Dominic Stephan Stricker and Michael Mmoh will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTER 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 Michael Mmoh who should win in 3 sets.
Michael Mmoh -> 1.77
Dominic Stephan Stricker -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Stephan Stricker vs. Michael Mmoh
There is no head to head record between Dominic Stephan Stricker and Michael Mmoh since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Dominic Stephan Stricker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 204 (career-high), Stephan Stricker reached the semifinal after defeating Andreas Seppi 6-4 6-4, Emilio Nava 3-6 6-3 6-4 and Ernesto Escobedo 6-3 7-64.
In the quarter, Stephan Stricker had a good straight sets win against Escobedo (6-3 7-64). During the match, Stephan Stricker scored 70 points vs Escobedo’s 55. The Swiss was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Stephan Stricker recorded 15 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Dominic Stephan Stricker was extremely efficient on serve to win 91% (31/34) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Swiss broke Escobedo twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has lost 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Stephan Stricker has a winning match record in the last 5 years having won 59% of his matches (41-28). 6-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Stephan Stricker has an aggregate21-9 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The Swiss’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Columbus Challenger.
Stephan Stricker has a composed 8-3 win-loss record in 2022, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
The Swiss has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Mmoh
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-16 | 7-7 | 3-4 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-12 | 3-7 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-21 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-29 | 18-12 | 8-7 | 17-8 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-18 | 14-11 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 242, Michael got to the semifinal after beating Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-2
, Jack Sock 6-1 2-1 ret. and Alexis Galarneau 6-73 6-3 6-0.In the quarter against Galarneau, Mmoh recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-3 6-0). During the match Mmoh scored 107 points vs Galarneau’s 87. Michael was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about serving, Mmoh scored 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Michael Mmoh lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Mmoh put 72% of his first serves in, winning 77% (50/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (9/25) on the 2nd serve. Michael broke Galarneau 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Michael has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The American has a composed 4-3 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Stephan Stricker | Mmoh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 56 |
| Pts | 218-190 | 211-159 |
| Total Points | 408 | 370 |
| Winners | 100 | 103 |
| %Winners | 46% | 49% |
Both Stephan Stricker and Mmoh played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dominic Stephan Stricker dropped 1 set, while Michael Mmoh dropped 1 set. Stephan Stricker has played 1 set(s) less than Mmoh (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Stephan Stricker played 14 games more than Mmoh. Stephan Stricker scored 100 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Michael blasted 103 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Stephan Stricker | Mmoh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 122/208 | 131/183 |
| %1st in | 59% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 100/122 | 103/131 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 48/86 | 20/52 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 38% |
Stephan Stricker fired 26 aces (8.7 per match). Mmoh struck 11 aces (3.7 per match). Stephan Stricker won 82% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Mmoh won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 38% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Stephan Stricker | Mmoh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 12 |
| Converted | 7/11 | 12/25 |
| % Converted | 64% | 48% |
| Conceded | 10 | 11 |
| Saved | 8 | 9 |
| % Saved | 80% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Dominic broke his opponents 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. Dominic dropped his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Mmoh broke his opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. Michael conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Stephan Stricker | |||||
| R1 Seppi | R2 Nava | 1/4 Escobedo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 22 | 70 | |
| pts | 73-60 | 75-75 | 70-55 | 218-190 | |
| Total points | 133 | 150 | 125 | 408 | |
| Winners | 29 | 40 | 31 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 53% | 44% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 15 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/67 | 50/82 | 34/59 | 122/208 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 61% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 40/50 | 31/34 | 100/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 80% | 91% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 18/32 | 14/25 | 48/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/2 | 2/4 | 7/11 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 100% | 50% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 67% | 100% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mmoh | |||||
| R1 Kovacevic | R2 Sock | 1/4 Galarneau | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-1 2-1 ret. | 6-73 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 10 | 28 | 56 | |
| pts | 66-54 | 38-18 | 107-87 | 211-159 | |
| Total points | 120 | 56 | 194 | 370 | |
| Winners | 34 | 19 | 50 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 50% | 47% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 5 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 46/65 | 20/28 | 65/90 | 131/183 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 19/20 | 50/65 | 103/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 95% | 77% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 3/8 | 9/25 | 20/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 38% | 36% | 38% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/5 | 5/14 | 12/25 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 60% | 36% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 80% | – | 83% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger
- Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – William BlumbergBlumberg (3-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-73 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Thomas FabbianoFabbiano – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-7(3) 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thomas FabbianoFabbiano – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Michael MmohMmoh – (0-0) – H2H and prediction