Nikola Basic vs Jakub Novak (2003) Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Basic 0 - 0 (2003)

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Basic has won 51% of points on their second serve, while (2003) has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Basic, in recent form, has won 48.48% of their opponent's second serve points, while (2003) has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 36.84% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Basic has saved 55.84% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas (2003) has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Basic has won 47.62% of matches played (W/L 20/ 22), with (2003) winning 48% (W/L 12/ 13) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Basic has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 63% (W/L 17/ 10), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 48% (W/L 36/ 39). (2003) has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 47% (W/L 9/ 10), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 32% (W/L 8/ 17).
• Player level: In the last year, Basic has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 47.62% of matches (W/L 20/ 22), where as (2003) has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 48% of matches (W/L 12/ 13). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Basic has played against opponents with an average rank of 51.21 while (2003) has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Basic has won 36% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while (2003) has won 14% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Basic has converted 38.96% of breakpoint opportunities, and (2003) has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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