Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and David Poljak will square off in the qualifications of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:30 pm on COURT 13. 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 David Poljak who should win in 3 sets.
David Poljak -> 1.47
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha -> 2.54
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Prediction and head to head Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha vs. David Poljak
There is no head to head record between Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha and David Poljak since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-25 | 18-21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-24 | 28-22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 664, Niki reached the qualifications after beating Saba Purtseladze 6-4 6-2.
In the qualifications, Kaliyanda Poonacha had a good straight sets win against Purtseladze (6-4 6-2). During the match, Kaliyanda Poonacha scored 62 points vs Purtseladze’s 43. Niki was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kaliyanda Poonacha recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (29/35) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Indian broke Purtseladze 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Kaliyanda Poonacha has a weak record in the last 9 years having won 48% of his matches (130-139). 15-15 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kaliyanda Poonacha has an overall112-113 record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Indian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 New Delhi.
Kaliyanda Poonacha has a compiled 15-16 win-loss record in 2023, 15-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger
Kaliyanda Poonacha has never competed in this tournament before.
David Poljak
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-22 | 7-4 | 5-5 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2023 | 10-15 | 7-11 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 6-4 | 8-10 | 25-15 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 38-28 | 15-12 | 12-12 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 16-7 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 722, Poljak reached the qualifications after defeating Edas Butvilas 3-6 7-64 7-64.
In the qualifications against Butvilas, Poljak recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-64 7-64). During the match Poljak scored 125 points vs Butvilas’s 124. Poljak was pretty aggressive to blast 70 winners.
About the serving games, Poljak managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. David Poljak lost the serve twice and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Poljak put 73% of his first serves in, winning 76% (70/92) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (12/34) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Butvilas once after converting 13% of his break points (1/8).
The Czech has a composed 4-5 win-loss record in 2023, 1-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kaliyanda Poonacha | Poljak |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 18 | 35 |
| Pts | 62-43 | 125-124 |
| Total Points | 105 | 249 |
| Winners | 29 | 70 |
| %Winners | 47% | 56% |
Both Kaliyanda Poonacha and Poljak played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, David Poljak dropped 1 set while Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kaliyanda Poonacha has played 1 set(s) less than Poljak (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kaliyanda Poonacha played 17 games less than Poljak. Kaliyanda Poonacha scored 29 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, David fired 70 winners (56%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kaliyanda Poonacha | Poljak |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 8 |
| 1st in | 35/51 | 92/126 |
| %1st in | 69% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 29/35 | 70/92 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 12/34 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 35% |
Kaliyanda Poonacha struck 3 aces . Poljak blasted 8 aces . Kaliyanda Poonacha won 83% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Poljak won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 35% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kaliyanda Poonacha | Poljak |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 1 |
| Converted | 3/5 | 1/8 |
| % Converted | 60% | 13% |
| Conceded | 1 | 13 |
| Saved | 1 | 11 |
| % Saved | 100% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Niki broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Niki quite strong on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 1 break points. The Czech broke his opponent once with a 13% conversion rate. Poljak conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kaliyanda Poonacha | |||
| Q1 Purtseladze | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 62-43 | 62-43 | |
| Total points | 105 | 105 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 35/51 | 35/51 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 29/35 | 29/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 10/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Poljak | |||
| Q1 Butvilas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-64 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 125-124 | 125-124 | |
| Total points | 249 | 249 | |
| Winners | 70 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 56% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 92/126 | 92/126 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 70/92 | 70/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/34 | 12/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 35% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/8 | 1/8 | |
| Converted % | 13% | 13% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 11/13 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 85% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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