Michael Mmoh and Kaichi Uchida will square off in the quarter of the Puerto Vallarta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:30 pm on CANCHA LA AFICION. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Mmoh who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Michael Mmoh is the pick to win this match.
Michael Mmoh -> 1.285
Kaichi Uchida -> 3.64
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Prediction and head to head Michael Mmoh vs. Kaichi Uchida
There is no head to head record between Michael Mmoh and Kaichi Uchida since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Michael Mmoh
Ranked no. 249, Mmoh got to the quarter after beating Nick Chappell 6-2 6-3 and Juncheng Shang 7-5 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The American defeated Shang (7-5 4-6 6-4). During the match, Mmoh and Shang scored the same amount of points (110). However, the world no. 249 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Mmoh was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mmoh bagged 12 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Michael Mmoh lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Mmoh put 66% of his first serves in, winning 63% (52/82) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (17/43) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Shang 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mmoh started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Mmoh has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 58% of his matches (208-149). 13-10 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mmoh has an overall136-91 record in the last 9 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Las Vegas Challenger and the Knoxville Challenger.
Michael has an overall 18-17 win-loss record in 2021, 13-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Puerto Vallarta Challenger
Michael has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaichi Uchida
Ranked no. 329, Uchida reached the quarter after beating Alexander Sarkissian 6-3 6-4 and Alexis Galarneau 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Kaichi had a good straight sets win against Galarneau (6-4 6-2). During the match Uchida scored 61 points vs Galarneau’s 46. Kaichi was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Uchida bagged 2 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Kaichi Uchida was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (25/30) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Uchida broke Galarneau 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Uchida started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.
The Japanese’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Vale do Lobo and M25 Loule.
Uchida has a composed 30-23 win-loss record in 2021, 22-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mmoh | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 37 |
| Pts | 174-152 | 124-90 |
| Total Points | 326 | 214 |
| Winners | 80 | 54 |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% |
Both Mmoh and Uchida played 2 matches. At the moment, Michael Mmoh conceded 1 set while Kaichi Uchida hasn’t conceded a set so far. Mmoh has played 1 set more than Uchida (5 vs 4). Therefore, Mmoh played 12 games more than Uchida. Mmoh scored 80 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Kaichi blasted 54 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mmoh | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 2 |
| 1st in | 118/178 | 63/109 |
| %1st in | 66% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 80/118 | 54/63 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 86% |
| 2nd pts | 26/60 | 25/46 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 54% |
Mmoh managed to score 18 aces (9 per match). Uchida bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Mmoh won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Uchida won 86% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mmoh | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/22 | 6/12 |
| % Converted | 45% | 50% |
| Conceded | 17 | 9 |
| Saved | 11 | 8 |
| % Saved | 65% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Michael conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Kaichi broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mmoh | ||||
| R1 Chappell |
R2 Shang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 49 | |
| pts | 64-42 | 110-110 | 174-152 | |
| Total points | 106 | 220 | 326 | |
| Winners | 28 | 52 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 47% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 36/53 | 82/125 | 118/178 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 52/82 | 80/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 63% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 17/43 | 26/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 40% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/11 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 55% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 13 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 8/13 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 62% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Uchida | ||||
| R1 Sarkissian |
R2 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 37 | |
| pts | 63-44 | 61-46 | 124-90 | |
| Total points | 107 | 107 | 214 | |
| Winners | 29 | 25 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/56 | 30/53 | 63/109 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 29/33 | 25/30 | 54/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 83% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 14/23 | 25/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 61% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/7 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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