Lukas Klein and Billy Harris will face off in the semifinal of the Ortisei Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lukas Klein who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lukas Klein is the pick to win this match.
Lukas Klein -> 1.615
Billy Harris -> 2.24
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Lukas Klein vs. Billy Harris
This will be the 2nd time that Lukas Klein and Billy Harris clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Klein (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Klein won 6-3 6-4 in the qualifications in at the Wimbledon back in 2022.
Lukas Klein
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-9 | 13-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-29 | 9-8 | 15-12 | 11-6 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 44-22 | 5-0 | 27-17 | 8-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 28-22 | 0-2 | 23-17 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-15 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 181, the Slovakian reached the semifinal after beating Federico Arnaboldi 6-1 4-6 6-3, Andrea Picchione 7-69 4-6 6-2, Andrew Paulson 7-5 6-4, Mirza Basic 7-65 7-63 and Enrico Dalla Valle 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, Lukas had a good straight sets win against Dalla Valle (6-3 6-2). During the match, Klein scored 64 points vs Dalla Valle’s 44. Klein was pretty aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Klein recorded 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Lukas Klein was very efficient on serve to win 83% (29/35) of his 1st serve and 70% (7/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Klein broke Dalla Valle 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Klein has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (289-174). 9-6 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Klein has a compiled38-32 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Slovakian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Istanbul Challenger.
Klein has a compiled 34-28 win-loss record in 2023, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ortisei Challenger
Billy Harris
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-14 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 59-34 | 27-15 | 7-8 | 14-5 | 11-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-34 | 23-13 | 10-9 | 9-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 51-20 | 13-5 | 38-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 27-13 | 19-10 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249 (career-high), Harris got to the semifinal after beating Stefano Napolitano 7-5 6-3, Hynek Barton 6-2 7-63 and Daniil Glinka 7-63 4-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The Brit defeated Glinka (7-63 4-6 6-3). During the match Harris scored 98 points vs Glinka’s 87. The Brit was very aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Talking about serving, Harris bagged 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Billy Harris was extremely efficient on serve to win 80% (53/66) of his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Billy broke Glinka once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Brit’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger and M25 Nottingham.
Harris has an aggregate 51-30 win-loss record in 2023, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ortisei Challenger
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Klein | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 122 | 74 |
| Pts | 211-179 | 225-192 |
| Total Points | 390 | 417 |
| Winners | 107 | 104 |
| %Winners | 51% | 46% |
Klein played 5 matches while Harris competed in 3 matches. Klein started his run from the qualifications while Harris had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Lukas Klein dropped 2 sets, while Billy Harris lost 1 set. Klein has played 5 sets more than Harris (12 vs 7). Therefore, Klein played 48 games more than Harris. Klein scored 107 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Harris struck 104 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Klein | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 132/187 | 131/208 |
| %1st in | 71% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 107/132 | 104/131 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 29/55 | 50/77 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 65% |
Klein recorded 30 aces (6 per match). Harris fired 28 aces (9.3 per match). Klein won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Harris won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Klein | Harris |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/18 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 39% | 37% |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Klein broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Lukas lost his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Harris broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Billy conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Klein | |||||||
| Q1 Arnaboldi |
Q3 Picchione |
R1 Paulson |
R2 Basic |
1/4 Dalla Valle |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | 7-69 4-6 6-2 | 7-5 6-4 | 7-65 7-63 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 31 | 22 | 26 | 17 | 122 | |
| pts | – | – | 69-57 | 78-78 | 64-44 | 211-179 | |
| Total points | 0 | 0 | 126 | 156 | 108 | 390 | |
| Winners | 37 | 41 | 29 | 107 | |||
| %Winners | 0% | 0% | 54% | 53% | 45% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |||
| 1st in | / | / | 46/65 | 51/77 | 35/45 | 132/187 | |
| % 1st in | 0% | 0% | 71% | 66% | 78% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | / | / | 37/46 | 41/51 | 29/35 | 107/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 0% | 0% | 80% | 80% | 83% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | / | / | 10/19 | 12/26 | 7/10 | 29/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 0% | 0% | 53% | 46% | 70% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Converted | / | / | 2/4 | 2/3 | 3/11 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 0% | 50% | 67% | 27% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |||
| Saved | 0/ | 0/ | 2/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | 0% | – | 20% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Harris | |||||||
| R1 Napolitano |
R2 Barton |
1/4 Glinka |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 7-63 | 7-63 4-6 6-3 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | 32 | 74 | |||
| pts | 59-48 | 68-57 | 98-87 | 225-192 | |||
| Total points | 107 | 125 | 185 | 417 | |||
| Winners | 25 | 26 | 53 | 104 | |||
| %Winners | 42% | 38% | 54% | 46% | |||
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 12 | 4 | 12 | 28 | |||
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 1st in | 32/57 | 33/60 | 66/91 | 131/208 | |||
| % 1st in | 56% | 55% | 73% | 63% | |||
| 1st pts | 25/32 | 26/33 | 53/66 | 104/131 | |||
| % 1st pts | 78% | 79% | 80% | 79% | |||
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 19/27 | 17/25 | 50/77 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 70% | 68% | 65% | |||
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |||
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/8 | 1/5 | 7/19 | |||
| Converted % | 67% | 25% | 20% | 37% | |||
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |||
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 6 | |||
| Saved % | 60% | – | 75% | 27% | |||
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |||
Head 2 Head
LWWWLLWLWW
LWWLLLWWLL Tennis Scores in Ortisei Challenger
- Lukas KleinKlein – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Mathias BourgueBourgue (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Daniil GlinkaGlinka (7-63 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Luca GiacominiGiacomini (7-63 7-62) – See score progression
- Lukas KleinKlein – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Luca GiacominiGiacomini (7-6(3) 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Mathias BourgueBourgue (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Federico GaioGaio – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lukas KleinKlein – Billy HarrisHarris (1-0) – H2H and prediction
