Murphy Cassone and Colton Smith will square off in the semifinal of the Sioux Falls Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Colton Smith who should win in 3 sets.
Colton Smith -> 1.79
Murphy Cassone -> 1.94
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Prediction and head to head Murphy Cassone vs. Colton Smith
There is no head to head record between Murphy Cassone and Colton Smith since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Murphy Cassone
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-17 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 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. 363 (career-high), Cassone reached the semifinal after beating Antoine Ghibaudo 6-4 6-4, Stefan Kozlov w/o and Christopher Eubanks 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Cassone defeated Eubanks (7-63 4-6 7-5).During the match, Cassone scored less points (7) than Eubanks. In fact, the world no. 363 won 105 points vs Eubanks’s. That means that Cassone was more focused during the important points. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cassone recorded 5 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Murphy Cassone lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Cassone put 66% of his first serves in, winning 71% (57/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (17/41) on the 2nd serve. Cassone broke Eubanks 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Cassone has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (65-40). 13-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Cassone has a compiled26-9 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Calgary Challenger where he defeated Govind Nanda in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.
Murphy has a compiled 29-16 win-loss record in 2024, 13-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sioux Falls Challenger
Cassone has never competed in this tournament before.
Colton Smith
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-9 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 5-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 496 (career-high), Colton got to the semifinal after beating Martin Damm 5-7 7-6(3) 6-1, Kyle Edmund 7-6(3) 6-4 and Ozan Baris 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Colton defeated Baris (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match Smith scored 106 points vs Baris’s 101. Smith was pretty aggressive to blast 54 winners.
About the serving games, Smith bagged 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Colton Smith lost the serve 3 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Smith put 70% of his first serves in, winning 69% (54/78) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (14/34) on the 2nd serve. Smith broke Baris 4 times after converting 25% of his break points (4/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Colton’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Los Angeles,M25 Dallas and M25 Champaign.
The American has a composed 31-8 win-loss record in 2024, 9-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cassone | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 85 |
| Pts | 176-170 | 282-238 |
| Total Points | 346 | 520 |
| Winners | 83 | 136 |
| %Winners | 47% | 48% |
Cassone played 2 matches while Smith competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Murphy Cassone dropped 1 set, while Colton Smith conceded 2 sets. Cassone has played 3 set(s) less than Smith (5 vs 8). Therefore, Cassone played 30 games less than Smith. The American scored 83 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Colton fired 136 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cassone | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 9 |
| 1st in | 112/177 | 182/260 |
| %1st in | 63% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 83/112 | 136/182 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 33/65 | 43/78 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 55% |
Cassone scored 11 aces (5.5 per match). Smith blasted 27 aces (9 per match). Cassone won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Smith won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cassone | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 9 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 9/24 |
| % Converted | 46% | 38% |
| Conceded | 12 | 21 |
| Saved | 8 | 15 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Murphy broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Colton broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cassone | |||||
| R1 Ghibaudo | R2 Kozlov | 1/4 Eubanks | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | w/o | 7-63 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | – | 35 | 55 | |
| pts | 71-58 | – | 105-112 | 176-170 | |
| Total points | 129 | – | 217 | 346 | |
| Winners | 26 | – | 57 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 37% | – | 54% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | – | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | – | 8 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 32/56 | – | 80/121 | 112/177 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | – | 66% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | – | 57/80 | 83/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | – | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | – | 17/41 | 33/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | – | 41% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | – | 4/5 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 25% | – | 80% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 3 | – | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | – | 5/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 56% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | – | 4 | 4 | |
| Smith | |||||
| R1 Damm | R2 Edmund | 1/4 Baris | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-63 6-1 | 7-63 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 23 | 30 | 85 | |
| pts | 103-82 | 73-55 | 106-101 | 282-238 | |
| Total points | 185 | 128 | 207 | 520 | |
| Winners | 50 | 32 | 54 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 44% | 51% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 9 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 65/89 | 39/59 | 78/112 | 182/260 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 66% | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 32/39 | 54/78 | 136/182 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 82% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 14/20 | 14/34 | 43/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 70% | 41% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/3 | 4/16 | 9/24 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 25% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 15 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/2 | 12/15 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 80% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Tennis Scores in Sioux Falls Challenger
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