Bjorn Fratangelo and Ryan Peniston will fight against each other in the quarter of the Cary 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 7:30 pm on STADIUM. 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 Bjorn Fratangelo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bjorn Fratangelo is the pick to win this match.
Bjorn Fratangelo -> 1.47
Ryan Peniston -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Bjorn Fratangelo vs. Ryan Peniston
This will be the 2nd time that Bjorn Fratangelo and Ryan Peniston face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fratangelo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Fratangelo won 7-5 6-4 in the 1st round in the Ilkley Challenger back in 2019.
Bjorn Fratangelo
Ranked no. 189, the American got to the quarter after beating Alexander Sarkissian 6-2 5-7 6-1 and Shintaro Mochizuki 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Bjorn had a good straight sets win against Mochizuki (6-2 6-1). During the match, Fratangelo scored 65 points vs Mochizuki’s 44. Bjorn was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fratangelo scored 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Bjorn Fratangelo lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Fratangelo put 64% of his first serves in, winning 78% (21/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (6/15) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mochizuki 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Fratangelo has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (363-226). 10-7 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Fratangelo has an aggregate 145-107 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Cleveland Challenger where he beat Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-4.
Fratangelo has an aggregate 27-15 win-loss record in 2021, 10-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cary 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See his history.
Ryan Peniston
Ranked no. 323 (career-high), Peniston got to the quarter after beating Peter Polansky 6-3 6-2 and Christopher Eubanks 4-6 7-66 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Eubanks, Ryan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-66 6-4).-110) than Eubanks. In fact, the world no. 189 won 110 points vs Eubanks’s. That means that Peniston was more focused during the important points. Peniston was very aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Peniston bagged 2 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Ryan Peniston lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Peniston put 74% of his first serves in, winning 70% (57/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the 2nd serve. Peniston broke Eubanks twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Peniston started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Peniston’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Heraklion and the Prague 3 Challenger.
The Brit has an overall 34-15 win-loss record in 2021, 20-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fratangelo | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 50 |
| Pts | 156-119 | 176-159 |
| Total Points | 275 | 335 |
| Winners | 55 | 84 |
| %Winners | 35% | 48% |
Both Fratangelo and Peniston played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Bjorn Fratangelo surrendered 1 set, while Ryan Peniston dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Fratangelo and Peniston have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Fratangelo played 8 games less than Peniston. Fratangelo scored 55 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Peniston bagged 84 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fratangelo | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 74/129 | 116/161 |
| %1st in | 57% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 55/74 | 84/116 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 28/55 | 26/45 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 58% |
Fratangelo blasted 13 aces (6.5 per match). Peniston fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Fratangelo won 74% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Peniston won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fratangelo | Peniston |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 5 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 5/23 |
| % Converted | 41% | 22% |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Saved | 4 | 8 |
| % Saved | 57% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
The American broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Ryan broke his opponents 5 times with a 22% conversion rate. Peniston conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fratangelo | ||||
| R1 Sarkissian |
R2 Mochizuki |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 15 | 42 | |
| pts | 91-75 | 65-44 | 156-119 | |
| Total points | 166 | 109 | 275 | |
| Winners | 34 | 21 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 32% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 47/87 | 27/42 | 74/129 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 64% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 34/47 | 21/27 | 55/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/40 | 6/15 | 28/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 40% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 6/15 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 40% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 1/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 50% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Peniston | ||||
| R1 Polansky |
R2 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 33 | 50 | |
| pts | 66-46 | 110-113 | 176-159 | |
| Total points | 112 | 223 | 335 | |
| Winners | 27 | 57 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 52% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 34/50 | 82/111 | 116/161 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 74% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 57/82 | 84/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 15/29 | 26/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 52% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/13 | 2/10 | 5/23 | |
| Converted % | 23% | 20% | 22% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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