Ernesto Escobedo and Jeff Wolf will square off in the quarter of the Las Vegas Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:30 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jeff Wolf who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jeff Wolf is the pick to win this match.
Jeff Wolf -> 1.71
Ernesto Escobedo -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Ernesto Escobedo vs. Jeff Wolf
This will be the 3rd time that Ernesto Escobedo and Jeff Wolf play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Escobedo and Wolf (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Wolf won 7-6(7) 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Dallas Challenger back in 2020.
Ernesto Escobedo
Ranked no. 161, Escobedo reached the quarter after beating Bjorn Fratangelo 6-76 7-62 7-65 and Thai Kwiatkowski 7-5 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Ernesto had a good straight sets win against Kwiatkowski (7-5 6-2). During the match, Escobedo scored 77 points vs Kwiatkowski’s 63. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Escobedo bagged 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Ernesto Escobedo was very efficient on serve to win 71% (30/42) of his 1st serve and 71% (17/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ernesto broke Kwiatkowski 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ernesto started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Escobedo has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 57% of his matches (228-170). 17-10 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Escobedo has a compiled169-110 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Lexington Challenger.
Ernesto has an overall 28-23 win-loss record in 2021, 17-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
Jeff Wolf
Ranked no. 195, Jeff reached the quarter after beating Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 7-5 and Denis Kudla 4-6 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Kudla, Jeff recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-0). During the match Wolf scored 85 points vs Kudla’s 64. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Wolf fired 18 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Jeff Wolf lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Wolf put 57% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Jeff broke Kudla 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wolf 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.
Jeff’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Columbus Challenger.
Wolf has an overall 7-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Escobedo | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 46 |
| Pts | 201-181 | 168-134 |
| Total Points | 382 | 302 |
| Winners | 88 | 70 |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% |
Both Escobedo and Wolf played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ernesto Escobedo surrendered 1 set, while Jeff Wolf lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Escobedo and Wolf have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Escobedo played 13 games more than Wolf. Escobedo scored 88 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Wolf recorded 70 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Escobedo | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 12 |
| 1st in | 122/184 | 94/168 |
| %1st in | 66% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 88/122 | 70/94 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 40/62 | 37/74 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 50% |
Escobedo made 8 aces (4 per match). Wolf made 24 aces (12 per match). Escobedo won 72% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Wolf won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Escobedo | Wolf |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 9 |
| Converted | 5/15 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 33% | 60% |
| Conceded | 8 | 18 |
| Saved | 6 | 14 |
| % Saved | 75% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
The American broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Ernesto dropped his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Wolf broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Jeff conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Escobedo | ||||
| R1 Fratangelo |
R2 Kwiatkowski |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-76 7-62 7-65 | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 20 | 59 | |
| pts | 124-118 | 77-63 | 201-181 | |
| Total points | 242 | 140 | 382 | |
| Winners | 58 | 30 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 39% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 80/118 | 42/66 | 122/184 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 58/80 | 30/42 | 88/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 71% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/38 | 17/24 | 40/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 71% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/8 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 38% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Wolf | ||||
| R1 Mochizuki |
R2 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 46 | |
| pts | 83-70 | 85-64 | 168-134 | |
| Total points | 153 | 149 | 302 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 18 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 47/85 | 47/83 | 94/168 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 57% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 35/47 | 70/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 18/36 | 37/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 6/7 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 86% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 6/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 67% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
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