Alex Rybakov and Chris Rodesch will square off in the 1st round of the Champaign Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 5:30 pm on COURT 2. 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 Alex Rybakov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex Rybakov is the pick to win this match.
Alex Rybakov -> 1.86
Chris Rodesch -> 1.87
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Prediction and head to head Alex Rybakov vs. Chris Rodesch
There is no head to head record between Alex Rybakov and Chris Rodesch since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alex Rybakov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-11 | 3-2 | 12-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-25 | 5-8 | 7-9 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-23 | 5-7 | 20-12 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-26 | 4-4 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 12-5 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 604, the American got to the 1st round after defeating Joshua Sheehy 6-3 6-4 and Murphy Cassone 6-4 7-65.
In the qualifications, Alex had a good straight sets win against Cassone (6-4 7-65). During the match, Rybakov scored 68 points vs Cassone’s 64. Alex was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rybakov blasted 6 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Alex Rybakov was quite effective on serve to win 80% (40/50) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Rybakov was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Cassone once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Rybakov has positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (182-128). 9-7 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Rybakov has a composed 24-17 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Alex’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Marburg and M15 Ithaca.
Rybakov has an aggregate 21-24 win-loss record in 2023, 9-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Chris Rodesch
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-11 | 5-1 | 12-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 13-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 637, Chris will start his run in the Champaign Challenger after he played his last match in the Knoxville Challenger where he lost 3-6 6-3 6-4 to Kwiatkowski in the qualifications on the 5th of November.
The Luxembourger has an overall 17-10 win-loss record in 2023, 0-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The Luxembourger’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Cluj Napoca and M25 Southaven.
In terms of his career, The Luxembourger has an overall 40-18 record. He has a negative 2-4 record on indoor hard courts.
Head 2 Head
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LWL Tennis Scores in Champaign Challenger
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- Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Evgeny KarlovskiyKarlovskiy (7-5 5-4 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Karlis OzolinsOzolins – Stefan KozlovKozlov (2-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Brandon HoltHolt – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aidan MchughMchugh – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chris RodeschRodesch – Alex RybakovRybakov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emilio NavaNava – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hunter HeckHeck – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
