Mitchell Krueger and Govind Nanda will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Cary Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mitchell Krueger who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mitchell Krueger is the pick to win this match.
Mitchell Krueger -> 1.57
Govind Nanda -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Mitchell Krueger vs. Govind Nanda
This will be the 2nd time that Mitchell Krueger and Govind Nanda face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Krueger (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Krueger won 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in M25 Naples back in February 2021.
Mitchell Krueger
Ranked no. 194, the American reached the semifinal after defeating William Blumberg 4-6 6-3 7-64, Aidan Mchugh 6-1 7-62 and Genaro Alberto Olivieri 6-2 2-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Krueger defeated Alberto Olivieri (6-2 2-6 6-3). During the match, Krueger scored 83 points vs Alberto Olivieri’s 76. Mitchell was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Krueger fired 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Mitchell Krueger lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 65% of his first serves in, winning 68% (38/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Alberto Olivieri 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Krueger has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (316-271). 9-5 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Krueger has an overall 192-163 match record in the last years on hard.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Naples and the Little Rock Challenger.
Krueger has an aggregate 16-13 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cary Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See his history.
Govind Nanda
Ranked no. 594, Govind got to the semifinal after defeating Roberto Quiroz 6-2 6-3, Brayden Schnur 3-6 7-5 7-5 and Christian Harrison 2-6 7-62 6-3.
In the quarter against Harrison, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-62 6-3).-91) than Harrison. In fact, the world no. 194 won 91 points vs Harrison’s. That means that Nanda was more focused during the important points. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Nanda scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Govind Nanda lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Nanda put 66% of his first serves in, winning 62% (39/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (16/33) on the 2nd serve. Govind broke Harrison 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nanda started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Wichita.
Govind has a compiled 12-3 win-loss record in 2021, 10-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cary Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Krueger | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 80 |
| Pts | 254-223 | 264-244 |
| Total Points | 477 | 508 |
| Winners | 122 | 116 |
| %Winners | 48% | 44% |
Both Krueger and Nanda played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mitchell Krueger lost 2 sets, while Govind Nanda conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Krueger and Nanda have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Krueger played 3 games less than Nanda. Mitchell scored 122 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Nanda blasted 116 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Krueger | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 162/242 | 170/263 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 122/162 | 116/170 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 41/80 | 46/93 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 49% |
Krueger blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Nanda blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Krueger won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Nanda won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Krueger | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 13 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 13/26 |
| % Converted | 45% | 50% |
| Conceded | 14 | 24 |
| Saved | 8 | 15 |
| % Saved | 57% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Mitchell dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Nanda broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Krueger | |||||
| R1 Blumberg |
R2 Mchugh |
1/4 Alberto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-64 | 6-1 7-62 | 6-2 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 25 | 77 | |
| pts | 100-98 | 71-49 | 83-76 | 254-223 | |
| Total points | 198 | 120 | 159 | 477 | |
| Winners | 53 | 31 | 38 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 44% | 46% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 71/106 | 35/50 | 56/86 | 162/242 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 70% | 65% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 53/71 | 31/35 | 38/56 | 122/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 89% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 10/15 | 13/30 | 41/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 67% | 43% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 60% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | 43% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Nanda | |||||
| R1 Quiroz |
R2 Schnur |
1/4 Harrison |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 7-5 | 2-6 7-62 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 33 | 30 | 80 | |
| pts | 74-55 | 99-97 | 91-92 | 264-244 | |
| Total points | 129 | 196 | 183 | 508 | |
| Winners | 36 | 41 | 39 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% | 43% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 46/67 | 61/100 | 63/96 | 170/263 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 61% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 36/46 | 41/61 | 39/63 | 116/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 67% | 62% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/21 | 21/39 | 16/33 | 46/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 54% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/8 | 5/10 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 63% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 2/6 | 8/13 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 62% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWL Tennis Scores in Cary Challenger
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-2 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran (3-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Christopher EubanksEubanks (5-7 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Govind NandaNanda – Christian HarrisonHarrison (2-6 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Govind NandaNanda (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (1-1) – H2H and prediction
