Nick Chappell and Oleksii Krutykh will square off in the quarter of the Nur-Sultan 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am 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 Oleksii Krutykh who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Oleksii Krutykh is the pick to win this match.
Oleksii Krutykh -> 1.42
Nick Chappell -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Nick Chappell vs. Oleksii Krutykh
There is no head to head record between Nick Chappell and Oleksii Krutykh since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Nick Chappell
Ranked no. 370, Nick reached the quarter after beating Grigoriy Lomakin 6-3 7-63 and Sergiy Stakhovsky 7-64 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Nick had a good straight sets win against Stakhovsky (7-64 6-4). During the match, Chappell and Stakhovsky scored the same amount of points (72). However, the world no. 370 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Chappell fired 2 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Nick Chappell was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 77% (34/44) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Nick broke Stakhovsky twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nick started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Chappell has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 53% of his matches (86-76). 8-9 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Chappell has an aggregate73-45 record in the last 9 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Potchefstroom 1 Challenger.
The American has a compiled 9-17 win-loss record in 2021, 8-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 4 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
Oleksii Krutykh
Ranked no. 503 (career-high), the Ukrainian reached the quarter after beating Alexander Igoshin 4-6 6-1 6-2, Yshai Oliel 3-6 6-3 6-2, Tung-Lin Wu 6-2 6-2 and Mirza Basic 4-6 7-5 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Basic, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Krutykh scored 109 points vs Basic’s 99. Oleksii was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Krutykh made 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Oleksii Krutykh lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Krutykh put 62% of his first serves in, winning 72% (41/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Basic 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Krutykh started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Antalya and M15 Novomoskovsk.
Oleksii has an aggregate 32-14 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Chappell | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 97 |
| Pts | 156-140 | 335-267 |
| Total Points | 296 | 602 |
| Winners | 70 | 115 |
| %Winners | 45% | 34% |
Chappell played 2 matches while Krutykh competed in 4 matches. Krutykh started his run from the qualifications while Chappell had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Oleksii Krutykh conceded 3 sets while Nick Chappell hasn’t dropped a set so far. Chappell has played 7 set(s) less than Krutykh (4 vs 11). Therefore, Chappell played 52 games less than Krutykh. The American scored 70 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian bagged 115 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Chappell | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 92/150 | 155/271 |
| %1st in | 61% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 70/92 | 115/155 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 34/58 | 68/116 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 59% |
Chappell bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Krutykh recorded 25 aces (6.3 per match). Chappell won 76% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Krutykh won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Chappell | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 19 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 19/42 |
| % Converted | 50% | 45% |
| Conceded | 9 | 16 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 78% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 7 |
The American broke his opponents 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American lost his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Krutykh broke his opponents 19 times with a 45% conversion rate. Oleksii conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Chappell | ||||
| R1 Lomakin |
R2 Stakhovsky |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 23 | 45 | |
| pts | 84-68 | 72-72 | 156-140 | |
| Total points | 152 | 144 | 296 | |
| Winners | 36 | 34 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 48/76 | 44/74 | 92/150 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 59% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 36/48 | 34/44 | 70/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 77% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 17/30 | 34/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 57% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/3 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Krutykh | ||||||
| Q1 Igoshin |
Q3 Oliel |
R1 Wu |
R2 Basic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 97 | |
| pts | 89-60 | 81-70 | 56-38 | 109-99 | 335-267 | |
| Total points | 149 | 151 | 94 | 208 | 602 | |
| Winners | 23 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 30% | 48% | 38% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 30/60 | 35/69 | 33/50 | 57/92 | 155/271 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 51% | 66% | 62% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 24/35 | 27/33 | 41/57 | 115/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 69% | 82% | 72% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/30 | 23/34 | 7/17 | 17/35 | 68/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 68% | 41% | 49% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 5/13 | 19/42 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 67% | 38% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 4/7 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 100% | 57% | 120% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
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