Dimitar Kuzmanov and Nerman Fatic will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Zadar Challenger for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.72
Nerman Fatic -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Nerman Fatic
This will be the 3rd time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Nerman Fatic clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kuzmanov won 6-2 6-1 in the semifinal in Germany F4 (Kaltenkirchen) back in 2018.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ranked no. 274, the Bulgarian reached the semifinal after beating Gian Marco Moroni 6-4 6-4, Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3 and Blaz Kavcic 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Kavcic (6-4 6-1). During the match Kuzmanov scored 69 points vs Kavcic’s 47. Dimitar was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov scored just 1 ace during the encounter and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 65% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the 2nd serve. The Bulgarian broke Kavcic 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuzmanov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (396-191). 4-2 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kuzmanov has a 207-105 match record in the last years on clay.
Dimitar has a 12-7 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Nerman Fatic
Ranked no. 381, the Bosnian reached the semifinal after beating Andrey Golubev 6-2 6-3, Ivan Nedelko 4-6 6-1 6-3, Harry Bourchier 6-2 6-4, Alessandro Giannessi 7-64 5-7 7-66 and Sumit Nagal 5-7 6-3 7-5.
In the quarter against Nagal, Fatic recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 7-5). During the match Fatic scored 108 points vs Nagal’s 95. Nerman was extremely aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Fatic scored 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nerman Fatic lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Fatic put 62% of his first serves in, winning 72% (49/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (18/42) on the 2nd serve. The Bosnian broke Nagal 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fatic started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Bosnian has a 8-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 132 |
| Pts | 208-159 | 448-384 |
| Total Points | 367 | 832 |
| Winners | 81 | 184 |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% |
Kuzmanov played 3 matches while Fatic competed in 5 matches. Fatic started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Nerman Fatic lost 3 sets while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 7 set(s) less than Fatic (6 vs 13). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 76 games less than Fatic. Dimitar scored 81 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Bosnian made 184 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| 1st in | 127/177 | 287/403 |
| %1st in | 72% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 81/127 | 184/287 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 28/50 | 51/116 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 44% |
Kuzmanov struck 1 ace (0.3 per match). Fatic also bagged 12 aces (2.4 per match). Kuzmanov won 64% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Fatic won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 33 |
| Converted | 16/29 | 33/64 |
| % Converted | 55% | 52% |
| Conceded | 19 | 44 |
| Saved | 10 | 21 |
| % Saved | 53% | 48% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 23 |
Dimitar broke his opponents 16 times with a 55% conversion rate. Kuzmanov lost his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Nerman broke his opponents 33 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Bosnian conceded his serve 23 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | |||||
| R1 Marco Moroni |
R2 Kolar |
1/4 Kavcic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 17 | 56 | |
| pts | 63-51 | 76-61 | 69-47 | 208-159 | |
| Total points | 114 | 137 | 116 | 367 | |
| Winners | 28 | 29 | 24 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/55 | 49/68 | 35/54 | 127/177 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 72% | 65% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 28/43 | 29/49 | 24/35 | 81/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 59% | 69% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 12/19 | 10/19 | 28/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 63% | 53% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/11 | 6/10 | 16/29 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 45% | 60% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 57% | 57% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Fatic | |||||||
| Q1 Golubev |
Q3 Nedelko |
R1 Bourchier |
R2 Giannessi |
1/4 Nagal |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 4-6 6-1 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 5-7 7-66 | 5-7 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 18 | 38 | 33 | 132 | |
| pts | 61-41 | 86-72 | 67-49 | 126-127 | 108-95 | 448-384 | |
| Total points | 102 | 158 | 116 | 253 | 203 | 832 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | 26 | 51 | 49 | 184 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 34% | 39% | 40% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 39/47 | 51/73 | 36/49 | 93/124 | 68/110 | 287/403 | |
| % 1st in | 83% | 70% | 73% | 75% | 62% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 29/51 | 26/36 | 51/93 | 49/68 | 184/287 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 57% | 72% | 55% | 72% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/8 | 10/22 | 7/13 | 13/31 | 18/42 | 51/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 45% | 54% | 42% | 43% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 33 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 9/16 | 5/13 | 8/13 | 6/10 | 33/64 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 56% | 38% | 62% | 60% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 44 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/11 | 2/4 | 8/17 | 5/10 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 45% | 50% | 47% | 50% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 23 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLLWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Zadar Challenger
- Lukas KleinKlein – Gianluca MagerMager (6-4 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Vit KoprivaKopriva (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Blaz KavcicKavcic (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Sumit NagalNagal (5-7 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Igor Sijsling/Mark VervoortSijsling/Mark Vervoort (6-4 3-6 10-8) – See score progression
- Blaz Kavcic/Blaz RolaKavcic/Blaz Rola – Duje Kekez/Mili PoljicakKekez/Mili Poljicak (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Nerman FaticFatic (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lukas KleinKlein – Nikola MilojevicMilojevic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
