Max Houkes and Kamil Majchrzak will play each other in the semifinal of the Kigali 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on CENTER. 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 Kamil Majchrzak who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Kamil Majchrzak is the pick to win this match.
Kamil Majchrzak -> 1.153
Max Houkes -> 4.75
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Prediction and head to head Max Houkes vs. Kamil Majchrzak
There is no head to head record between Max Houkes and Kamil Majchrzak since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Max Houkes
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 44-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-33 | 1-1 | 39-30 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 70-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-16 | 2-2 | 30-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-11 | 7-3 | 21-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 357, the Dutch got to the semifinal after defeating Alafia Ayeni 6-1 5-7 6-2, Preston Brown 6-4 6-4 and Corentin Denolly 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Houkes had a good straight sets win against Denolly (6-2 6-3). During the match, Houkes scored 62 points vs Denolly’s 43. Max was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Houkes struck 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Max Houkes lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Houkes put 76% of his first serves in, winning 65% (24/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (4/12) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Denolly 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Houkes has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (212-114). 7-3 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Houkes has an aggregate198-97 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Dutch has an overall 7-3 win-loss record in 2024, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kigali 1 Challenger
The Dutch has never competed in this tournament before.
Kamil Majchrzak
20 - 3win/loss
116
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LLWWWWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 63-19 | 26-6 | 34-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-22 | 19-10 | 4-6 | 4-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-21 | 4-4 | 16-9 | 5-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 652, Majchrzak got to the semifinal after beating Bogdan Bobrov 6-3 6-2, Juan Pablo Paz 6-3 6-0 and Calvin Hemery 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, The Pole had a good straight sets win against Hemery (7-5 6-3). During the match Majchrzak scored 65 points vs Hemery’s 46. Kamil was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Majchrzak fired 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Kamil Majchrzak was extremely efficient on serve to win 92% (33/36) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Pole broke Hemery twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kamil hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Majchrzak’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Monastir and M25 Hammamet.
Kamil has an overall 20-3 win-loss record in 2024, 8-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Houkes | Majchrzak |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 53 |
| Pts | 229-181 | 182-124 |
| Total Points | 410 | 306 |
| Winners | 100 | 88 |
| %Winners | 44% | 48% |
Both Houkes and Majchrzak played 3 matches. At the moment, Max Houkes surrendered 1 set while Kamil Majchrzak hasn’t conceded a set so far. Houkes has played 1 set more than Majchrzak (7 vs 6). Therefore, Houkes played 11 games more than Majchrzak. The Dutch scored 100 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Pole recorded 88 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Houkes | Majchrzak |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 137/203 | 104/160 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 100/137 | 88/104 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 33/66 | 33/56 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 59% |
Houkes made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Majchrzak made 21 aces (7 per match). Houkes won 73% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Majchrzak won 85% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Houkes | Majchrzak |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/23 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 52% | 43% |
| Conceded | 17 | 7 |
| Saved | 13 | 7 |
| % Saved | 76% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Max conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Kamil broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. Majchrzak was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 7 break points.
| Houkes | |||||
| R1 Ayeni |
R2 Brown |
1/4 Denolly |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 5-7 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 17 | 64 | |
| pts | 98-78 | 69-60 | 62-43 | 229-181 | |
| Total points | 176 | 129 | 105 | 410 | |
| Winners | 45 | 31 | 24 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 45% | 39% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 60/88 | 40/66 | 37/49 | 137/203 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 61% | 76% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 45/60 | 31/40 | 24/37 | 100/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 78% | 65% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 14/26 | 4/12 | 33/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | 33% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/13 | 2/3 | 6/7 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 67% | 86% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5/5 | 3/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 50% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Majchrzak | |||||
| R1 Bobrov |
R2 Pablo Paz |
1/4 Hemery |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-0 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 15 | 21 | 53 | |
| pts | 63-46 | 54-32 | 65-46 | 182-124 | |
| Total points | 109 | 86 | 111 | 306 | |
| Winners | 29 | 26 | 33 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 48% | 51% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 35/57 | 33/49 | 36/54 | 104/160 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 67% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 29/35 | 26/33 | 33/36 | 88/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 79% | 92% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 9/16 | 12/18 | 33/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 56% | 67% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/8 | 2/6 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 50% | 33% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWWWLL Tennis Scores in Kigali 1 Challenger
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Calvin HemeryHemery (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Yshai OlielOliel (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Corentin DenollyDenolly (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Corentin DenollyDenolly (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Calvin HemeryHemery (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Yshai OlielOliel (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Max HoukesHoukes – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (0-0) – H2H and prediction
