Ulises Blanch and Alexandar Lazarov will fight against each other in the quarter of the Shymkent 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 10:30 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Alexandar Lazarov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexandar Lazarov is the pick to win this match.
Alexandar Lazarov -> 1.9
Ulises Blanch -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Ulises Blanch vs. Alexandar Lazarov
There is no head to head record between Ulises Blanch and Alexandar Lazarov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Ulises Blanch
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-9 | 10-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-23 | 14-11 | 7-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-29 | 10-12 | 6-5 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 16-21 | 11-13 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-15 | 7-6 | 3-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 338, Blanch reached the quarter after defeating Yshai Oliel 7-5 7-65 and Nicolas Alvarez Varona 7-5 6-72 7-63.
In the 2nd round, Ulises defeated Alvarez Varona (7-5 6-72 7-63).During the match, Blanch scored less points (2) than Alvarez Varona. In fact, the world no. 338 won 126 points vs Alvarez Varona’s. That means that Blanch was more focused during the important points. Blanch was exceptionally aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Regarding the service games, Blanch made 12 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Ulises Blanch lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Blanch put 57% of his first serves in, winning 68% (55/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (27/61) on the 2nd serve. Ulises broke Alvarez Varona 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ulises has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 50% of the points he played.
Blanch has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 53% of his matches (158-141). 5-3 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Blanch has an overall71-60 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Ulises has a composed 12-11 win-loss record in 2022, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Shymkent 1 Challenger
Ulises has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexandar Lazarov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-9 | 3-2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-20 | 19-2 | 24-12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-22 | 11-5 | 34-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 6-1 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 406, Lazarov got to the quarter after defeating Vladyslav Manafov 6-3 6-0, Arjun Kadhe 6-4 6-2, Yan Bondarevskiy 4-6 7-65 7-5 and Alexander Shevchenko 3-6 6-4 7-63.
In the 2nd round against Shevchenko, Lazarov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-63). During the match Lazarov scored 100 points vs Shevchenko’s 98. Alexandar was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Lazarov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexandar Lazarov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Lazarov put 71% of his first serves in, winning 59% (44/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the 2nd serve. Alexandar broke Shevchenko 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Alexandar has an overall 12-9 win-loss record in 2022, 10-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Blanch | Lazarov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 100 |
| Pts | 210-208 | 340-282 |
| Total Points | 418 | 622 |
| Winners | 94 | 140 |
| %Winners | 45% | 41% |
Blanch played 2 matches while Lazarov competed in 4 matches. Lazarov started his run from the qualifications while Blanch had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Ulises Blanch surrendered 1 set, while Alexandar Lazarov conceded 2 sets. Blanch has played 5 set(s) less than Lazarov (5 vs 10). Therefore, Blanch played 37 games less than Lazarov. The American scored 94 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Lazarov managed to score 140 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Blanch | Lazarov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 130/223 | 212/306 |
| %1st in | 58% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 94/130 | 140/212 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 41/93 | 56/94 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 60% |
Blanch made 18 aces (9 per match). Lazarov blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Blanch won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Lazarov won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Blanch | Lazarov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 18 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 18/40 |
| % Converted | 50% | 45% |
| Conceded | 19 | 20 |
| Saved | 12 | 9 |
| % Saved | 63% | 45% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 11 |
Blanch broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Blanch conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Lazarov broke his opponents 18 times with a 45% conversion rate. Lazarov conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded.
| Blanch | ||||
| R1 Oliel |
R2 Alvarez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-65 | 7-5 6-72 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 38 | 63 | |
| pts | 84-80 | 126-128 | 210-208 | |
| Total points | 164 | 254 | 418 | |
| Winners | 39 | 55 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 49/81 | 81/142 | 130/223 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 55/81 | 94/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 68% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/32 | 27/61 | 41/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/11 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 55% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 13 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 8/13 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 62% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Lazarov | ||||||
| Q1 Manafov |
Q3 Kadhe |
R1 Bondarevskiy |
R2 Shevchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 7-65 7-5 | 3-6 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 18 | 35 | 32 | 100 | |
| pts | 58-30 | 63-45 | 119-109 | 100-98 | 340-282 | |
| Total points | 88 | 108 | 228 | 198 | 622 | |
| Winners | 20 | 28 | 48 | 44 | 140 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 44% | 40% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 23/34 | 37/51 | 78/117 | 74/104 | 212/306 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 73% | 67% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 20/23 | 28/37 | 48/78 | 44/74 | 140/212 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 76% | 62% | 59% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/11 | 8/14 | 24/39 | 16/30 | 56/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 57% | 62% | 53% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/7 | 5/11 | 4/9 | 18/40 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 45% | 44% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/8 | 5/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 38% | 50% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
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