Benjamin Lock and Yanki Erel will face off in the quarter of the Astana Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. 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 Yanki Erel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yanki Erel is the pick to win this match.
Yanki Erel -> 1.86
Benjamin Lock -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Lock vs. Yanki Erel
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Lock and Yanki Erel since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Benjamin Lock
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-16 | 2-5 | 20-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-32 | 13-16 | 25-11 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-32 | 18-17 | 21-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-30 | 20-18 | 1-5 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 8-7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 342, the reached the quarter after beating Yusuke Takahashi 7-5 6-4 and Islam Orynbasar 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Benjamin had a good straight sets win against Orynbasar (6-2 6-3). During the match, Lock scored 60 points vs Orynbasar’s 41. Lock was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lock couldn’t to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Benjamin Lock lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lock put 70% of his first serves in, winning 70% (28/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the 2nd serve. Benjamin was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Orynbasar 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Lock has good record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (272-196). 10-7 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lock has a compiled 200-134 record in the last years on hard.
Lock’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Addis Ababa and the Medellin Challenger.
The has an aggregate 33-19 win-loss record in 2023, 10-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Astana Challenger
Lock has never competed in this tournament before.
Yanki Erel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-16 | 12-10 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-25 | 44-18 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-21 | 27-14 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-19 | 20-7 | 11-11 | 14-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 357, the Turk reached the quarter after defeating Zura Tkemaladze 6-4 6-75 6-1 and Jose Statham 1-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Statham, Erel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-4).During the match Erel scored less points (2) than Statham. In fact, the world no. 342 won 81 points vs Statham’s. That means that Erel was more focused during the important points. Erel was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Erel managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Yanki Erel lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Erel put 57% of his first serves in, winning 67% (34/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the 2nd serve. Erel broke Statham 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Erel has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Turk’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Jakarta.
The Turk has an aggregate 34-16 win-loss record in 2023, 30-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lock | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 56 |
| Pts | 134-101 | 194-179 |
| Total Points | 235 | 373 |
| Winners | 60 | 72 |
| %Winners | 45% | 37% |
Both Lock and Erel played 2 matches. At the moment, Yanki Erel lost 2 sets while Benjamin Lock hasn’t lost a set so far. Lock has played 2 set(s) less than Erel (4 vs 6). Therefore, Lock played 17 games less than Erel. The scored 60 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Yanki fired 72 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lock | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 85/116 | 101/185 |
| %1st in | 73% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 60/85 | 72/101 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 42/84 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 50% |
Lock recorded 3 aces (1.5 per match). Erel recorded 13 aces (6.5 per match). Lock won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Erel won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lock | Erel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Converted | 8/12 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 67% | 45% |
| Conceded | 9 | 23 |
| Saved | 6 | 16 |
| % Saved | 67% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Lock broke his opponents 8 times with a 67% conversion rate. The lost his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Turk broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Yanki conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lock | ||||
| R1 Takahashi |
R2 Orynbasar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 17 | 39 | |
| pts | 74-60 | 60-41 | 134-101 | |
| Total points | 134 | 101 | 235 | |
| Winners | 32 | 28 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 45/59 | 40/57 | 85/116 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 70% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 28/40 | 60/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 9/17 | 17/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 53% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/4 | 8/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 4/5 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 80% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Erel | ||||
| R1 Tkemaladze |
R2 Statham |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-1 | 1-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 56 | |
| pts | 113-96 | 81-83 | 194-179 | |
| Total points | 209 | 164 | 373 | |
| Winners | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 42% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 50/95 | 51/90 | 101/185 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 57% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 38/50 | 34/51 | 72/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 67% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/45 | 21/39 | 42/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 54% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 7/15 | 3/7 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 47% | 43% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 13 | 23 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 10/13 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 77% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
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