Oleksii Krutykh and Nikola Milojevic will face off in the semifinal of the Valencia Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 4. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikola Milojevic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikola Milojevic is the pick to win this match.
Nikola Milojevic -> 1.81
Oleksii Krutykh -> 1.952
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Prediction and head to head Oleksii Krutykh vs. Nikola Milojevic
There is no head to head record between Oleksii Krutykh and Nikola Milojevic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Oleksii Krutykh
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-22 | 1-3 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-32 | 13-8 | 15-16 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 49-27 | 2-3 | 44-20 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-25 | 8-3 | 32-20 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 13-7 | 7-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 252, the Ukrainian got to the semifinal after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 6-3 5-7 6-4, Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-4 and Andrea Pellegrino 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Pellegrino, The Ukrainian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Krutykh scored 87 points vs Pellegrino’s 78. Oleksii was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Krutykh made 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Oleksii Krutykh lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Krutykh put 56% of his first serves in, winning 67% (30/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. The Ukrainian broke Pellegrino 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Ukrainian has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Krutykh has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 62% of his matches (163-100). 42-19 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Krutykh has a compiled118-65 match record in the last 5 years on clay.
The Ukrainian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Antalya and the Prague 3 Challenger.
Oleksii has an overall 47-26 win-loss record in 2022, 42-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Valencia Challenger
Oleksii has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikola Milojevic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-13 | 6-6 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-33 | 3-3 | 21-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-25 | 1-3 | 34-18 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-11 | 6-4 | 5-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 259, Milojevic got to the semifinal after beating Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-3 7-5, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 5-7 6-3 6-4 and Adrian Andreev 0-6 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Andreev, Milojevic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-4 6-4).During the match Milojevic scored less points (4) than Andreev. In fact, the world no. 252 won 80 points vs Andreev’s. That means that Milojevic was more focused during the important points. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Milojevic fired 7 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Nikola Milojevic lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Milojevic put 64% of his first serves in, winning 74% (37/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (10/28) on the 2nd serve. Milojevic broke Andreev 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikola has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Serbian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Blois Challenger.
Milojevic has an aggregate 24-31 win-loss record in 2022, 21-27 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Krutykh | Milojevic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 78 |
| Pts | 254-215 | 256-239 |
| Total Points | 469 | 495 |
| Winners | 88 | 116 |
| %Winners | 35% | 45% |
Both Krutykh and Milojevic played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Oleksii Krutykh surrendered 2 sets, while Nikola Milojevic dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Krutykh and Milojevic have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Krutykh played 1 game less than Milojevic. Oleksii scored 88 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Milojevic managed to score 116 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Krutykh | Milojevic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 129/227 | 164/260 |
| %1st in | 57% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 88/129 | 116/164 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 56/98 | 40/96 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 42% |
Krutykh bagged 16 aces (5.3 per match). Milojevic recorded 16 aces (5.3 per match). Krutykh won 68% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Milojevic won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Krutykh | Milojevic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 13 |
| Converted | 15/28 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 54% | 48% |
| Conceded | 24 | 21 |
| Saved | 14 | 10 |
| % Saved | 58% | 48% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 11 |
Krutykh broke his opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. Krutykh lost his serve 10 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Milojevic broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Milojevic conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.
| Krutykh | |||||
| R1 Bonadio |
R2 Darderi |
1/4 Pellegrino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 | 26 | 77 | |
| pts | 101-88 | 66-49 | 87-78 | 254-215 | |
| Total points | 189 | 115 | 165 | 469 | |
| Winners | 31 | 27 | 30 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 41% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 46/89 | 38/58 | 45/80 | 129/227 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 66% | 56% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 31/46 | 27/38 | 30/45 | 88/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 71% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/43 | 15/20 | 16/35 | 56/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 75% | 46% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 3/3 | 6/13 | 15/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 46% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 3 | 8 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 2/3 | 4/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 67% | 50% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
| Milojevic | |||||
| R1 Merida |
R2 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
1/4 Andreev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 5-7 6-3 6-4 | 0-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 31 | 26 | 78 | |
| pts | 73-60 | 103-95 | 80-84 | 256-239 | |
| Total points | 133 | 198 | 164 | 495 | |
| Winners | 33 | 46 | 37 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 50/75 | 64/107 | 50/78 | 164/260 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 60% | 64% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 33/50 | 46/64 | 37/50 | 116/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 72% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 18/43 | 10/28 | 40/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 42% | 36% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/7 | 3/11 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 71% | 27% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3/7 | 4/8 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 43% | 50% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Carlos Lopez MontagudLopez Montagud (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Adrian AndreevAndreev (0-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-1 7-64) – See score progression
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Adrian AndreevAndreev (0-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (3-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – Carlos Lopez MontagudLopez Montagud (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-1 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
