H2H, prediction of Alex Michelsen vs Zachary Svajda in Cary 2 Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 16th September 2023

PREVIEW. Cary 2 Challenger. Michelsen and Svajda will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Cary 2 Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Saturday the 16th of September

Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Zachary Svajda

Alex Michelsen and Zachary Svajda will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Cary 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm on STADIUM. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Alex Michelsen is the pick to win this match.
Alex Michelsen -> 1.61
Zachary Svajda -> 2.25

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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Zachary Svajda

This will be the 3rd time that Alex Michelsen and Zachary Svajda play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Svajda won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Cleveland Challenger back in February 2023.

Alex Michelsen

Alex Michelsen
Alex Michelsen

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
44
High
43
WWWLWLLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 42-32 26-14 4-9 5-3 7-6 0-0
2023 61-27 30-13 4-3 19-7 8-4 0-0
2022 23-10 14-8 0-1 9-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 117 (career-high), the American got to the semifinal after beating Maxime Janvier 5-7 7-67 6-3, Strong Kirchheimer 6-3 6-1 and Guido Andreozzi 6-3 7-5.

In the quarter, Michelsen had a good straight sets win against Andreozzi (6-3 7-5). During the match, Michelsen scored 63 points vs Andreozzi’s 57. Michelsen was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Regarding the service games, Michelsen recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alex Michelsen lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Michelsen put 57% of his first serves in, winning 74% (29/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. Michelsen broke Andreozzi 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Michelsen has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.

Michelsen has a fantastic match record in the last 2 years having won 71% of his matches (72-29). 27-10 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Michelsen has a composed41-18 win-loss record in the last 2 years on hard.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Chicago Challenger where he overcame Yuta Shimizu in the final 7-5 6-2.

Alex has a compiled 49-19 win-loss record in 2023, 27-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Cary 2 Challenger

Alex has never competed in this tournament before.

Michelsen
Cary 2 Challenger
Michelsen's Record

Zachary Svajda

Zachary Svajda
Zachary Svajda

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
167
High
102
LWLLWLWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 37-35 27-21 2-4 2-5 6-5 0-0
2023 46-24 28-8 2-6 10-6 6-4 0-0
2022 26-23 25-14 0-3 1-6 0-0 0-0
2021 24-13 24-12 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0
2020 6-6 5-3 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 207, Svajda reached the semifinal after beating Ethan Quinn 4-6 6-3 6-4, Garrett Johns 6-3 6-3 and Toby Samuel 7-5 5-7 6-1.

In the quarter, Zachary defeated Samuel (7-5 5-7 6-1). During the match Svajda scored 104 points vs Samuel’s 90. The American was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.

About the serving games, Svajda scored 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zachary Svajda lost the serve 5 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 62% of his first serves in, winning 73% (48/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (14/40) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Samuel 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Svajda has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

The American’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Malibu,M25 Wesley Chapel and the Rome Challenger.

The American has an aggregate 31-21 win-loss record in 2023, 16-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Svajda
Cary 2 Challenger
Svajda's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Michelsen
Z.Svajda
5h:04
5h:04
Time on court​
5h:36
5h:36
1h:30
1h:30
Last match​
!
2h:11
2h:11
3
3
Match played
3
3
71
71
Games Played​
78
78
7
7
Set played​​
8
8
237
237
Total points​
258
258
79
79
Avg point​
86
86
108
108
Winners
116
116
36
36
Avg Winners​
38.7
38.7
46%
46%
Ratio winners
45%
45%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
13
13
3.3
3.3
Avg Aces
4.3
4.3
7
7
Double Faults
7
7
2.3
2.3
Avg Double Faults
2.3
2.3
108/142
108/142
1st won total​
116/158
116/158
!
76%
76%
1st won %
!
73%
73%
37/65
37/65
2nd won total​
49/108
49/108
57%
57%
2nd won %
45%
45%
-- Break Points --
10/24
10/24
BP won
14/22
14/22
3.3/8
3.3/8
Avg BP won
4.7/7.3
4.7/7.3
42%
42%
Won
!
64%
64%
14
14
Conceded
28
28
4.7
4.7
Avg Conceded
9.3
9.3
4
4
Broken
8
8
1.3
1.3
Avg Broken
2.7
2.7
10
10
Saved
20
20

