Max Purcell and Peter Polansky will play each other in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Max Purcell who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Max Purcell is the pick to win this match.
Max Purcell -> 1.333
Peter Polansky -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Peter Polansky
There is no head to head record between Max Purcell and Peter Polansky since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Max Purcell
Ranked no. 234, the Australian reached the semifinal after defeating Alessandro Bega 2-6 6-2 7-5, Tung-Lin Wu 3-6 7-64 6-2 and Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter, Max had a good straight sets win against Hsiou Hsu (6-2 6-1). During the match, Purcell scored 69 points vs Hsiou Hsu’s 45. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about the service games, Purcell recorded 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Max Purcell was quite efficient on serve to win 76% (19/25) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Max broke Hsiou Hsu 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Purcell has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (165-124). 5-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Purcell has a compiled124-90 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Max’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Eastbourne.
Purcell has a composed 9-6 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 3 Challenger
Purcell has never competed in this tournament before.
Peter Polansky
Ranked no. 254, the Canadian reached the semifinal after beating Grigoriy Lomakin 6-4 7-64, Andrey Kuznetsov 6-4 6-3 and Roman Safiullin 6-2 1-6 7-64.
In the quarter, Polansky defeated Safiullin (6-2 1-6 7-64).-89) than Safiullin. In fact, the world no. 234 won 89 points vs Safiullin’s. That means that Polansky was more focused during the important points. The Canadian was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Polansky struck 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Peter Polansky lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Polansky put 59% of his first serves in, winning 77% (40/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Safiullin twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Canadian has an aggregate 9-15 win-loss record in 2021, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Purcell | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 70 |
| Pts | 274-238 | 230-207 |
| Total Points | 512 | 437 |
| Winners | 99 | 98 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Both Purcell and Polansky played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Max Purcell lost 2 sets, while Peter Polansky lost 1 set. Purcell has played 1 set more than Polansky (8 vs 7). Therefore, Purcell played 3 games more than Polansky. Max scored 99 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Polansky struck 98 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Purcell | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 136/241 | 125/211 |
| %1st in | 56% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 99/136 | 98/125 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 54/105 | 49/86 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 57% |
Purcell blasted 26 aces (8.7 per match). Polansky struck 13 aces (4.3 per match). Purcell won 73% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Polansky won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Purcell | Polansky |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 7 |
| Converted | 14/32 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 44% | 41% |
| Conceded | 24 | 12 |
| Saved | 17 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
Purcell broke his opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. Peter conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Purcell | |||||
| R1 Bega |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Hsiou |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 7-5 | 3-6 7-64 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 30 | 15 | 73 | |
| pts | 107-101 | 98-92 | 69-45 | 274-238 | |
| Total points | 208 | 190 | 114 | 512 | |
| Winners | 37 | 43 | 19 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 44% | 28% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | 2 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 50/110 | 61/89 | 25/42 | 136/241 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 69% | 60% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 37/50 | 43/61 | 19/25 | 99/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 76% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/60 | 16/28 | 10/17 | 54/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 57% | 59% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 4/9 | 6/10 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 44% | 60% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 | |
| Saved | 11/14 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 79% | 57% | 67% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Polansky | |||||
| R1 Lomakin |
R2 Kuznetsov |
1/4 Safiullin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 1-6 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 19 | 28 | 70 | |
| pts | 77-62 | 64-51 | 89-94 | 230-207 | |
| Total points | 139 | 115 | 183 | 437 | |
| Winners | 33 | 25 | 40 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 40/65 | 33/58 | 52/88 | 125/211 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 57% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 25/33 | 40/52 | 98/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 77% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/25 | 15/25 | 17/36 | 49/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 60% | 47% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 4/5 | 2/9 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 80% | 22% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 71% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Sultan 3 Challenger
- Peter PolanskyPolansky – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-2 1-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Max PurcellPurcell – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Mirza BasicBasic (2-6 7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler (3-6 7-5 7-61) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Peter PolanskyPolansky – Max PurcellPurcell (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Borna GojoGojo (0-1) – H2H and prediction
