Steven Diez and Nicola Kuhn will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Glasgow Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 8. 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 Nicola Kuhn who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicola Kuhn is the pick to win this match.
Nicola Kuhn -> 1.4
Steven Diez -> 2.8
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Nicola Kuhn
This will be the 3rd time that Steven Diez and Nicola Kuhn play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Diez (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Diez won 6-2 6-2 in the 1st round in the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Steven Diez
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-21 | 12-10 | 0-3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-36 | 7-13 | 16-19 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-32 | 13-12 | 22-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-28 | 3-6 | 12-16 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 8-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 316, the Canadian reached the 2nd round after defeating Yshai Oliel 6-4 5-7 7-65.
In the 1st round, The Canadian defeated Oliel (6-4 5-7 7-65).During the match, Diez scored less points (3) than Oliel. In fact, the world no. 316 won 119 points vs Oliel’s. That means that Diez was more focused during the important points. Steven was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about the service games, Diez scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 6 double faults. Steven Diez lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Diez put 62% of his first serves in, winning 68% (54/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (26/50) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Oliel 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Diez has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (328-257). 1-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Diez has a composed 12-27 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Steven has a compiled 1-6 win-loss record in 2024, 1-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Glasgow Challenger
The Canadian has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicola Kuhn
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-14 | 8-3 | 29-9 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 14-21 | 4-5 | 4-9 | 3-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-28 | 2-6 | 14-15 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 4-12 | 0-3 | 1-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 656, Kuhn got to the 2nd round after beating Marcello Serafini 6-4 3-6 6-0 and Alex Knaff 5-7 6-2 6-4.
In the qualifications against Knaff, Nicola recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-2 6-4). During the match Kuhn scored 98 points vs Knaff’s 76. Kuhn was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuhn made 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Nicola Kuhn was very effective on serve to win 77% (37/48) of his 1st serve and 68% (23/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Kuhn broke Knaff 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Spaniard’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Monastir.
Nicola has a composed 10-3 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Diez | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 73 |
| Pts | 119-122 | 259-200 |
| Total Points | 241 | 459 |
| Winners | 54 | 87 |
| %Winners | 45% | 34% |
Diez played 1 match while Kuhn competed in 3 matches. Kuhn started his run from the qualifications while Diez had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Steven Diez lost 1 set, while Nicola Kuhn conceded 2 sets. Diez has played 5 set(s) less than Kuhn (3 vs 8). Therefore, Diez played 38 games less than Kuhn. Steven scored 54 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Nicola recorded 87 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Diez | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 8 |
| 1st in | 80/130 | 118/218 |
| %1st in | 62% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 54/80 | 87/118 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 26/50 | 60/100 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 60% |
Diez fired 1 ace . Kuhn also fired 24 aces (8 per match). Diez won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kuhn won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Diez | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 14 |
| Converted | 3/9 | 14/29 |
| % Converted | 33% | 48% |
| Conceded | 12 | 18 |
| Saved | 9 | 12 |
| % Saved | 75% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Diez broke his opponent 3 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kuhn broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Kuhn conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Diez | |||
| R1 Oliel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 5-7 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 119-122 | 119-122 | |
| Total points | 241 | 241 | |
| Winners | 54 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 80/130 | 80/130 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 54/80 | 54/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/50 | 26/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/9 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Kuhn | ||||
| Q1 Serafini |
Q3 Knaff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-0 | 5-7 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 55 | |
| pts | 91-72 | 98-76 | 189-148 | |
| Total points | 163 | 174 | 337 | |
| Winners | 31 | 37 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 14 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/80 | 48/82 | 96/162 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 31/48 | 37/48 | 68/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 77% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 23/34 | 40/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 68% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/14 | 4/6 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 3/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 60% | 124% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLWWLLLLW
LWWLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Glasgow Challenger
- Henry SearleSearle – Daniel CoxCox (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Charles BroomBroom – Elmar EjupovicEjupovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicola KuhnKuhn – Steven DiezDiez (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Stuart ParkerParker – Kyle EdmundEdmund (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Clement ChidekhChidekh – Carlos TabernerTaberner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hamish StewartStewart – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (1-0) – H2H and prediction
