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.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex Michelsen who should win in 3 sets.
As 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
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-33 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 5-4 | 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.
Zachary Svajda
| 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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 | |
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