Learner Tien and Jay Clarke will face off in the quarter of the Knoxville Challenger for the 1^st 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

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 2^nd 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

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 2^nd 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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