Philip Sekulic and Robert Strombachs will face off in the 2nd round of the Kachreti Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Philip Sekulic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Philip Sekulic is the pick to win this match.
Philip Sekulic -> 1.52
Robert Strombachs -> 2.42
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Prediction and head to head Philip Sekulic vs. Robert Strombachs
There is no head to head record between Philip Sekulic and Robert Strombachs since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Philip Sekulic
15 - 16win/loss
240
238
LWWWLLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-17 | 17-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-28 | 33-24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-15 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 245 (career-high), the Australian got to the 2nd round after defeating Hamish Stewart 6-3 6-4.
In the 1st round, Philip had a good straight sets win against Stewart (6-3 6-4). During the match, Sekulic scored 58 points vs Stewart’s 39. Sekulic was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sekulic scored 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Philip Sekulic was very effective on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 88% (14/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Sekulic broke Stewart twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Sekulic has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 55% of his matches (91-73). 15-13 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sekulic has an overall77-58 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Sekulic’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Wuxi Challenger.
Philip has a compiled 15-16 win-loss record in 2024, 15-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kachreti Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Robert Strombachs
13 - 13win/loss
454
334
LLWLWLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-16 | 3-3 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 54-33 | 44-21 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 68-30 | 47-21 | 15-4 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-26 | 18-15 | 1-3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 13-11 | 6-5 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
Ranked no. 405, Robert got to the 2nd round after defeating Alafia Ayeni 6-4 2-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, Robert defeated Ayeni (6-4 2-6 7-5). During the match Strombachs scored 98 points vs Ayeni’s 90. The German was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Strombachs scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Robert Strombachs lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Strombachs put 69% of his first serves in, winning 70% (42/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 70% (19/27) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Ayeni twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Robert has a composed 13-13 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sekulic | Strombachs |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 30 |
| Pts | 58-39 | 98-90 |
| Total Points | 97 | 188 |
| Winners | 27 | 42 |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% |
Both Sekulic and Strombachs played 1 match. At the moment, Robert Strombachs surrendered 1 set while Philip Sekulic hasn’t lost a set so far. Sekulic has played 1 set(s) less than Strombachs (2 vs 3). Therefore, Sekulic played 11 games less than Strombachs. Philip scored 27 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The German fired 42 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sekulic | Strombachs |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 32/48 | 60/87 |
| %1st in | 67% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 42/60 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 14/16 | 19/27 |
| %2nd pts | 88% | 70% |
Sekulic scored 3 aces . Strombachs blasted 1 ace . Sekulic won 84% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 88% of the points. On the other side, Strombachs won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 70% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sekulic | Strombachs |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 25% |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 |
| Saved | 1 | 5 |
| % Saved | 100% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
The Australian broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Sekulic was rock solid on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 1 break points. The German broke his opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sekulic | |||
| R1 Stewart |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 58-39 | 58-39 | |
| Total points | 97 | 97 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 32/48 | 32/48 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 27/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/16 | 14/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 88% | 88% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Strombachs | |||
| R1 Ayeni |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 98-90 | 98-90 | |
| Total points | 188 | 188 | |
| Winners | 42 | 42 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 60/87 | 60/87 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 42/60 | 42/60 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/27 | 19/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 70% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/8 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Kachreti Challenger
- Philip SekulicSekulic – Hamish StewartStewart (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Saba PurtseladzePurtseladze (7-64 7-65) – See score progression
- Robert StrombachsStrombachs – Alafia AyeniAyeni (6-4 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Evgeny KarlovskiyKarlovskiy – Ryuki MatsudaMatsuda (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandre BakshiBakshi – Martyn PawelskiPawelski (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Menelaos EfstathiouEfstathiou (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Giles HusseyHussey – Nikolay VylegzhaninVylegzhanin (6-76 7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Cem IlkelIlkel (6-75 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Yshai OlielOliel (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Matias SotoSoto – Zura TkemaladzeTkemaladze (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Robin BertrandBertrand – Bogdan BobrovBobrov (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Daniil GlinkaGlinka – Yanki ErelErel (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Blake MottMott – Ricardas BerankisBerankis (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Vadym UrsuUrsu – Alberto Barroso CamposBarroso Campos (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Orel KimhiKimhi (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Charles BroomBroom – Roberto Cid SuberviCid Subervi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Philip SekulicSekulic – Hamish StewartStewart (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Yshai OlielOliel (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Egor GerasimovGerasimov – Menelaos EfstathiouEfstathiou (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Blake MottMott – Evgeny KarlovskiyKarlovskiy (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandre BakshiBakshi – Vadym UrsuUrsu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil GlinkaGlinka – Charles BroomBroom (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Paul JubbJubb – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matias SotoSoto – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
