Mirza Basic and Julian Lenz will play each other in the quarter of the Luedenscheid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 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 Mirza Basic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mirza Basic is the pick to win this match.
Mirza Basic -> 1.29
Julian Lenz -> 3.6
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Prediction and head to head Mirza Basic vs. Julian Lenz
There is no head to head record between Mirza Basic and Julian Lenz since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mirza Basic
Ranked no. 268, Mirza reached the quarter after beating Pablo Andujar 5-7 7-5 6-0 and Tristan Lamasine 7-62 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Basic had a good straight sets win against Lamasine (7-62 6-2). During the match, Basic scored 73 points vs Lamasine’s 59. Mirza was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Basic recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mirza Basic lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Basic put 65% of his first serves in, winning 69% (31/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the 2nd serve. Mirza broke Lamasine 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bosnian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Basic has a good record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (325-235). 14-6 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Basic has an aggregate 66-60 match record in the last years on clay.
The Bosnian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Almaty 2 Challenger.
Mirza has a compiled 28-14 win-loss record in 2021, 14-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Luedenscheid Challenger
Mirza has never competed in this tournament before.
Julian Lenz
Ranked no. 312, the German reached the quarter after defeating Shintaro Mochizuki 5-7 7-5 6-2 and Roman Safiullin 5-7 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Safiullin, The German recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-2). During the match Lenz scored 103 points vs Safiullin’s 94. The German was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Lenz bagged 8 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Julian Lenz lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lenz put 48% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (24/50) on the 2nd serve. Lenz broke Safiullin 6 times after converting 35% of his break points (6/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lenz 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 German has a compiled 7-17 win-loss record in 2021, 4-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Basic | Lenz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 62 |
| Pts | 179-149 | 222-202 |
| Total Points | 328 | 424 |
| Winners | 69 | 80 |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% |
Both Basic and Lenz played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mirza Basic surrendered 1 set, while Julian Lenz surrendered 2 sets. Basic has played 1 set(s) less than Lenz (5 vs 6). Therefore, Basic played 11 games less than Lenz. Mirza scored 69 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Lenz bagged 80 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Basic | Lenz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 106/170 | 127/218 |
| %1st in | 62% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 69/106 | 80/127 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 36/64 | 41/91 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 45% |
Basic fired 6 aces (3 per match). Lenz blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Basic won 65% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Lenz won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Basic | Lenz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 15 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 15/36 |
| % Converted | 55% | 42% |
| Conceded | 15 | 28 |
| Saved | 9 | 17 |
| % Saved | 60% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 11 |
The Bosnian broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Mirza conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Basic | ||||
| R1 Andujar |
R2 Lamasine |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-5 6-0 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 21 | 51 | |
| pts | 106-90 | 73-59 | 179-149 | |
| Total points | 196 | 132 | 328 | |
| Winners | 38 | 31 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 61/101 | 45/69 | 106/170 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 38/61 | 31/45 | 69/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 69% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 15/24 | 36/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 63% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 8/15 | 3/5 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 53% | 60% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 3/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 75% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Lenz | ||||
| R1 Mochizuki |
R2 Safiullin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-5 6-2 | 5-7 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 30 | 62 | |
| pts | 119-108 | 103-94 | 222-202 | |
| Total points | 227 | 197 | 424 | |
| Winners | 47 | 33 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 80/121 | 47/97 | 127/218 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 48% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 47/80 | 33/47 | 80/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 70% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 24/50 | 41/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 48% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 9/19 | 6/17 | 15/36 | |
| Converted % | 47% | 35% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 20 | 8 | 28 | |
| Saved | 13/20 | 4/8 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 65% | 50% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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