Zachary Svajda and Adam Walton will face off in the final of the Tiburon Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 1:00 pm on GROSSMAN-KENNEDY 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 Zachary Svajda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zachary Svajda is the pick to win this match.
Zachary Svajda -> 1.66
Adam Walton -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Zachary Svajda vs. Adam Walton
This will be the 3rd time that Zachary Svajda and Adam Walton fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Walton won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in the Stanford Challenger back in August 2023.
Zachary Svajda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-14 | 16-11 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 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. 170, Zachary got to the final after defeating Christian Harrison 7-66 7-5, Steve Johnson 3-6 6-3 6-4, Nishesh Basavareddy 6-0 6-2 and Alexis Galarneau 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, The American had a good straight sets win against Galarneau (6-3 6-4). During the match, Svajda scored 65 points vs Galarneau’s 51. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about the service games, Svajda managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Zachary Svajda was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (25/34) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Svajda broke Galarneau 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zachary has lost 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Svajda has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 57% of his matches (115-85). 22-8 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Svajda has a compiled88-51 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Cary 2 Challenger where he overcame Rinky Hijikata in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1.
The American has a compiled 38-22 win-loss record in 2023, 22-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tiburon Challenger
Adam Walton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-14 | 29-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-30 | 53-26 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-12 | 41-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 199, the Australian reached the final after defeating Vasek Pospisil 6-4 7-65, Learner Tien 6-2 6-4, Bernard Tomic 6-4 6-4 and Tristan Schoolkate 6-4 7-5.
In the semifinal, Walton had a good straight sets win against Schoolkate (6-4 7-5). During the match Walton scored 71 points vs Schoolkate’s 59. Adam was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Walton made 3 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Adam Walton was extremely effective on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 75% (18/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Walton broke Schoolkate 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Adam hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Cary 1 Challenger where he defeated Nicolas Moreno De Alboran in the final 6-4 3-6 7-5.
Adam has an overall 54-26 win-loss record in 2023, 53-24 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tiburon Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svajda | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 83 |
| Pts | 301-249 | 266-213 |
| Total Points | 550 | 479 |
| Winners | 112 | 120 |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% |
Both Svajda and Walton played 4 matches. At the moment, Zachary Svajda lost 1 set while Adam Walton hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Svajda has played 1 set more than Walton (9 vs 8). Therefore, Svajda played 3 games more than Walton. Zachary scored 112 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian recorded 120 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svajda | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 162/286 | 153/232 |
| %1st in | 57% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 112/162 | 120/153 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 77/124 | 49/79 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 62% |
Svajda blasted 14 aces (3.5 per match). Walton scored 11 aces (2.8 per match). Svajda won 69% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Walton won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svajda | Walton |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 11 |
| Converted | 14/27 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 52% | 50% |
| Conceded | 22 | 10 |
| Saved | 18 | 7 |
| % Saved | 82% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 14 times with a 52% conversion rate. Zachary lost his serve 4 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. Adam broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Walton conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Svajda | ||||||
| R1 Harrison |
R2 Johnson |
1/4 Basavareddy |
1/2 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 7-5 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 28 | 14 | 19 | 86 | |
| pts | 77-76 | 100-86 | 59-36 | 65-51 | 301-249 | |
| Total points | 153 | 186 | 95 | 116 | 550 | |
| Winners | 36 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 29% | 37% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 51/82 | 42/86 | 35/53 | 34/65 | 162/286 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 49% | 66% | 52% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 29/42 | 22/35 | 25/34 | 112/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 69% | 63% | 74% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/31 | 29/44 | 10/18 | 17/31 | 77/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 66% | 56% | 55% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 1/1 | 3/11 | 6/10 | 4/5 | 14/27 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 27% | 60% | 80% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 22 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 6/8 | 2/3 | 6/7 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 67% | 86% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Walton | ||||||
| R1 Pospisil |
R2 Tien |
1/4 Tomic |
1/2 Schoolkate |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-65 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 83 | |
| pts | 79-67 | 56-40 | 60-47 | 71-59 | 266-213 | |
| Total points | 146 | 96 | 107 | 130 | 479 | |
| Winners | 40 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% | 47% | 37% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 55/72 | 28/46 | 34/54 | 36/60 | 153/232 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 61% | 63% | 60% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 40/55 | 26/28 | 28/34 | 26/36 | 120/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 93% | 82% | 72% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 10/18 | 12/20 | 18/24 | 49/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 56% | 60% | 75% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/5 | 3/3 | 3/8 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 60% | 100% | 38% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 67% | 67% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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