Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Kenny de Schepper will clash against each other in the quarter of the Blois Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo is the pick to win this match.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo -> 1.33
Kenny de Schepper -> 3.18
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Prediction and head to head Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo vs. Kenny de Schepper
There is no head to head record between Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo and Kenny de Schepper since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-21 | 2-2 | 17-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-31 | 4-5 | 41-23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 5-0 | 26-25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-32 | 0-2 | 39-28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 33-16 | 1-1 | 32-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297, Nikolas got to the quarter after beating Jakub Paul 7-65 3-6 6-1, Conner Huertas Del Pino 7-65 6-4, Elmar Ejupovic 6-72 6-4 6-1 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Martinez Portero (6-4 6-3). During the match, Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 79 points vs Martinez Portero’s 72. The Spaniard was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo lost the serve once and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez-Izquierdo put 68% of his first serves in, winning 67% (42/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Martinez Portero 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Sanchez-Izquierdo has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (240-158). 22-9 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sanchez-Izquierdo has an aggregate223-135 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Nikolas’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Valldoreix and M25 Mataro.
Nikolas has a composed 26-16 win-loss record in 2023, 22-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Blois Challenger
Kenny de Schepper
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-16 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 11-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-29 | 7-4 | 8-14 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-35 | 6-7 | 18-16 | 17-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-24 | 22-8 | 5-5 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 6-4 | 9-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 422, De Schepper reached the quarter after beating Arjun Kadhe 6-3 6-4, Jules Marie 6-4 6-2, Alejandro Moro Canas 6-4 4-6 6-2 and Hernan Casanova 7-62 5-7 7-63.
In the 2nd round, The French player defeated Casanova (7-62 5-7 7-63). During the match de Schepper scored 131 points vs Casanova’s 119. De Schepper was exceptionally aggressive to blast 63 winners.
About the serving games, de Schepper made 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Kenny de Schepper was pretty efficient on serve to win 84% (63/75) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The French player broke Casanova once after converting 7% of his break points (1/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
De Schepper has an overall 16-15 win-loss record in 2023, 6-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Blois Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sanchez-Izquierdo | de Schepper |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 103 |
| Pts | 367-323 | 348-295 |
| Total Points | 690 | 643 |
| Winners | 166 | 156 |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% |
Both Sanchez-Izquierdo and de Schepper played 4 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo conceded 2 sets, while Kenny de Schepper surrendered 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Sanchez-Izquierdo and de Schepper have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Sanchez-Izquierdo played 2 games less than de Schepper. The Spaniard scored 166 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Kenny struck 156 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sanchez-Izquierdo | de Schepper |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 252/364 | 202/291 |
| %1st in | 69% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 166/252 | 156/202 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 55/112 | 51/89 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 57% |
Sanchez-Izquierdo made 11 aces (2.8 per match). de Schepper recorded 25 aces (6.3 per match). Sanchez-Izquierdo won 66% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, de Schepper won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sanchez-Izquierdo | de Schepper |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 13 |
| Converted | 18/30 | 13/42 |
| % Converted | 60% | 31% |
| Conceded | 41 | 20 |
| Saved | 31 | 14 |
| % Saved | 76% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 6 |
Nikolas broke his opponents 18 times with a 60% conversion rate. Nikolas dropped his serve 10 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Kenny broke his opponents 13 times with a 31% conversion rate. Kenny conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sanchez-Izquierdo | ||||||
| Q1 Paul |
Q3 Huertas Del Pino |
R1 Ejupovic |
R2 Martinez Portero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 6-1 | 7-65 6-4 | 6-72 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 101 | |
| pts | 103-94 | 82-73 | 103-84 | 79-72 | 367-323 | |
| Total points | 197 | 155 | 187 | 151 | 690 | |
| Winners | 35 | 33 | 56 | 42 | 166 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% | 54% | 53% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 60/90 | 53/84 | 76/97 | 63/93 | 252/364 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 63% | 78% | 68% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 35/60 | 33/53 | 56/76 | 42/63 | 166/252 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 62% | 74% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/30 | 16/31 | 7/21 | 14/30 | 55/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 52% | 33% | 47% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 4/5 | 5/6 | 3/6 | 18/30 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 80% | 83% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 41 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 6/9 | 10/11 | 9/10 | 31 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 67% | 91% | 90% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | |
| de Schepper | ||||||
| Q1 Kadhe |
Q3 Marie |
R1 Moro Canas |
R2 Casanova |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | 7-62 5-7 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 28 | 38 | 103 | |
| pts | 61-45 | 65-55 | 91-76 | 131-119 | 348-295 | |
| Total points | 106 | 120 | 167 | 250 | 643 | |
| Winners | 29 | 28 | 36 | 63 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 43% | 40% | 48% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 38/48 | 39/62 | 50/70 | 75/111 | 202/291 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 63% | 71% | 68% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 28/39 | 36/50 | 63/75 | 156/202 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 72% | 72% | 84% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/10 | 11/23 | 11/20 | 20/36 | 51/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 90% | 48% | 55% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/7 | 5/17 | 1/14 | 13/42 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 57% | 29% | 7% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 3/4 | 2/5 | 8/10 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 40% | 80% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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