Nicholas David Ionel and Stefan Palosi will face off in the 1st round of the Sibiu Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 5. 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 Nicholas David Ionel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicholas David Ionel is the pick to win this match.
Nicholas David Ionel -> 1.50
Stefan Palosi -> 2.50
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Prediction and head to head Nicholas David Ionel vs. Stefan Palosi
This will be the 3rd time that Nicholas David Ionel and Stefan Palosi square off. The head to head is 2-0 for David Ionel (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, David Ionel won 7-6(5) 6-1 in the 1st round in the Bucharest Challenger back in September 2021.
Nicholas David Ionel
Ranked no. 455, Nicholas reached the 1st round after defeating Mircea-Alexandru Jecan 6-2 6-4 and Nicolae Frunza 4-6 6-3 7-64.
In the qualifications against Frunza, The Romanian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-64). During the match, David Ionel scored 116 points vs Frunza’s 112. David Ionel was quite aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Regarding the service games, David Ionel scored 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nicholas David Ionel lost the serve 5 times and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, David Ionel put 73% of his first serves in, winning 62% (51/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. The Romanian broke Frunza 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Romanian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
David Ionel has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 60% of his matches (75-50). 25-24 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, David Ionel has a compiled59-40 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.
David Ionel’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Esch/Alzette.
Nicholas has a composed 25-24 win-loss record in 2021, 25-24 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2020. See his history.
Stefan Palosi
Ranked no. 772, the Romanian reached the 1st round after defeating Dragos Nicolae Madaras 6-3 0-0 ret. and Kai Wehnelt 7-65 6-73 6-2.
In the qualifications, The Romanian defeated Wehnelt (7-65 6-73 6-2). During the match Palosi scored 121 points vs Wehnelt’s 104. The Romanian was pretty aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Palosi struck 8 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Stefan Palosi was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (48/67) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. The Romanian broke Wehnelt 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Stefan’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Curtea de Arges.
The Romanian has a composed 33-15 win-loss record in 2021, 33-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
The Romanian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | David Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 43 |
| Pts | 193-181 | 164-135 |
| Total Points | 374 | 299 |
| Winners | 77 | 65 |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% |
Both David Ionel and Palosi played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Nicholas David Ionel surrendered 1 set, while Stefan Palosi lost 1 set. David Ionel has played 1 set(s) less than Palosi (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that David Ionel played 7 games more than Palosi. The Romanian scored 77 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Stefan struck 65 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | David Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 128/195 | 87/129 |
| %1st in | 66% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 77/128 | 65/87 |
| %1st pts | 60% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 38/67 | 23/42 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
David Ionel scored 4 aces (2 per match). Palosi fired 12 aces (6 per match). David Ionel won 60% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Palosi won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | David Ionel | Palosi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 7/21 |
| % Converted | 41% | 33% |
| Conceded | 30 | 9 |
| Saved | 25 | 5 |
| % Saved | 83% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
The Romanian broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. David Ionel lost his serve 5 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Romanian broke his opponents 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. Palosi conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| David Ionel | ||||
| Q1 Jecan |
Q3 Frunza |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 50 | |
| pts | 77-69 | 116-112 | 193-181 | |
| Total points | 146 | 228 | 374 | |
| Winners | 26 | 51 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 44% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 46/83 | 82/112 | 128/195 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 73% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 26/46 | 51/82 | 77/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 62% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/37 | 13/30 | 38/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 43% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/15 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 20 | 30 | |
| Saved | 10/10 | 15/20 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Palosi | ||||
| Q1 Nicolae |
Q3 Wehnelt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 0-0 ret. | 7-65 6-73 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 9 | 34 | 43 | |
| pts | 43-31 | 121-104 | 164-135 | |
| Total points | 74 | 225 | 299 | |
| Winners | 17 | 48 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 20/28 | 67/101 | 87/129 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 17/20 | 48/67 | 65/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/8 | 19/34 | 23/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 56% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 6/15 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 40% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 56% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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