Aleksandar Vukic and Go Soeda will fight against each other in the quarter of the Champaign Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Vukic who should win in 2 sets.
Aleksandar Vukic -> 1.43
Go Soeda -> 2.83
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Vukic vs. Go Soeda
There is no head to head record between Aleksandar Vukic and Go Soeda since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Aleksandar Vukic
Ranked no. 170 (career-high), Aleksandar got to the quarter after beating Tung-Lin Wu 6-3 6-3 and Gijs Brouwer 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Brouwer (6-4 6-4). During the match, Vukic scored 74 points vs Brouwer’s 62. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vukic struck 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Aleksandar Vukic lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Vukic put 68% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Brouwer 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Aleksandar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Vukic has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (198-142). 9-6 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vukic has a compiled29-21 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Vukic’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Charlottesville Challenger.
Aleksandar has an overall 32-25 win-loss record in 2021, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2017. See his history.
Go Soeda
Ranked no. 245, Go reached the quarter after beating Thai Kwiatkowski 6-1 6-4 and Jason Jung 6-4 5-7 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Soeda defeated Jung (6-4 5-7 6-4). During the match Soeda scored 98 points vs Jung’s 96. Go was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Soeda recorded 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Go Soeda was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (36/51) of his 1st serve and 59% (29/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Japanese broke Jung 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Go started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Japanese has a compiled 8-19 win-loss record in 2021, 6-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vukic | Soeda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 49 |
| Pts | 139-115 | 164-147 |
| Total Points | 254 | 311 |
| Winners | 54 | 57 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Vukic and Soeda played 2 matches. At the moment, Go Soeda dropped 1 set while Aleksandar Vukic hasn’t lost a set so far. Vukic has played 1 set(s) less than Soeda (4 vs 5). Therefore, Vukic played 11 games less than Soeda. Aleksandar scored 54 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Soeda made 57 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vukic | Soeda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4 |
| 1st in | 75/120 | 78/157 |
| %1st in | 63% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 54/75 | 57/78 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 24/45 | 45/79 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 57% |
Vukic managed to score 8 aces (4 per match). Soeda scored 8 aces (4 per match). Vukic won 72% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Soeda won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vukic | Soeda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 7 |
| Converted | 8/18 | 7/20 |
| % Converted | 44% | 35% |
| Conceded | 10 | 4 |
| Saved | 7 | 1 |
| % Saved | 70% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Australian broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Australian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Soeda broke his opponents 7 times with a 35% conversion rate. Go conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vukic | ||||
| R1 Wu | R2 Brouwer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 38 | |
| pts | 65-53 | 74-62 | 139-115 | |
| Total points | 118 | 136 | 254 | |
| Winners | 18 | 36 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 49% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 27/49 | 48/71 | 75/120 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 18/27 | 36/48 | 54/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 75% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 11/23 | 24/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 3/8 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 83% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Soeda | ||||
| R1 Kwiatkowski | R2 Jung | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 5-7 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 49 | |
| pts | 66-51 | 98-96 | 164-147 | |
| Total points | 117 | 194 | 311 | |
| Winners | 21 | 36 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 37% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 27/57 | 51/100 | 78/157 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 51% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 36/51 | 57/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 71% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 29/49 | 45/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 59% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/9 | 7/20 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 33% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 0% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Champaign Challenger
- Alexis Galarneau/Nicolas MejiaGalarneau/Nicolas Mejia – Jc Aragone/Robert GallowayAragone/Robert Galloway (6-4 4-6 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (3-2) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Go SoedaSoeda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vasil KirkovKirkov – Jeff WolfWolf (0-0) – H2H and prediction