Jason Murray Kubler and Oleksii Krutykh will square off in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jason Murray Kubler who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jason Murray Kubler is the pick to win this match.
Jason Murray Kubler -> 1.35
Oleksii Krutykh -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Jason Murray Kubler vs. Oleksii Krutykh
There is no head to head record between Jason Murray Kubler and Oleksii Krutykh since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jason Murray Kubler
Ranked no. 305, Jason got to the semifinal after defeating Khumoun Sultanov 6-3 7-5, Chun Hsin Tseng 0-6 6-3 7-5 and Hugo Grenier 7-64 6-1.
In the quarter, Murray Kubler had a good straight sets win against Grenier (7-64 6-1). During the match, Murray Kubler scored 84 points vs Grenier’s 64. Murray Kubler was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Murray Kubler bagged 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Jason Murray Kubler was very effective on serve to win 85% (40/47) of his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jason broke Grenier twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jason started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Murray Kubler has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 69% of his matches (279-125). 15-6 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Murray Kubler has a composed 87-36 record in the last years on hard.
The Australian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Champaign.
Murray Kubler has a composed 15-6 win-loss record in 2021, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 4 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
Oleksii Krutykh
Ranked no. 503 (career-high), Krutykh reached the semifinal 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, Mirza Basic 4-6 7-5 6-2 and Nick Chappell 3-6 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter against Chappell, Oleksii recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Krutykh scored 96 points vs Chappell’s 93. Oleksii was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Krutykh blasted 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Oleksii Krutykh was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (40/55) of his 1st serve and 57% (27/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Oleksii broke Chappell 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 4 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya and M15 Novomoskovsk.
The Ukrainian has a composed 33-14 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Murray Kubler | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 127 |
| Pts | 236-200 | 431-360 |
| Total Points | 436 | 791 |
| Winners | 100 | 155 |
| %Winners | 42% | 36% |
Murray Kubler played 3 matches while Krutykh competed in 5 matches. Krutykh started his run from the qualifications while Murray Kubler had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Jason Murray Kubler dropped 1 set, while Oleksii Krutykh conceded 4 sets. Murray Kubler has played 7 set(s) less than Krutykh (7 vs 14). Therefore, Murray Kubler played 59 games less than Krutykh. Jason scored 100 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian blasted 155 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Murray Kubler | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 6.4 |
| 1st in | 125/184 | 210/373 |
| %1st in | 68% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 100/125 | 155/210 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 28/59 | 95/163 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 58% |
Murray Kubler managed to score 13 aces (4.3 per match). Krutykh scored 32 aces (6.4 per match). Murray Kubler won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% 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 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Murray Kubler | Krutykh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 22 |
| Converted | 11/33 | 22/48 |
| % Converted | 33% | 46% |
| Conceded | 13 | 23 |
| Saved | 7 | 14 |
| % Saved | 54% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
The Australian broke his opponents 11 times with a 33% conversion rate. Murray Kubler lost his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Krutykh broke his opponents 22 times with a 46% conversion rate. Oleksii conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Murray Kubler | |||||
| R1 Sultanov |
R2 Hsin Tseng |
1/4 Grenier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 0-6 6-3 7-5 | 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 27 | 20 | 68 | |
| pts | 76-59 | 76-77 | 84-64 | 236-200 | |
| Total points | 135 | 153 | 148 | 436 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 40 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 48% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 35/48 | 43/70 | 47/66 | 125/184 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 61% | 71% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 32/43 | 40/47 | 100/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 85% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 9/27 | 10/19 | 28/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 33% | 53% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 5/10 | 2/12 | 11/33 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 17% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/6 | 5/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 17% | 100% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| Krutykh | |||||||
| Q1 Igoshin |
Q3 Oliel |
R1 Wu |
R2 Basic |
1/4 Chappell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 127 | |
| pts | 89-60 | 81-70 | 56-38 | 109-99 | 96-93 | 431-360 | |
| Total points | 149 | 151 | 94 | 208 | 189 | 791 | |
| Winners | 23 | 24 | 27 | 41 | 40 | 155 | |
| %Winners | 26% | 30% | 48% | 38% | 42% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 30/60 | 35/69 | 33/50 | 57/92 | 55/102 | 210/373 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 51% | 66% | 62% | 54% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 24/35 | 27/33 | 41/57 | 40/55 | 155/210 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 69% | 82% | 72% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/30 | 23/34 | 7/17 | 17/35 | 27/47 | 95/163 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 68% | 41% | 49% | 57% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 5/13 | 3/6 | 22/48 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 67% | 38% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 23 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/4 | 2/2 | 4/7 | 5/7 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 100% | 57% | 71% | 104% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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