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Michelsen Svajda
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 7 8
Tot Games 71 78
Pts 237-203 258-226
Total Points 440 484
Winners 108 116
%Winners 46% 45%

Both Michelsen and Svajda played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex Michelsen conceded 1 set, while Zachary Svajda surrendered 2 sets. Michelsen has played 1 set(s) less than Svajda (7 vs 8). Therefore, Michelsen played 7 games less than Svajda. Michelsen scored 108 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Svajda blasted 116 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve Michelsen Svajda
Aces 10 13
Avg per match 3.3 4.3
1st in 142/207 158/266
%1st in 69% 59%
1st pts 108/142 116/158
%1st pts 76% 73%
2nd pts 37/65 49/108
%2nd pts 57% 45%

Michelsen managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Svajda blasted 13 aces (4.3 per match). Michelsen won 76% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Svajda won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Michelsen Svajda
Won 10 14
Converted 10/24 14/22
% Converted 42% 64%
Conceded 14 28
Saved 10 20
% Saved 71% 71%
Times Broken 4 8

Alex broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 14 times with a 64% conversion rate. Zachary conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Michelsen
R1
Janvier
R2
Kirchheimer
1/4
Andreozzi
Total
Score 5-7 7-67 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-3 7-5
Tot Set 3 2 2 7
Tot Games 34 16 21 71
pts 105-102 69-44 63-57 237-203
Total points 207 113 120 440
Winners 51 28 29 108
%Winners 49% 41% 46% 46%
SERVE
Aces 2 4 4 10
Double Faults 2 2 3 7
1st in 72/98 31/40 39/69 142/207
% 1st in 73% 78% 57% 69%
1st pts 51/72 28/31 29/39 108/142
% 1st pts 71% 90% 74% 76%
2nd pts 17/26 5/9 15/30 37/65
% 2nd pts 65% 56% 50% 57%
Breaks
Won 3 4 3 10
Converted 3/9 4/11 3/4 10/24
Converted % 33% 36% 75% 42%
Conceded 6 0 8 14
Saved 3/6 0/0 7/8 10
Saved % 50% 88% 46%
Times Broken 3 0 1 4
Svajda
R1
Quinn
R2
Johns
1/4
Samuel
Total
Score 4-6 6-3 6-4 6-3 6-3 7-5 5-7 6-1
Tot Set 3 2 3 8
Tot Games 29 18 31 78
pts 93-92 61-44 104-90 258-226
Total points 185 105 194 484
Winners 43 25 48 116
%Winners 46% 41% 46% 45%
SERVE
Aces 7 3 3 13
Double Faults 4 1 2 7
1st in 59/103 33/57 66/106 158/266
% 1st in 57% 58% 62% 59%
1st pts 43/59 25/33 48/66 116/158
% 1st pts 73% 76% 73% 73%
2nd pts 22/44 13/24 14/40 49/108
% 2nd pts 50% 54% 35% 45%
Breaks
Won 3 4 7 14
Converted 3/4 4/5 7/13 14/22
Converted % 75% 80% 54% 64%
Conceded 11 5 12 28
Saved 9/11 4/5 7/12 20
Saved % 82% 80% 58% 73%
Times Broken 2 1 5 8

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Michelsen
WWWLWLLWLW
Svajda
LWLLWLWLWW
2024 2023 2022
42 - 32
37 - 35
26-14
Hard
27-21
5-3
I Hard
2-5
4-9
Clay
2-4
7-6
Grass
6-5

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