Bjorn Fratangelo and Mitchell Krueger will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Traralgon Challenger for the 12th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. 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 Bjorn Fratangelo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bjorn Fratangelo is the pick to win this match.
Bjorn Fratangelo -> 1.71
Mitchell Krueger -> 2.14
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Prediction and head to head Bjorn Fratangelo vs. Mitchell Krueger
This will be the 12th time that Bjorn Fratangelo and Mitchell Krueger fight against each other. The head to head is 8-3 for Fratangelo (see full H2H stats),but they are 3-3 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Krueger won 6-4 6-3 in the final in the Cary 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Bjorn Fratangelo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6-7 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-17 | 7-8 | 6-4 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-20 | 13-10 | 12-7 | 8-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 25-20 | 15-11 | 3-6 | 3-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 165, Fratangelo got to the semifinal after beating Blake Ellis 6-4 6-1, Filip Horansky 6-4 7-65 and Jiri Lehecka 1-6 6-3 7-65.
In the quarter against Lehecka, Fratangelo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 7-65).During the match, Fratangelo scored less points (10) than Lehecka. In fact, the world no. 165 won 98 points vs Lehecka’s. That means that Fratangelo was more focused during the important points. Fratangelo was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fratangelo recorded 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Bjorn Fratangelo lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Fratangelo put 60% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (23/45) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Lehecka once after converting 17% of his break points (1/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bjorn started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Fratangelo has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (344-205). 3-0 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Fratangelo has an overall 140-98 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Fratangelo has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Traralgon Challenger
Fratangelo has never competed in this tournament before.
Mitchell Krueger
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-31 | 30-17 | 9-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 15-19 | 4-4 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-28 | 18-15 | 6-5 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-24 | 19-12 | 5-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-13 | 14-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 169, Mitchell got to the semifinal after defeating Timofey Skatov 6-1 6-0, Kimmer Coppejans 6-4 6-76 6-1 and Nino Serdarusic 5-7 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter against Serdarusic, Krueger recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-1). During the match Krueger scored 93 points vs Serdarusic’s 76. Krueger was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about serving, Krueger recorded 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mitchell Krueger lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Krueger put 69% of his first serves in, winning 74% (45/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Krueger was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Serdarusic 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mitchell started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The American has an overall 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fratangelo | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 72 |
| Pts | 239-221 | 250-186 |
| Total Points | 460 | 436 |
| Winners | 120 | 103 |
| %Winners | 50% | 41% |
Both Fratangelo and Krueger played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Bjorn Fratangelo dropped 1 set, while Mitchell Krueger surrendered 2 sets. Fratangelo has played 1 set(s) less than Krueger (7 vs 8). Therefore, Fratangelo played 3 games less than Krueger. Bjorn scored 120 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Mitchell blasted 103 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fratangelo | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 6 |
| 1st in | 158/235 | 137/212 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 120/158 | 103/137 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 40/77 | 41/75 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 55% |
Fratangelo recorded 11 aces (3.7 per match). Krueger bagged 18 aces (6 per match). Fratangelo won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Krueger won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fratangelo | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 17 |
| Converted | 6/16 | 17/23 |
| % Converted | 38% | 74% |
| Conceded | 18 | 13 |
| Saved | 16 | 8 |
| % Saved | 89% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Fratangelo dropped his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Krueger broke his opponents 17 times with a 74% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fratangelo | |||||
| R2 Ellis |
R3 Horansky |
1/4 Lehecka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 7-65 | 1-6 6-3 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 29 | 69 | |
| pts | 57-40 | 84-73 | 98-108 | 239-221 | |
| Total points | 97 | 157 | 206 | 460 | |
| Winners | 28 | 45 | 47 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 54% | 48% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/45 | 57/78 | 67/112 | 158/235 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 73% | 60% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 45/57 | 47/67 | 120/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 79% | 70% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/11 | 11/21 | 23/45 | 40/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 52% | 51% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 1/3 | 1/6 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 33% | 17% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 11 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 3/3 | 9/11 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 82% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Krueger | |||||
| R2 Skatov |
R3 Coppejans |
1/4 Serdarusic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 6-4 6-76 6-1 | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 30 | 29 | 72 | |
| pts | 57-29 | 100-81 | 93-76 | 250-186 | |
| Total points | 86 | 181 | 169 | 436 | |
| Winners | 19 | 39 | 45 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 21/34 | 55/89 | 61/89 | 137/212 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 69% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 19/21 | 39/55 | 45/61 | 103/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 71% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 20/34 | 14/28 | 41/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 59% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | 5/5 | 17/23 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 100% | 74% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/5 | 5/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 40% | 71% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
LLWLLLLWLW Tennis Scores in Traralgon Challenger
- Tomas MachacMachac – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Gilles SimonSimon (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (5-7 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Gilles SimonSimon (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Tomas MachacMachac (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo (3-8) – H2H and prediction
