Maks Kasnikowski and Govind Nanda will fight against each other in the quarter of the Calgary Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on NATIONAL BANK COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Maks Kasnikowski who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Maks Kasnikowski is the pick to win this match.
Maks Kasnikowski -> 1.36
Govind Nanda -> 2.94

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Prediction and head to head Maks Kasnikowski vs. Govind Nanda

There is no head to head record between Maks Kasnikowski and Govind Nanda since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Maks Kasnikowski

Ranked no. 171 (career-high), Kasnikowski reached the quarter after defeating Cem Ilkel 6-3 6-3 and Andres Martin 6-4 6-4.

In the 2^nd round, Kasnikowski had a good straight sets win against Martin (6-4 6-4). During the match, Kasnikowski scored 63 points vs Martin’s 50. Kasnikowski was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.

Talking about the service games, Kasnikowski struck 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Maks Kasnikowski was pretty efficient on serve to win 76% (22/29) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Pole broke Martin 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Kasnikowski hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to conquer 58% of the points he played.

Kasnikowski has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 62% of his matches (135-81). 11-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kasnikowski has an aggregate25-11 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Oeiras 1 Challenger where he defeated Gastao Elias in the final 7-6(1) 4-6 6-3 and the Poznan Challenger where he overcame Camilo Ugo Carabelli in the final 3-6 6-4 6-3.

The Pole has a compiled 39-25 win-loss record in 2024, 11-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Calgary Challenger

Govind Nanda

Ranked no. 743, Govind got to the quarter after beating Collin Altamirano 7-6(1) 6-2, Patrick Zahraj 7-5 6-0, Tim Handel 6-4 6-2 and James Kent Trotter 3-6 6-4 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Kent Trotter, Govind recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Nanda scored 79 points vs Kent Trotter’s 76. The American was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.

Talking about serving, Nanda scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Govind Nanda lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Nanda put 61% of his first serves in, winning 64% (25/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the 2nd serve. Nanda broke Kent Trotter 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Govind started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.

Nanda’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Lakewood.

Govind has an aggregate 21-11 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Calgary Challenger

Govind has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kasnikowski	Nanda
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	4	9
Tot Games	38	84
Pts	128-94	282-206
Total Points	222	488
Winners	46	94
%Winners	36%	33%

Kasnikowski played 2 matches while Nanda competed in 4 matches. Nanda started his run from the qualifications while Kasnikowski had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Govind Nanda dropped 1 set while Maks Kasnikowski hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kasnikowski has played 5 set(s) less than Nanda (4 vs 9). Therefore, Kasnikowski played 46 games less than Nanda. Kasnikowski scored 46 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The American recorded 94 winners (33%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kasnikowski	Nanda
Aces	12	7
Avg per match	6	1.8
1st in	55/102	123/218
%1st in	54%	56%
1st pts	46/55	94/123
%1st pts	84%	76%
2nd pts	27/47	60/95
%2nd pts	57%	63%

Kasnikowski blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Nanda bagged 7 aces (1.8 per match). Kasnikowski won 84% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Nanda won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kasnikowski	Nanda
Won	7	18
Converted	7/18	18/33
% Converted	39%	55%
Conceded	5	12
Saved	3	5
% Saved	60%	42%
Times Broken	2	7

The Pole broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Pole dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Nanda broke his opponents 18 times with a 55% conversion rate. Nanda conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 42% of the break points that he conceded.

Kasnikowski
	R1 Ilkel	R2 Martin	Total
Score	6-3 6-3	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	18	20	38
pts	65-44	63-50	128-94
Total points	109	113	222
Winners	24	22	46
%Winners	37%	35%	36%
SERVE
Aces	8	4	12
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	26/48	29/54	55/102
% 1st in	54%	54%	54%
1st pts	24/26	22/29	46/55
% 1st pts	92%	76%	84%
2nd pts	13/22	14/25	27/47
% 2nd pts	59%	56%	57%
Breaks
Won	3	4	7
Converted	3/12	4/6	7/18
Converted %	25%	67%	39%
Conceded	1	4	5
Saved	1/1	2/4	3
Saved %	100%	50%	75%
Times Broken	0	2	2

Nanda
	Q1 Altamirano	Q3 Zahraj	R1 Handel	R2 Kent	Total
Score	7-61 6-2	7-5 6-0	6-4 6-2	3-6 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	3	9
Tot Games	21	18	18	27	84
pts	76-49	63-35	64-46	79-76	282-206
Total points	125	98	110	155	488
Winners	21	27	21	25	94
%Winners	28%	43%	33%	32%	33%
SERVE
Aces	0	2	4	1	7
Double Faults	2	0	4	2	8
1st in	26/58	32/45	26/51	39/64	123/218
% 1st in	45%	71%	51%	61%	56%
1st pts	21/26	27/32	21/26	25/39	94/123
% 1st pts	81%	84%	81%	64%	76%
2nd pts	22/32	7/13	15/25	16/25	60/95
% 2nd pts	69%	54%	60%	64%	63%
Breaks
Won	4	5	4	5	18
Converted	4/6	5/8	4/8	5/11	18/33
Converted %	67%	63%	50%	45%	55%
Conceded	6	1	2	3	12
Saved	4/6	0/1	1/2	0/3	5
Saved %	67%	0%	50%	0%	59%
Times Broken	2	1	1	3	7

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