Sultan 3 Challenger
Hsiou's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

M.Purcell
Y.Hsiou Hsu
!
4h:17
4h:17
Time on court​
2h:13
2h:13
!
2h:07
2h:07
Last match​
1h:01
1h:01
2
2
Match played
2
2
58
58
Games Played​
33
33
6
6
Set played​​
4
4
205
205
Total points​
115
115
102.5
102.5
Avg point​
57.5
57.5
80
80
Winners
41
41
40
40
Avg Winners​
20.5
20.5
39%
39%
Ratio winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
24
24
Aces
5
5
!
12
12
Avg Aces
2.5
2.5
6
6
Double Faults
5
5
3
3
Avg Double Faults
2.5
2.5
80/111
80/111
1st won total​
41/54
41/54
!
72%
72%
1st won %
!
76%
76%
44/88
44/88
2nd won total​
24/40
24/40
50%
50%
2nd won %
60%
60%
-- Break Points --
8/22
8/22
BP won
9/13
9/13
4/11
4/11
Avg BP won
4.5/6.5
4.5/6.5
36%
36%
Won
!
69%
69%
21
21
Conceded
5
5
10.5
10.5
Avg Conceded
2.5
2.5
6
6
Broken
2
2
3
3
Avg Broken
1
1
15
15
Saved
3
3
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Purcell Hsiou
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 6 4
Tot Games 58 33
Pts 205-193 115-74
Total Points 398 189
Winners 80 41
%Winners 39% 36%

Both Purcell and Hsiou played 2 matches. At the moment, Max Purcell dropped 2 sets while Yu Hsiou Hsu hasn’t dropped a set so far. Purcell has played 2 sets more than Hsiou (6 vs 4). Therefore, Purcell played 25 games more than Hsiou. The Australian scored 80 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Yu made 41 winners (36%).

Serve Performance

Serve Purcell Hsiou
Aces 24 5
Avg per match 12 2.5
1st in 111/199 54/94
%1st in 56% 57%
1st pts 80/111 41/54
%1st pts 72% 76%
2nd pts 44/88 24/40
%2nd pts 50% 60%

Purcell blasted 24 aces (12 per match). Hsiou managed to score 5 aces (2.5 per match). Purcell won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Hsiou won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Purcell Hsiou
Won 8 9
Converted 8/22 9/13
% Converted 36% 69%
Conceded 21 5
Saved 15 3
% Saved 71% 60%
Times Broken 6 2

Purcell broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. Purcell dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Yu broke his opponents 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. Hsiou conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Purcell
R1
Bega		 R2
Wu		 Total
Score 2-6 6-2 7-5 3-6 7-64 6-2
Tot Set 3 3 6
Tot Games 28 30 58
pts 107-101 98-92 205-193
Total points 208 190 398
Winners 37 43 80
%Winners 35% 44% 39%
SERVE
Aces 12 12 24
Double Faults 5 1 6
1st in 50/110 61/89 111/199
% 1st in 45% 69% 56%
1st pts 37/50 43/61 80/111
% 1st pts 74% 70% 72%
2nd pts 28/60 16/28 44/88
% 2nd pts 47% 57% 50%
Breaks
Won 4 4 8
Converted 4/13 4/9 8/22
Converted % 31% 44% 36%
Conceded 14 7 21
Saved 11/14 4/7 15
Saved % 79% 57% 68%
Times Broken 3 3 6
Hsiou
R1
Grenier		 R2
Karlovskiy		 Total
Score 6-4 6-2 6-3 6-0
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 18 15 33
pts 57-40 58-34 115-74
Total points 97 92 189
Winners 19 22 41
%Winners 33% 38% 36%
SERVE
Aces 3 2 5
Double Faults 3 2 5
1st in 31/53 23/41 54/94
% 1st in 58% 56% 57%
1st pts 19/31 22/23 41/54
% 1st pts 61% 96% 76%
2nd pts 14/22 10/18 24/40
% 2nd pts 64% 56% 60%
Breaks
Won 5 4 9
Converted 5/6 4/7 9/13
Converted % 83% 57% 69%
Conceded 5 0 5
Saved 3/5 0/0 3
Saved % 60% – 30%
Times Broken 2 0 2

Head 2 Head

Max Purcell
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 5Chall
  • 4Minor
Yu Hsiou Hsu
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 1Chall
  • 13Minor

Max
Purcell

3:2

Yu
Hsiou Hsu

Rank

103

High

40

3Hard2

Rank

235

High

158

Win Loss
Purcell
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Hsiou Hsu
LLWWLLLLLL
2024 2023 2022
21 - 24
42 - 29
10-16
Hard
38-25
1-1
I Hard
4-2
2-3
Clay
0-0
8-4
Grass
0-2
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