Christopher Eubanks and Murphy Cassone will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Knoxville Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:30 pm on COURT 2. 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 Christopher Eubanks who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Christopher Eubanks is the pick to win this match.
Christopher Eubanks -> 1.56
Murphy Cassone -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Christopher Eubanks vs. Murphy Cassone
This will be the 2nd time that Christopher Eubanks and Murphy Cassone clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cassone (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Cassone won 7-6(3) 4-6 7-5 in the quarter in the Sioux Falls Challenger back in October 2024.
Christopher Eubanks
23 - 27win/loss
107
29
LWWWWWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-28 | 11-11 | 0-7 | 12-5 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 0-4 | 14-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-26 | 24-16 | 1-2 | 14-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-21 | 19-13 | 0-1 | 11-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-8 | 12-6 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 118, Eubanks got to the 2nd round after beating Joel Schwaerzler 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, Eubanks had a good straight sets win against Schwaerzler (6-4 6-1). During the match, Eubanks scored 56 points vs Schwaerzler’s 33. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Eubanks fired 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Christopher Eubanks conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 74% of his first serves in, win 86% (30/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. Eubanks broke Schwaerzler 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Eubanks has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 56% of his matches (232-182). 7-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Eubanks has an overall48-33 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
Christopher’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Newport and the Charleston Challenger.
The American has a composed 22-27 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
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. 325 (career-high), Murphy got to the 2nd round after beating Stefan Dostanic 6-3 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Dostanic (6-3 2-6 6-3). During the match Cassone scored 84 points vs Dostanic’s 74. The American was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Cassone managed to score 7 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Murphy Cassone lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Cassone put 67% of his first serves in, winning 63% (34/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 74% (20/27) on the 2nd serve. Cassone broke Dostanic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
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.
The American has a composed 30-17 win-loss record in 2024, 14-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Eubanks | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 |
| Pts | 56-33 | 84-74 |
| Total Points | 89 | 158 |
| Winners | 30 | 34 |
| %Winners | 54% | 40% |
Both Eubanks and Cassone played 1 match. At the moment, Murphy Cassone surrendered 1 set while Christopher Eubanks hasn’t conceded a set so far. Eubanks has played 1 set(s) less than Cassone (2 vs 3). Therefore, Eubanks played 9 games less than Cassone. The American scored 30 winners (54% of the total points). On the other side, Murphy made 34 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Eubanks | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 35/47 | 54/81 |
| %1st in | 74% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 30/35 | 34/54 |
| %1st pts | 86% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 20/27 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 74% |
Eubanks struck 7 aces . Cassone bagged 7 aces . Eubanks won 86% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Cassone won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 74% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Eubanks | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/8 |
| % Converted | 75% | 38% |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | 0% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
The American broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Christopher had a solid display on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 0 break points. Murphy broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Cassone conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Eubanks | |||
| R1 Schwaerzler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 56-33 | 56-33 | |
| Total points | 89 | 89 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 54% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 35/47 | 35/47 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 30/35 | 30/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 6/12 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Cassone | |||
| R1 Dostanic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 84-74 | 84-74 | |
| Total points | 158 | 158 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 54/81 | 54/81 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 34/54 | 34/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/27 | 20/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 74% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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