Abedallah Shelbayh and Alexander Blockx will square off in the quarter of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 4. 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 Alexander Blockx who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Blockx is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Blockx -> 1.86
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Abedallah Shelbayh vs. Alexander Blockx
There is no head to head record between Abedallah Shelbayh and Alexander Blockx since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Abedallah Shelbayh
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 37-32 | 18-13 | 10-11 | 8-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 188, Abedallah reached the quarter after defeating Henry Searle 6-3 4-6 6-2 and Tristan Lamasine 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Abedallah defeated Lamasine (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match, Shelbayh scored 101 points vs Lamasine’s 94. Shelbayh was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Shelbayh bagged 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Shelbayh put 57% of his first serves in, winning 68% (41/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. The broke Lamasine 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Abedallah has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Shelbayh has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 61% of his matches (87-55). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Shelbayh has an aggregate14-9 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The has a compiled 7-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Abedallah has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexander Blockx
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 26-22 | 7-9 | 7-3 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 39-15 | 4-3 | 11-7 | 24-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 338 (career-high), Alexander got to the quarter after beating Valentin Royer 6-77 6-3 7-64 and Alexander Ritschard 7-69 3-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Belgian defeated Ritschard (7-69 3-6 6-4). During the match Blockx scored 104 points vs Ritschard’s 99. The Belgian was quite aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Blockx bagged 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexander Blockx lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Blockx put 69% of his first serves in, winning 76% (54/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. Blockx broke Ritschard 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Belgian has an aggregate 3-4 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
The Belgian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Shelbayh | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Match played | 2 | 2 |
Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
Tot Games | 57 | 67 |
Pts | 189-172 | 216-199 |
Total Points | 361 | 415 |
Winners | 74 | 116 |
%Winners | 39% | 54% |
Both Shelbayh and Blockx played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Abedallah Shelbayh conceded 2 sets, while Alexander Blockx lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Shelbayh and Blockx have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Shelbayh played 10 games less than Blockx. Shelbayh scored 74 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian blasted 116 winners (54%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Shelbayh | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Aces | 18 | 29 |
Avg per match | 9 | 14.5 |
1st in | 104/178 | 150/220 |
%1st in | 58% | 68% |
1st pts | 74/104 | 116/150 |
%1st pts | 71% | 77% |
2nd pts | 41/74 | 36/70 |
%2nd pts | 55% | 51% |
Shelbayh bagged 18 aces (9 per match). Blockx recorded 29 aces (14.5 per match). Shelbayh won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Shelbayh | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Won | 8 | 5 |
Converted | 8/22 | 5/13 |
% Converted | 36% | 38% |
Conceded | 8 | 20 |
Saved | 4 | 15 |
% Saved | 50% | 75% |
Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Abedallah broke his opponents 8 times with a 36% conversion rate. The lost his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
Shelbayh | ||||
R1 Searle |
R2 Lamasine |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 27 | 30 | 57 | |
pts | 88-78 | 101-94 | 189-172 | |
Total points | 166 | 195 | 361 | |
Winners | 33 | 41 | 74 | |
%Winners | 38% | 41% | 39% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 9 | 9 | 18 | |
Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
1st in | 44/73 | 60/105 | 104/178 | |
% 1st in | 60% | 57% | 58% | |
1st pts | 33/44 | 41/60 | 74/104 | |
% 1st pts | 75% | 68% | 71% | |
2nd pts | 19/29 | 22/45 | 41/74 | |
% 2nd pts | 66% | 49% | 55% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
Converted | 4/12 | 4/10 | 8/22 | |
Converted % | 33% | 40% | 36% | |
Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
Saved | 0/1 | 4/7 | 4 | |
Saved % | 0% | 57% | 29% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Blockx | ||||
R1 Royer |
R2 Ritschard |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-77 6-3 7-64 | 7-69 3-6 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 35 | 32 | 67 | |
pts | 112-100 | 104-99 | 216-199 | |
Total points | 212 | 203 | 415 | |
Winners | 62 | 54 | 116 | |
%Winners | 55% | 52% | 54% | |
SERVE | ||||
Aces | 21 | 8 | 29 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
1st in | 79/117 | 71/103 | 150/220 | |
% 1st in | 68% | 69% | 68% | |
1st pts | 62/79 | 54/71 | 116/150 | |
% 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 77% | |
2nd pts | 22/38 | 14/32 | 36/70 | |
% 2nd pts | 58% | 44% | 51% | |
Breaks | ||||
Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
Converted | 2/4 | 3/9 | 5/13 | |
Converted % | 50% | 33% | 38% | |
Conceded | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
Saved | 8/9 | 7/11 | 15 | |
Saved % | 89% | 64% | 77% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 |
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