Nikola Milojevic and Dimitar Kuzmanov will clash against each other in the final of the Zadar Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 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 Nikola Milojevic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nikola Milojevic is the pick to win this match.
Nikola Milojevic -> 1.62
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Nikola Milojevic vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
There is no head to head record between Nikola Milojevic and Dimitar Kuzmanov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nikola Milojevic
Ranked no. 148, Nikola got to the final after beating Tung-Lin Wu 7-64 6-1, Ivan Nedelko 6-2 6-1, Vit Kopriva 7-5 6-4 and Lukas Klein 6-4 4-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, The Serbian defeated Klein (6-4 4-6 6-2). During the match Milojevic scored 98 points vs Klein’s 94. The Serbian was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Milojevic was unable to score even 1 ace in the match and he committed only 8 double faults. Nikola Milojevic lost the serve 4 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Milojevic put 57% of his first serves in, winning 68% (41/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (17/45) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke Klein 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikola started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Milojevic has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (304-172). 8-2 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Milojevic has a 93-60 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Serbian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Gran Canaria 1 Challenger and the Zadar Challenger.
The Serbian has a 9-3 win-loss record in 2021, 8-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Nikola has never competed in this tournament before.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ranked no. 274, the Bulgarian reached the final after defeating Gian Marco Moroni 6-4 6-4, Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-3, Blaz Kavcic 6-4 6-1 and Nerman Fatic 6-2 2-0 ret..
In the semifinal, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Fatic (6-2 2-0 ret.). During the match Kuzmanov scored 51 points vs Fatic’s 36. The Bulgarian was very aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuzmanov struck 2 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Dimitar Kuzmanov was very efficient on serve to win 73% (19/26) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Dimitar broke Fatic 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger.
Dimitar has a 13-7 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Milojevic | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 56 |
| Pts | 312-258 | 208-159 |
| Total Points | 570 | 367 |
| Winners | 122 | 81 |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% |
Milojevic played 4 matches while Kuzmanov competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Nikola Milojevic dropped 1 set while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Milojevic has played 3 sets more than Kuzmanov (9 vs 6). Therefore, Milojevic played 29 games more than Kuzmanov. The Serbian scored 122 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Dimitar struck 81 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Milojevic | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 177/303 | 127/177 |
| %1st in | 58% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 122/177 | 81/127 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 55/126 | 28/50 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 56% |
Milojevic bagged 4 aces (1 per match). Kuzmanov recorded 1 ace (0.3 per match). Milojevic won 69% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Kuzmanov won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Milojevic | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 16 |
| Converted | 22/41 | 16/29 |
| % Converted | 54% | 55% |
| Conceded | 34 | 19 |
| Saved | 23 | 10 |
| % Saved | 68% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 9 |
Milojevic broke his opponents 22 times with a 54% conversion rate. Milojevic dropped his serve 11 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. The Bulgarian broke his opponents 16 times with a 55% conversion rate. Kuzmanov conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Milojevic | ||||||
| R1 Wu |
R2 Nedelko |
1/4 Kopriva |
1/2 Klein |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-1 | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 15 | 22 | 28 | 85 | |
| pts | 78-67 | 57-29 | 79-68 | 98-94 | 312-258 | |
| Total points | 145 | 86 | 147 | 192 | 570 | |
| Winners | 36 | 21 | 24 | 41 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% | 30% | 42% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 54/85 | 26/36 | 37/77 | 60/105 | 177/303 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 72% | 48% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 36/54 | 21/26 | 24/37 | 41/60 | 122/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 81% | 65% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/31 | 6/10 | 19/40 | 17/45 | 55/126 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 60% | 48% | 38% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/9 | 6/18 | 6/7 | 22/41 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 33% | 86% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 34 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 8/12 | 10/14 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 67% | 71% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Kuzmanov | ||||||
| R1 Marco Moroni |
R2 Kolar |
1/4 Kavcic |
1/2 Fatic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-2 2-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 66 | |
| pts | 63-51 | 76-61 | 69-47 | 51-36 | 259-195 | |
| Total points | 114 | 137 | 116 | 87 | 454 | |
| Winners | 28 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% | 35% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/55 | 49/68 | 35/54 | 26/40 | 153/217 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 72% | 65% | 65% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 28/43 | 29/49 | 24/35 | 19/26 | 100/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 59% | 69% | 73% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 12/19 | 10/19 | 8/14 | 36/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 63% | 53% | 57% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/11 | 6/10 | 3/7 | 19/36 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 45% | 60% | 43% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 2/2 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 57% | 57% | 100% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
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