Christopher O Connell and Kacper Zuk will face off in the quarter of the Split Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on PRACTICE 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Christopher O Connell who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher O Connell is the pick to win this match.
Christopher O Connell -> 1.444
Kacper Zuk -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Christopher O Connell vs. Kacper Zuk
There is no head to head record between Christopher O Connell and Kacper Zuk since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Christopher O Connell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-13 | 9-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-34 | 19-18 | 11-9 | 4-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-25 | 30-16 | 12-5 | 3-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-16 | 14-9 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-12 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 147, the Australian reached the quarter after beating Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-3 and Lukas Klein 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Christopher had a good straight sets win against Klein (6-3 7-5). During the match, O Connell scored 75 points vs Klein’s 61. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, O Connell managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Christopher O Connell lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, O Connell put 63% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Christopher broke Klein 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Christopher hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
O Connell has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (285-161). 6-2 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, O Connell has a compiled 147-71 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Christopher has a composed 15-8 win-loss record in 2022, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Split Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Kacper Zuk
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 26-29 | 7-9 | 5-8 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-1 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 12-7 | 6-9 | 12-9 | 0-1 | 5-1 |
| 2021 | 41-25 | 5-5 | 17-8 | 15-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 31-9 | 6-2 | 10-4 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 252, Zuk got to the quarter after defeating Mili Poljicak 5-7 6-2 6-1 and Blaz Rola 6-0 3-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Pole defeated Rola (6-0 3-6 6-2). During the match Zuk scored 77 points vs Rola’s 64. Kacper was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Zuk recorded 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Kacper Zuk lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Zuk put 48% of his first serves in, winning 86% (25/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. Kacper broke Rola 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zuk has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Pole’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Biel Challenger.
Kacper has an overall 10-11 win-loss record in 2022, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | O Connell | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 50 |
| Pts | 130-97 | 175-140 |
| Total Points | 227 | 315 |
| Winners | 50 | 60 |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% |
Both O Connell and Zuk played 2 matches. At the moment, Kacper Zuk lost 2 sets while Christopher O Connell hasn’t surrendered a set so far. O Connell has played 2 set(s) less than Zuk (4 vs 6). Therefore, O Connell played 12 games less than Zuk. Christopher scored 50 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Zuk managed to score 60 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | O Connell | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 68/117 | 80/139 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 50/68 | 60/80 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 27/49 | 33/59 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 56% |
O Connell made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Zuk bagged 7 aces (3.5 per match). O Connell won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Zuk won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | O Connell | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 12 |
| Converted | 8/11 | 12/25 |
| % Converted | 73% | 48% |
| Conceded | 9 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Australian broke his opponents 8 times with a 73% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Pole broke his opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Pole conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| O Connell | ||||
| R1 Barrere |
R2 Klein |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 38 | |
| pts | 55-36 | 75-61 | 130-97 | |
| Total points | 91 | 136 | 227 | |
| Winners | 17 | 33 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 44% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 24/47 | 44/70 | 68/117 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 63% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 17/24 | 33/44 | 50/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 75% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 13/26 | 27/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/4 | 8/11 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 75% | 73% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 80% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Zuk | ||||
| R1 Poljicak |
R2 Rola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-2 6-1 | 6-0 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 23 | 50 | |
| pts | 98-76 | 77-64 | 175-140 | |
| Total points | 174 | 141 | 315 | |
| Winners | 35 | 25 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 32% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 51/78 | 29/61 | 80/139 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 48% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 25/29 | 60/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 86% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 15/32 | 33/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 47% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/12 | 12/25 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 0% | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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