Blaise Bicknell and Andre Ilagan will face off in the semifinal of the Indian Wells 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on PC3. 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 Blaise Bicknell who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Blaise Bicknell is the pick to win this match.
Blaise Bicknell -> 1.82
Andre Ilagan -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Blaise Bicknell vs. Andre Ilagan
There is no head to head record between Blaise Bicknell and Andre Ilagan since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other 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), Blaise got to the semifinal after beating Aidan Mayo 6-3 6-4, Yshai Oliel 7-5 6-3 and Brandon Holt 6-3 2-2 ret..
In the quarter against Holt, the Jamaican had a free pass after Holt retired on a 6-3 2-2 . scoreline.
Bicknell has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (88-56). 3-1 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Bicknell has a compiled55-31 record in the last 7 years on hard.
Bicknell has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger
Andre Ilagan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-29 | 41-22 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-6 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-7 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 662, Andre reached the semifinal after defeating Darian King 6-4 5-7 6-2, Jaimee Floyd Angele 6-1 6-1, Federico Gaio 6-2 7-5, Tim Handel 6-4 6-4 and Thai Kwiatkowski 1-6 7-65 6-3.
In the quarter against Kwiatkowski, Andre recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-65 6-3).During the match Ilagan scored less points (9) than Kwiatkowski. In fact, the world no. 396 won 98 points vs Kwiatkowski’s. That means that Ilagan was more focused during the important points. Andre was quite aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Ilagan scored 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Andre Ilagan lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Ilagan put 61% of his first serves in, winning 68% (51/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (20/48) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Kwiatkowski twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Ilagan has a composed 5-1 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bicknell | Ilagan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 113 |
| Pts | 201-159 | 393-338 |
| Total Points | 360 | 731 |
| Winners | 89 | 177 |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% |
Bicknell played 3 matches while Ilagan competed in 5 matches. Ilagan started his run from the qualifications while Bicknell had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Andre Ilagan lost 2 sets while Blaise Bicknell hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bicknell has played 5 set(s) less than Ilagan (7 vs 12). Therefore, Bicknell played 60 games less than Ilagan. Bicknell scored 89 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 177 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bicknell | Ilagan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| 1st in | 117/173 | 248/379 |
| %1st in | 68% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 89/117 | 177/248 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 35/56 | 65/131 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 50% |
Bicknell bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Ilagan fired 13 aces (2.6 per match). Bicknell won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Ilagan won 71% 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 | Ilagan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 19 |
| Converted | 6/18 | 19/39 |
| % Converted | 33% | 49% |
| Conceded | 14 | 29 |
| Saved | 13 | 20 |
| % Saved | 93% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 9 |
Bicknell broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. Bicknell conceded his serve once and he saved 93% of the break points that he conceded. Ilagan broke his opponents 19 times with a 49% conversion rate. Andre conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bicknell | |||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Oliel |
1/4 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 2-2 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 21 | 13 | 53 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 74-58 | 50-40 | 201-159 | |
| Total points | 138 | 132 | 90 | 360 | |
| Winners | 33 | 32 | 24 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/59 | 44/67 | 32/47 | 117/173 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 32/44 | 24/32 | 89/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 75% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 14/23 | 10/15 | 35/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 61% | 67% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/10 | 3/5 | 1/3 | 6/18 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 60% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 5/6 | 3/3 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 100% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ilagan | |||||||
| Q1 King |
Q3 Floyd |
R1 Gaio |
R2 Handel |
1/4 Kwiatkowski |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 6-2 | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 1-6 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 113 | |
| pts | 96-83 | 55-30 | 66-54 | 78-64 | 98-107 | 393-338 | |
| Total points | 179 | 85 | 120 | 142 | 205 | 731 | |
| Winners | 47 | 20 | 31 | 28 | 51 | 177 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 36% | 47% | 36% | 52% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 63/91 | 24/35 | 44/57 | 42/73 | 75/123 | 248/379 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | 77% | 58% | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 47/63 | 20/24 | 31/44 | 28/42 | 51/75 | 177/248 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 83% | 70% | 67% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 8/11 | 8/13 | 13/31 | 20/48 | 65/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 73% | 62% | 42% | 42% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 19 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/8 | 4/8 | 5/11 | 2/4 | 19/39 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 63% | 50% | 45% | 50% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 29 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 8/12 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | 75% | 57% | 67% | 94% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLWLWW Tennis Scores in Indian Wells 2 Challenger
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Brandon HoltHolt (6-3 2-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (1-6 7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Learner TienTien (7-64 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Bor ArtnakArtnak (6-2 3-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Thomas Fancutt/Ajeet RaiFancutt/Ajeet Rai – George Goldhoff/James Kent TrotterGoldhoff/James Kent Trotter (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Brandon HoltHolt (6-3 2-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (1-6 7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
