Abedallah Shelbayh and Mitchell Krueger will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Little Rock Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on STADIUM. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mitchell Krueger who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mitchell Krueger is the pick to win this match.
Mitchell Krueger -> 1.86
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Abedallah Shelbayh vs. Mitchell Krueger
There is no head to head record between Abedallah Shelbayh and Mitchell Krueger since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Abedallah Shelbayh
18 - 16win/loss
248
181
LLWLLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-33 | 18-13 | 10-11 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248, Abedallah reached the semifinal after beating Blaise Bicknell 7-64 6-2, Cooper Williams 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Brandon Holt 7-64 2-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Shelbayh defeated Holt (7-64 2-6 7-5). During the match, Shelbayh scored 123 points vs Holt’s 117. Shelbayh was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shelbayh made 6 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Abedallah Shelbayh was extremely efficient on serve to win 73% (44/60) of his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Abedallah broke Holt twice after converting 13% of his break points (2/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Shelbayh has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (98-66). 8-6 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shelbayh has a compiled59-32 record in the last 5 years on hard.
Abedallah has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Little Rock Challenger
The has never competed in this tournament before.
Mitchell Krueger
24 - 14win/loss
146
135
LLWLLLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-31 | 30-17 | 9-7 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 15-19 | 4-4 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-28 | 18-15 | 6-5 | 1-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-24 | 19-12 | 5-5 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-13 | 14-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 251, the American got to the semifinal after beating Liam Draxl 6-3 3-6 6-4, Aidan Mayo 7-67 6-3 and Alexis Galarneau 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter, Krueger had a good straight sets win against Galarneau (6-3 6-1). During the match Krueger scored 54 points vs Galarneau’s 31. Mitchell was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Krueger struck 3 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mitchell Krueger was extremely efficient on serve to win 84% (21/25) of his 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The American broke Galarneau 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Krueger has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Indian Wells 1 Challenger where he beat Brandon Holt in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
The American has an overall 23-14 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Little Rock Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shelbayh | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 66 |
| Pts | 287-266 | 233-188 |
| Total Points | 553 | 421 |
| Winners | 117 | 98 |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% |
Both Shelbayh and Krueger played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Abedallah Shelbayh surrendered 2 sets, while Mitchell Krueger lost 1 set. Shelbayh has played 1 set more than Krueger (8 vs 7). Therefore, Shelbayh played 17 games more than Krueger. The scored 117 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Krueger managed to score 98 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shelbayh | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 158/252 | 122/203 |
| %1st in | 63% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 117/158 | 98/122 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 44/94 | 43/81 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 53% |
Shelbayh scored 16 aces (5.3 per match). Krueger blasted 23 aces (7.7 per match). Shelbayh won 74% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Krueger won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shelbayh | Krueger |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/34 | 10/28 |
| % Converted | 29% | 36% |
| Conceded | 26 | 12 |
| Saved | 18 | 8 |
| % Saved | 69% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 4 |
The broke his opponents 10 times with a 29% conversion rate. The lost his serve 8 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Mitchell broke his opponents 10 times with a 36% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shelbayh | |||||
| R1 Bicknell |
R2 Williams |
1/4 Holt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 7-64 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 29 | 33 | 83 | |
| pts | 77-63 | 87-86 | 123-117 | 287-266 | |
| Total points | 140 | 173 | 240 | 553 | |
| Winners | 36 | 37 | 44 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 43% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 44/68 | 54/83 | 60/101 | 158/252 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | 59% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 36/44 | 37/54 | 44/60 | 117/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 69% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/24 | 12/29 | 22/41 | 44/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 41% | 54% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/12 | 2/16 | 10/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 13% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/9 | 12/15 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 56% | 80% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Krueger | |||||
| R1 Draxl |
R2 Mayo |
1/4 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 7-67 6-3 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 22 | 16 | 66 | |
| pts | 98-92 | 81-65 | 54-31 | 233-188 | |
| Total points | 190 | 146 | 85 | 421 | |
| Winners | 41 | 36 | 21 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% | 39% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 12 | 3 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 44/72 | 25/41 | 122/203 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 61% | 61% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 41/53 | 36/44 | 21/25 | 98/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 82% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/37 | 16/28 | 11/16 | 43/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 57% | 69% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 2/8 | 4/6 | 10/28 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 25% | 67% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | – | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLLLLWLW Tennis Scores in Little Rock Challenger
- Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh – Brandon HoltHolt (7-64 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy – Trevor SvajdaSvajda (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Rudy QuanQuan (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Joshua Paris/Ramkumar RamanathanParis/Ramkumar Ramanathan – Andres Andrade/Abedallah ShelbayhAndrade/Abedallah Shelbayh (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Thai Kwiatkowski/Alex LawsonKwiatkowski/Alex Lawson – Bruno Kuzuhara/Dennis NovikovKuzuhara/Dennis Novikov (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
