Feliciano Lopez and Radu Albot will fight against each other in the quarter of the Pau Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Feliciano Lopez who should win in 3 sets.
Feliciano Lopez -> 1.63
Radu Albot -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Feliciano Lopez vs. Radu Albot
There is no head to head record between Feliciano Lopez and Radu Albot since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Feliciano Lopez
Ranked no. 104, the Spaniard reached the quarter after defeating Thomas Fabbiano 6-2 6-1 and Duje Ajdukovic 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Lopez defeated Ajdukovic (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match, Lopez scored 98 points vs Ajdukovic’s 82. Feliciano was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lopez managed to score 14 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Feliciano Lopez was very efficient on serve to win 81% (46/57) of his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Spaniard broke Ajdukovic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lopez started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Lopez has a positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (252-227). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lopez has a composed 30-38 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Tenerife Challenger.
Feliciano has a compiled 19-25 win-loss record in 2021, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pau Challenger
Feliciano has never competed in this tournament before.
Radu Albot
Ranked no. 137, Albot reached the quarter after beating Constant Lestienne 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Georgii Kravchenko 7-62 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Radu had a good straight sets win against Kravchenko (7-62 6-4). During the match Albot scored 77 points vs Kravchenko’s 65. Albot was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Albot scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Radu Albot was pretty efficient on serve to win 75% (33/44) of his 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Moldovan broke Kravchenko twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Albot 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.
Radu’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Singapore.
The Moldovan has an overall 18-26 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lopez | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 49 |
| Pts | 159-116 | 170-135 |
| Total Points | 275 | 305 |
| Winners | 69 | 68 |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% |
Both Lopez and Albot played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Feliciano Lopez conceded 1 set, while Radu Albot conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Lopez and Albot have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Lopez played 5 games less than Albot. The Spaniard scored 69 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Albot managed to score 68 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lopez | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 14.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 87/144 | 92/148 |
| %1st in | 60% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 69/87 | 68/92 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 32/57 | 36/56 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 64% |
Lopez fired 29 aces (14.5 per match). Albot fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Lopez won 79% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Albot won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lopez | Albot |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 7 |
| Converted | 8/14 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 57% | 54% |
| Conceded | 19 | 5 |
| Saved | 17 | 2 |
| % Saved | 89% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Lopez lost his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Albot broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Radu conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lopez | ||||
| R1 Fabbiano | R2 Ajdukovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 29 | 44 | |
| pts | 61-34 | 98-82 | 159-116 | |
| Total points | 95 | 180 | 275 | |
| Winners | 23 | 46 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 14 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/49 | 57/95 | 87/144 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 46/57 | 69/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 21/38 | 32/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 55% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/7 | 8/14 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 43% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 14 | 19 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 12/14 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 93% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Albot | ||||
| R1 Lestienne | R2 Kravchenko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 23 | 49 | |
| pts | 93-70 | 77-65 | 170-135 | |
| Total points | 163 | 142 | 305 | |
| Winners | 35 | 33 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/77 | 44/71 | 92/148 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 33/44 | 68/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 75% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/29 | 18/27 | 36/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 67% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 2/5 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 40% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 50% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Maxime CressyCressy – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Harold MayotMayot – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (0-0) – H2H and prediction