Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Jiri Lehecka will face off in the final of the Poznan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Lehecka who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.72
Bernabe Zapata Miralles -> 2.00
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Prediction and head to head Bernabe Zapata Miralles vs. Jiri Lehecka
There is no head to head record between Bernabe Zapata Miralles and Jiri Lehecka since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles
Ranked no. 121, Bernabe reached the final after defeating Kimmer Coppejans 6-1 6-1, Mats Moraing 4-6 7-5 6-3, Alexandre Muller 6-2 7-68 and Dmitry Popko 1-6 7-5 7-5.
In the semifinal against Popko, Zapata Miralles recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 7-5). During the match, Zapata Miralles and Popko scored the same amount of points (101). However, the world no. 121 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zapata Miralles scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Bernabe Zapata Miralles lost the serve 7 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Zapata Miralles put 60% of his first serves in, winning 61% (37/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (16/41) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Popko 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zapata Miralles started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Zapata Miralles has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (269-188). 19-7 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Zapata Miralles has an overall198-109 record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Spaniard’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Quimper 2 Challenger and the Heilbronn Challenger.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 32-19 win-loss record in 2021, 19-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Poznan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2018. See his history.
Jiri Lehecka
Ranked no. 213 (career-high), Jiri got to the final after defeating Tristan Lamasine 6-3 7-5, Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-4, Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-5 6-3 and Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Lehecka had a good straight sets win against Shevchenko (6-4 6-2). During the match Lehecka scored 65 points vs Shevchenko’s 47. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Lehecka scored 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 61% of his first serves in, winning 81% (30/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Shevchenko 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Lehecka’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Sharm El Sheikh,M25 Biel,M25 Jablonec nad Nisou and the Tampere Challenger.
Jiri has a composed 47-14 win-loss record in 2021, 27-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zapata Miralles | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 97 | 79 |
| Pts | 337-283 | 281-224 |
| Total Points | 620 | 505 |
| Winners | 127 | 122 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Zapata Miralles and Lehecka played 4 matches. At the moment, Bernabe Zapata Miralles dropped 2 sets while Jiri Lehecka hasn’t conceded a set so far. Zapata Miralles has played 2 sets more than Lehecka (10 vs 8). Therefore, Zapata Miralles played 18 games more than Lehecka. Bernabe scored 127 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Jiri fired 122 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zapata Miralles | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 1st in | 186/300 | 160/259 |
| %1st in | 62% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 127/186 | 122/160 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 60/114 | 52/99 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 53% |
Zapata Miralles fired 13 aces (3.3 per match). Lehecka recorded 15 aces (3.8 per match). Zapata Miralles won 68% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zapata Miralles | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 13 |
| Converted | 19/38 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 50% | 48% |
| Conceded | 27 | 18 |
| Saved | 15 | 14 |
| % Saved | 56% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 4 |
Zapata Miralles broke his opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 12 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Jiri broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Lehecka conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zapata Miralles | ||||||
| R1 Coppejans |
R2 Moraing |
1/4 Muller |
1/2 Popko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 7-68 | 1-6 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 31 | 21 | 31 | 97 | |
| pts | 60-34 | 100-85 | 76-63 | 101-101 | 337-283 | |
| Total points | 94 | 185 | 139 | 202 | 620 | |
| Winners | 23 | 42 | 25 | 37 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% | 33% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 29/45 | 60/87 | 36/66 | 61/102 | 186/300 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 69% | 55% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 23/29 | 42/60 | 25/36 | 37/61 | 127/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 69% | 61% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/16 | 15/27 | 20/30 | 16/41 | 60/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | 67% | 39% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/13 | 4/7 | 6/9 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 31% | 57% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 27 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/4 | 4/6 | 8/15 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 67% | 53% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| Lehecka | ||||||
| R1 Lamasine |
R2 Vukic |
1/4 Van De Zandschulp |
1/2 Shevchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 79 | |
| pts | 71-58 | 73-59 | 72-60 | 65-47 | 281-224 | |
| Total points | 129 | 132 | 132 | 112 | 505 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% | 42% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 39/69 | 42/62 | 42/67 | 37/61 | 160/259 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 68% | 63% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/39 | 31/42 | 30/42 | 30/37 | 122/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 74% | 71% | 81% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 13/20 | 13/25 | 11/24 | 52/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 65% | 52% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/9 | 4/5 | 4/5 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 22% | 80% | 80% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/2 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 67% | 80% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
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