Murphy Cassone and Govind Nanda will play each other in the final of the Calgary Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:30 pm on NATIONAL BANK COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Murphy Cassone who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Murphy Cassone is the pick to win this match.
Murphy Cassone -> 1.6
Govind Nanda -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Murphy Cassone vs. Govind Nanda
There is no head to head record between Murphy Cassone and Govind Nanda since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Murphy Cassone
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-18 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 14-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 6-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-9 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 599, the American got to the final after defeating Matt Kuhar 6-2 6-2, Mikael Arseneault 6-2 6-3, Ryan Seggerman 3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(13), Patrick Kypson 6-2 6-4, Alexis Galarneau 6-7(7) 7-6(2) 7-6(4) and Aziz Dougaz 7-5 6-4.
In the semifinal, Murphy had a good straight sets win against Dougaz (7-5 6-4). During the match, Cassone scored 74 points vs Dougaz’s 57. The American was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cassone struck 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Murphy Cassone was pretty effective on serve to win 78% (29/37) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Murphy broke Dougaz 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Murphy started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Cassone has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (62-40). 10-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cassone has an aggregate23-9 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Cassone’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Aldershot.
Murphy has a compiled 26-16 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Calgary Challenger
Cassone has never competed in this tournament before.
Govind Nanda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-16 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-26 | 22-19 | 5-3 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-14 | 21-10 | 2-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 743, the American got to the final after defeating Collin Altamirano 7-6(1) 6-2, Patrick Zahraj 7-5 6-0, Tim Handel 6-4 6-2, James Kent Trotter 3-6 6-4 6-2, Maks Kasnikowski 7-6(5) 6-7(5) 7-5 and Liam Draxl 6-2 6-4.
In the semifinal, The American had a good straight sets win against Draxl (6-2 6-4). During the match Nanda scored 61 points vs Draxl’s 48. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Nanda managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Govind Nanda lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Nanda put 47% of his first serves in, winning 81% (22/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Draxl 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Govind started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Govind’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Lakewood.
Govind has a composed 23-11 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cassone | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 14 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 147 | 140 |
| Pts | 523-453 | 466-376 |
| Total Points | 976 | 842 |
| Winners | 251 | 166 |
| %Winners | 48% | 36% |
Both Cassone and Nanda played 6 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Murphy Cassone surrendered 2 sets, while Govind Nanda lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Cassone and Nanda have played the same amount of sets 14. However, Cassone played 7 games more than Nanda. Cassone scored 251 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Nanda made 166 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cassone | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 60 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 316/496 | 222/403 |
| %1st in | 64% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 251/316 | 166/222 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 87/180 | 101/181 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 56% |
Cassone scored 60 aces (10 per match). Nanda managed to score 16 aces (2.7 per match). Cassone won 79% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Nanda won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cassone | Nanda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 28 |
| Converted | 17/38 | 28/50 |
| % Converted | 45% | 56% |
| Conceded | 34 | 29 |
| Saved | 28 | 16 |
| % Saved | 82% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 13 |
Cassone broke his opponents 17 times with a 45% conversion rate. Cassone dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 28 times with a 56% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cassone | ||||||||
| Q1 Kuhar |
Q3 Arseneault |
R1 Seggerman |
R2 Kypson |
1/4 Galarneau |
1/2 Dougaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 7-64 7-613 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-77 7-62 7-64 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 39 | 22 | 147 | |
| pts | 57-35 | 61-41 | 123-130 | 57-42 | 151-148 | 74-57 | 523-453 | |
| Total points | 92 | 102 | 253 | 99 | 299 | 131 | 976 | |
| Winners | 21 | 27 | 64 | 31 | 79 | 29 | 251 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% | 52% | 54% | 52% | 39% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 60 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 22/41 | 33/49 | 86/130 | 35/46 | 103/168 | 37/62 | 316/496 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 67% | 66% | 76% | 61% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 21/22 | 27/33 | 64/86 | 31/35 | 79/103 | 29/37 | 251/316 | |
| % 1st pts | 95% | 82% | 74% | 89% | 77% | 78% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 7/16 | 24/44 | 6/11 | 26/65 | 13/25 | 87/180 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 44% | 55% | 55% | 40% | 52% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/7 | 0/3 | 3/8 | 2/6 | 4/5 | 17/38 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 57% | 0% | 38% | 33% | 80% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 34 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/4 | 6/7 | 2/2 | 12/14 | 5/7 | 28 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 86% | 100% | 86% | 71% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Nanda | ||||||||
| Q1 Altamirano |
Q3 Zahraj |
R1 Handel |
R2 Kent |
1/4 Kasnikowski |
1/2 Draxl |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-2 | 7-5 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-4 6-2 | 7-65 6-75 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 38 | 18 | 140 | |
| pts | 76-49 | 63-35 | 64-46 | 79-76 | 123-122 | 61-48 | 466-376 | |
| Total points | 125 | 98 | 110 | 155 | 245 | 109 | 842 | |
| Winners | 21 | 27 | 21 | 25 | 50 | 22 | 166 | |
| %Winners | 28% | 43% | 33% | 32% | 41% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 26/58 | 32/45 | 26/51 | 39/64 | 72/127 | 27/58 | 222/403 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 71% | 51% | 61% | 57% | 47% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 27/32 | 21/26 | 25/39 | 50/72 | 22/27 | 166/222 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 84% | 81% | 64% | 69% | 81% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/32 | 7/13 | 15/25 | 16/25 | 27/55 | 14/31 | 101/181 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 54% | 60% | 64% | 49% | 45% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/8 | 4/8 | 5/11 | 5/7 | 5/10 | 28/50 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 63% | 50% | 45% | 71% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 29 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 0/3 | 8/12 | 3/5 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 50% | 0% | 67% | 60% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
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