Laurent Lokoli and Cem Ilkel will clash against each other in the quarter of the Vilnus Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Laurent Lokoli who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Laurent Lokoli is the pick to win this match.
Laurent Lokoli -> 1.84
Cem Ilkel -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Laurent Lokoli vs. Cem Ilkel
This will be the 2nd time that Laurent Lokoli and Cem Ilkel play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Lokoli (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Lokoli won 6-3 6-1 in the quarter in Sweden F5 back in 2016.
Laurent Lokoli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-11 | 6-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 12-10 | 5-6 | 6-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 59-22 | 26-10 | 27-7 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-18 | 14-12 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 204, Lokoli reached the quarter after defeating Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-1 6-4 and Mark Lajal 1-6 6-3 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Lajal, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-0). During the match, Lokoli scored 70 points vs Lajal’s 61. Lokoli was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lokoli scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Laurent Lokoli lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lokoli put 68% of his first serves in, winning 60% (28/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. Lokoli broke Lajal 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Lokoli has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (346-189). 6-3 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lokoli has an aggregate 49-39 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The French player best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Monastir,M15 Monastir,M25 Vale do Lobo,M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,M25 La Nucia and M25 Skopje.
Lokoli has an overall 59-20 win-loss record in 2022, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Vilnus Challenger
Lokoli has never competed in this tournament before.
Cem Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-29 | 6-10 | 0-4 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-16 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 16-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-29 | 17-9 | 13-11 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 2-3 | 1-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 416, Ilkel got to the quarter after beating Tomas Vaise 6-2 6-1, Luca Potenza 6-4 6-0, Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-2 and Mate Valkusz 7-61 6-72 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Turk defeated Valkusz (7-61 6-72 6-1). During the match Ilkel scored 106 points vs Valkusz’s 96. Ilkel was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Ilkel recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Cem Ilkel lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Ilkel put 57% of his first serves in, winning 62% (36/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (25/44) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Valkusz 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cem started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Ilkel has an aggregate 9-13 win-loss record in 2022, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lokoli | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 81 |
| Pts | 127-93 | 287-210 |
| Total Points | 220 | 497 |
| Winners | 51 | 92 |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% |
Lokoli played 2 matches while Ilkel competed in 4 matches. Ilkel started his run from the qualifications while Lokoli had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Laurent Lokoli surrendered 1 set, while Cem Ilkel lost 1 set. Lokoli has played 4 set(s) less than Ilkel (5 vs 9). Therefore, Lokoli played 42 games less than Ilkel. Lokoli scored 51 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Cem made 92 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lokoli | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 74/112 | 127/229 |
| %1st in | 66% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 51/74 | 92/127 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 26/38 | 61/102 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 60% |
Lokoli scored 5 aces (2.5 per match). Ilkel scored 21 aces (5.3 per match). Lokoli won 69% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Ilkel won 72% of the points behind 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 | Lokoli | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 21 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 21/39 |
| % Converted | 53% | 54% |
| Conceded | 6 | 11 |
| Saved | 3 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 45% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
The French player broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Laurent conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Cem broke his opponents 21 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Turk conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lokoli | ||||
| R1 Ramanathan |
R2 Lajal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 1-6 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 | 39 | |
| pts | 57-32 | 70-61 | 127-93 | |
| Total points | 89 | 131 | 220 | |
| Winners | 23 | 28 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 27/43 | 47/69 | 74/112 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 23/27 | 28/47 | 51/74 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 60% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/16 | 13/22 | 26/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 81% | 59% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/11 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 45% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Ilkel | ||||||
| Q1 Vaise |
Q3 Potenza |
R1 Arnaldi |
R2 Valkusz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-61 6-72 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 17 | 33 | 81 | |
| pts | 67-44 | 57-36 | 57-34 | 106-96 | 287-210 | |
| Total points | 111 | 93 | 91 | 202 | 497 | |
| Winners | 18 | 21 | 17 | 36 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 37% | 30% | 34% | 32% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 20/45 | 27/46 | 22/36 | 58/102 | 127/229 | |
| % 1st in | 44% | 59% | 61% | 57% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 18/20 | 21/27 | 17/22 | 36/58 | 92/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 78% | 77% | 62% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 12/19 | 11/14 | 25/44 | 61/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 63% | 79% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/5 | 5/11 | 7/10 | 21/39 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 80% | 45% | 70% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 5/10 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 0% | 50% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
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