Denis Yevseyev and Saba Purtseladze will square off in the qualifications of the Hamburg Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:00 pm on M3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Denis Yevseyev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Yevseyev is the pick to win this match.
Denis Yevseyev -> 1.72
Saba Purtseladze -> 1.98
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Prediction and head to head Denis Yevseyev vs. Saba Purtseladze
There is no head to head record between Denis Yevseyev and Saba Purtseladze since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Denis Yevseyev
23 - 26win/loss
424
153
LWWLLWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-31 | 7-6 | 15-20 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 35-42 | 19-15 | 9-16 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-37 | 14-14 | 12-13 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 23-16 | 16-14 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 11-9 | 12-12 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 439, Yevseyev got to the qualifications after beating Noel Larwig 7-6(4) 4-6 7-5.
In the qualifications, The Kazakhstani defeated Larwig (7-64 4-6 7-5). During the match, Yevseyev scored 108 points vs Larwig’s 102. Denis was extremely aggressive to blast 61 winners.
Regarding the service games, Yevseyev wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Denis Yevseyev lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Yevseyev put 92% of his first serves in, winning 63% (61/97) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (4/8) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Larwig 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Yevseyev has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (361-297). 12-17 on clay in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Yevseyev has a compiled 133-113 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 22-26 win-loss record in 2026, 12-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hamburg Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
Saba Purtseladze
22 - 20win/loss
580
237
LLLLLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 24-25 | 16-8 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-28 | 52-18 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-34 | 25-20 | 9-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-37 | 44-27 | 1-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-35 | 34-26 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 659, the Georgean reached the qualifications after beating Richard Antoni 6-1 6-4.
In the qualifications, The Georgean had a good straight sets win against Antoni (6-1 6-4). During the match Purtseladze scored 56 points vs Antoni’s 41. Saba was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Purtseladze struck 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Saba Purtseladze lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Purtseladze put 61% of his first serves in, winning 91% (30/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 29% (6/21) on the 2nd serve. Saba broke Antoni 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
The Georgean’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Hurghada and M15 Sharm ElSheikh.
Saba has a composed 22-19 win-loss record in 2026, 6-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hamburg Challenger
Purtseladze has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yevseyev | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 35 | 17 |
| Pts | 108-102 | 56-41 |
| Total Points | 210 | 97 |
| Winners | 61 | 30 |
| %Winners | 56% | 54% |
Both Yevseyev and Purtseladze played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Denis Yevseyev conceded 1 set while Saba Purtseladze hasn’t lost a set so far. Yevseyev has played 1 set more than Purtseladze (3 vs 2). Therefore, Yevseyev played 18 games more than Purtseladze. Yevseyev scored 61 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, Saba made 30 winners (54%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yevseyev | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 8 |
| 1st in | 97/105 | 33/54 |
| %1st in | 92% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 61/97 | 30/33 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 91% |
| 2nd pts | 4/8 | 6/21 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 29% |
Yevseyev didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Purtseladze made 8 aces . Yevseyev won 63% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Purtseladze won 91% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 29% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yevseyev | Purtseladze |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 4 |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 38% | 80% |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 38% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 1 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponent 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. Yevseyev surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded. The Georgean broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Saba conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yevseyev | |||
| Q1 Larwig |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
| pts | 108-102 | 108-102 | |
| Total points | 210 | 210 | |
| Winners | 61 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 56% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 97/105 | 97/105 | |
| % 1st in | 92% | 92% | |
| 1st pts | 61/97 | 61/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Purtseladze | |||
| Q1 Antoni |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 56-41 | 56-41 | |
| Total points | 97 | 97 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 54% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 33/54 | 33/54 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 30/33 | 30/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 91% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/21 | 6/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 29% | 29% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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