Jeff Wolf and Vasil Kirkov will clash against each other in the quarter of the Champaign Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Jeff Wolf who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jeff Wolf is the pick to win this match.
Jeff Wolf -> 1.22
Vasil Kirkov -> 4.3
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Prediction and head to head Jeff Wolf vs. Vasil Kirkov
There is no head to head record between Jeff Wolf and Vasil Kirkov since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Jeff Wolf
Ranked no. 184, Wolf got to the quarter after beating Tatsuma Ito 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Kaichi Uchida 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Uchida (6-3 6-4). During the match, Wolf scored 65 points vs Uchida’s 48. The American was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Wolf scored 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jeff Wolf was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (30/36) of his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jeff broke Uchida twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jeff started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Wolf has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (92-60). 8-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Wolf has an aggregate44-20 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title in the Las Vegas Challenger where he beat Stefan Kozlov in the final 6-4 6-4.
Jeff has an aggregate 15-10 win-loss record in 2021, 8-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2019. See his history.
Vasil Kirkov
Ranked no. 491 (career-high), Vasil got to the quarter after beating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 7-5 6-1 and Nick Chappell 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Chappell (6-2 6-3). During the match Kirkov scored 61 points vs Chappell’s 39. Kirkov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Kirkov fired 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Vasil Kirkov was quite effective on serve to win 77% (24/31) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kirkov broke Chappell 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kirkov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 61% of the points he played.
Vasil’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Tallahassee.
The American has an overall 27-13 win-loss record in 2021, 17-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wolf | Kirkov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 36 |
| Pts | 156-129 | 132-86 |
| Total Points | 285 | 218 |
| Winners | 65 | 49 |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% |
Both Wolf and Kirkov played 2 matches. At the moment, Jeff Wolf surrendered 1 set while Vasil Kirkov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Wolf has played 1 set more than Kirkov (5 vs 4). Therefore, Wolf played 10 games more than Kirkov. Jeff scored 65 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Kirkov struck 49 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wolf | Kirkov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 84/134 | 67/108 |
| %1st in | 63% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 65/84 | 49/67 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 32/50 | 28/41 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 68% |
Wolf managed to score 19 aces (9.5 per match). Kirkov struck 4 aces (2 per match). Wolf won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Kirkov won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wolf | Kirkov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 8 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 8/12 |
| % Converted | 31% | 67% |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 |
| Saved | 5 | 3 |
| % Saved | 71% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Wolf broke his opponents 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Kirkov broke his opponents 8 times with a 67% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wolf | ||||
| R1 Ito |
R2 Uchida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 | 46 | |
| pts | 91-81 | 65-48 | 156-129 | |
| Total points | 172 | 113 | 285 | |
| Winners | 35 | 30 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 48/78 | 36/56 | 84/134 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 30/36 | 65/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 83% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/30 | 13/20 | 32/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 65% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 2/6 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 33% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Kirkov | ||||
| R1 Gunneswaran |
R2 Chappell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 36 | |
| pts | 71-47 | 61-39 | 132-86 | |
| Total points | 118 | 100 | 218 | |
| Winners | 25 | 24 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 36/56 | 31/52 | 67/108 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 25/36 | 24/31 | 49/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 77% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/20 | 13/21 | 28/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 62% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | 8/12 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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