Brandon Holt and Blaise Bicknell will face off in the quarter of the Indian Wells 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on PC3. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Brandon Holt who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Brandon Holt is the pick to win this match.
Brandon Holt -> 1.24
Blaise Bicknell -> 3.7
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Prediction and head to head Brandon Holt vs. Blaise Bicknell
This will be the 2nd time that Brandon Holt and Blaise Bicknell fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Holt (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Holt won 6-2 5-7 6-2 in the 1st round in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger back in January 2024.
Brandon Holt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-31 | 37-24 | 1-1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-24 | 14-16 | 1-2 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 52-21 | 48-17 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-5 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 244, Brandon got to the quarter after beating Ryan Seggerman 6-3 6-4 and Bruno Kuzuhara 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Holt had a good straight sets win against Kuzuhara (6-3 6-1). During the match, Holt scored 65 points vs Kuzuhara’s 43. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Holt bagged 2 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Brandon Holt was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 71% (22/31) of his 1st serve and 58% (14/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Holt broke Kuzuhara 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Brandon hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Holt has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (142-88). 10-3 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Holt has an aggregate125-72 record in the last 9 years on hard.
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger.
The American has an overall 10-3 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger
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 quarter after beating Aidan Mayo 6-3 6-4 and Yshai Oliel 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Bicknell had a good straight sets win against Oliel (7-5 6-3). During the match Bicknell scored 74 points vs Oliel’s 58. Blaise was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Bicknell blasted 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Blaise Bicknell was quite effective on serve to win 73% (32/44) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Jamaican broke Oliel 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Jamaican hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Bicknell has a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2024, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Holt | Bicknell |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 40 |
| Pts | 131-98 | 151-119 |
| Total Points | 229 | 270 |
| Winners | 55 | 65 |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% |
Both Holt and Bicknell played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Holt and Bicknell have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Holt played 5 games less than Bicknell. Holt scored 55 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Bicknell made 65 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Holt | Bicknell |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 79/123 | 85/126 |
| %1st in | 64% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 55/79 | 65/85 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 28/44 | 25/41 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 61% |
Holt recorded 5 aces (2.5 per match). Bicknell recorded 5 aces (2.5 per match). Holt won 70% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Bicknell won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Holt | Bicknell |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/14 | 5/15 |
| % Converted | 50% | 33% |
| Conceded | 12 | 11 |
| Saved | 11 | 10 |
| % Saved | 92% | 91% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. Brandon conceded his serve once and he saved 92% of the break points that he conceded. The Jamaican broke his opponents 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Blaise conceded his serve once and he saved 91% of the break points that he conceded.
| Holt | ||||
| R1 Seggerman |
R2 Kuzuhara |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 16 | 35 | |
| pts | 66-55 | 65-43 | 131-98 | |
| Total points | 121 | 108 | 229 | |
| Winners | 33 | 22 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 34% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 48/68 | 31/55 | 79/123 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 56% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/48 | 22/31 | 55/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/20 | 14/24 | 28/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 58% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 5/12 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 42% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bicknell | ||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Oliel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 40 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 74-58 | 151-119 | |
| Total points | 138 | 132 | 270 | |
| Winners | 33 | 32 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/59 | 44/67 | 85/126 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 32/44 | 65/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 14/23 | 25/41 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/10 | 3/5 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 60% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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