Botic Van De Zandschulp and Nicola Kuhn will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Koblenz Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Botic Van De Zandschulp who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Botic Van De Zandschulp is the pick to win this match.
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 1.50
Nicola Kuhn -> 2.50
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Prediction and head to head Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Nicola Kuhn
There is no head to head record between Botic Van De Zandschulp and Nicola Kuhn since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Botic Van De Zandschulp
Ranked no. 204, Van De Zandschulp reached the semifinal after defeating Igor Sijsling w/o, Maximilian Marterer 6-4 6-2 and Yannick Maden 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Maden, The Dutch recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Van De Zandschulp scored 96 points vs Maden’s 85. The Dutch was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Van De Zandschulp blasted 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Botic Van De Zandschulp was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (47/61) of his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Dutch broke Maden 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Van De Zandschulp has a negative record in the last 6 years having won 30% of his matches (162-71). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Van De Zandschulp has a 119-65 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Botic has a 3-3 win-loss record in 2020, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Koblenz Challenger
Botic didn’t compete in the Koblenz Challenger in 2019.
Nicola Kuhn
Ranked no. 244, Kuhn reached the semifinal after beating Alessandro Bega 6-3 6-2, Mirza Basic 6-4 7-64 and Daniel Masur 5-7 7-62 6-2.
In the quarter against Masur, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-62 6-2). During the match Kuhn scored 108 points vs Masur’s 99. Nicola was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuhn blasted 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Nicola Kuhn lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kuhn put 61% of his first serves in, winning 74% (46/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (18/39) on the 2nd serve. Nicola broke Masur 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicola has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Kuhn has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (33-22). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuhn has a 55-47 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
Kuhn has a 3-4 win-loss record in 2020, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Koblenz Challenger
The Spaniard didn’t compete in the Koblenz Challenger in 2019.
Live score
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van De Zandschulp | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 73 |
| Pts | 155-125 | 252-217 |
| Total Points | 280 | 469 |
| Winners | 71 | 101 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Van De Zandschulp played 2 matches while Kuhn competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Botic Van De Zandschulp conceded 1 set, while Nicola Kuhn dropper 1 set. Van De Zandschulp has played 2 sets less than Kuhn (5 vs 7). Therefore, Van De Zandschulp played 25 games less than Kuhn. Van De Zandschulp scored 71 winners (46% on total points). On the other side, The Spaniard blasted 101 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van De Zandschulp | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 88/133 | 141/247 |
| %1st in | 66% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 71/88 | 101/141 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 27/45 | 59/106 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 56% |
Van De Zandschulp blasted 16 aces (8 per match). Kuhn blasted 14 aces (4.7 per match). Van De Zandschulp won 81% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Kuhn won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Van De Zandschulp | Kuhn |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 11 |
| Converted | 6/11 | 11/18 |
| % Converted | 55% | 61% |
| Conceded | 8 | 20 |
| Saved | 6 | 14 |
| % Saved | 75% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
Botic broke his opponents 6 times with 55% conversion rate. Van De Zandschulp conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kuhn broke his opponents 11 times with 61% conversion rate. Nicola conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van De Zandschulp | |||||
| R2 Sijsling |
R3 Marterer |
1/4 Maden |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | w/o | 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 0 | 18 | 30 | 48 | |
| pts | – | 59-40 | 96-85 | 155-125 | |
| Total points | 0 | 99 | 181 | 280 | |
| Winners | 24 | 47 | 71 | ||
| %Winners | NAN% | 41% | 49% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | ||
| 1st in | / | 27/43 | 61/90 | 88/133 | |
| % 1st in | NAN% | 63% | 68% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | / | 24/27 | 47/61 | 71/88 | |
| % 1st pts | NAN% | 89% | 77% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | / | 12/16 | 15/29 | 27/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | NAN% | 75% | 52% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Converted | / | 3/4 | 3/7 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | NAN% | 75% | 43% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 0/ | 0/0 | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 75% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | -33 | ||
| Kuhn | |||||
| R2 Bega |
R3 Basic |
1/4 Masur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 7-64 | 5-7 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 33 | 73 | |
| pts | 74-52 | 70-66 | 108-99 | 252-217 | |
| Total points | 126 | 136 | 207 | 469 | |
| Winners | 24 | 31 | 46 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 44% | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 39/73 | 40/73 | 62/101 | 141/247 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 55% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 24/39 | 31/40 | 46/62 | 101/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 78% | 74% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/34 | 19/33 | 18/39 | 59/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 58% | 46% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 2/3 | 5/9 | 11/18 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | 56% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 1/2 | 6/10 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 50% | 60% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 100 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Koblenz Challenger
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Yannick MadenMaden (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ruben BemelmansBemelmans – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicola KuhnKuhn – Daniel MasurMasur (5-7 7-62 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Nicola KuhnKuhn (0-0) – See H2H details
- Tomas MachacMachac – Ruben BemelmansBemelmans (0-0) – See H2H details
