Tallon Griekspoor and Zsombor Piros will fight against each other in the final of the Bratislava Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Tallon Griekspoor who should win in 2 sets.
Tallon Griekspoor -> 1.36
Zsombor Piros -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Tallon Griekspoor vs. Zsombor Piros
This will be the 2nd time that Tallon Griekspoor and Zsombor Piros fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Griekspoor (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Griekspoor won 3-6 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Greece F6 (Heraklion) back in 2017.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 72 (career-high), Griekspoor got to the final after beating Lukas Pokorny 7-64 6-1, Danylo Kalenichenko 7-62 7-61, Jiri Lehecka 7-63 6-4 and Alex Molcan 6-75 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal against Molcan, The Dutch recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-4). During the match, Griekspoor scored 97 points vs Molcan’s 92. Tallon was extremely aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about the service games, Griekspoor made 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor was very effective on serve to win 79% (58/73) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Griekspoor broke Molcan twice after converting 18% of his break points (2/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Griekspoor started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Griekspoor has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (274-142). 8-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Griekspoor has an overall38-28 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in the Prague Challenger where he defeated Oscar Otte in the final 5-7 6-4 6-4 and in the Bratislava Challenger where he beat Sebastian Baez in the final 7-6(6) 6-3 and in the Amersfoort Challenger where he defeated Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-1 3-6 6-1 and in the Murcia Challenger where he overcame Roberto Carballes Baena in the final 3-6 7-5 6-3 and in the Napoli Challenger where he defeated Andrea Pellegrino in the final 6-3 6-2 and in the Napoli 2 Challenger where he beat Alexander Ritschard in the final 6-3 6-2 and in the Tenerife Challenger where he overcame Feliciano Lopez in the final 6-4 6-4.
Griekspoor has an aggregate 58-17 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Griekspoor has never competed in this tournament before.
Zsombor Piros
Ranked no. 340, Zsombor got to the final after defeating Patrik Niklas-Salminen 7-66 6-70 7-66, Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 6-2, Tomas Machac 7-5 3-6 6-4, Lukas Lacko 6-2 6-4, Frederico Ferreira Silva 6-0 6-4 and Stefano Travaglia 7-65 3-2 ret..
In the semifinal, The Hungarian had a good straight sets win against Travaglia (7-65 3-2 ret.). During the match Piros scored 59 points vs Travaglia’s 56. Zsombor was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Piros made 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zsombor Piros lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Piros put 68% of his first serves in, winning 75% (27/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. The Hungarian broke Travaglia twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Hungarian 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.
Zsombor’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Doboj,M25 Grodzisk Mazowiecki and M25 Ricany.
Piros has a compiled 45-14 win-loss record in 2021, 11-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Griekspoor | Piros |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 15 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 139 |
| Pts | 316-279 | 463-398 |
| Total Points | 595 | 861 |
| Winners | 186 | 199 |
| %Winners | 59% | 43% |
Griekspoor played 4 matches while Piros competed in 6 matches. Piros started his run from the qualifications while Griekspoor had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Tallon Griekspoor lost 1 set, while Zsombor Piros dropped 2 sets. Griekspoor has played 6 set(s) less than Piros (9 vs 15). Therefore, Griekspoor played 38 games less than Piros. Tallon scored 186 winners (59% of the total points). On the other side, The Hungarian managed to score 199 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Griekspoor | Piros |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 45 | 43 |
| Avg per match | 11.3 | 7.2 |
| 1st in | 232/312 | 275/425 |
| %1st in | 74% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 186/232 | 199/275 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 42/80 | 89/150 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 59% |
Griekspoor fired 45 aces (11.3 per match). Piros bagged 43 aces (7.2 per match). Griekspoor won 80% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Piros won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Griekspoor | Piros |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 20 |
| Converted | 6/19 | 20/38 |
| % Converted | 32% | 53% |
| Conceded | 5 | 28 |
| Saved | 4 | 20 |
| % Saved | 80% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 8 |
Griekspoor broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Dutch lost his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Hungarian broke his opponents 20 times with a 53% conversion rate. Piros conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Griekspoor | ||||||
| R1 Pokorny | R2 Kalenichenko | 1/4 Lehecka | 1/2 Molcan | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-1 | 7-62 7-61 | 7-63 6-4 | 6-75 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 26 | 23 | 32 | 101 | |
| pts | 73-50 | 80-76 | 66-61 | 97-92 | 316-279 | |
| Total points | 123 | 156 | 127 | 189 | 595 | |
| Winners | 37 | 49 | 42 | 58 | 186 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 61% | 64% | 60% | 59% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 45 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 46/66 | 61/84 | 52/65 | 73/97 | 232/312 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 73% | 80% | 75% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 37/46 | 49/61 | 42/52 | 58/73 | 186/232 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | 81% | 79% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 12/23 | 6/13 | 13/24 | 42/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 52% | 46% | 54% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 0/4 | 1/1 | 2/11 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 0% | 100% | 18% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | – | 100% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Piros | ||||||||
| Q1 Niklas-Salminen | Q3 Mochizuki | R1 Machac | R2 Lacko | 1/4 Ferreira Silva | 1/2 Travaglia | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-70 7-66 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 3-6 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-0 6-4 | 7-65 3-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 39 | 17 | 31 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 139 | |
| pts | 122-121 | 69-48 | 93-92 | 61-44 | 59-37 | 59-56 | 463-398 | |
| Total points | 243 | 117 | 185 | 105 | 96 | 115 | 861 | |
| Winners | 62 | 24 | 44 | 23 | 19 | 27 | 199 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 35% | 47% | 38% | 32% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 91/130 | 34/52 | 58/92 | 27/48 | 29/50 | 36/53 | 275/425 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 65% | 63% | 56% | 58% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 62/91 | 24/34 | 44/58 | 23/27 | 19/29 | 27/36 | 199/275 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 71% | 76% | 85% | 66% | 75% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 11/18 | 19/34 | 14/21 | 15/21 | 8/17 | 89/150 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 61% | 56% | 67% | 71% | 47% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 20 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 5/12 | 3/7 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 2/4 | 20/38 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 42% | 43% | 43% | 83% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 3/5 | 5/7 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 60% | 71% | 100% | 75% | 67% | 112% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-1) – H2H and prediction