Mitchell Krueger and Bjorn Fratangelo will fight against each other in the final of the Cary 2 Challenger for the 11th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 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 -> 1.77
Mitchell Krueger -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Mitchell Krueger vs. Bjorn Fratangelo
This will be the 11th time that Mitchell Krueger and Bjorn Fratangelo fight against each other. The head to head is 8-2 for Fratangelo (see full H2H stats), 3-2 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Krueger won 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Orlando Challenger back in 2020.
Mitchell Krueger
Ranked no. 182, Mitchell got to the final after defeating Jason Murray Kubler 6-3 6-2, Dayne Kelly 6-4 6-4, Max Purcell 6-3 6-2 and Denis Kudla 6-2 3-6 7-62.
In the semifinal, Mitchell defeated Kudla (6-2 3-6 7-62). During the match, Krueger scored 102 points vs Kudla’s 98. Mitchell was very aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Regarding the service games, Krueger blasted 17 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mitchell Krueger lost the serve twice and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 58% of his first serves in, winning 85% (52/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (17/45) on the 2nd serve. Krueger broke Kudla 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Krueger started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Krueger has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (317-272). 18-9 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Krueger has an overall 201-166 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Cary Challenger where he beat Ramkumar Ramanathan in the final 7-6(4) 6-2.
Krueger has a compiled 25-17 win-loss record in 2021, 18-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cary 2 Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2021. See his history.
Bjorn Fratangelo
Ranked no. 189, the American got to the final after beating Alexander Sarkissian 6-2 5-7 6-1, Shintaro Mochizuki 6-2 6-1, Ryan Peniston 6-3 7-5 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-72 7-64 6-2.
In the semifinal against Vukic, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 7-64 6-2). During the match Fratangelo scored 110 points vs Vukic’s 96. Fratangelo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Fratangelo blasted 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Bjorn Fratangelo was pretty effective on serve to win 72% (47/65) of his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Bjorn broke Vukic 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Cleveland Challenger where he overcame Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-5 6-4.
Fratangelo has a compiled 29-15 win-loss record in 2021, 12-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Krueger | Fratangelo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 97 |
| Pts | 282-218 | 345-283 |
| Total Points | 500 | 628 |
| Winners | 133 | 132 |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% |
Both Krueger and Fratangelo played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Mitchell Krueger surrendered 1 set, while Bjorn Fratangelo lost 2 sets. Krueger has played 1 set(s) less than Fratangelo (9 vs 10). Therefore, Krueger played 13 games less than Fratangelo. The American scored 133 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The American fired 132 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Krueger | Fratangelo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 34 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 156/252 | 178/285 |
| %1st in | 62% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 133/156 | 132/178 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 50/96 | 56/107 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 52% |
Krueger made 34 aces (8.5 per match). Fratangelo bagged 34 aces (8.5 per match). Krueger won 85% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Fratangelo won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Krueger | Fratangelo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 20 |
| Converted | 12/27 | 20/52 |
| % Converted | 44% | 38% |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 |
| Saved | 11 | 7 |
| % Saved | 79% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Mitchell broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Bjorn broke his opponents 20 times with a 38% conversion rate. Bjorn conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Krueger | ||||||
| R1 Murray Kubler |
R2 Kelly |
1/4 Purcell |
1/2 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 3-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 17 | 30 | 84 | |
| pts | 61-38 | 59-43 | 60-39 | 102-98 | 282-218 | |
| Total points | 99 | 102 | 99 | 200 | 500 | |
| Winners | 25 | 30 | 26 | 52 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 51% | 43% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 33/49 | 32/45 | 30/52 | 61/106 | 156/252 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 71% | 58% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/33 | 30/32 | 26/30 | 52/61 | 133/156 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 94% | 87% | 85% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 10/13 | 13/22 | 17/45 | 50/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 77% | 59% | 38% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 3/9 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 67% | 60% | 33% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 8/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 100% | 80% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Fratangelo | ||||||
| R1 Sarkissian |
R2 Mochizuki |
1/4 Peniston |
1/2 Vukic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 7-5 | 6-72 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 97 | |
| pts | 91-75 | 65-44 | 79-68 | 110-96 | 345-283 | |
| Total points | 166 | 109 | 147 | 206 | 628 | |
| Winners | 34 | 21 | 30 | 47 | 132 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 32% | 38% | 43% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 47/87 | 27/42 | 39/61 | 65/95 | 178/285 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 64% | 64% | 68% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 34/47 | 21/27 | 30/39 | 47/65 | 132/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 78% | 77% | 72% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/40 | 6/15 | 11/22 | 17/30 | 56/107 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 40% | 50% | 57% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 6/15 | 4/17 | 5/8 | 20/52 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 40% | 24% | 63% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/3 | 1/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 50% | 67% | 25% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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