Botic Van De Zandschulp and Nicolas Kicker will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Tampere Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nicolas Kicker who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Kicker is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Kicker -> 1.77
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Nicolas Kicker
There is no head to head record between Botic Van De Zandschulp and Nicolas Kicker since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Botic Van De Zandschulp
Ranked no. 128 (career-high), the Dutch reached the semifinal after beating Riccardo Bonadio 4-6 6-2 6-2, Pedja Krstin 6-3 6-1 and Dmitry Popko 6-4 7-60.
In the quarter, Van De Zandschulp had a good straight sets win against Popko (6-4 7-60). During the match, Van De Zandschulp scored 85 points vs Popko’s 73. Van De Zandschulp was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Van De Zandschulp recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Botic Van De Zandschulp lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Van De Zandschulp put 67% of his first serves in, winning 68% (40/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (11/29) on the 2nd serve. Van De Zandschulp broke Popko 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Van De Zandschulp started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Van De Zandschulp has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 67% of his matches (222-111). 15-6 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van De Zandschulp has an aggregate120-65 record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Dutch’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Amersfoort Challenger.
Van De Zandschulp has an overall 27-14 win-loss record in 2021, 15-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tampere Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Nicolas Kicker
Ranked no. 384, Kicker reached the semifinal after beating Peetu Pohjola 6-0 6-2, Kyrian Jacquet 6-4 6-74 6-2, Leo Borg 6-3 6-0, Alexandre Muller 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Mario Vilella Martinez 7-66 6-0.
In the quarter, Kicker had a good straight sets win against Vilella Martinez (7-66 6-0). During the match Kicker scored 74 points vs Vilella Martinez’s 59. Kicker was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Kicker fired 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Nicolas Kicker lost the serve once and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Kicker put 68% of his first serves in, winning 63% (31/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 74% (17/23) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Vilella Martinez 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Argentine’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Villa Maria,M25 Pensacola,M25 Santo Domingo and M25 Tulsa.
Kicker has a compiled 42-5 win-loss record in 2021, 28-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van De Zandschulp | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 106 |
| Pts | 241-187 | 393-294 |
| Total Points | 428 | 687 |
| Winners | 101 | 150 |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% |
Van De Zandschulp played 3 matches while Kicker competed in 5 matches. Kicker started his run from the qualifications while Van De Zandschulp had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Botic Van De Zandschulp lost 1 set, while Nicolas Kicker dropped 2 sets. Van De Zandschulp has played 5 set(s) less than Kicker (7 vs 12). Therefore, Van De Zandschulp played 41 games less than Kicker. Botic scored 101 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Kicker recorded 150 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van De Zandschulp | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| 1st in | 142/210 | 228/352 |
| %1st in | 68% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 101/142 | 150/228 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 35/68 | 81/124 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 65% |
Van De Zandschulp bagged 14 aces (4.7 per match). Kicker struck 7 aces (1.4 per match). Van De Zandschulp won 71% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kicker won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Van De Zandschulp | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 25 |
| Converted | 14/34 | 25/50 |
| % Converted | 41% | 50% |
| Conceded | 20 | 31 |
| Saved | 14 | 23 |
| % Saved | 70% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. Van De Zandschulp surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Nicolas broke his opponents 25 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van De Zandschulp | |||||
| R1 Bonadio |
R2 Krstin |
1/4 Popko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 16 | 23 | 65 | |
| pts | 98-85 | 58-29 | 85-73 | 241-187 | |
| Total points | 183 | 87 | 158 | 428 | |
| Winners | 34 | 27 | 40 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 47% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 51/79 | 32/43 | 59/88 | 142/210 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 74% | 67% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 34/51 | 27/32 | 40/59 | 101/142 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 84% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 8/11 | 11/29 | 35/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 73% | 38% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/19 | 4/5 | 5/10 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 80% | 50% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 13 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/2 | 9/13 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 69% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Kicker | |||||||
| Q1 Pohjola |
Q3 Jacquet |
R1 Borg |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Vilella Martinez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | 6-4 6-74 6-2 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 7-66 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 31 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 106 | |
| pts | 54-25 | 107-93 | 60-33 | 98-84 | 74-59 | 393-294 | |
| Total points | 79 | 200 | 93 | 182 | 133 | 687 | |
| Winners | 16 | 50 | 17 | 36 | 31 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 47% | 28% | 37% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 24/35 | 71/111 | 24/44 | 60/90 | 49/72 | 228/352 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 64% | 55% | 67% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 16/24 | 50/71 | 17/24 | 36/60 | 31/49 | 150/228 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 70% | 71% | 60% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 19/40 | 17/20 | 21/30 | 17/23 | 81/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 48% | 85% | 70% | 74% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 25 | |
| Converted | 7/8 | 5/7 | 4/12 | 5/12 | 4/11 | 25/50 | |
| Converted % | 88% | 71% | 33% | 42% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 31 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 6/8 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 10/11 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 75% | 100% | 63% | 91% | 110% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLLWWL Tennis Scores in Tampere Challenger
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-4 7-60) – See score progression
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Mario Vilella MartinezVilella Martinez (7-66 6-0) – See score progression
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Nicolas KickerKicker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (0-0) – H2H and prediction
