Liam Draxl and Kris Van Wyk will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Granby Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.057
Kris Van Wyk -> 7.8

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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Kris Van Wyk

There is no head to head record between Liam Draxl and Kris Van Wyk since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Liam Draxl

Ranked no. 121 (career-high), Draxl reached the 2^nd round after beating Alfredo Perez 3-6 7-5 6-2.

In the 1^st round against Perez, Liam recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-2). During the match, Draxl scored 93 points vs Perez’s 80. Liam was pretty aggressive to blast 39 winners.

Talking about the service games, Draxl bagged 7 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Liam Draxl lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (39/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (16/32) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Perez 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Draxl has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 67% of his matches (199-98). 13-5 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Draxl has an aggregate101-49 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he defeated Alexander Blockx in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.

Liam has a compiled 38-17 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Granby Challenger

Kris Van Wyk

Ranked no. 454, Van reached the 2^nd round after beating Karl Poling 6-3 6-2

, Masamichi Imamura 6-1 6-2 and Alexander Rozin 6-2 6-7(2) 6-3.

In the 1^st round, Van defeated Rozin (6-2 6-7² 6-3). During the match Van scored 100 points vs Rozin’s 86. Van was exceptionally aggressive to blast 47 winners.

About the serving games, Van recorded 12 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Kris Van Wyk lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Van put 56% of his first serves in, winning 81% (47/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. Kris was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Rozin 4 times.

Van’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh.

Kris has an aggregate 11-15 win-loss record in 2025, 11-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Granby Challenger

Kris has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Draxl	Van
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	7
Tot Games	29	62
Pts	93-80	213-150
Total Points	173	363
Winners	39	87
%Winners	42%	41%

Draxl played 1 match while Van competed in 3 matches. Van started his run from the qualifications while Draxl had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Draxl surrendered 1 set, while Kris Van Wyk lost 1 set. Draxl has played 4 set(s) less than Van (3 vs 7). Therefore, Draxl played 33 games less than Van. The Canadian scored 39 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Van recorded 87 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Draxl	Van
Aces	7	26
Avg per match	7	8.7
1st in	56/88	107/197
%1st in	64%	54%
1st pts	39/56	87/107
%1st pts	70%	81%
2nd pts	16/32	49/90
%2nd pts	50%	54%

Draxl managed to score 7 aces . Van blasted 26 aces (8.7 per match). Draxl won 70% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Van won 81% 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	Draxl	Van
Won	5	13
Converted	5/10	13/18
% Converted	50%	72%
Conceded	10	11
Saved	6	8
% Saved	60%	73%
Times Broken	4	3

Draxl broke his opponent 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Liam dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The South African broke his opponents 13 times with a 72% conversion rate. The South African conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.

Draxl
	R1 Perez	Total
Score	3-6 7-5 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	29
pts	93-80	93-80
Total points	173	173
Winners	39	39
%Winners	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	5	5
1st in	56/88	56/88
% 1st in	64%	64%
1st pts	39/56	39/56
% 1st pts	70%	70%
2nd pts	16/32	16/32
% 2nd pts	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/10	5/10
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	10	10
Saved	6/10	6
Saved %	60%	60%
Times Broken	4	4

Van
	Q1 Poling	Q3 Imamura	R1 Rozin	Total
Score	6-3 6-2	6-1 6-2	6-2 6-72 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	17	15	30	62
pts	57-35	56-29	100-86	213-150
Total points	92	85	186	363
Winners	18	22	47	87
%Winners	32%	39%	47%	41%
SERVE
Aces	9	5	12	26
Double Faults	5	3	6	14
1st in	24/47	25/47	58/103	107/197
% 1st in	51%	53%	56%	54%
1st pts	18/24	22/25	47/58	87/107
% 1st pts	75%	88%	81%	81%
2nd pts	16/23	11/22	22/45	49/90
% 2nd pts	70%	50%	49%	54%
Breaks
Won	4	5	4	13
Converted	4/7	5/7	4/4	13/18
Converted %	57%	71%	100%	72%
Conceded	1	2	8	11
Saved	0/1	1/2	7/8	8
Saved %	0%	50%	88%	138%
Times Broken	1	1	1	3

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