Igor Sijsling and Kaichi Uchida will square off in the quarter of the Prague 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Igor Sijsling who should win in 3 sets.
Igor Sijsling -> 1.49
Kaichi Uchida -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Igor Sijsling vs. Kaichi Uchida
There is no head to head record between Igor Sijsling and Kaichi Uchida since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Igor Sijsling
Ranked no. 338, Igor reached the quarter after beating Daniel Siniakov 6-4 6-3 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 6-2 2-6 3-2 ret..
In the 2nd round, Igor defeated Pucinelli De Almeida (6-2 2-6 3-2 ret.). During the match, Sijsling scored 84 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 76. Igor was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sijsling bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Igor Sijsling lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Sijsling put 61% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Igor broke Pucinelli De Almeida 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Sijsling has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (300-217). 7-8 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Sijsling has an aggregate 82-72 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Dutch has an overall 11-15 win-loss record in 2021, 7-8 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.Previously in the Prague 3 Challenger
Sijsling has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaichi Uchida
Ranked no. 349, the Japanese reached the quarter after defeating Nick Chappell 6-4 3-6 6-1 and Alexander Ritschard 7-64 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Kaichi had a good straight sets win against Ritschard (7-64 7-5). During the match Uchida scored 81 points vs Ritschard’s 73. Uchida was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Uchida scored 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Kaichi Uchida lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Uchida put 50% of his first serves in, winning 69% (31/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (25/45) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Ritschard 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Uchida started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Uchida’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Vale do Lobo.
The Japanese has a compiled 16-14 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sijsling | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 51 |
| Pts | 150-126 | 169-145 |
| Total Points | 276 | 314 |
| Winners | 51 | 65 |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% |
Both Sijsling and Uchida played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Igor Sijsling surrendered 1 set, while Kaichi Uchida lost 1 set. Sijsling has played 1 set more than Uchida (6 vs 5). However, it’s interesting to notice that Sijsling played 11 games less than Uchida. Igor scored 51 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Uchida fired 65 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sijsling | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 77/133 | 91/168 |
| %1st in | 58% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 51/77 | 65/91 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 32/56 | 39/77 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 51% |
Sijsling struck 4 aces (2 per match). Uchida fired 12 aces (6 per match). Sijsling won 66% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Uchida won 71% of the points behind 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 | Sijsling | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 9/13 |
| % Converted | 44% | 69% |
| Conceded | 16 | 20 |
| Saved | 12 | 14 |
| % Saved | 75% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Sijsling broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. Uchida conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sijsling | ||||
| R1 Siniakov | R2 Pucinelli De Almeida | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 2-6 3-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 40 | |
| pts | 66-50 | 84-76 | 150-126 | |
| Total points | 116 | 160 | 276 | |
| Winners | 21 | 30 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/59 | 45/74 | 77/133 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 61% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 21/32 | 30/45 | 51/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/27 | 13/29 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 45% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/12 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 33% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 8/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 73% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Uchida | ||||
| R1 Chappell | R2 Ritschard | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 7-64 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 25 | 51 | |
| pts | 88-72 | 81-73 | 169-145 | |
| Total points | 160 | 154 | 314 | |
| Winners | 34 | 31 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/78 | 45/90 | 91/168 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 50% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 31/45 | 65/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 69% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 25/45 | 39/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 56% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 3/4 | 9/13 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 75% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 9/11 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 82% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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