Marko Topo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will face off in the quarter of the Banja Luka Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tomas Martin Etcheverry who should win in 2 sets.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 1.13
Marko Topo -> 5.95
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Prediction and head to head Marko Topo vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
There is no head to head record
between Marko Topo and Tomas Martin Etcheverry since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.Marko Topo
Currently unranked, Topo reached the quarter after beating Danilo Petrovic 4-6 7-64 6-2 and Vitaliy Sachko 6-1 3-6 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Topo defeated Sachko (6-1 3-6 7-65). During the match, Topo scored 109 points vs Sachko’s 103. Marko was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Topo scored 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marko Topo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Topo put 57% of his first serves in, winning 61% (38/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (24/47) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Sachko 5 times after converting 31% of his break points (5/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Topo has won exactly 50% of his matches (7-7) in the last 2 years. 3-4 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Topo has a composed3-4 win-loss record in the last 2 years on clay.
Topo has a compiled 3-4 win-loss record in 2021, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Banja Luka Challenger
Marko has never competed in this tournament before.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Ranked no. 142, Martin reached the quarter after defeating David Poljak 6-2 7-5 and Nino Serdarusic 4-6 7-64 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Serdarusic, The Argentine recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-1). During the match Martin scored 97 points vs Serdarusic’s 83. The Argentine was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
About the serving games, Martin scored 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Tomas Martin Etcheverry was pretty efficient on serve to win 75% (49/65) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Martin broke Serdarusic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Perugia Challenger where he overcame Vitaliy Sachko in the final 7-5 6-2 and in the Trieste Challenger where he beat Thiago Agustin Tirante in the final 6-1 6-1.
Martin has an aggregate 51-22 win-loss record in 2021, 50-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Topo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 50 |
| Pts | 205-193 | 168-134 |
| Total Points | 398 | 302 |
| Winners | 72 | 79 |
| %Winners | 35% | 47% |
Both Topo and Martin played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marko Topo conceded 2 sets, while Tomas Martin Etcheverry conceded 1 set. Topo has played 1 set more than Martin (6 vs 5). Therefore, Topo played 10 games more than Martin. Topo scored 72 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Martin struck 79 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Topo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 110/201 | 101/149 |
| %1st in | 55% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 72/110 | 79/101 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 47/91 | 29/48 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 60% |
Topo blasted 9 aces (4.5 per match). Martin recorded 11 aces (5.5 per match). Topo won 65% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Martin won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Topo | Martin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 7 |
| Converted | 10/26 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 38% | 58% |
| Conceded | 20 | 11 |
| Saved | 12 | 8 |
| % Saved | 60% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 3 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. Marko lost his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Tomas broke his opponents 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Martin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Topo | ||||
| R1 Petrovic | R2 Sachko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-64 6-2 | 6-1 3-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 29 | 60 | |
| pts | 96-90 | 109-103 | 205-193 | |
| Total points | 186 | 212 | 398 | |
| Winners | 34 | 38 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 48/92 | 62/109 | 110/201 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 57% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 34/48 | 38/62 | 72/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 61% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/44 | 24/47 | 47/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 51% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/16 | 10/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 12 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 8/12 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Martin | ||||
| R1 Poljak | R2 Serdarusic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-5 | 4-6 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 30 | 50 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 97-83 | 168-134 | |
| Total points | 122 | 180 | 302 | |
| Winners | 30 | 49 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 36/58 | 65/91 | 101/149 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 71% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 30/36 | 49/65 | 79/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 75% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 17/26 | 29/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 65% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 3/7 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 43% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 5/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 71% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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