Lucas Catarina and Zizou Bergs will square off in the quarter of the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 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 Zizou Bergs who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zizou Bergs is the pick to win this match.
Zizou Bergs -> 1.65
Lucas Catarina -> 2.24
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Prediction and head to head Lucas Catarina vs. Zizou Bergs
This will be the 2nd time that Lucas Catarina and Zizou Bergs clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Catarina (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Catarina won 6-4 3-6 7-6(15) in the 1st round in M15 Sharm El Sheikh back in February 2021.
Lucas Catarina
Ranked no. 432, Lucas reached the quarter after defeating Benjamin Hassan 6-4 6-4, Alessandro Bega 6-2 6-3, Christopher Eubanks 7-5 6-2 and Matthew Ebden 7-64 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Lucas had a good straight sets win against Ebden (7-64 6-2). During the match Catarina scored 74 points vs Ebden’s 65. Lucas was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Catarina made 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Lucas Catarina lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Catarina put 62% of his first serves in, winning 60% (27/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Lucas broke Ebden 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Catarina hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Catarina has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (51-31). 4-1 on indoor hard courts in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Catarina has a 5-3 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The Monegasque has a 8-5 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger
Catarina has never competed in this tournament before.
Zizou Bergs
Ranked no. 435, Zizou reached the quarter after beating Nerman Fatic 6-4 6-2, Ivan Nedelko 6-2 6-1, Harry Bourchier 6-4 6-2 and Pavel Kotov 6-0 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Zizou had a good straight sets win against Kotov (6-0 7-5). During the match Bergs scored 69 points vs Kotov’s 43. Zizou was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Bergs bagged 2 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Zizou Bergs lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Bergs put 84% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (5/8) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Kotov 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bergs hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 60% of the points he played.
Bergs’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M15+H Bressuire.
Zizou has a 8-4 win-loss record in 2021, 7-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Catarina | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 69 |
| Pts | 263-206 | 256-168 |
| Total Points | 469 | 424 |
| Winners | 97 | 103 |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% |
Both Catarina and Bergs played 4 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Catarina and Bergs have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Catarina played 9 games more than Bergs. Lucas scored 97 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Bergs recorded 103 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Catarina | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 1.8 | 2 |
| 1st in | 143/228 | 141/190 |
| %1st in | 63% | 74% |
| 1st pts | 97/143 | 103/141 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 48/85 | 27/49 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 55% |
Catarina bagged 7 aces (1.8 per match). Bergs scored 8 aces (2 per match). Catarina won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Bergs won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Catarina | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 20 |
| Converted | 19/31 | 20/41 |
| % Converted | 61% | 49% |
| Conceded | 16 | 14 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 44% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Lucas broke his opponents 19 times with a 61% conversion rate. Catarina lost his serve 9 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 20 times with a 49% conversion rate. Bergs conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Catarina | ||||||
| Q1 Hassan |
Q3 Bega |
R1 Eubanks |
R2 Ebden |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-2 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 78 | |
| pts | 64-51 | 57-38 | 68-52 | 74-65 | 263-206 | |
| Total points | 115 | 95 | 120 | 139 | 469 | |
| Winners | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 37% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 38/55 | 29/49 | 31/51 | 45/73 | 143/228 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 59% | 61% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 23/38 | 22/29 | 25/31 | 27/45 | 97/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 76% | 81% | 60% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 10/20 | 12/20 | 15/28 | 48/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 50% | 60% | 54% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/9 | 4/9 | 5/6 | 19/31 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 56% | 44% | 83% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/6 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 33% | 67% | 50% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
| Bergs | ||||||
| Q1 Fatic |
Q3 Nedelko |
R1 Bourchier |
R2 Kotov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-0 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 69 | |
| pts | 67-51 | 58-34 | 62-40 | 69-43 | 256-168 | |
| Total points | 118 | 92 | 102 | 112 | 424 | |
| Winners | 26 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% | 40% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 38/52 | 29/43 | 32/45 | 42/50 | 141/190 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 67% | 71% | 84% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 26/38 | 24/29 | 25/32 | 28/42 | 103/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 83% | 78% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/14 | 6/14 | 9/13 | 5/8 | 27/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 43% | 69% | 63% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/10 | 4/7 | 6/11 | 20/41 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 57% | 55% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 0/1 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 0% | 60% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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