[UPDATED SF]. Prediction, H2H of Pablo Llamas Ruiz’s draw vs Van Assche, Krutykh to win the Valencia Challenger

Valencia Challenger draw preview with H2H - Pablo Llamas Ruiz may need to topple Luca Van Assche, Oleksii Krutykh to conquer the tournament in the the Valencia Challenger.

Pablo Llamas Ruiz Stats info

Pablo Llamas Ruiz is 2 wins away to conquer the title in the Valencia Challenger. The Spaniard has defeated Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-4 6-3, Miljan Zekic 6-4 7-5 and Carlos Lopez Montagud 6-2 7-5 to reach the semifinal where he will face Luca Van Assche.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Pablo Llamas Ruiz’s projected draw alongside with the plausible opposition in the the Valencia Challenger. The Spaniard has a negative record (0-1) with the presumable opposition.

R1 – Nicolas Alvarez Varona (228) – 6-4 6-3
R2 – Miljan Zekic (239) – 6-4 7-5
1/4 – Carlos Lopez Montagud (374) – 6-2 7-5
1/2 – Luca Van Assche (200) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Oleksii Krutykh (252) – H2H 0-1
or Nikola Milojevic (252) – H2H 0-0
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1/2 – Luca Van Assche’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

55 - 31win/loss in 2024

Rank
139
High
63
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 55-31 0-1 40-20 15-10 0-0 0-0
2021 26-22 3-2 8-7 15-13 0-0 0-0
2020 7-4 0-0 6-2 1-2 0-0 0-0

Luca Van Assche has a 49-30 record in 2022, 34-19 on clay. Talking about the previous 3 years, Luca has a 48-28 record on clay. The French player won 8 of his last 10 matches.

Luca’s most significant result of this current season was getting to the final M15+H Bagnoles de l’Orne, the Lisbon Challenger and the Brest Challenger.

H2H Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs. Luca Van Assche

There is no head to head record between Pablo Llamas Ruiz and Luca Van Assche since this would be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Final – Oleksii Krutykh’s rankings and performance.

Head to head 1-0 for Oleksii Krutykh

49 - 27win/loss in 2024

Rank
185
High
160
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2019 33-23 3-5 21-15 9-3 0-0 0-0
2018 20-14 1-1 16-7 2-5 0-0 1-1

Oleksii Krutykh has a 47-26 record in 2022, 42-19 on clay. In connection to the previous 5 years, Krutykh has a 118-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). Krutykh won 6 of his last 10 matches.

Oleksii’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final M25 Antalya and the Prague 3 Challenger.

H2H Pablo Llamas Ruiz vs. Oleksii Krutykh

This match would represent the 2nd time that Pablo Llamas Ruiz and Oleksii Krutykh face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Krutykh (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay at challenger or futures level.

However, Pablo Llamas Ruiz may face Nikola Milojevic. Their head to head record is 0-0.