Tim Van Rijthoven and Cem Ilkel will clash against each other in the quarter of the Bratislava Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tim Van Rijthoven who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tim Van Rijthoven is the pick to win this match.
Tim Van Rijthoven -> 1.37
Cem Ilkel -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Tim Van Rijthoven vs. Cem Ilkel
This will be the 2nd time that Tim Van Rijthoven and Cem Ilkel clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Ilkel won 7-5 7-6(5) in the quarter in the Pozoblanco Challenger back in 2021.
Tim Van Rijthoven
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-24 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 25-15 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-22 | 13-7 | 7-6 | 16-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 8-8 | 3-2 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 110, Van Rijthoven reached the quarter after beating Alexander Shevchenko 6-2 6-4 and Viktor Durasovic 6-74 7-64 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Durasovic, Van Rijthoven recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-64 6-4). During the match, Van Rijthoven scored 128 points vs Durasovic’s 123. Van Rijthoven was exceptionally aggressive to blast 66 winners.
Regarding the service games, Van Rijthoven overwhelmed his opponent with 25 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tim Van Rijthoven lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Van Rijthoven put 75% of his first serves in, winning 73% (66/91) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. Tim broke Durasovic twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tim has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Van Rijthoven has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (231-133). 25-13 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Van Rijthoven has an overall78-45 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Hertogenbosch where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-4 6-1.
Van Rijthoven has a composed 38-22 win-loss record in 2022, 25-13 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Cem Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-26 | 7-12 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 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. 407, Cem reached the quarter after defeating Denis Istomin 7-62 7-5, Vitaliy Sachko 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Zizou Bergs 6-73 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round against Bergs, The Turk recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 6-1). During the match Ilkel scored 97 points vs Bergs’s 84. Ilkel was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Ilkel blasted 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Cem Ilkel lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Ilkel put 64% of his first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (19/30) on the 2nd serve. Ilkel broke Bergs 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Ilkel’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Vilnus Challenger.
Ilkel has a compiled 16-15 win-loss record in 2022, 14-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van Rijthoven | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 113 |
| Pts | 192-171 | 369-337 |
| Total Points | 363 | 706 |
| Winners | 90 | 172 |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% |
Van Rijthoven played 2 matches while Ilkel competed in 4 matches. Ilkel started his run from the qualifications while Van Rijthoven had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Tim Van Rijthoven conceded 1 set, while Cem Ilkel conceded 3 sets. Van Rijthoven has played 6 set(s) less than Ilkel (5 vs 11). Therefore, Van Rijthoven played 59 games less than Ilkel. Tim scored 90 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk bagged 172 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van Rijthoven | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 32 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 16 | 7 |
| 1st in | 119/164 | 233/362 |
| %1st in | 73% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 90/119 | 172/233 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 24/45 | 64/129 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 50% |
Van Rijthoven blasted 32 aces (16 per match). Ilkel fired 28 aces (7 per match). Van Rijthoven won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Ilkel won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Van Rijthoven | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 16 |
| Converted | 6/18 | 16/33 |
| % Converted | 33% | 48% |
| Conceded | 8 | 32 |
| Saved | 6 | 23 |
| % Saved | 75% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 9 |
Van Rijthoven broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. Van Rijthoven conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Ilkel broke his opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. Cem conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van Rijthoven | ||||
| R1 Shevchenko |
R2 Durasovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-74 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 36 | 54 | |
| pts | 64-48 | 128-123 | 192-171 | |
| Total points | 112 | 251 | 363 | |
| Winners | 24 | 66 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 25 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 28/43 | 91/121 | 119/164 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 75% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 66/91 | 90/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 15/30 | 24/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 2/6 | 6/18 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 86% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ilkel | |||||
| Q1 Istomin |
Q3 Sachko |
R1 Bergs |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 7-5 | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-73 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 | 30 | 82 | |
| pts | 77-67 | 81-78 | 97-84 | 255-229 | |
| Total points | 144 | 159 | 181 | 484 | |
| Winners | 41 | 40 | 35 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 49% | 36% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 49/68 | 54/86 | 54/84 | 157/238 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 63% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 41/49 | 40/54 | 35/54 | 116/157 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 74% | 65% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 14/32 | 19/30 | 45/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 44% | 63% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 4/7 | 7/12 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 57% | 58% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | – | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
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