Go Soeda and Prajnesh Gunneswaran will face off in the semifinal of the Monterrey Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 9:00 pm on ESTADIO GNP SEGUROS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Prajnesh Gunneswaran who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Prajnesh Gunneswaran is the pick to win this match.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran -> 1.666
Go Soeda -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Go Soeda vs. Prajnesh Gunneswaran
This will be the 5th time that Go Soeda and Prajnesh Gunneswaran fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 for Soeda and Gunneswaran (see full H2H stats),but they are 2-2 on hard.
The last time that they played, Gunneswaran won 6-3 6-1 in the qualifications in Washington back in 2021.
Go Soeda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-20 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 6-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 45-27 | 25-19 | 4-2 | 6-2 | 9-3 | 1-1 |
| 2018 | 27-26 | 16-18 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 5-2 |
Ranked no. 275, Go got to the semifinal after defeating Viktor Durasovic 6-2 6-70 6-3, Juan Pablo Ficovich 2-6 6-2 6-2 and Ulises Blanch 4-6 7-65 6-4.
In the quarter against Blanch, Go recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-65 6-4). During the match, Soeda scored 121 points vs Blanch’s 110. Soeda was quite aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Soeda managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Go Soeda lost the serve 7 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Soeda put 66% of his first serves in, winning 64% (49/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Go broke Blanch 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 3 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Soeda has a positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (286-228). 4-3 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Soeda has an aggregate 194-145 match record in the last years on hard.
The Japanese has an overall 5-6 win-loss record in 2022, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Monterrey Challenger
Go has never competed in this tournament before.
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 10-6 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-25 | 19-18 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 8-12 | 0-6 | 11-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 12-8 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2019 | 33-26 | 26-15 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 278, the Indian got to the semifinal after beating Ryan Harrison 6-3 6-4, Alex Rybakov 7-61 6-1 and Jason Jung 1-6 7-5 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Indian had a good straight sets win against Rybakov (7-61 6-1). During the match Gunneswaran scored 68 points vs Rybakov’s 47. Gunneswaran was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Gunneswaran scored 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Prajnesh Gunneswaran was exceptionally effective on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 71% (15/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Prajnesh broke Rybakov 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Indian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
The Indian has an aggregate 4-5 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Soeda | Gunneswaran |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 87 | 68 |
| Pts | 288-257 | 211-179 |
| Total Points | 545 | 390 |
| Winners | 124 | 98 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Both Soeda and Gunneswaran played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Go Soeda surrendered 3 sets, while Prajnesh Gunneswaran dropped 1 set. Soeda has played 2 sets more than Gunneswaran (9 vs 7). Therefore, Soeda played 19 games more than Gunneswaran. Soeda scored 124 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Indian made 98 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Soeda | Gunneswaran |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 171/276 | 130/198 |
| %1st in | 62% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 124/171 | 98/130 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 48/105 | 40/68 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 59% |
Soeda blasted 12 aces (4 per match). Gunneswaran blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Soeda won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Gunneswaran won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Soeda | Gunneswaran |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 9 |
| Converted | 16/25 | 9/17 |
| % Converted | 64% | 53% |
| Conceded | 25 | 12 |
| Saved | 14 | 8 |
| % Saved | 56% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 4 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 16 times with a 64% conversion rate. Go surrendered his serve 11 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The Indian broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. Gunneswaran conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Soeda | |||||
| R1 Durasovic |
R2 Pablo Ficovich |
1/4 Blanch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-70 6-3 | 2-6 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 24 | 33 | 87 | |
| pts | 85-79 | 82-68 | 121-110 | 288-257 | |
| Total points | 164 | 150 | 231 | 545 | |
| Winners | 40 | 35 | 49 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 49/91 | 45/69 | 77/116 | 171/276 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 65% | 66% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 40/49 | 35/45 | 49/77 | 124/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 64% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 9/24 | 17/39 | 48/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 38% | 44% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/9 | 7/11 | 16/25 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 56% | 64% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 13 | 25 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4/7 | 6/13 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 57% | 46% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | |
| Gunneswaran | |||||
| R1 Harrison |
R2 Rybakov |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-61 6-1 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 | 39 | ||
| pts | 61-46 | 68-47 | 129-93 | ||
| Total points | 107 | 115 | 222 | ||
| Winners | 30 | 26 | 56 | ||
| %Winners | 49% | 38% | 43% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1st in | 39/57 | 33/54 | 72/111 | ||
| % 1st in | 68% | 61% | 65% | ||
| 1st pts | 30/39 | 26/33 | 56/72 | ||
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | ||
| 2nd pts | 9/18 | 15/21 | 24/39 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 71% | 62% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | ||
| Converted | 4/5 | 3/8 | 7/13 | ||
| Converted % | 80% | 38% | 54% | ||
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 6/7 | 0/1 | 6 | ||
| Saved % | 86% | 0% | 29% | ||
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Monterrey Challenger
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Jason JungJung (1-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Go SoedaSoeda – Ulises BlanchBlanch (4-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Christian HarrisonHarrison – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Michael MmohMmoh (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Go SoedaSoeda – Ulises BlanchBlanch (4-6 7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Christian HarrisonHarrison (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Go SoedaSoeda (2-2) – H2H and prediction
