Damir Dzumhur and Jozef Kovalik will square off in the semifinal of the Belgrade Challenger for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 2:30 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and the relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jozef Kovalik who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jozef Kovalik is the pick to win this match.
Jozef Kovalik -> 1.86
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.94
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Jozef Kovalik
This will be the 5th time that Damir Dzumhur and Jozef Kovalik clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Kovalik (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Kovalik won 6-2 6-4 in the 1st round in Hamburg back in 2018.
Damir Dzumhur
Ranked no. 127, Damir got to the semifinal after beating Pedja Krstin 4-6 6-2 6-3, Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-3 and Taro Daniel 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Dzumhur had a good straight sets win against Daniel (6-4 6-4). During the match Dzumhur scored 77 points vs Daniel’s 68. Dzumhur was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dzumhur bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Damir Dzumhur lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Dzumhur put 59% of his first serves in, winning 61% (22/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the 2nd serve. The Bosnian broke Daniel 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bosnian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Dzumhur has a good match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (362-253). 4-2 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dzumhur has a 182-105 match record in the last years on clay.
The Bosnian has a 9-8 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Belgrade Challenger
Damir has never competed in this tournament before.
Jozef Kovalik
Ranked no. 128, Jozef got to the semifinal after beating Francisco Cerundolo 7-66 6-1, Federico Gaio 6-0 7-64 and Facundo Bagnis 2-6 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Bagnis, Kovalik recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-4). During the match Kovalik scored 86 points vs Bagnis’s 83. The Slovakian was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about serving, Kovalik was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Jozef Kovalik lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kovalik put 63% of his first serves in, winning 54% (27/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the 2nd serve. Jozef broke Bagnis 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Jozef’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Istanbul Challenger.
The Slovakian has a 14-9 win-loss record in 2021, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 67 |
| Pts | 246-210 | 225-191 |
| Total Points | 456 | 416 |
| Winners | 92 | 77 |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% |
Both Dzumhur and Kovalik played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Damir Dzumhur lost 1 set, while Jozef Kovalik conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Dzumhur and Kovalik have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Dzumhur played 1 game less than Kovalik. Dzumhur scored 92 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Kovalik recorded 77 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 0 |
| 1st in | 139/224 | 127/196 |
| %1st in | 62% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 92/139 | 77/127 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 42/85 | 45/69 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 65% |
Dzumhur made 13 aces (4.3 per match). Kovalik didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Dzumhur won 66% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Kovalik won 61% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dzumhur | Kovalik |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/32 | 14/23 |
| % Converted | 44% | 61% |
| Conceded | 18 | 17 |
| Saved | 10 | 9 |
| % Saved | 56% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 |
The Bosnian broke his opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. Dzumhur lost his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Jozef broke his opponents 14 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Slovakian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | |||||
| R1 Krstin |
R2 Kohlschreiber |
1/4 Daniel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 19 | 20 | 66 | |
| pts | 99-86 | 70-56 | 77-68 | 246-210 | |
| Total points | 185 | 126 | 145 | 456 | |
| Winners | 37 | 33 | 22 | 92 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 47% | 29% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 56/95 | 47/68 | 36/61 | 139/224 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 69% | 59% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 37/56 | 33/47 | 22/36 | 92/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 70% | 61% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/39 | 9/21 | 13/25 | 42/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 43% | 52% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/6 | 5/14 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 33% | 40% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Kovalik | |||||
| R1 Cerundolo |
R2 Gaio |
1/4 Bagnis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-1 | 6-0 7-64 | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 28 | 67 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 67-46 | 86-83 | 225-191 | |
| Total points | 134 | 113 | 169 | 416 | |
| Winners | 26 | 24 | 27 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | 31% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 45/65 | 32/51 | 50/80 | 127/196 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 63% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 26/45 | 24/32 | 27/50 | 77/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 75% | 54% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 14/19 | 18/30 | 45/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 74% | 60% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/7 | 5/10 | 14/23 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 57% | 50% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/1 | 6/11 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 0% | 55% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLLLLLL Tennis Scores in Belgrade Challenger
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Taro DanielDaniel (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Facundo BagnisBagnis (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Blaz RolaRola (7-67 6-1) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Brandon NakashimaNakashima (6-4 6-72 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Facundo BagnisBagnis (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Liam BroadyBroady (0-0) – H2H and prediction
