Denis Yevseyev and Sasi Kumar Mukund will square off in the 2nd round of the Forli 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:00 pm on CITTÀ DI FORLÌ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Yevseyev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Yevseyev is the pick to win this match.
Denis Yevseyev -> 1.59
Sasi Kumar Mukund -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Denis Yevseyev vs. Sasi Kumar Mukund
This will be the 2nd time that Denis Yevseyev and Sasi Kumar Mukund clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Yevseyev (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Yevseyev won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in the Da Nang Challenger back in 2019.
Denis Yevseyev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-35 | 14-14 | 10-11 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 23-16 | 16-14 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 11-9 | 12-12 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 36-30 | 4-5 | 22-15 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-14 | 10-9 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 403, Yevseyev reached the 2nd round after beating Moez Echargui 7-5 6-1, Elmar Ejupovic 6-78 7-65 6-2 and Goncalo Oliveira 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Denis had a good straight sets win against Oliveira (6-4 6-4). During the match, Yevseyev scored 67 points vs Oliveira’s 59. Yevseyev was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Yevseyev managed to score 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Denis Yevseyev lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Yevseyev put 57% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Oliveira 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Yevseyev has a good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (283-227). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Yevseyev has a composed 39-42 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Yevseyev has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli 1 Challenger
Denis has never competed in this tournament before.
Sasi Kumar Mukund
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|
Ranked no. 414, Sasi reached the 2nd round after beating Patrik Niklas-Salminen 6-3 6-4, Francesco Vilardo 6-2 6-4 and Francesco Forti 7-63 6-3.
In the 1st round, Kumar Mukund had a good straight sets win against Forti (7-63 6-3). During the match Kumar Mukund scored 76 points vs Forti’s 66. Kumar Mukund was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Kumar Mukund blasted 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Sasi Kumar Mukund lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kumar Mukund put 65% of his first serves in, winning 81% (43/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (11/28) on the 2nd serve. The Indian broke Forti 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Sasi has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yevseyev | Kumar Mukund |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 59 |
| Pts | 251-215 | 199-153 |
| Total Points | 466 | 352 |
| Winners | 95 | 86 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Yevseyev and Kumar Mukund played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Denis Yevseyev lost 1 set while Sasi Kumar Mukund hasn’t conceded a set so far. Yevseyev has played 1 set more than Kumar Mukund (7 vs 6). Therefore, Yevseyev played 14 games more than Kumar Mukund. Yevseyev scored 95 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Indian made 86 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yevseyev | Kumar Mukund |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 126/236 | 109/177 |
| %1st in | 53% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 95/126 | 86/109 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 67/110 | 42/68 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 62% |
Yevseyev made 12 aces (4 per match). Kumar Mukund scored 16 aces (5.3 per match). Yevseyev won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Kumar Mukund won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yevseyev | Kumar Mukund |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 9 |
| Converted | 10/25 | 9/17 |
| % Converted | 40% | 53% |
| Conceded | 14 | 13 |
| Saved | 11 | 10 |
| % Saved | 79% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Yevseyev broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Yevseyev surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. The Indian broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Indian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yevseyev | |||||
| Q1 Echargui |
Q3 Ejupovic |
R1 Oliveira |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-78 7-65 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 34 | 20 | 73 | |
| pts | 69-55 | 115-101 | 67-59 | 251-215 | |
| Total points | 124 | 216 | 126 | 466 | |
| Winners | 23 | 46 | 26 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 6 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 31/63 | 58/108 | 37/65 | 126/236 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 54% | 57% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 46/58 | 26/37 | 95/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 79% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 32/50 | 14/28 | 67/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 64% | 50% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/9 | 4/8 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 71% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kumar Mukund | |||||
| Q1 Niklas-Salminen |
Q3 Vilardo |
R1 Forti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 22 | 59 | |
| pts | 60-41 | 63-46 | 76-66 | 199-153 | |
| Total points | 101 | 109 | 142 | 352 | |
| Winners | 22 | 21 | 43 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 33% | 57% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 30/51 | 26/45 | 53/81 | 109/177 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 21/26 | 43/53 | 86/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 81% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/21 | 15/19 | 11/28 | 42/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 79% | 39% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 3/10 | 3/4 | 9/17 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 30% | 75% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 11 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 9/11 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 82% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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