Jeff Wolf and Stefan Kozlov will play each other in the final of the Las Vegas Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 12:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Jeff Wolf who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jeff Wolf is the pick to win this match.
Jeff Wolf -> 1.47
Stefan Kozlov -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Jeff Wolf vs. Stefan Kozlov
This will be the 5th time that Jeff Wolf and Stefan Kozlov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Kozlov won 2-6 6-3 7-5 in the semifinal in the Columbus Challenger back in September 2021.
Jeff Wolf
Ranked no. 195, the American reached the final after beating Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 7-5, Denis Kudla 4-6 6-3 6-0, Ernesto Escobedo 6-3 6-3 and Michael Mmoh 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Jeff had a good straight sets win against Mmoh (6-3 6-2). During the match, Wolf scored 68 points vs Mmoh’s 53. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wolf scored 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jeff Wolf conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Wolf put 54% of his first serves in, winning 78% (29/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (16/32) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mmoh 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wolf started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Wolf has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (86-58). 6-7 on hard in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Wolf has a compiled46-34 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Columbus Challenger and the Las Vegas Challenger.
The American has a composed 9-8 win-loss record in 2021, 6-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Las Vegas Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Stefan Kozlov
Ranked no. 247, Kozlov got to the final after defeating Sasi Kumar Mukund 6-2 6-4, Aidan Mchugh 6-2 5-7 7-613, Emilio Gomez 7-63 6-4 and Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-2 6-4.
In the semifinal, Kozlov had a good straight sets win against Kovacevic (6-2 6-4). During the match Kozlov scored 63 points vs Kovacevic’s 42. The American was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about serving, Kozlov bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Stefan Kozlov was extremely efficient on serve to win 88% (21/24) of his 1st serve and 70% (16/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kozlov broke Kovacevic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
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 the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Columbus Challenger where he defeated Max Purcell in the final 4-6 6-2 6-4.
The American has a compiled 30-13 win-loss record in 2021, 20-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wolf | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 92 |
| Pts | 294-229 | 339-283 |
| Total Points | 523 | 622 |
| Winners | 131 | 126 |
| %Winners | 45% | 37% |
Both Wolf and Kozlov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jeff Wolf conceded 1 set, while Stefan Kozlov surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Wolf and Kozlov have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Wolf played 11 games less than Kozlov. The American scored 131 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Kozlov managed to score 126 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wolf | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 48 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 4 |
| 1st in | 166/287 | 170/281 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 131/166 | 126/170 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 59/121 | 60/111 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 54% |
Wolf made 48 aces (12 per match). Kozlov recorded 16 aces (4 per match). Wolf won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Kozlov won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wolf | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 16 |
| Converted | 15/29 | 16/38 |
| % Converted | 52% | 42% |
| Conceded | 24 | 17 |
| Saved | 20 | 9 |
| % Saved | 83% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Wolf broke his opponents 15 times with a 52% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Stefan conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wolf | ||||||
| R1 Mochizuki |
R2 Kudla |
1/4 Escobedo |
1/2 Mmoh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 6-0 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 81 | |
| pts | 83-70 | 85-64 | 58-42 | 68-53 | 294-229 | |
| Total points | 153 | 149 | 100 | 121 | 523 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | 32 | 29 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% | 55% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 48 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 47/85 | 47/83 | 35/50 | 37/69 | 166/287 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 57% | 70% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 35/47 | 32/35 | 29/37 | 131/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 91% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/38 | 18/36 | 6/15 | 16/32 | 59/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 6/7 | 3/6 | 3/8 | 15/29 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 86% | 50% | 38% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 6/9 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 67% | – | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Kozlov | ||||||
| R1 Kumar Mukund |
R2 Mchugh |
1/4 Gomez |
1/2 Kovacevic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 5-7 7-613 | 7-63 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 92 | |
| pts | 70-60 | 122-111 | 84-70 | 63-42 | 339-283 | |
| Total points | 130 | 233 | 154 | 105 | 622 | |
| Winners | 27 | 45 | 33 | 21 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 37% | 39% | 33% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 37/54 | 61/106 | 48/74 | 24/47 | 170/281 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 58% | 65% | 51% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 45/61 | 33/48 | 21/24 | 126/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 74% | 69% | 88% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/17 | 23/45 | 15/26 | 16/23 | 60/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 51% | 58% | 70% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/9 | 3/9 | 3/8 | 16/38 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 56% | 33% | 38% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 2/6 | 4/6 | 2/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | 67% | 100% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |
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