Learner Tien and Jay Clarke will face off in the quarter of the Knoxville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.186
Jay Clarke -> 4.3
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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Jay Clarke
There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Jay Clarke since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Learner Tien
59 - 10win/loss
114
114
LWWWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60-11 | 53-8 | 0-1 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-10 | 20-10 | 0-0 | 10-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 12-11 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 121 (career-high), the American reached the quarter after defeating Max Wiskandt 6-4 6-2 and Micah Braswell 4-6 6-2 7-6(1).
In the 2nd round against Braswell, Learner recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 7-61). During the match, Tien scored 119 points vs Braswell’s 110. Learner was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tien made 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Learner Tien lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Tien put 58% of his first serves in, winning 73% (48/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (23/47) on the 2nd serve. Tien broke Braswell 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Tien has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 76% of his matches (100-31). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Tien has a composed16-4 win-loss record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he overcame Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 and the Las Vegas Challenger where he defeated Tristan Boyer in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3 and the Fairfield Challenger where he overcame Bernard Tomic in the final 6-0 6-1.
Tien has a composed 58-10 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Knoxville Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Jay Clarke
53 - 27win/loss
241
153
LWWLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53-27 | 6-3 | 41-18 | 5-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 7-7 | 8-14 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 251, Clarke reached the quarter after defeating Dmitry Popko 6-3 2-6 7-6(0) and Bernard Tomic 4-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Tomic, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-5). During the match Clarke scored 103 points vs Tomic’s 88. Clarke was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Clarke made 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Jay Clarke was very efficient on serve to win 81% (34/42) of his 1st serve and 63% (32/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Jay broke Tomic 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jay has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Clarke’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Hammamet,M15 Rovinj,M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,M25 Kiseljak and M25 Bali.
Jay has a compiled 53-26 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tien | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 61 |
| Pts | 193-167 | 202-186 |
| Total Points | 360 | 388 |
| Winners | 79 | 76 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Both Tien and Clarke played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Learner Tien surrendered 1 set, while Jay Clarke surrendered 2 sets. Tien has played 1 set(s) less than Clarke (5 vs 6). Therefore, Tien played 12 games less than Clarke. Learner scored 79 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit managed to score 76 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tien | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 11.5 |
| 1st in | 107/169 | 96/204 |
| %1st in | 63% | 47% |
| 1st pts | 79/107 | 76/96 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 29/62 | 58/108 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 54% |
Tien managed to score 16 aces (8 per match). Clarke made 23 aces (11.5 per match). Tien won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Clarke won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tien | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/23 | 5/19 |
| % Converted | 30% | 26% |
| Conceded | 10 | 13 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 70% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The American broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The American dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Brit broke his opponents 5 times with a 26% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tien | ||||
| R1 Wiskandt |
R2 Braswell |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 6-2 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 49 | |
| pts | 74-57 | 119-110 | 193-167 | |
| Total points | 131 | 229 | 360 | |
| Winners | 31 | 48 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 41/56 | 66/113 | 107/169 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 48/66 | 79/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/15 | 23/47 | 29/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 40% | 49% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 3/11 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 27% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 78% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Clarke | ||||
| R1 Popko |
R2 Tomic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 2-6 7-60 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 31 | 61 | |
| pts | 99-98 | 103-88 | 202-186 | |
| Total points | 197 | 191 | 388 | |
| Winners | 42 | 34 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 54/111 | 42/93 | 96/204 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 45% | 47% | |
| 1st pts | 42/54 | 34/42 | 76/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/57 | 32/51 | 58/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 63% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 3/11 | 5/19 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 27% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 67% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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