Zizou Bergs and Timofey Skatov will square off in the final of the Almaty 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.727
Timofey Skatov -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Zizou Bergs vs. Timofey Skatov
There is no head to head record between Zizou Bergs and Timofey Skatov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Zizou Bergs
Ranked no. 259, Bergs reached the final after defeating Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera 2-6 7-69 6-3, Joao Menezes 6-3 6-4, Kimmer Coppejans 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Dmitry Popko 5-7 6-3 5-1 ret..
In the semifinal against Popko, Zizou recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 5-1 ret.). During the match, Bergs scored 82 points vs Popko’s 68. The Belgian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bergs managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zizou Bergs lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bergs put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the 2nd serve. Zizou broke Popko 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 50% of the points he played.
Bergs has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (162-80). 8-4 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bergs has an aggregate69-41 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Belgian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the St. Petersburg 1 Challenger and the Lille Challenger.
Zizou has a compiled 27-9 win-loss record in 2021, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Almaty 1 Challenger
Zizou has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 399 (career-high), Timofey got to the final after defeating Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 3-6 6-2, Denis Yevseyev 1-6 6-1 6-4, Evan Furness 4-6 7-68 6-4 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-2 6-3.
In the semifinal, Timofey had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-2 6-3). During the match Skatov scored 66 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 51. Timofey was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Skatov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Timofey Skatov lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 86% of his first serves in, winning 63% (34/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (4/9) on the 2nd serve. Timofey broke Hsin Tseng 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Timofey started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria,the Oeiras 4 Challenger and the Almaty 1 Challenger.
Skatov has an aggregate 17-13 win-loss record in 2021, 16-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bergs | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 103 | 101 |
| Pts | 319-302 | 368-329 |
| Total Points | 621 | 697 |
| Winners | 136 | 174 |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% |
Both Bergs and Skatov played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zizou Bergs surrendered 3 sets, while Timofey Skatov surrendered 3 sets. Bergs has played 1 set more than Skatov (12 vs 11). Therefore, Bergs played 2 games more than Skatov. Bergs scored 136 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Skatov managed to score 174 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bergs | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 0.8 |
| 1st in | 194/303 | 281/364 |
| %1st in | 64% | 77% |
| 1st pts | 136/194 | 174/281 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 58/109 | 41/83 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 49% |
Bergs fired 17 aces (4.3 per match). Skatov recorded 3 aces (0.8 per match). Bergs won 70% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 62% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bergs | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 20 |
| Converted | 15/30 | 20/40 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 26 | 48 |
| Saved | 16 | 34 |
| % Saved | 62% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 14 |
The Belgian broke his opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Belgian lost his serve 10 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Timofey broke his opponents 20 times with a 50% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 14 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bergs | ||||||
| R1 Tomas Barrios Vera |
R2 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
1/4 Coppejans |
1/2 Popko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-69 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | 5-7 6-3 5-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 103 | |
| pts | 93-98 | 61-54 | 83-82 | 82-68 | 319-302 | |
| Total points | 191 | 115 | 165 | 150 | 621 | |
| Winners | 43 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 136 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 48% | 39% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 60/91 | 39/59 | 49/77 | 46/76 | 194/303 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 64% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 43/60 | 29/39 | 32/49 | 32/46 | 136/194 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 74% | 65% | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/31 | 13/20 | 14/28 | 17/30 | 58/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 65% | 50% | 57% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/4 | 5/11 | 5/8 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 50% | 45% | 63% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 26 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/2 | 4/8 | 5/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 100% | 50% | 63% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Skatov | ||||||
| R1 Giustino |
R2 Yevseyev |
1/4 Furness |
1/2 Hsin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 1-6 6-1 6-4 | 4-6 7-68 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 24 | 33 | 17 | 101 | |
| pts | 105-91 | 80-73 | 117-114 | 66-51 | 368-329 | |
| Total points | 196 | 153 | 231 | 117 | 697 | |
| Winners | 47 | 36 | 57 | 34 | 174 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | 49% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 84/111 | 54/73 | 89/117 | 54/63 | 281/364 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 74% | 76% | 86% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 47/84 | 36/54 | 57/89 | 34/54 | 174/281 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 67% | 64% | 63% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 9/19 | 13/28 | 4/9 | 41/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 47% | 46% | 44% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 4/5 | 5/14 | 5/12 | 20/40 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 80% | 36% | 42% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 19 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 48 | |
| Saved | 15/19 | 6/9 | 7/12 | 6/8 | 34 | |
| Saved % | 79% | 67% | 58% | 75% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
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