Edan Leshem and Alex Michelsen will fight against each other in the quarter of the Rome Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Michelsen is the pick to win this match.
Alex Michelsen -> 1.35
Edan Leshem -> 3.08
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Prediction and head to head Edan Leshem vs. Alex Michelsen
There is no head to head record between Edan Leshem and Alex Michelsen since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Edan Leshem
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-17 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 9-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 33-20 | 0-0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 24-19 | 19-13 | 0-2 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-12 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 354, Leshem got to the quarter after beating Shintaro Mochizuki 6-74 6-3 6-2 and Nathan Ponwith 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Israeli had a good straight sets win against Ponwith (6-3 6-2). During the match, Leshem scored 65 points vs Ponwith’s 50. Edan was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Leshem scored just 1 ace and he committed only 3 double faults. Edan Leshem lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Leshem put 60% of his first serves in, winning 76% (28/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. Leshem broke Ponwith 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Israeli has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Leshem has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (262-181). 7-5 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Leshem has an overall29-39 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Israeli has an aggregate 7-5 win-loss record in 2023, 7-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rome Challenger
Leshem has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Michelsen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-32 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 5-3 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 466 (career-high), the American got to the quarter after defeating Dominik Koepfer 6-3 6-1 and Mats Moraing 6-74 3-1 ret..
In the 2nd round against Moraing, Michelsen had a free pass after Moraing retired on a 6-74 3-1 . scoreline.
The American’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Malibu and M15 Edmond.
The American has an aggregate 12-2 win-loss record in 2023, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Leshem | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 47 | 33 |
| Pts | 171-136 | 126-99 |
| Total Points | 307 | 225 |
| Winners | 67 | 47 |
| %Winners | 39% | 37% |
Both Leshem and Michelsen played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Edan Leshem dropped 1 set, while Alex Michelsen dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Leshem and Michelsen have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Leshem played 14 games more than Michelsen. Edan scored 67 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 47 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Leshem | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 97/171 | 71/111 |
| %1st in | 57% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 67/97 | 47/71 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 38/74 | 26/40 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 65% |
Leshem made 8 aces (4 per match). Michelsen made 9 aces (4.5 per match). Leshem won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Michelsen 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 | Leshem | Michelsen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 7 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 55% | 58% |
| Conceded | 12 | 7 |
| Saved | 7 | 5 |
| % Saved | 58% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Israeli broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Israeli lost his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Leshem | ||||
| R1 Mochizuki |
R2 Ponwith |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-74 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 47 | |
| pts | 106-86 | 65-50 | 171-136 | |
| Total points | 192 | 115 | 307 | |
| Winners | 39 | 28 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 60/109 | 37/62 | 97/171 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 60% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 39/60 | 28/37 | 67/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 76% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/49 | 11/25 | 38/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 44% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 4/9 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 44% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 2/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 67% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Michelsen | ||||
| R1 Koepfer |
R2 Moraing |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-74 3-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 33 | |
| pts | 72-48 | 54-51 | 126-99 | |
| Total points | 120 | 105 | 225 | |
| Winners | 28 | 19 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/62 | 27/49 | 71/111 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 55% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/44 | 19/27 | 47/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 70% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 13/22 | 26/40 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 59% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/6 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 1/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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