Sebastian Ofner and Jason Murray Kubler will play each other in the final of the Ilkley Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Ofner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Ofner is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Ofner -> 1.58
Jason Murray Kubler -> 2.31
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Sebastian Ofner vs. Jason Murray Kubler
There is no head to head record between Sebastian Ofner and Jason Murray Kubler since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Sebastian Ofner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-21 | 6-7 | 7-10 | 1-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 60-31 | 12-10 | 37-13 | 7-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-18 | 4-4 | 21-12 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-24 | 4-6 | 4-8 | 7-6 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-17 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 81 (career-high), Sebastian got to the final after defeating Laurent Lokoli 6-3 6-2, Otto Virtanen 6-4 1-6 6-4, Denis Kudla 6-2 6-2 and Zsombor Piros 6-3 6-0.
In the semifinal, The Austrian had a good straight sets win against Piros (6-3 6-0). During the match, Ofner scored 64 points vs Piros’s 37. Sebastian was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ofner recorded 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Sebastian Ofner conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Ofner put 62% of his first serves in, winning 93% (26/28) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. The Austrian broke Piros 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Austrian has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Ofner has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (279-198). 4-0 on grass in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ofner has a compiled22-12 match record in the last 8 years on grass.
Ofner’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Tenerife 1 Challenger,the Antalya Challenger,the Zadar Challenger and the Prague 1 Challenger.
The Austrian has a composed 42-16 win-loss record in 2023, 4-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Jason Murray Kubler
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-19 | 10-9 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-22 | 17-10 | 20-5 | 4-5 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-15 | 23-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-6 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 97, Murray Kubler reached the final after beating Alexander Ritschard 6-3 6-73 6-3, Mattia Bellucci 4-6 6-3 6-4, Juncheng Shang 6-3 6-4 and Arthur Cazaux 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the semifinal against Cazaux, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Murray Kubler scored 80 points vs Cazaux’s 58. Jason was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Murray Kubler recorded 6 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Jason Murray Kubler lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Murray Kubler put 72% of his first serves in, winning 84% (43/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Jason broke Cazaux 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jason has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Australian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Ilkley Challenger.
Murray Kubler has an overall 22-14 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ofner | Murray Kubler |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 105 |
| Pts | 254-187 | 330-272 |
| Total Points | 441 | 602 |
| Winners | 106 | 155 |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% |
Both Ofner and Murray Kubler played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Sebastian Ofner dropped 1 set, while Jason Murray Kubler surrendered 3 sets. Ofner has played 2 set(s) less than Murray Kubler (9 vs 11). Therefore, Ofner played 30 games less than Murray Kubler. Sebastian scored 106 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Jason managed to score 155 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ofner | Murray Kubler |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 37 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 128/223 | 196/316 |
| %1st in | 57% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 106/128 | 155/196 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 55/95 | 68/120 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 57% |
Ofner fired 37 aces (9.3 per match). Murray Kubler made 38 aces (9.5 per match). Ofner won 83% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Murray Kubler won 79% of the points behind 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 | Ofner | Murray Kubler |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/23 | 12/26 |
| % Converted | 57% | 46% |
| Conceded | 9 | 19 |
| Saved | 6 | 15 |
| % Saved | 67% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
Sebastian broke his opponents 13 times with a 57% conversion rate. Sebastian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Jason broke his opponents 12 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ofner | ||||||
| R1 Lokoli |
R2 Virtanen |
1/4 Kudla |
1/2 Piros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 1-6 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 75 | |
| pts | 54-37 | 80-80 | 56-33 | 64-37 | 254-187 | |
| Total points | 91 | 160 | 89 | 101 | 441 | |
| Winners | 20 | 43 | 17 | 26 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 54% | 30% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 11 | 7 | 13 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 22/46 | 58/92 | 20/40 | 28/45 | 128/223 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 63% | 50% | 62% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 20/22 | 43/58 | 17/20 | 26/28 | 106/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 74% | 85% | 93% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | 16/34 | 15/20 | 8/17 | 55/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 47% | 75% | 47% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/2 | 4/6 | 4/8 | 13/23 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 100% | 67% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/8 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 63% | – | 100% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Murray Kubler | ||||||
| R1 Ritschard |
R2 Bellucci |
1/4 Shang |
1/2 Cazaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-73 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 29 | 19 | 26 | 105 | |
| pts | 95-81 | 94-85 | 61-48 | 80-58 | 330-272 | |
| Total points | 176 | 179 | 109 | 138 | 602 | |
| Winners | 46 | 38 | 28 | 43 | 155 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% | 46% | 54% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 13 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 60/92 | 50/93 | 35/60 | 51/71 | 196/316 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 54% | 58% | 72% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 46/60 | 38/50 | 28/35 | 43/51 | 155/196 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 76% | 80% | 84% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 26/43 | 13/25 | 10/20 | 68/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 60% | 52% | 50% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/8 | 3/5 | 4/6 | 12/26 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 25% | 60% | 67% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 6/7 | 2/3 | 3/4 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 86% | 67% | 75% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
LLWWWWLLLW
LLW 
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Sebastian OfnerOfner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
