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

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

Luca Van Assche Stats info

Luca Van Assche is 2 wins away to conquer the title in the Valencia Challenger. Luca has defeated Andrea Collarini 6-2 2-0 ret., Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 1-1 ret. and Javier Barranco Cosano 6-1 7-64 to reach the semifinal where he will face Pablo Llamas Ruiz.

Draw prediction with head to head records

This is Luca Van Assche’s projected draw and the plausible opponents in the the Valencia Challenger. Luca has a losing record (0-1) against the presumable opposition.

R1 – Andrea Collarini (241) – 6-2 2-0 ret.
R2 – Roberto Carballes Baena (76) – 6-2 1-1 ret.
1/4 – Javier Barranco Cosano (305) – 6-1 7-64
1/2 – Pablo Llamas Ruiz (511) – H2H 0-0
Fin – Oleksii Krutykh (252) – H2H 0-1
or Nikola Milojevic (259) – H2H 0-1
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1/2 – Pablo Llamas Ruiz’s rankings and performance.

Head to head record 0-0 in Challenger and Futures

37 - 23win/loss in 2024

Rank
352
High
131
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2022 37-23 2-4 35-19 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 22-16 2-2 20-14 0-0 0-0 0-0
2020 9-5 2-4 7-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2019 13-9 0-0 13-9 0-0 0-0 0-0
2018 6-4 0-0 6-4 0-0 0-0 0-0

Pablo Llamas Ruiz has a 34-21 record in 2022, 32-17 on clay. As for the previous 5 years, Llamas Ruiz has a 78-45 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Spaniard will try to keep a positive momentum since he is on a 5 matches winning streak.

The Spaniard’s best result of this current year was getting to the final M15 Antalya and M25 Mataro.

H2H Luca Van Assche vs. Pablo Llamas Ruiz

There is no head to head record between Luca Van Assche and Pablo Llamas Ruiz since this would be the first time that they will fight against each other 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, the Ukrainian has a 118-65 record on clay (Click here to see full career record). The Ukrainian won 6 of his last 10 matches.

The Ukrainian’s most significant result of this season was getting to the final M25 Antalya and the Prague 3 Challenger.

H2H Luca Van Assche vs. Oleksii Krutykh

This would be the 2nd time that Luca Van Assche 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, Luca Van Assche may come up against Nikola Milojevic. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nikola Milojevic.