Liam Draxl and Michael Vrbensky will square off in the 2nd round of the Drummondville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.32
Michael Vrbensky -> 3.16
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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Michael Vrbensky
There is no head to head record between Liam Draxl and Michael Vrbensky since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Liam Draxl
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-15 | 3-4 | 10-5 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-24 | 21-10 | 17-12 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297 (career-high), the Canadian reached the 2nd round after beating Steven Diez 6-4 6-77 6-1.
In the 1st round, Draxl defeated Diez (6-4 6-77 6-1). During the match, Draxl scored 101 points vs Diez’s 87. Liam was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Draxl made 14 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Liam Draxl lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 77% of his first serves in, winning 69% (50/72) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (12/21) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Diez 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Draxl has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 66% of his matches (110-56). 13-3 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Draxl has an aggregate22-13 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Calgary Challenger where he overcame Dominik Koepfer in the final 6-4 6-3.
Draxl has a compiled 36-8 win-loss record in 2023, 13-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Drummondville Challenger
Michael Vrbensky
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13-16 | 0-1 | 12-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-27 | 4-4 | 32-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-28 | 11-6 | 44-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-27 | 7-3 | 37-16 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 17-24 | 2-1 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 336, Michael got to the 2nd round after defeating Colin Markes 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Vrbensky defeated Markes (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Vrbensky scored 90 points vs Markes’s 87. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Vrbensky managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Michael Vrbensky lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Vrbensky put 52% of his first serves in, winning 77% (37/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Markes 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Vrbensky’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Maribor and M25 Telavi.
The Czech has an aggregate 56-28 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Drummondville Challenger
Vrbensky has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Draxl | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 28 |
| Pts | 101-87 | 90-87 |
| Total Points | 188 | 177 |
| Winners | 50 | 37 |
| %Winners | 50% | 41% |
Both Draxl and Vrbensky played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Draxl dropped 1 set, while Michael Vrbensky dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Draxl and Vrbensky have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Draxl played 2 games more than Vrbensky. Liam scored 50 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech blasted 37 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Draxl | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 14 | 8 |
| 1st in | 72/93 | 48/92 |
| %1st in | 77% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 50/72 | 37/48 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 22/44 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 50% |
Draxl bagged 14 aces . Vrbensky blasted 8 aces . Draxl won 69% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Vrbensky won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Draxl | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 3 |
| Converted | 6/10 | 3/9 |
| % Converted | 60% | 33% |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Saved | 4 | 7 |
| % Saved | 67% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Liam broke his opponent 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. Liam lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. Michael conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Draxl | |||
| R1 Diez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-77 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 101-87 | 101-87 | |
| Total points | 188 | 188 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 14 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 72/93 | 72/93 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 50/72 | 50/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 12/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Vrbensky | |||
| R1 Markes |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 90-87 | 90-87 | |
| Total points | 177 | 177 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 48/92 | 48/92 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 37/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 22/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Drummondville Challenger
- Andre Goransson/Toby SamuelGoransson/Toby Samuel – Dan Martin/Nicaise MuambaMartin/Nicaise Muamba (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Benjamin Thomas GeorgeThomas George – Benjamin LockLock (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Luca WiedenmannWiedenmann (5-7 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Colin MarkesMarkes (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Dan MartinMartin – Alexander KotzenKotzen (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Thai Kwiatkowski/Alex LawsonKwiatkowski/Alex Lawson – Luke Saville/Li TuSaville/Li Tu (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – Giles HusseyHussey (7-64 0-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Ryan PenistonPeniston – Kiranpal PannuPannu (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- James DuckworthDuckworth – Cannon KingsleyKingsley (7-5 6-72 7-65) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Steven DiezDiez (6-4 6-77 6-1) – See score progression
- Zizou BergsBergs – Luke SavilleSaville (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Maxime JanvierJanvier (4-6 7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Olaf PieczkowskiPieczkowski – Andrew PaulsonPaulson (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Charles BroomBroom – Justin BoulaisBoulais (7-64 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Benoit PairePaire – Juan Carlos Manuel AguilarCarlos Manuel Aguilar (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Joao SousaSousa – Toby SamuelSamuel (3-6 6-0 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Joao SousaSousa – Benoit PairePaire (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – James DuckworthDuckworth (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Ryan PenistonPeniston – Dan MartinMartin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Li TuTu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Charles BroomBroom – Aziz DougazDougaz (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – Liam DraxlDraxl (0-0) – H2H and prediction
