Aleksandar Vukic and Brandon Holt will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Busan Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aleksandar Vukic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Vukic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Vukic -> 1.54
Brandon Holt -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Aleksandar Vukic vs. Brandon Holt
This will be the 2nd time that Aleksandar Vukic and Brandon Holt clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Holt (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Holt won 6-4 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in January 2023.
Highlights Brandon Holt vs Aleksandar Vukic – Australian Open 18-January-2023
Aleksandar Vukic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-33 | 9-17 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 10-7 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-33 | 34-20 | 9-4 | 1-3 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-25 | 14-15 | 4-5 | 12-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-26 | 8-5 | 10-11 | 11-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-12 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 127, the Australian reached the semifinal after defeating Lloyd Harris 7-65 6-3, Sho Shimabukuro 7-61 6-4 and Christopher Eubanks 6-74 7-63 6-4.
In the quarter against Eubanks, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-63 6-4). During the match, Vukic scored 112 points vs Eubanks’s 104. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about the service games, Vukic managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Aleksandar Vukic was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (52/67) of his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Vukic broke Eubanks twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has lost 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Vukic has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (257-182). 22-10 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vukic has a compiled125-92 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
Aleksandar’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Seoul Challenger.
Vukic has a composed 27-14 win-loss record in 2023, 22-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
Brandon Holt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-25 | 33-22 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-24 | 14-16 | 1-2 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 52-21 | 48-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-5 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 208, Brandon got to the semifinal after beating Emilio Gomez 6-2 6-2, Luke Saville 6-3 6-3 and Li Tu 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Brandon had a good straight sets win against Tu (6-4 6-4). During the match Holt scored 71 points vs Tu’s 58. Holt was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Holt scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Brandon Holt was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (23/32) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Holt broke Tu 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Brandon has a compiled 13-12 win-loss record in 2023, 9-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vukic | Holt |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 54 |
| Pts | 262-230 | 190-134 |
| Total Points | 492 | 324 |
| Winners | 113 | 68 |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% |
Both Vukic and Holt played 3 matches. At the moment, Aleksandar Vukic lost 1 set while Brandon Holt hasn’t conceded a set so far. Vukic has played 1 set more than Holt (7 vs 6). Therefore, Vukic played 27 games more than Holt. Aleksandar scored 113 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Holt scored 68 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vukic | Holt |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 147/233 | 89/146 |
| %1st in | 63% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 113/147 | 68/89 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 51/86 | 35/57 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 61% |
Vukic recorded 26 aces (8.7 per match). Holt recorded 8 aces (2.7 per match). Vukic won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Holt won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vukic | Holt |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 12 |
| Converted | 8/20 | 12/20 |
| % Converted | 40% | 60% |
| Conceded | 9 | 8 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 56% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Vukic broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Vukic lost his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Brandon broke his opponents 12 times with a 60% conversion rate. Brandon conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vukic | |||||
| R1 Lloyd |
R2 Shimabukuro |
1/4 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | 7-61 6-4 | 6-74 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 23 | 36 | 81 | |
| pts | 75-63 | 75-63 | 112-104 | 262-230 | |
| Total points | 138 | 138 | 216 | 492 | |
| Winners | 29 | 32 | 52 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 11 | 9 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/62 | 42/62 | 67/109 | 147/233 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 61% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 32/42 | 52/67 | 113/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 12/20 | 25/42 | 51/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 60% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/10 | 2/3 | 8/20 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 30% | 67% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/2 | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 83% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Holt | |||||
| R1 Gomez |
R2 Saville |
1/4 Tu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 20 | 54 | |
| pts | 59-31 | 60-45 | 71-58 | 190-134 | |
| Total points | 90 | 105 | 129 | 324 | |
| Winners | 21 | 24 | 23 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 32% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 24/36 | 33/53 | 32/57 | 89/146 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 62% | 56% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/24 | 24/33 | 23/32 | 68/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 73% | 72% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/12 | 11/20 | 13/25 | 35/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 92% | 55% | 52% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 12/20 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | 67% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/5 | 1/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 33% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Busan Challenger
- Max PurcellPurcell – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Li TuTu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Christopher EubanksEubanks (6-74 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Arjun Kadhe/Ji Sung NamKadhe/Ji Sung Nam – Jaesung Choe/Uisung ParkChoe/Uisung Park (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Max PurcellPurcell – Gabriel DialloDiallo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon HoltHolt – Aleksandar VukicVukic (1-0) – H2H and prediction
