Zachary Svajda and Alexander Ritschard will square off in the semifinal of the Fairfield Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on TAD TAUBE COURT. 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 Zachary Svajda who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zachary Svajda is the pick to win this match.
Zachary Svajda -> 1.38
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.92
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Prediction and head to head Zachary Svajda vs. Alexander Ritschard
This will be the 3rd time that Zachary Svajda and Alexander Ritschard play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ritschard (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Ritschard won 6-4 5-7 6-1 in the qualifications in at the U.S. Open back in 2022.
Zachary Svajda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-21 | 16-11 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 6-4 | 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 reached the semifinal after beating Stefan Dostanic 6-3 5-7 7-64, Skander Mansouri 7-5 0-6 6-2 and Brandon Holt 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Holt (6-4 6-2). During the match, Svajda scored 62 points vs Holt’s 48. The American was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Svajda managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Zachary Svajda was quite efficient on serve to win 71% (24/34) of his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Holt 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zachary has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Svajda has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (119-85). 26-8 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Svajda has a composed92-51 record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Cary 2 Challenger where he overcame Rinky Hijikata in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-1 and the Tiburon Challenger where he beat Adam Walton in the final 6-2 6-2.
Svajda has an aggregate 42-22 win-loss record in 2023, 26-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Fairfield Challenger
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-14 | 7-3 | 16-6 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 6-8 | 13-11 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 7-5 | 11-11 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-23 | 1-4 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 209, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Keegan Smith 7-63 7-64, Aidan Mayo 7-5 6-3 and Mitchell Krueger 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Swiss had a good straight sets win against Krueger (6-3 6-3). During the match Ritschard scored 64 points vs Krueger’s 51. Ritschard was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Ritschard bagged 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexander Ritschard was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ritschard broke Krueger 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Alexander’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Lyon Challenger.
Alexander has a compiled 24-27 win-loss record in 2023, 6-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Fairfield Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svajda | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 65 |
| Pts | 256-225 | 233-201 |
| Total Points | 481 | 434 |
| Winners | 101 | 89 |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% |
Both Svajda and Ritschard played 3 matches. At the moment, Zachary Svajda dropped 2 sets while Alexander Ritschard hasn’t conceded a set so far. Svajda has played 2 sets more than Ritschard (8 vs 6). Therefore, Svajda played 13 games more than Ritschard. The American scored 101 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Ritschard made 89 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svajda | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 135/237 | 114/212 |
| %1st in | 57% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 101/135 | 89/114 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 52/102 | 48/98 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 49% |
Svajda struck 8 aces (2.7 per match). Ritschard scored 7 aces (2.3 per match). Svajda won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svajda | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 11/24 |
| % Converted | 44% | 46% |
| Conceded | 24 | 15 |
| Saved | 16 | 9 |
| % Saved | 67% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 6 |
Zachary broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Svajda dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Svajda | |||||
| R1 Dostanic |
R2 Mansouri |
1/4 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 7-64 | 7-5 0-6 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 26 | 18 | 78 | |
| pts | 117-103 | 77-74 | 62-48 | 256-225 | |
| Total points | 220 | 151 | 110 | 481 | |
| Winners | 43 | 34 | 24 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 57/107 | 44/74 | 34/56 | 135/237 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 59% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 43/57 | 34/44 | 24/34 | 101/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 77% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/50 | 10/30 | 12/22 | 52/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 33% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 4/9 | 4/6 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 44% | 67% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 7 | 6 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 43% | 83% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Ritschard | |||||
| R1 Smith |
R2 Mayo |
1/4 Krueger |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-64 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 21 | 18 | 65 | |
| pts | 89-84 | 80-66 | 64-51 | 233-201 | |
| Total points | 173 | 146 | 115 | 434 | |
| Winners | 31 | 32 | 26 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 40% | 41% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 39/80 | 42/76 | 33/56 | 114/212 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 55% | 59% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 31/39 | 32/42 | 26/33 | 89/114 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 76% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 13/34 | 14/23 | 48/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 38% | 61% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 5/9 | 3/6 | 11/24 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 56% | 50% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 5 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 2/5 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 40% | 100% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
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