Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Maxime Cressy will play each other in the quarter of the Pau Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 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 Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune who should win in 3 sets.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune -> 1.47
Maxime Cressy -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune vs. Maxime Cressy
There is no head to head record between Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune and Maxime Cressy since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
Ranked no. 108 (career-high), the Dane got to the quarter after beating Julien Cagnina 6-0 7-5 and Sebastian Fanselow 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Holger had a good straight sets win against Fanselow (6-2 6-2). During the match, Vitus Nodskov Rune scored 54 points vs Fanselow’s 31. Holger was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Vitus Nodskov Rune blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune was pretty effective on serve to win 82% (23/28) of his 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Dane was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Fanselow 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Holger started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 63% of the points he played.
Vitus Nodskov Rune has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 68% of his matches (111-53). 20-6 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vitus Nodskov Rune has an aggregate25-9 record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title in the Biella 7 Challenger where he defeated Marco Trungelliti in the final 6-3 5-7 7-6(5) and in the San Marino Challenger where he overcame Orlando Luz in the final 1-6 6-2 6-3 and in the Verona Challenger where he beat Nino Serdarusic in the final 6-4 6-2 and in the Bergamo Challenger where he overcame Cem Ilkel in the final 7-5 7-6(6).
Holger has an aggregate 72-27 win-loss record in 2021, 20-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pau Challenger
Vitus Nodskov Rune has never competed in this tournament before.
Maxime Cressy
Ranked no. 124 (career-high), Maxime reached the quarter after beating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 4-6 7-65 and Vitaliy Sachko 0-6 6-1 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Sachko, Maxime recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-1 6-1). During the match Cressy scored 76 points vs Sachko’s 72. Cressy was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Cressy fired 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Maxime Cressy lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Cressy put 70% of his first serves in, winning 65% (39/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 27% (7/26) on the 2nd serve. Cressy broke Sachko 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cressy started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Cressy’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Eckental Challenger and the Ortisei Challenger.
Maxime has a compiled 36-29 win-loss record in 2021, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Cressy |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 52 |
| Pts | 119-71 | 176-169 |
| Total Points | 190 | 345 |
| Winners | 47 | 82 |
| %Winners | 39% | 47% |
Both Vitus Nodskov Rune and Cressy played 2 matches. At the moment, Maxime Cressy conceded 2 sets while Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune hasn’t conceded a set so far. Vitus Nodskov Rune has played 2 set(s) less than Cressy (4 vs 6). Therefore, Vitus Nodskov Rune played 18 games less than Cressy. The Dane scored 47 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Cressy managed to score 82 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Cressy |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 56/89 | 122/186 |
| %1st in | 63% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 47/56 | 82/122 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 32/64 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 50% |
Vitus Nodskov Rune fired 3 aces (1.5 per match). Cressy recorded 8 aces (4 per match). Vitus Nodskov Rune won 84% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Cressy won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vitus Nodskov Rune | Cressy |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 8 |
| Converted | 9/19 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 47% | 53% |
| Conceded | 3 | 21 |
| Saved | 2 | 15 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
The Dane broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Vitus Nodskov Rune conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Maxime broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vitus Nodskov Rune | ||||
| R1 Cagnina | R2 Fanselow | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 7-5 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 16 | 34 | |
| pts | 65-40 | 54-31 | 119-71 | |
| Total points | 105 | 85 | 190 | |
| Winners | 24 | 23 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 28/46 | 28/43 | 56/89 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 23/28 | 47/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 82% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 9/15 | 20/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 60% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 4/4 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Cressy | ||||
| R1 Blancaneaux | R2 Sachko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 7-65 | 0-6 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 52 | |
| pts | 100-97 | 76-72 | 176-169 | |
| Total points | 197 | 148 | 345 | |
| Winners | 43 | 39 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 51% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 62/100 | 60/86 | 122/186 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 70% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 43/62 | 39/60 | 82/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 65% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/38 | 7/26 | 32/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 27% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 6/8 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 75% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 | 21 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 8/12 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 67% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
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