Dimitar Kuzmanov and Lucas Miedler will square off in the quarter of the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:00 am on COURT 10. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.58
Lucas Miedler -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Lucas Miedler
This will be the 2nd time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Lucas Miedler face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Kuzmanov won 6-4 6-7(0) 7-6(3) in the quarter in M25 Vogau back in 2020.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ranked no. 278, Dimitar got to the quarter after beating Jay Clarke 5-7 6-3 7-62 and Tristan Lamasine 7-5 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Lamasine (7-5 7-65).-82) than Lamasine. In fact, the world no. 278 won 82 points vs Lamasine’s. That means that Kuzmanov was more focused during the important points. Dimitar was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov managed to score 4 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 64% of his first serves in, winning 71% (46/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. Kuzmanov broke Lamasine twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuzmanov has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 50% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 68% of his matches (392-188). 7-2 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kuzmanov has a 177-60 record in the last years on hard.
Dimitar has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Lucas Miedler
Ranked no. 308, Miedler reached the quarter after defeating Carl Roothman 6-1 6-1, Benjamin Lock 6-74 7-5 6-2, Pedja Krstin 6-2 6-0 and Marc-Andrea Huesler 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Huesler, Miedler recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Miedler scored 95 points vs Huesler’s 87. Miedler was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Miedler recorded 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Lucas Miedler was pretty effective on serve to win 73% (38/52) of his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Austrian broke Huesler twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lucas has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Austrian has a 5-2 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Miedler |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 90 |
| Pts | 198-198 | 323-250 |
| Total Points | 396 | 573 |
| Winners | 95 | 126 |
| %Winners | 48% | 39% |
Kuzmanov played 2 matches while Miedler competed in 4 matches. Miedler started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Dimitar Kuzmanov conceded 1 set, while Lucas Miedler lost 2 sets. Kuzmanov has played 5 set(s) less than Miedler (5 vs 10). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 31 games less than Miedler. Dimitar scored 95 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Austrian struck 126 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Miedler |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 137/213 | 164/275 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 95/137 | 126/164 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 38/76 | 63/111 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 57% |
Kuzmanov struck 6 aces (3 per match). Miedler fired 29 aces (7.3 per match). Kuzmanov won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Miedler won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Miedler |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 17 |
| Converted | 6/16 | 17/30 |
| % Converted | 38% | 57% |
| Conceded | 19 | 13 |
| Saved | 14 | 10 |
| % Saved | 74% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Kuzmanov broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Dimitar surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. Miedler broke his opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. Miedler conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | ||||
| R1 Clarke |
R2 Lamasine |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-3 7-62 | 7-5 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 25 | 59 | |
| pts | 116-112 | 82-86 | 198-198 | |
| Total points | 228 | 168 | 396 | |
| Winners | 49 | 46 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 56% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 72/112 | 65/101 | 137/213 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 49/72 | 46/65 | 95/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/40 | 17/36 | 38/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 47% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 2/4 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 8 | 19 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 7/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 88% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Miedler | ||||||
| Q1 Roothman |
Q3 Lock |
R1 Krstin |
R2 Huesler |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-74 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 6-0 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 33 | 14 | 29 | 90 | |
| pts | 63-36 | 112-99 | 53-28 | 95-87 | 323-250 | |
| Total points | 99 | 211 | 81 | 182 | 573 | |
| Winners | 24 | 46 | 18 | 38 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% | 34% | 40% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 30/48 | 63/103 | 19/38 | 52/86 | 164/275 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 61% | 50% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 46/63 | 18/19 | 38/52 | 126/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 73% | 95% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/18 | 23/40 | 10/19 | 21/34 | 63/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 58% | 53% | 62% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/10 | 5/6 | 2/5 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 50% | 83% | 40% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 5/7 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 71% | – | 50% | 111% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
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