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H2H, prediction of Steven Diez vs Nicola Kuhn in Glasgow Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 15th February 2024

PREVIEW. Glasgow Challenger. Diez and Kuhn will face off in the 2nd round of the Glasgow Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match on Thursday the 15th of February

Mark Hall

14 February 2024

Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Nicola Kuhn

Steven Diez and Nicola Kuhn will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Glasgow Challenger for the 3^rd 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

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Prediction and head to head Steven Diez vs. Nicola Kuhn

This will be the 3^rd 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 1^st round in the Gran Canaria 2 Challenger back in 2021.

Steven Diez

1 - 6win/loss

Hard

0-3

I Hard

1-3

Rank
613

High
134

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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

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Ranked no. 316, the Canadian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Yshai Oliel 6-4 5-7 7-6⁵.

In the 1^st 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.

Glasgow Challenger

Diez's Record

Nicola Kuhn

11 - 3win/loss

Hard

8-3

I Hard

3-0

Rank
346

High
174

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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

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Ranked no. 656, Kuhn got to the 2^nd 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).

Glasgow Challenger

Kuhn's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

S.Diez

N.Kuhn

3h:27

Time on court

5h:16

3h:27

Last match

1h:22

Match played

Games Played

Set played

119

Total points

259

119

Avg point

86.3

Winners

Avg Winners

45%

Ratio winners

34%

-- Serve --

Aces

Avg Aces

Double Faults

Avg Double Faults

54/80

1st won total

87/118

68%

1st won %

74%

26/50

2nd won total

60/100

52%

2nd won %

60%

-- Break Points --

3/9

BP won

14/29

3/9

Avg BP won

4.7/9.7

33%

Won

48%

Conceded

Avg Conceded

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Avg Broken

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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.

	R1 Oliel	Total
Diez
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

	Q1 Serafini	Q3 Knaff	Total
Kuhn
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