Marko Topo and Olaf Pieczkowski will square off in the 1st round of the Luedenscheid Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marko Topo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marko Topo is the pick to win this match.
Marko Topo -> 1.533
Olaf Pieczkowski -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Marko Topo vs. Olaf Pieczkowski
There is no head to head record between Marko Topo and Olaf Pieczkowski since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Marko Topo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-23 | 9-4 | 23-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-26 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 26-28 | 8-6 | 12-13 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 416, the Serbian got to the 1st round after defeating Aleksandr Braynin 6-2 2-6 6-4 and Tim Ruehl 1-6 6-2 7-6(6).
In the qualifications against Ruehl, Topo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-2 7-66). During the match, Topo scored 88 points vs Ruehl’s 86. Marko was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Topo scored just 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Marko Topo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Topo put 59% of his first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (16/32) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Ruehl 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Topo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 51% of the points he played.
Topo has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 53% of his matches (82-74). 16-11 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Topo has an aggregate62-48 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.
Marko’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Tarragona.
Marko has an aggregate 17-12 win-loss record in 2024, 16-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Luedenscheid Challenger
Olaf Pieczkowski
19 - 17win/loss
631
493
LWWWLLWWWL | 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 1st round after beating Filippo Romano 7-6(4) 2-6 6-1 and Alex Knaff 6-1 6-3.
In the qualifications, The Pole defeated Romano (7-64 2-6 6-1). During the match Pieczkowski scored 91 points vs Romano’s 80. Olaf was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Pieczkowski scored just 1 ace during the entire match 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).
The Pole’s best result of the 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Topo | Pieczkowski |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 44 |
| Pts | 176-170 | 152-120 |
| Total Points | 346 | 272 |
| Winners | 74 | 69 |
| %Winners | 42% | 45% |
Both Topo and Pieczkowski played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Marko Topo conceded 2 sets, while Olaf Pieczkowski lost 1 set. Topo has played 1 set more than Pieczkowski (6 vs 5). Therefore, Topo played 10 games more than Pieczkowski. Marko scored 74 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Olaf made 69 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Topo | Pieczkowski |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1st in | 108/169 | 95/140 |
| %1st in | 64% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 74/108 | 69/95 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 29/61 | 20/45 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 44% |
Topo blasted 3 aces (1.5 per match). Pieczkowski managed to score 3 aces (1.5 per match). Topo won 69% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Pieczkowski won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Topo | Pieczkowski |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 9/19 |
| % Converted | 53% | 47% |
| Conceded | 17 | 11 |
| Saved | 10 | 6 |
| % Saved | 59% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 5 |
Topo broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded. The Pole broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Olaf conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Topo | ||||
| Q1 Braynin |
Q3 Ruehl |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | 1-6 6-2 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 28 | 54 | |
| pts | 88-84 | 88-86 | 176-170 | |
| Total points | 172 | 174 | 346 | |
| Winners | 42 | 32 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 36% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 62/91 | 46/78 | 108/169 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 59% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 42/62 | 32/46 | 74/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 70% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | 16/32 | 29/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 50% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/7 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 2/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 33% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 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% | 22% | ||
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | ||
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