Maximilian Neuchrist and Elmar Ejupovic will square off in the quarter of the Leon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on ESTADIO MEXTENIS. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maximilian Neuchrist who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Maximilian Neuchrist is the pick to win this match.
Maximilian Neuchrist -> 1.76
Elmar Ejupovic -> 2.01
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Prediction and head to head Maximilian Neuchrist vs. Elmar Ejupovic
There is no head to head record between Maximilian Neuchrist and Elmar Ejupovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Maximilian Neuchrist
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-7 | 0-1 | 18-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-32 | 6-11 | 8-11 | 11-8 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 44-25 | 15-8 | 26-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-18 | 27-10 | 1-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 192 (career-high), Neuchrist reached the quarter after beating Christian Langmo 4-6 7-65 6-4 and Bu Yunchaokete 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Neuchrist had a good straight sets win against Yunchaokete (6-4 6-3). During the match, Neuchrist scored 67 points vs Yunchaokete’s 46. Maximilian was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Neuchrist blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Maximilian Neuchrist was exceptionally effective on serve to win 82% (27/33) of his 1st serve and 59% (10/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Neuchrist broke Yunchaokete 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Neuchrist has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Neuchrist has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (334-196). 3-4 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Neuchrist has an aggregate 169-90 record in the last years on hard.
Neuchrist’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Trimbach and the Mexico City Challenger.
The Austrian has a compiled 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Leon Challenger
Elmar Ejupovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-25 | 3-3 | 19-12 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| 2023 | 30-34 | 4-7 | 16-17 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 2022 | 46-28 | 4-2 | 32-19 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-2 |
| 2021 | 34-25 | 1-2 | 23-17 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 2020 | 18-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 10-3 |
Ranked no. 292, Ejupovic got to the quarter after beating Evan Zhu 6-3 6-4 and Facundo Bagnis 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The German defeated Bagnis (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Ejupovic scored 86 points vs Bagnis’s 82. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Ejupovic managed to score 13 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Elmar Ejupovic was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (40/50) of his 1st serve and 58% (19/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ejupovic broke Bagnis twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Elmar has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Elmar has an overall 18-13 win-loss record in 2023, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Neuchrist | Ejupovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 47 |
| Pts | 177-149 | 148-129 |
| Total Points | 326 | 277 |
| Winners | 74 | 69 |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% |
Both Neuchrist and Ejupovic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Maximilian Neuchrist lost 1 set, while Elmar Ejupovic dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Neuchrist and Ejupovic have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Neuchrist played 5 games more than Ejupovic. The Austrian scored 74 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Elmar bagged 69 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Neuchrist | Ejupovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 9 |
| 1st in | 92/143 | 84/135 |
| %1st in | 64% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 74/92 | 69/84 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 32/51 | 27/51 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 53% |
Neuchrist scored 20 aces (10 per match). Ejupovic managed to score 18 aces (9 per match). Neuchrist won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Ejupovic won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Neuchrist | Ejupovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 6 |
| Converted | 4/19 | 6/16 |
| % Converted | 21% | 38% |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 |
| Saved | 4 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Neuchrist broke his opponents 4 times with a 21% conversion rate. The Austrian dropped his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Ejupovic broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Elmar conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Neuchrist | ||||
| R1 Langmo |
R2 Yunchaokete |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-65 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
| pts | 110-103 | 67-46 | 177-149 | |
| Total points | 213 | 113 | 326 | |
| Winners | 47 | 27 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 14 | 6 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 59/93 | 33/50 | 92/143 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 47/59 | 27/33 | 74/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 82% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/34 | 10/17 | 32/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 59% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/12 | 3/7 | 4/19 | |
| Converted % | 8% | 43% | 21% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/1 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 0% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Ejupovic | ||||
| R1 Zhu |
R2 Bagnis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 | 47 | |
| pts | 62-47 | 86-82 | 148-129 | |
| Total points | 109 | 168 | 277 | |
| Winners | 29 | 40 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 34/52 | 50/83 | 84/135 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 60% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 40/50 | 69/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 80% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 19/33 | 27/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 58% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/8 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
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