Daniel Altmaier and Christopher Eubanks will square off in the final of the Knoxville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 1:00 pm on STADIUM. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Christopher Eubanks who should win in 3 sets.
Christopher Eubanks -> 1.79
Daniel Altmaier -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Altmaier vs. Christopher Eubanks
There is no head to head record between Daniel Altmaier and Christopher Eubanks since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Daniel Altmaier
Ranked no. 105 (career-high), the German got to the final after defeating Adam Walton 6-3 6-2, Blaz Rola 7-63 6-4, Jack Sock 3-6 7-5 7-62 and Michael Mmoh 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal against Mmoh, Daniel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Altmaier scored 90 points vs Mmoh’s 81. Altmaier was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Altmaier scored 13 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Daniel Altmaier was pretty efficient on serve to win 84% (41/49) of his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The German broke Mmoh twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The German started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Altmaier has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (288-157). 4-0 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Altmaier has a compiled21-13 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Braunschweig Challenger where he beat Henri Laaksonen in the final 6-1 6-2 and in the Luedenscheid Challenger where he beat Nicolas Jarry in the final 7-6(1) 4-6 6-3.
Daniel has a compiled 43-25 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
The German has never competed in this tournament before.
Christopher Eubanks
Ranked no. 178, Christopher got to the final after defeating Vasek Pospisil 2-6 6-2 6-3, Go Soeda 6-3 2-6 7-64, Christian Harrison 6-3 7-69 and Bjorn Fratangelo 7-5 7-5.
In the semifinal, Eubanks had a good straight sets win against Fratangelo (7-5 7-5). During the match Eubanks scored 72 points vs Fratangelo’s 59. The American was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Eubanks managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Christopher Eubanks lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Eubanks put 66% of his first serves in, winning 81% (34/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (10/22) on the 2nd serve. Christopher broke Fratangelo 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
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 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in the Orlando 2 Challenger where he beat Nicolas Mejia in the final 2-6 7-6(3) 6-4.
The American has an overall 29-21 win-loss record in 2021, 10-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Altmaier | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 102 | 101 |
| Pts | 334-281 | 313-272 |
| Total Points | 615 | 585 |
| Winners | 148 | 164 |
| %Winners | 44% | 52% |
Both Altmaier and Eubanks played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniel Altmaier conceded 2 sets, while Christopher Eubanks conceded 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Altmaier and Eubanks have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Altmaier played 1 game more than Eubanks. Altmaier scored 148 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The American struck 164 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Altmaier | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 44 | 57 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 14.3 |
| 1st in | 174/293 | 205/292 |
| %1st in | 59% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 148/174 | 164/205 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 66/119 | 44/87 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 51% |
Altmaier made 44 aces (11 per match). Eubanks managed to score 57 aces (14.3 per match). Altmaier won 85% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Eubanks won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Altmaier | Eubanks |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 10 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 10/21 |
| % Converted | 41% | 48% |
| Conceded | 16 | 15 |
| Saved | 12 | 8 |
| % Saved | 75% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
The German broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Altmaier dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 48% conversion rate. Eubanks conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Altmaier | ||||||
| R1 Walton | R2 Rola | 1/4 Sock | 1/2 Mmoh | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-63 6-4 | 3-6 7-5 7-62 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 34 | 28 | 102 | |
| pts | 61-46 | 84-70 | 99-84 | 90-81 | 334-281 | |
| Total points | 107 | 154 | 183 | 171 | 615 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 46 | 41 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% | 46% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 44 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 32/64 | 43/72 | 50/77 | 49/80 | 174/293 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 60% | 65% | 61% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 35/43 | 46/50 | 41/49 | 148/174 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | 92% | 84% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 15/29 | 20/27 | 16/31 | 66/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 52% | 74% | 52% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 2/8 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 29% | 100% | 25% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 5/6 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 83% | 0% | 75% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Eubanks | ||||||
| R1 Pospisil | R2 Soeda | 1/4 Harrison | 1/2 Fratangelo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 2-6 7-64 | 6-3 7-69 | 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 22 | 24 | 101 | |
| pts | 76-67 | 91-80 | 74-66 | 72-59 | 313-272 | |
| Total points | 143 | 171 | 140 | 131 | 585 | |
| Winners | 38 | 51 | 41 | 34 | 164 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 56% | 55% | 47% | 52% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 57 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 50/72 | 63/84 | 50/72 | 42/64 | 205/292 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 75% | 69% | 66% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 38/50 | 51/63 | 41/50 | 34/42 | 164/205 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 81% | 82% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 12/21 | 10/22 | 10/22 | 44/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 57% | 45% | 45% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 4/8 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 33% | 40% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | 50% | 33% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
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