Feliciano Lopez and Andrey Kuznetsov will play each other in the semifinal of the Tenerife Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTRAL COURT. 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 Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Kuznetsov is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.76
Feliciano Lopez -> 2.06
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Feliciano Lopez vs. Andrey Kuznetsov
This will be the 4th time that Feliciano Lopez and Andrey Kuznetsov face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Lopez (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Lopez won 6-4 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-2 in the 1st round in at the U.S. Open back in 2017.
Feliciano Lopez
Ranked no. 104, Feliciano reached the semifinal after beating Dalibor Svrcina 6-4 1-6 6-4, Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-63 6-3 and Ryan Peniston 6-2 6-75 6-1.
In the quarter, Feliciano defeated Peniston (6-2 6-75 6-1). During the match, Lopez scored 98 points vs Peniston’s 77. Lopez was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lopez fired 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Feliciano Lopez was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (35/45) of his 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Feliciano broke Peniston 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Lopez has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (249-226). 9-12 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lopez has a compiled 108-101 match record in the last years on hard.
Feliciano has a composed 16-24 win-loss record in 2021, 9-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tenerife Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Andrey Kuznetsov
Ranked no. 281, the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-4 6-2, Quentin Halys 6-3 7-66 and Joao Sousa 7-66 6-3.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Sousa (7-66 6-3). During the match Kuznetsov scored 73 points vs Sousa’s 67. Kuznetsov was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuznetsov managed to score 9 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Andrey Kuznetsov lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kuznetsov put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Sousa 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Nur-Sultan 4 Challenger where he defeated Jason Murray Kubler in the final 6-3 2-1 ret..
Kuznetsov has a compiled 36-19 win-loss record in 2021, 14-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lopez | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 62 |
| Pts | 257-229 | 217-184 |
| Total Points | 486 | 401 |
| Winners | 106 | 81 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Lopez and Kuznetsov played 3 matches. At the moment, Feliciano Lopez conceded 2 sets while Andrey Kuznetsov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Lopez has played 2 sets more than Kuznetsov (8 vs 6). Therefore, Lopez played 15 games more than Kuznetsov. The Spaniard scored 106 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 81 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lopez | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 39 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 134/248 | 113/197 |
| %1st in | 54% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 106/134 | 81/113 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 62/114 | 47/84 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 56% |
Lopez struck 39 aces (13 per match). Kuznetsov scored 17 aces (5.7 per match). Lopez won 79% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kuznetsov won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lopez | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/21 | 11/19 |
| % Converted | 43% | 58% |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 |
| Saved | 10 | 10 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Feliciano dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Kuznetsov broke his opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. Kuznetsov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lopez | |||||
| R1 Svrcina |
R2 Ferreira Silva |
1/4 Peniston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 7-63 6-3 | 6-2 6-75 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 22 | 28 | 77 | |
| pts | 86-90 | 73-62 | 98-77 | 257-229 | |
| Total points | 176 | 135 | 175 | 486 | |
| Winners | 43 | 28 | 35 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 38% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 14 | 9 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 56/95 | 33/70 | 45/83 | 134/248 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 47% | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 43/56 | 28/33 | 35/45 | 106/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 85% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/39 | 23/37 | 24/38 | 62/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 62% | 63% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 1/2 | 5/11 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 45% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/2 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 100% | 75% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kuznetsov | |||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Halys |
1/4 Sousa |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 7-66 | 7-66 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 22 | 22 | 62 | |
| pts | 67-50 | 77-67 | 73-67 | 217-184 | |
| Total points | 117 | 144 | 140 | 401 | |
| Winners | 19 | 32 | 30 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 42% | 41% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 9 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 31/61 | 39/66 | 43/70 | 113/197 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 59% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 19/31 | 32/39 | 30/43 | 81/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 82% | 70% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 15/27 | 14/27 | 47/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 56% | 52% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/6 | 3/5 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 60% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 6 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 0% | 83% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
LLL Tennis Scores in Tenerife Challenger
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Nuno BorgesBorges (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Joao SousaSousa (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Feliciano LopezLopez – Ryan PenistonPeniston (6-2 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Joao SousaSousa (7-6(6) 6-3) – See score progression
- Feliciano LopezLopez – Ryan PenistonPeniston (6-2 6-7(5) 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov – Feliciano LopezLopez (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (0-0) – H2H and prediction
