Philip Sekulic and Aleksandre Bakshi will square off in the semifinal of the Kachreti Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Philip Sekulic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Philip Sekulic is the pick to win this match.
Philip Sekulic -> 1.34
Aleksandre Bakshi -> 3.02
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Prediction and head to head Philip Sekulic vs. Aleksandre Bakshi
There is no head to head record between Philip Sekulic and Aleksandre Bakshi since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Philip Sekulic
17 - 16win/loss
342
225
WWWLWLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-29 | 31-24 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 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), Philip reached the semifinal after defeating Hamish Stewart 6-3 6-4, Robert Strombachs 7-66 7-66 and Ramkumar Ramanathan 7-66 4-6 7-60.
In the quarter, Sekulic defeated Ramanathan (7-66 4-6 7-60). During the match, Sekulic scored 119 points vs Ramanathan’s 114. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sekulic blasted 10 aces and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Philip Sekulic was quite effective on serve to win 78% (56/72) of his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Philip has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Sekulic has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 56% of his matches (93-73). 17-13 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Sekulic has an overall79-58 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Sekulic’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Wuxi Challenger.
Philip has a compiled 17-16 win-loss record in 2024, 17-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kachreti Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Aleksandre Bakshi
14 - 11win/loss
477
475
WLWLWWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-24 | 33-20 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-18 | 19-15 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-17 | 22-13 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-17 | 8-7 | 10-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 891, Bakshi got to the semifinal after defeating Martyn Pawelski 6-2 6-4, Vadym Ursu 6-2 6-4 and Blake Mott 6-1 6-0.
In the quarter, The Georgean had a good straight sets win against Mott (6-1 6-0). During the match Bakshi scored 56 points vs Mott’s 32. The Georgean was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Bakshi bagged 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Aleksandre Bakshi conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 4 break points. Furthermore, Bakshi put 71% of his first serves in, winning 73% (22/30) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. Bakshi broke Mott 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bakshi hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Bakshi’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M25 Kachreti.
Bakshi has a compiled 14-11 win-loss record in 2024, 14-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sekulic | Bakshi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 81 | 49 |
| Pts | 253-222 | 194-144 |
| Total Points | 475 | 338 |
| Winners | 125 | 83 |
| %Winners | 49% | 43% |
Both Sekulic and Bakshi played 3 matches. At the moment, Philip Sekulic lost 1 set while Aleksandre Bakshi hasn’t conceded a set so far. Sekulic has played 1 set more than Bakshi (7 vs 6). Therefore, Sekulic played 32 games more than Bakshi. The Australian scored 125 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The Georgean fired 83 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sekulic | Bakshi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 4 |
| 1st in | 153/221 | 117/170 |
| %1st in | 69% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 125/153 | 83/117 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 45/68 | 25/53 |
| %2nd pts | 66% | 47% |
Sekulic blasted 30 aces (10 per match). Bakshi fired 12 aces (4 per match). Sekulic won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 66% of the points. On the other side, Bakshi won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sekulic | Bakshi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 15 |
| Converted | 3/13 | 15/31 |
| % Converted | 23% | 48% |
| Conceded | 5 | 16 |
| Saved | 3 | 13 |
| % Saved | 60% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Sekulic broke his opponents 3 times with a 23% conversion rate. Philip surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Bakshi broke his opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Georgean conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sekulic | |||||
| R1 Stewart |
R2 Strombachs |
1/4 Ramanathan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-66 7-66 | 7-66 4-6 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 26 | 36 | 81 | |
| pts | 58-39 | 76-69 | 119-114 | 253-222 | |
| Total points | 97 | 145 | 233 | 475 | |
| Winners | 27 | 42 | 56 | 125 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 55% | 47% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 17 | 10 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 32/48 | 49/69 | 72/104 | 153/221 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 71% | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/32 | 42/49 | 56/72 | 125/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 86% | 78% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/16 | 11/20 | 20/32 | 45/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 88% | 55% | 63% | 66% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 1/1 | 0/8 | 3/13 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 0% | 23% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 67% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Bakshi | |||||
| R1 Pawelski |
R2 Ursu |
1/4 Mott |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 13 | 49 | |
| pts | 64-54 | 74-58 | 56-32 | 194-144 | |
| Total points | 118 | 132 | 88 | 338 | |
| Winners | 27 | 34 | 22 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 46% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/67 | 43/61 | 30/42 | 117/170 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 70% | 71% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 27/44 | 34/43 | 22/30 | 83/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 79% | 73% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 6/18 | 6/12 | 25/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 33% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/11 | 6/11 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 36% | 55% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 2/3 | 4/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 67% | 100% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWLWWLLWL Tennis Scores in Kachreti Challenger
- Paul JubbJubb – Daniil GlinkaGlinka (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Robin BertrandBertrand – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Philip SekulicSekulic – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (7-66 4-6 7-60) – See score progression
- Aleksandre BakshiBakshi – Blake MottMott (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Robin BertrandBertrand – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Daniil GlinkaGlinka (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
