Martin Klizan and Andrey Kuznetsov will play each other in the quarter of the Bratislava Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andrey Kuznetsov is the pick to win this match.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.56
Martin Klizan -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Martin Klizan vs. Andrey Kuznetsov
This will be the 5th time that Martin Klizan and Andrey Kuznetsov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-2 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Klizan won 6-0 7-6(4) in the 1st round in Sofia back in 2017.
Martin Klizan
Ranked no. 176, the Slovakian got to the quarter after beating Mats Moraing 7-62 6-73 7-5 and Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-70 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Manuel Cerundolo, The Slovakian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-70 6-3 7-5). During the match, Klizan scored 110 points vs Manuel Cerundolo’s 103. The Slovakian was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Klizan managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Martin Klizan was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (37/51) of his 1st serve and 54% (26/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Klizan broke Manuel Cerundolo 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Klizan has a favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (265-203). 5-6 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Klizan has an overall 157-89 match record in the last years on clay.
Martin has a compiled 8-12 win-loss record in 2021, 5-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2010. See his history.
Andrey Kuznetsov
Ranked no. 450, the Russian reached the quarter after beating Hugo Dellien 6-2 4-6 6-3 and Alex Molcan 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Andrey had a good straight sets win against Molcan (6-4 6-4). During the match Kuznetsov scored 65 points vs Molcan’s 58. Kuznetsov was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Kuznetsov bagged 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Andrey Kuznetsov lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kuznetsov put 52% of his first serves in, winning 69% (22/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the 2nd serve. Kuznetsov broke Molcan 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Andrey started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Russian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 St. Petersburg.
Andrey has a compiled 13-8 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Klizan | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 72 | 47 |
| Pts | 226-220 | 157-138 |
| Total Points | 446 | 295 |
| Winners | 88 | 55 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Klizan and Kuznetsov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Martin Klizan dropped 2 sets, while Andrey Kuznetsov conceded 1 set. Klizan has played 1 set more than Kuznetsov (6 vs 5). Therefore, Klizan played 25 games more than Kuznetsov. Martin scored 88 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Kuznetsov made 55 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Klizan | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 12.5 | 6 |
| 1st in | 118/219 | 73/150 |
| %1st in | 54% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 88/118 | 55/73 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 56/101 | 44/77 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 57% |
Klizan managed to score 25 aces (12.5 per match). Kuznetsov managed to score 12 aces (6 per match). Klizan won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Kuznetsov won 75% 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 | Klizan | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 6 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 6/19 |
| % Converted | 50% | 32% |
| Conceded | 16 | 9 |
| Saved | 11 | 7 |
| % Saved | 69% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Slovakian broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Klizan conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. Kuznetsov conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Klizan | ||||
| R1 Moraing |
R2 Manuel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 6-73 7-5 | 6-70 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 34 | 72 | |
| pts | 116-117 | 110-103 | 226-220 | |
| Total points | 233 | 213 | 446 | |
| Winners | 51 | 37 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 17 | 8 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 67/120 | 51/99 | 118/219 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 52% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 51/67 | 37/51 | 88/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 30/53 | 26/48 | 56/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 6/8 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 75% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 9 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 6/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Kuznetsov | ||||
| R1 Dellien |
R2 Molcan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 20 | 47 | |
| pts | 92-80 | 65-58 | 157-138 | |
| Total points | 172 | 123 | 295 | |
| Winners | 33 | 22 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 41/88 | 32/62 | 73/150 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 52% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 22/32 | 55/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 69% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/47 | 18/30 | 44/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 60% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/15 | 3/4 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 75% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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