Sebastian Baez and Aleksandar Vukic will fight against each other in the 3^rd round of the Winston-Salem for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 Aleksandar Vukic who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Aleksandar Vukic is the pick to win this match.
Aleksandar Vukic -> 1.56
Sebastian Baez -> 2.43

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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Baez vs. Aleksandar Vukic

There is no head to head record between Sebastian Baez and Aleksandar Vukic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Sebastian Baez

Ranked no. 42, Baez got to the 3^rd round after defeating Daniel Elahi Galan 3-6 6-4 6-4.

In the 2^nd round against Elahi Galan Riveros, Baez recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-4).During the match, Baez scored less points (4) than Elahi Galan Riveros. In fact, the world no. 42 won 85 points vs Elahi Galan Riveros’s. That means that Baez was more focused during the important points. Baez was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about the service games, Baez made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Sebastian Baez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Baez put 78% of his first serves in, winning 65% (41/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the 2nd serve. Baez broke Elahi Galan Riveros 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Baez has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (211-114). 2-5 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Baez has a compiled21-22 match record in the last 8 years on hard.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Cordoba where he beat Federico Coria in the final 6-1 3-6 6-3 and in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Dominic Thiem in the final 6-3 6-1.

Baez has an overall 24-20 win-loss record in 2023, 2-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Winston-Salem

Sebastian has never competed in this tournament before.

Aleksandar Vukic

Ranked no. 51, the Australian got to the 3^rd round after beating Luca Van Assche 6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Vukic defeated Van Assche (6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3). During the match Vukic scored 99 points vs Van Assche’s 87. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Talking about serving, Vukic made 19 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Aleksandar Vukic was quite effective on serve to win 78% (38/49) of his 1st serve and 60% (29/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Vukic broke Van Assche 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

His best result of the year was winning the title the Busan Challenger where he overcame Max Purcell in the final 6-4 1-0 ret..

The Australian has a compiled 46-26 win-loss record in 2023, 32-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Baez	Vukic
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	31
Pts	85-89	99-87
Total Points	174	186
Winners	41	38
%Winners	48%	38%

Both Baez and Vukic played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Sebastian Baez surrendered 1 set, while Aleksandar Vukic surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Baez and Vukic have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Baez played 2 games less than Vukic. Baez scored 41 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian bagged 38 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Baez	Vukic
Aces	2	19
Avg per match	2	19
1st in	63/81	49/97
%1st in	78%	51%
1st pts	41/63	38/49
%1st pts	65%	78%
2nd pts	11/18	29/48
%2nd pts	61%	60%

Baez bagged 2 aces . Vukic blasted 19 aces . Baez won 65% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Vukic won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Baez	Vukic
Won	4	3
Converted	4/9	3/4
% Converted	44%	75%
Conceded	7	2
Saved	4	1
% Saved	57%	50%
Times Broken	3	1

The Argentine broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Sebastian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Vukic broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Aleksandar conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Baez
	R2 Elahi Galan Riveros	Total
Score	3-6 6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	29
pts	85-89	85-89
Total points	174	174
Winners	41	41
%Winners	48%	48%
SERVE
Aces	2	2
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	63/81	63/81
% 1st in	78%	78%
1st pts	41/63	41/63
% 1st pts	65%	65%
2nd pts	11/18	11/18
% 2nd pts	61%	61%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/9	4/9
Converted %	44%	44%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	4/7	4
Saved %	57%	57%
Times Broken	3	3

Vukic
	R2 Van	Total
Score	6-3 6-75 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	31	31
pts	99-87	99-87
Total points	186	186
Winners	38	38
%Winners	38%	38%
SERVE
Aces	19	19
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	49/97	49/97
% 1st in	51%	51%
1st pts	38/49	38/49
% 1st pts	78%	78%
2nd pts	29/48	29/48
% 2nd pts	60%	60%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/4	3/4
Converted %	75%	75%
Conceded	2	2
Saved	1/2	1
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	1	1

Tennis Scores in Salem Open

• Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Sebastian OfnerOfner (7-6⁴ 7-5) – See score progression
• Laslo DjereDjere – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Omni KumarKumar – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Benjamin BonziBonzi (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Borna CoricCoric – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 7-6²) – See score progression
• Michael MmohMmoh – Marcos GironGiron (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Arthur FilsFils (6-7⁵ 7-6⁵ 6-2) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-3 6-7⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Max PurcellPurcell – Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (7-6³ 5-7 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Jack DraperDraper (7-6⁸ ret.) – See score progression
• Sebastian BaezBaez – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Richard GasquetGasquet – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Laslo DjereDjere – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Borna CoricCoric – Michael MmohMmoh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Max PurcellPurcell – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Sebastian BaezBaez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Juan Manuel CerundoloManuel Cerundolo – Omni KumarKumar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Richard GasquetGasquet (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (0-0) – H2H and prediction