Cem Ilkel and Jiri Lehecka will face off in the qualifications of the U.S. Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on Court 6. 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 Jiri Lehecka who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.533
Cem Ilkel -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Cem Ilkel vs. Jiri Lehecka
There is no head to head record between Cem Ilkel and Jiri Lehecka since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Cem Ilkel
Ranked no. 189, Cem got to the qualifications after beating Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-65 6-1 and Fernando Verdasco 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the qualifications against Verdasco, Ilkel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Ilkel scored 106 points vs Verdasco’s 93. The Turk was quite aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ilkel made 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Cem Ilkel was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (42/56) of his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Cem broke Verdasco 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Turk started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Ilkel has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (306-219). 13-6 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ilkel has an overall220-120 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Cem’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Pozoblanco Challenger.
Ilkel has an overall 25-19 win-loss record in 2021, 13-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the U.S. Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2017 and 2019. See his history.
Jiri Lehecka
Ranked no. 192, Lehecka reached the qualifications after beating Alexandre Muller 6-1 6-4 and Illya Marchenko 4-6 7-610 6-4.
In the qualifications against Marchenko, Lehecka recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-610 6-4). During the match Lehecka scored 105 points vs Marchenko’s 100. Lehecka was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
About the serving games, Lehecka made 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jiri Lehecka lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lehecka put 67% of his first serves in, winning 77% (54/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 34% (12/35) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Marchenko 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jiri 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.
His best result of the season was winning the title in the Tampere Challenger where he beat Nicolas Kicker in the final 5-7 6-4 6-3.
The Czech has an aggregate 49-16 win-loss record in 2021, 12-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ilkel | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 50 |
| Pts | 106-93 | 171-147 |
| Total Points | 199 | 318 |
| Winners | 42 | 72 |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% |
Both Ilkel and Lehecka played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Cem Ilkel conceded 1 set, while Jiri Lehecka conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Ilkel and Lehecka have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Ilkel played 1 game less than Lehecka. The Turk scored 42 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech managed to score 72 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ilkel | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 7 |
| 1st in | 56/94 | 96/163 |
| %1st in | 60% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 42/56 | 72/96 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 32/67 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 48% |
Ilkel fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Lehecka fired 14 aces (7 per match). Ilkel won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Lehecka won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ilkel | Lehecka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 7 |
| Converted | 3/13 | 7/11 |
| % Converted | 23% | 64% |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The Turk broke his opponents 3 times with a 23% conversion rate. Ilkel lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponents 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. Jiri conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ilkel | ||||
| Q1 Stebe |
Q2 Verdasco |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-1 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 49 | |
| pts | – | 106-93 | 106-93 | |
| Total points | 0 | 199 | 199 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1st in | / | 56/94 | 56/94 | |
| % 1st in | – | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | / | 42/56 | 42/56 | |
| % 1st pts | – | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 22/38 | 22/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | – | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | ||
| Converted | / | 3/13 | 3/13 | |
| Converted % | – | 23% | 23% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | ||
| Lehecka | ||||
| Q1 Muller |
Q2 Marchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 4-6 7-610 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 33 | 50 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 105-100 | 171-147 | |
| Total points | 113 | 205 | 318 | |
| Winners | 18 | 54 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 51% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 12 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 26/58 | 70/105 | 96/163 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 67% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 54/70 | 72/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 12/35 | 32/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 34% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/4 | 7/11 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 75% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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