Liam Draxl and Brandon Holt will play each other in the semifinal of the Tyler Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Brandon Holt who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Brandon Holt is the pick to win this match.
Brandon Holt -> 1.6
Liam Draxl -> 2.21

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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Brandon Holt

This will be the 3^rd time that Liam Draxl and Brandon Holt fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Holt (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Holt won 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in the qualifications in the Indianapolis Challenger back in 2022.

Liam Draxl

Ranked no. 263, Liam reached the semifinal after beating Nick Chappell 6-1 6-4, Yuta Shimizu 6-7⁷ 7-5 6-0 and Seong Chan Hong 6-2 6-2.

In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Chan Hong (6-2 6-2). During the match, Draxl scored 66 points vs Chan Hong’s 46. Draxl was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about the service games, Draxl scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Liam Draxl conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 5 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 60% of his first serves in, winning 66% (25/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the 2nd serve. Liam was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Chan Hong 4 times.

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Canadian has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.

Draxl has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (122-66). 3-1 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Draxl has an overall70-35 record in the last 7 years on hard.

Liam’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Tucuman and the Santiago Challenger.

Liam has an aggregate 12-9 win-loss record in 2024, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Tyler Challenger

Liam has never competed in this tournament before.

Brandon Holt

Ranked no. 299, Holt reached the semifinal after beating Yusuke Takahashi 6-2 5-7 6-1, Mitchell Krueger 1-6 7-6⁴ 7-6⁴ and Alexis Galarneau 3-6 6-3 6-1.

In the quarter against Galarneau, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Holt scored 86 points vs Galarneau’s 81. Brandon was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about serving, Holt bagged 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Brandon Holt lost the serve twice and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Holt put 64% of his first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. Brandon broke Galarneau 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Holt has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

The American’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger and M25 Bakersfield.

Brandon has a compiled 27-14 win-loss record in 2024, 26-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Draxl	Holt
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	9
Tot Games	64	85
Pts	231-176	295-271
Total Points	407	566
Winners	91	116
%Winners	39%	39%

Both Draxl and Holt played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Draxl lost 1 set, while Brandon Holt lost 3 sets. Draxl has played 2 set(s) less than Holt (7 vs 9). Therefore, Draxl played 21 games less than Holt. Draxl scored 91 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Holt made 116 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Draxl	Holt
Aces	5	12
Avg per match	1.7	4
1st in	139/225	175/285
%1st in	62%	61%
1st pts	91/139	116/175
%1st pts	65%	66%
2nd pts	47/86	55/110
%2nd pts	55%	50%

Draxl bagged 5 aces (1.7 per match). Holt made 12 aces (4 per match). Draxl won 65% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Holt won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Draxl	Holt
Won	17	15
Converted	17/21	15/28
% Converted	81%	54%
Conceded	25	30
Saved	19	19
% Saved	76%	63%
Times Broken	6	11

The Canadian broke his opponents 17 times with a 81% conversion rate. Liam surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Holt broke his opponents 15 times with a 54% conversion rate. Brandon conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Draxl
	R1 Chappell	R2 Shimizu	1/4 Chan Hong	Total
Score	6-1 6-4	6-77 7-5 6-0	6-2 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	2	7
Tot Games	17	31	16	64
pts	56-37	109-93	66-46	231-176
Total points	93	202	112	407
Winners	27	39	25	91
%Winners	48%	36%	38%	39%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	1	5
Double Faults	1	4	2	7
1st in	38/52	63/110	38/63	139/225
% 1st in	73%	57%	60%	62%
1st pts	27/38	39/63	25/38	91/139
% 1st pts	71%	62%	66%	65%
2nd pts	9/14	21/47	17/25	47/86
% 2nd pts	64%	45%	68%	55%
Breaks
Won	4	9	4	17
Converted	4/4	9/13	4/4	17/21
Converted %	100%	69%	100%	81%
Conceded	6	14	5	25
Saved	5/6	9/14	5/5	19
Saved %	83%	64%	100%	82%
Times Broken	1	5	0	6

Holt
	R1 Takahashi	R2 Krueger	1/4 Galarneau	Total
Score	6-2 5-7 6-1	1-6 7-64 7-64	3-6 6-3 6-1
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	27	33	25	85
pts	100-75	109-115	86-81	295-271
Total points	175	224	167	566
Winners	39	40	37	116
%Winners	39%	37%	43%	39%
SERVE
Aces	1	6	5	12
Double Faults	1	2	4	7
1st in	57/90	61/106	57/89	175/285
% 1st in	63%	58%	64%	61%
1st pts	39/57	40/61	37/57	116/175
% 1st pts	68%	66%	65%	66%
2nd pts	16/33	24/45	15/32	55/110
% 2nd pts	48%	53%	47%	50%
Breaks
Won	7	3	5	15
Converted	7/12	3/7	5/9	15/28
Converted %	58%	43%	56%	54%
Conceded	10	10	10	30
Saved	6/10	5/10	8/10	19
Saved %	60%	50%	80%	63%
Times Broken	4	5	2	11

Tennis Scores in Tyler Challenger

• Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Ethan QuinnQuinn (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Brandon HoltHolt – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Liam DraxlDraxl – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Colin Sinclair/Chak Lam Coleman WongSinclair/Chak Lam Coleman Wong – Nicolas Mejia/Andres UrreaMejia/Andres Urrea (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Brandon HoltHolt – Liam DraxlDraxl (2-0) – H2H and prediction
• James Kent TrotterKent Trotter – (0-1) – H2H and prediction