Blaise Bicknell and Yshai Oliel will square off in the 2nd round of the Indian Wells 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:30 pm on PC6. 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 Yshai Oliel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yshai Oliel is the pick to win this match.
Yshai Oliel -> 1.85
Blaise Bicknell -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Blaise Bicknell vs. Yshai Oliel
There is no head to head record between Blaise Bicknell and Yshai Oliel since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Blaise Bicknell
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-17 | 9-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-16 | 22-9 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-22 | 13-10 | 15-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-9 | 8-6 | 4-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 396 (career-high), the Jamaican got to the 2nd round after beating Aidan Mayo 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Jamaican had a good straight sets win against Mayo (6-3 6-4). During the match, Bicknell scored 77 points vs Mayo’s 61. Bicknell was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bicknell scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Blaise Bicknell was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 80% (33/41) of his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Blaise broke Mayo twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Bicknell has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (86-56). 1-1 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bicknell has an overall53-31 record in the last 7 years on hard.
The Jamaican has an overall 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger
Yshai Oliel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-25 | 9-11 | 20-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-29 | 31-15 | 19-13 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-24 | 2-4 | 24-17 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-24 | 24-10 | 23-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-10 | 1-5 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 415, Oliel got to the 2nd round after defeating Benjamin Lock 3-6 7-63 6-0.
In the 1st round against Lock, Oliel recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-63 6-0). During the match Oliel scored 93 points vs Lock’s 84. The Israeli was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Oliel blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Yshai Oliel lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Oliel put 60% of his first serves in, winning 78% (43/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Oliel broke Lock 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
The Israeli has a composed 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bicknell | Oliel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 |
| Pts | 77-61 | 93-84 |
| Total Points | 138 | 177 |
| Winners | 33 | 43 |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% |
Both Bicknell and Oliel played 1 match. At the moment, Yshai Oliel surrendered 1 set while Blaise Bicknell hasn’t lost a set so far. Bicknell has played 1 set(s) less than Oliel (2 vs 3). Therefore, Bicknell played 9 games less than Oliel. The Jamaican scored 33 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Oliel struck 43 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bicknell | Oliel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 7 |
| 1st in | 41/59 | 55/91 |
| %1st in | 69% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 43/55 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 18/36 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 50% |
Bicknell recorded 1 ace . Oliel also scored 7 aces . Bicknell won 80% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Oliel won 78% of the points on 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 | Bicknell | Oliel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 4 |
| Converted | 2/10 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 20% | 50% |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 5 |
| % Saved | 100% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Bicknell broke his opponent twice with a 20% conversion rate. Blaise had a solid display on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 5 break points. Oliel broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Israeli conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bicknell | |||
| R1 Mayo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 77-61 | |
| Total points | 138 | 138 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 41/59 | 41/59 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 33/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 11/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/10 | 2/10 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 20% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Oliel | |||
| R1 Lock |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-63 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 93-84 | 93-84 | |
| Total points | 177 | 177 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 55/91 | 55/91 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 43/55 | 43/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 18/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Andre IlaganIlagan – Federico GaioGaio (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara – Matija PecoticPecotic (7-65 0-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – Maxwell MckennonMckennon (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Thomas Fancutt/Ajeet RaiFancutt/Ajeet Rai – Mac Kiger/Benjamin SigouinKiger/Benjamin Sigouin (6-4 3-6 10-6) – See score progression
- Bor ArtnakArtnak – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Ozan BarisBaris (7-61 6-2) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Omni KumarKumar (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Gabriel DebruDebru (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Aidan MayoMayo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Yshai OlielOliel – Benjamin LockLock (3-6 7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Ryan SeggermanSeggerman (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Trevor SvajdaSvajda – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (0-6 7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Evan ZhuZhu (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Vasek PospisilPospisil (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Lucas GerchGerch (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Learner TienTien – Giovanni OradiniOradini (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Bor ArtnakArtnak – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara – Matija PecoticPecotic (7-6(5) 0-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – Maxwell MckennonMckennon (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Ozan BarisBaris (7-6(1) 6-2) – See score progression
- Tim HandelHandel – Matias SotoSoto (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Federico GaioGaio (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian FanselowFanselow – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski – Paul JubbJubb (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tim HandelHandel – Andre IlaganIlagan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
