Yan Bai and Saba Purtseladze will fight against each other in the quarter of the Shenzhen Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yan Bai who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yan Bai is the pick to win this match.
Yan Bai -> 1.33
Saba Purtseladze -> 3.1
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Prediction and head to head Yan Bai vs. Saba Purtseladze
There is no head to head record between Yan Bai and Saba Purtseladze since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Yan Bai
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 45-17 | 41-16 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-16 | 42-13 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 6-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 280, Yan got to the quarter after beating Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Mukund Sasikumar 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Chinese had a good straight sets win against Kumar Mukund (6-2 6-4). During the match, Bai scored 60 points vs Kumar Mukund’s 45. The Chinese was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bai bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Yan Bai was quite effective on serve to win 74% (20/27) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Yan broke Kumar Mukund 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Bai has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (299-154). 41-16 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bai has an overall 240-115 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Bai’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Hinode,M25 Anning,M25 Luzhou,M25 Tianjin and M25 Yinchuan.
Yan has an overall 45-17 win-loss record in 2024, 41-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Shenzhen Challenger
Saba Purtseladze
35 - 30win/loss
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WWLWLLLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-30 | 25-17 | 9-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-37 | 44-27 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-35 | 34-26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-23 | 20-16 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 426, Purtseladze reached the quarter after beating Xing Dao Chen 6-3 6-1 and Billy Harris 6-4 7-6(5).
In the 2nd round, Saba had a good straight sets win against Harris (6-4 7-65). During the match Purtseladze scored 66 points vs Harris’s 61. Saba was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Purtseladze fired 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Saba Purtseladze was quite effective on serve to win 83% (35/42) of his 1st serve and 76% (16/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Purtseladze broke Harris once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Saba hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Saba’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Sharm ElSheikh and the Astana Challenger.
Saba has an aggregate 35-30 win-loss record in 2024, 25-17 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bai | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 39 |
| Pts | 144-117 | 128-100 |
| Total Points | 261 | 228 |
| Winners | 49 | 59 |
| %Winners | 34% | 46% |
Both Bai and Purtseladze played 2 matches. At the moment, Yan Bai lost 1 set while Saba Purtseladze hasn’t dropped a set so far. Bai has played 1 set more than Purtseladze (5 vs 4). Therefore, Bai played 6 games more than Purtseladze. The Chinese scored 49 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Saba struck 59 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bai | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 9.5 |
| 1st in | 69/124 | 72/111 |
| %1st in | 56% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 49/69 | 59/72 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 34/55 | 28/39 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 72% |
Bai made 14 aces (7 per match). Purtseladze made 19 aces (9.5 per match). Bai won 71% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Purtseladze won 82% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 72% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bai | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 5 |
| Converted | 9/13 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 69% | 45% |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 |
| Saved | 3 | 6 |
| % Saved | 43% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 |
Yan broke his opponents 9 times with a 69% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. Purtseladze broke his opponents 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Saba was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 6 break points.
| Bai | ||||
| R1 Hsiou |
R2 Kumar Mukund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 18 | 45 | |
| pts | 84-72 | 60-45 | 144-117 | |
| Total points | 156 | 105 | 261 | |
| Winners | 29 | 20 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 33% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 42/73 | 27/51 | 69/124 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 53% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 29/42 | 20/27 | 49/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/31 | 15/24 | 34/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 63% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/7 | 9/13 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 57% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 0/1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 0% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Purtseladze | ||||
| R1 Dao |
R2 Harris |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 39 | |
| pts | 62-39 | 66-61 | 128-100 | |
| Total points | 101 | 127 | 228 | |
| Winners | 24 | 35 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 53% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 11 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 30/48 | 42/63 | 72/111 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 67% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 35/42 | 59/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 83% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 16/21 | 28/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 76% | 72% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 1/3 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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