Damir Dzumhur and Carlos Gimeno Valero will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Barcelona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Damir Dzumhur who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Damir Dzumhur is the pick to win this match.
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.46
Carlos Gimeno Valero -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Carlos Gimeno Valero
There is no head to head record between Damir Dzumhur and Carlos Gimeno Valero since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Damir Dzumhur
Ranked no. 114, Damir got to the semifinal after defeating Maximilian Marterer 6-2 6-0, Kimmer Coppejans 6-2 6-3 and Maxime Janvier 3-6 6-1 6-3.
In the quarter against Janvier, Dzumhur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-3). During the match Dzumhur scored 85 points vs Janvier’s 71. Dzumhur was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dzumhur couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Damir Dzumhur was very efficent on serve to win 71% (36/51) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Damir broke Janvier 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dzumhur has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Dzumhur has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (394-260). 5-2 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dzumhur has a 215-114 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Damir has a 13-11 win-loss record in 2020, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Barcelona Challenger
The Bosnian didn’t compete in the Barcelona Challenger in 2019.
Carlos Gimeno Valero
Ranked no. 534 (career high), Carlos got to the semifinal after beating Enzo Couacaud 6-3 6-2, Christopher O Connell 6-75 2-5 ret. and Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-2.
In the quarter, Gimeno had a good straight sets win against Bagnis (6-0 6-2). During the match Gimeno scored 58 points vs Bagnis’s 34. Carlos was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about serving, Gimeno scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Carlos Gimeno Valero conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Gimeno put 73% of his first serves in, winning 81% (26/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (4/12) on the 2nd serve. Gimeno broke Bagnis 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Carlos’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Sintra.
Carlos has a 10-2 win-loss record in 2020, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Barcelona Challenger
Gimeno didn’t play in the Barcelona Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | Gimeno |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 31 |
| Pts | 218-156 | 121-83 |
| Total Points | 374 | 204 |
| Winners | 71 | 43 |
| %Winners | 33% | 36% |
Dzumhur played 3 matches while Gimeno competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Damir Dzumhur surrendered 1 set while Carlos Gimeno Valero hasn’t conceded a set so far. Dzumhur has played 3 sets more than Gimeno (7 vs 4). Therefore, Dzumhur played 25 games more than Gimeno. Dzumhur scored 71 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Gimeno struck 43 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | Gimeno |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 104/173 | 63/90 |
| %1st in | 60% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 71/104 | 43/63 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 37/69 | 11/27 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 41% |
Dzumhur managed to score 1 ace (0.3 per match). Gimeno also made 2 aces (1 per match). Dzumhur won 68% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Gimeno won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dzumhur | Gimeno |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 12 |
| Converted | 18/32 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 56% | 57% |
| Conceded | 17 | 8 |
| Saved | 11 | 5 |
| % Saved | 65% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Dzumhur broke his opponents 18 times with a 56% conversion rate. Damir dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Carlos broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | |||||
| R1 Marterer |
R2 Coppejans |
1/4 Janvier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-2 6-3 | 3-6 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 17 | 25 | 56 | |
| pts | 63-34 | 70-51 | 85-71 | 218-156 | |
| Total points | 97 | 121 | 156 | 374 | |
| Winners | 16 | 19 | 36 | 71 | |
| %Winners | 25% | 27% | 42% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 23/47 | 30/50 | 51/76 | 104/173 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 60% | 67% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 16/23 | 19/30 | 36/51 | 71/104 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 63% | 71% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 9/20 | 13/25 | 37/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 45% | 52% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 7/13 | 5/7 | 18/32 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 54% | 71% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/5 | 5/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 40% | 71% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Gimeno | |||||
| R1 Couacaud |
R2 O Connell |
1/4 Bagnis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-75 2-5 ret. | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 14 | 51 | |
| pts | 63-49 | 69-81 | 58-34 | 190-164 | |
| Total points | 112 | 150 | 92 | 354 | |
| Winners | 17 | 24 | 26 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 35% | 45% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 31/46 | 45/67 | 32/44 | 108/157 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 73% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 17/31 | 24/45 | 26/32 | 67/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 55% | 53% | 81% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 5/22 | 4/12 | 16/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 23% | 33% | 33% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 7/10 | 4/12 | 5/11 | 16/33 | |
| Converted % | 70% | 33% | 45% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 10 | 2 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 4/10 | 2/2 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 40% | 100% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Barcelona Challenger
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Filip HoranskyHoransky (7-5 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero – Facundo BagnisBagnis (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Maxime JanvierJanvier (3-6 6-1 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
