Olaf Pieczkowski and Alex Knaff will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Luedenscheid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11:00 am on COURT 7. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Olaf Pieczkowski who should win in 3 sets.
Olaf Pieczkowski -> 1.54
Alex Knaff -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Olaf Pieczkowski vs. Alex Knaff
There is no head to head record between Olaf Pieczkowski and Alex Knaff since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Olaf Pieczkowski
18 - 17win/loss
631
493
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-27 | 17-14 | 16-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 23-10 | 12-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-14 | 9-11 | 6-3 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 513 (career-high), Pieczkowski reached the qualifications after defeating Filippo Romano 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1.
In the qualifications, Olaf defeated Romano (7-64 2-6 6-1). During the match, Pieczkowski scored 91 points vs Romano’s 80. Olaf was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Pieczkowski scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 5 double faults. Olaf Pieczkowski lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Pieczkowski put 69% of his first serves in, winning 74% (45/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (11/28) on the 2nd serve. The Pole broke Romano 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Pieczkowski has a winning record in the last 4 years having won 57% of his matches (78-60). 7-6 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Pieczkowski has a composed31-24 match record in the last 4 years on clay.
Pieczkowski’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh.
The Pole has a composed 18-17 win-loss record in 2024, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Luedenscheid Challenger
Olaf has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Knaff
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-32 | 27-22 | 2-3 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-31 | 36-22 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-25 | 20-9 | 3-6 | 24-9 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2021 | 20-13 | 5-4 | 5-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 515, Alex got to the qualifications after beating Max Stenzer 6-3 6-2.
In the qualifications, Alex had a good straight sets win against Stenzer (6-3 6-2). During the match Knaff scored 69 points vs Stenzer’s 47. Alex was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Knaff scored 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Alex Knaff was extremely effective on serve to win 72% (23/32) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Luxembourger broke Stenzer 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Knaff’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M15 San Diego and M15 Los Angeles.
Knaff has an overall 23-20 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pieczkowski | Knaff |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 17 |
| Pts | 91-80 | 69-47 |
| Total Points | 171 | 116 |
| Winners | 45 | 23 |
| %Winners | 49% | 33% |
Both Pieczkowski and Knaff played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Olaf Pieczkowski lost 1 set while Alex Knaff hasn’t conceded a set so far. Pieczkowski has played 1 set more than Knaff (3 vs 2). Therefore, Pieczkowski played 11 games more than Knaff. Olaf scored 45 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The Luxembourger scored 23 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pieczkowski | Knaff |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 61/89 | 32/57 |
| %1st in | 69% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 45/61 | 23/32 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 15/25 |
| %2nd pts | 39% | 60% |
Pieczkowski blasted 1 ace . Knaff also made 4 aces . Pieczkowski won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 39% of the points. On the other side, Knaff won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pieczkowski | Knaff |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 44% | 44% |
| Conceded | 7 | 2 |
| Saved | 3 | 1 |
| % Saved | 43% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Pole broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Pieczkowski conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. The Luxembourger broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Alex conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pieczkowski | |||
| Q1 Romano | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 2-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 91-80 | 91-80 | |
| Total points | 171 | 171 | |
| Winners | 45 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 61/89 | 61/89 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 45/61 | 45/61 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/28 | 11/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 39% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Knaff | |||
| Q1 Stenzer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 69-47 | 69-47 | |
| Total points | 116 | 116 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 32/57 | 32/57 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 23/32 | 23/32 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 15/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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