Max Purcell and Dane Sweeny will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Chennai Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Max Purcell who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Max Purcell is the pick to win this match.
Max Purcell -> 1.48
Dane Sweeny -> 2.56
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Prediction and head to head Max Purcell vs. Dane Sweeny
This will be the 2nd time that Max Purcell and Dane Sweeny fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Purcell (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Purcell won 7-5 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Traralgon Challenger back in 2019.
Max Purcell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-19 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-28 | 45-17 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 21-15 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-14 | 13-9 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-12 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 203, Max got to the semifinal after beating Mukund Sasikumar 6-2 6-2, Petr Nouza 7-5 6-3 and James Duckworth 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Max defeated Duckworth (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match, Purcell scored 95 points vs Duckworth’s 94. Max was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about the service games, Purcell scored 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Max Purcell lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Purcell put 65% of his first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the 2nd serve. Max broke Duckworth 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Max has dropped 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Purcell has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 57% of his matches (219-162). 9-3 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Purcell has a composed159-113 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Australian has an overall 9-3 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Chennai Challenger
Dane Sweeny
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-16 | 14-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-33 | 25-23 | 10-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 62-26 | 59-22 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-23 | 19-15 | 1-1 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 5-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 254, Sweeny got to the semifinal after defeating Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 6-4, James McCabe 6-2 6-1 and Arthur Cazaux 6-75 7-69 6-3.
In the quarter against Cazaux, Dane recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-69 6-3). During the match Sweeny scored 132 points vs Cazaux’s 122. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Sweeny made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dane Sweeny lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sweeny put 63% of his first serves in, winning 64% (49/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (31/46) on the 2nd serve. Dane broke Cazaux 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Australian has a composed 5-3 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Purcell | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 69 |
| Pts | 227-188 | 264-217 |
| Total Points | 415 | 481 |
| Winners | 97 | 99 |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% |
Both Purcell and Sweeny played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Max Purcell conceded 1 set, while Dane Sweeny surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Purcell and Sweeny have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Purcell played 2 games less than Sweeny. Max scored 97 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian struck 99 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Purcell | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 28 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 9.3 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 123/194 | 150/244 |
| %1st in | 63% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 97/123 | 99/150 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 36/71 | 61/94 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 65% |
Purcell recorded 28 aces (9.3 per match). Sweeny scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Purcell won 79% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Sweeny won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Purcell | Sweeny |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 12 |
| Converted | 11/30 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 37% | 43% |
| Conceded | 10 | 16 |
| Saved | 6 | 12 |
| % Saved | 60% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The Australian broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Dane conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Purcell | |||||
| R1 Kumar Mukund |
R2 Nouza |
1/4 Duckworth |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 30 | 67 | |
| pts | 58-31 | 74-63 | 95-94 | 227-188 | |
| Total points | 89 | 137 | 189 | 415 | |
| Winners | 26 | 29 | 42 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 39% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 5 | 11 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 28/38 | 35/63 | 60/93 | 123/194 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 56% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/28 | 29/35 | 42/60 | 97/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 83% | 70% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/10 | 12/28 | 18/33 | 36/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 43% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/15 | 3/10 | 11/30 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 27% | 30% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/3 | 5/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 33% | 71% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Sweeny | |||||
| R1 Maestrelli |
R2 McCabe |
1/4 Cazaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-75 7-69 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 15 | 35 | 69 | |
| pts | 68-54 | 64-41 | 132-122 | 264-217 | |
| Total points | 122 | 105 | 254 | 481 | |
| Winners | 26 | 24 | 49 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | 37% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 36/63 | 37/58 | 77/123 | 150/244 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 64% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 24/37 | 49/77 | 99/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 65% | 64% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 14/21 | 31/46 | 61/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 67% | 67% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/7 | 4/13 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 71% | 31% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/5 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 75% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLLLLW Tennis Scores in Chennai Challenger
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Max PurcellPurcell – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-4 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Dane SweenySweeny – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-75 7-69 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Sumit NagalNagal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dane SweenySweeny – Max PurcellPurcell (0-1) – H2H and prediction
