Michael Vrbensky and Marko Topo will play each other in the qualifications of the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 10:00 am on COURT 3. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Vrbensky who should win in 3 sets.
Michael Vrbensky -> 1.727
Marko Topo -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Michael Vrbensky vs. Marko Topo
There is no head to head record between Michael Vrbensky and Marko Topo since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Michael Vrbensky
36 - 23win/loss
368
277
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 4-4 | 32-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-28 | 11-6 | 44-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-27 | 7-3 | 37-16 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 17-24 | 2-1 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 299, Michael got to the qualifications after defeating Aleksandr Braynin 6-4 6-3.
In the qualifications, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Braynin (6-4 6-3). During the match, Vrbensky scored 73 points vs Braynin’s 58. Michael was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vrbensky scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Michael Vrbensky lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Vrbensky put 73% of his first serves in, winning 65% (28/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (11/16) on the 2nd serve. Vrbensky broke Braynin 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Vrbensky has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (283-177). 30-17 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vrbensky has an overall203-120 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
Michael’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Split,M15 Saarlouis and M25 Poznan.
Michael has a composed 36-23 win-loss record in 2024, 30-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger
Vrbensky has never competed in this tournament before.
Marko Topo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-22 | 7-3 | 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. 452, Marko reached the qualifications after defeating Gerald Melzer 3-6 6-4 6-3.
In the qualifications against Melzer, Topo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-3). During the match Topo scored 84 points vs Melzer’s 82. Topo was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Topo recorded 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Marko Topo lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Topo put 78% of his first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Melzer 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
The Serbian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Tarragona.
The Serbian has a compiled 22-17 win-loss record in 2024, 21-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vrbensky | Topo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 |
| Pts | 73-58 | 84-82 |
| Total Points | 131 | 166 |
| Winners | 28 | 44 |
| %Winners | 38% | 52% |
Both Vrbensky and Topo played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Marko Topo conceded 1 set while Michael Vrbensky hasn’t dropped a set so far. Vrbensky has played 1 set(s) less than Topo (2 vs 3). Therefore, Vrbensky played 9 games less than Topo. Vrbensky scored 28 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Serbian struck 44 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vrbensky | Topo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 43/59 | 67/86 |
| %1st in | 73% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 28/43 | 44/67 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 8/19 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 42% |
Vrbensky made 1 ace . Topo also bagged 3 aces . Vrbensky won 65% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Topo won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vrbensky | Topo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/14 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 29% | 45% |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Vrbensky broke his opponent 4 times with a 29% conversion rate. Michael surrendered his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Serbian broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Topo conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vrbensky | |||
| Q1 Braynin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 73-58 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 28 | 28 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 43/59 | 43/59 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 28/43 | 28/43 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/16 | 11/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/14 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Topo | |||
| Q1 Melzer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 84-82 | 84-82 | |
| Total points | 166 | 166 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 67/86 | 67/86 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 44/67 | 44/67 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 8/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
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