Jason Murray Kubler and Andrey Kuznetsov will clash against each other in the final of the Nur-Sultan 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Jason Murray Kubler who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jason Murray Kubler is the pick to win this match.
Jason Murray Kubler -> 1.8
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Jason Murray Kubler vs. Andrey Kuznetsov
There is no head to head record between Jason Murray Kubler and Andrey Kuznetsov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jason Murray Kubler
Ranked no. 305, Murray Kubler got to the final after defeating Khumoun Sultanov 6-3 7-5, Chun Hsin Tseng 0-6 6-3 7-5, Hugo Grenier 7-64 6-1 and Oleksii Krutykh 6-1 6-3.
In the semifinal, Jason had a good straight sets win against Krutykh (6-1 6-3). During the match, Murray Kubler scored 63 points vs Krutykh’s 37. The Australian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Regarding the service games, Murray Kubler blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Jason Murray Kubler was pretty efficient on serve to win 76% (19/25) of his 1st serve and 88% (14/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jason broke Krutykh 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
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 event to win 56% of the points he played.
Murray Kubler has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 69% of his matches (280-125). 16-6 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Murray Kubler has an overall 88-36 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Murray Kubler’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Champaign.
Jason has a compiled 16-6 win-loss record in 2021, 16-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 4 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2021. See his history.
Andrey Kuznetsov
Ranked no. 350, Andrey got to the final after defeating Jay Clarke 7-66 6-4, Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 7-5, Peter Polansky 6-2 3-6 6-2 and Pavel Kotov 6-2 6-74 6-4.
In the semifinal, Kuznetsov defeated Kotov (6-2 6-74 6-4). During the match Kuznetsov scored 114 points vs Kotov’s 99. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Kuznetsov blasted 3 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Andrey Kuznetsov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kuznetsov put 47% of his first serves in, winning 77% (37/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (24/54) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Kotov 7 times after converting 39% of his break points (7/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuznetsov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Andrey’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 St. Petersburg.
Kuznetsov has a compiled 25-13 win-loss record in 2021, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Murray Kubler | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 99 |
| Pts | 299-237 | 350-289 |
| Total Points | 536 | 639 |
| Winners | 119 | 119 |
| %Winners | 40% | 34% |
Both Murray Kubler and Kuznetsov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jason Murray Kubler surrendered 1 set, while Andrey Kuznetsov conceded 2 sets. Murray Kubler has played 1 set(s) less than Kuznetsov (9 vs 10). Therefore, Murray Kubler played 15 games less than Kuznetsov. The Australian scored 119 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Kuznetsov bagged 119 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Murray Kubler | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 3.8 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 150/225 | 158/296 |
| %1st in | 67% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 119/150 | 119/158 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 42/75 | 70/138 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 51% |
Murray Kubler scored 15 aces (3.8 per match). Kuznetsov managed to score 26 aces (6.5 per match). Murray Kubler won 79% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Kuznetsov won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Murray Kubler | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 20 |
| Converted | 15/43 | 20/42 |
| % Converted | 35% | 48% |
| Conceded | 16 | 16 |
| Saved | 10 | 6 |
| % Saved | 63% | 38% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
The Australian broke his opponents 15 times with a 35% conversion rate. Jason dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Kuznetsov broke his opponents 20 times with a 48% conversion rate. Andrey conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded.
| Murray Kubler | ||||||
| R1 Sultanov |
R2 Hsin Tseng |
1/4 Grenier |
1/2 Krutykh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 0-6 6-3 7-5 | 7-64 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 84 | |
| pts | 76-59 | 76-77 | 84-64 | 63-37 | 299-237 | |
| Total points | 135 | 153 | 148 | 100 | 536 | |
| Winners | 28 | 32 | 40 | 19 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 42% | 48% | 30% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/48 | 43/70 | 47/66 | 25/41 | 150/225 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 61% | 71% | 61% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | 32/43 | 40/47 | 19/25 | 119/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 85% | 76% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 9/27 | 10/19 | 14/16 | 42/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 33% | 53% | 88% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 5/10 | 2/12 | 4/10 | 15/43 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 17% | 40% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/6 | 5/5 | 3/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 17% | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Kuznetsov | ||||||
| R1 Clarke |
R2 Zhukayev |
1/4 Polansky |
1/2 Kotov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 3-6 6-2 | 6-2 6-74 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 25 | 31 | 99 | |
| pts | 86-76 | 63-46 | 87-68 | 114-99 | 350-289 | |
| Total points | 162 | 109 | 155 | 213 | 639 | |
| Winners | 26 | 28 | 28 | 37 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 44% | 32% | 32% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 41/71 | 34/56 | 35/67 | 48/102 | 158/296 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 52% | 47% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 28/34 | 28/35 | 37/48 | 119/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 82% | 80% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 11/22 | 20/32 | 24/54 | 70/138 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 63% | 44% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/4 | 4/9 | 7/18 | 20/42 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 100% | 44% | 39% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/4 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 5/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 50% | 56% | 27% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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