Hugo Gaston and Zdenek Kolar will fight against each other in the final of the Iasi 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 prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.66
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Zdenek Kolar
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Zdenek Kolar since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
Ranked no. 165, Gaston got to the final after beating Nerman Fatic 6-1 3-6 6-1, Matija Pecotic 4-6 6-4 7-65, Duje Ajdukovic 7-64 6-2 and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 7-5 7-64.
In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (7-5 7-64). During the match, Gaston scored 87 points vs Meligeni Rodrigues Alves’s 72. Hugo was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 4 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (31/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Meligeni Rodrigues Alves 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gaston started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Gaston has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (113-75). 14-8 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Gaston has a composed64-34 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The French player best result of the year was getting to the final in the Rome 1 Challenger.
The French player has an overall 19-16 win-loss record in 2021, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Iasi Challenger
Gaston has never competed in this tournament before.
Zdenek Kolar
Ranked no. 222, Zdenek reached the final after defeating David Poljak 6-2 7-5, Aziz Dougaz 6-2 6-3, Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 6-4 and Miljan Zekic 7-5 2-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Kolar defeated Zekic (7-5 2-6 6-2). During the match Kolar scored 103 points vs Zekic’s 94. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
About the serving games, Kolar bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 67% of his first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (17/33) on the 2nd serve. Kolar broke Zekic 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zdenek started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Kolar’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger.
The Czech has an overall 23-19 win-loss record in 2021, 20-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Gaston | Kolar |
---|---|---|
Match played | 4 | 4 |
Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
Tot Games | 102 | 85 |
Pts | 355-304 | 299-241 |
Total Points | 659 | 540 |
Winners | 119 | 127 |
%Winners | 34% | 42% |
Both Gaston and Kolar played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston lost 2 sets, while Zdenek Kolar dropped 1 set. Gaston has played 1 set more than Kolar (10 vs 9). Therefore, Gaston played 17 games more than Kolar. The French player scored 119 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Kolar managed to score 127 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Gaston | Kolar |
---|---|---|
Aces | 8 | 10 |
Avg per match | 2 | 2.5 |
1st in | 170/307 | 172/263 |
%1st in | 55% | 65% |
1st pts | 119/170 | 127/172 |
%1st pts | 70% | 74% |
2nd pts | 75/137 | 45/91 |
%2nd pts | 55% | 49% |
Gaston blasted 8 aces (2 per match). Kolar recorded 10 aces (2.5 per match). Gaston won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Kolar won 74% 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 | Gaston | Kolar |
---|---|---|
Won | 18 | 16 |
Converted | 18/45 | 16/34 |
% Converted | 40% | 47% |
Conceded | 27 | 25 |
Saved | 15 | 18 |
% Saved | 56% | 72% |
Times Broken | 12 | 7 |
The French player broke his opponents 18 times with a 40% conversion rate. Gaston conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Kolar broke his opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
Gaston | ||||||
R1 Fatic |
R2 Pecotic |
1/4 Ajdukovic |
1/2 Meligeni Rodrigues Alves |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-1 3-6 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 7-65 | 7-64 6-2 | 7-5 7-64 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Tot Games | 23 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 102 | |
pts | 80-63 | 110-107 | 78-62 | 87-72 | 355-304 | |
Total points | 143 | 217 | 140 | 159 | 659 | |
Winners | 25 | 40 | 23 | 31 | 119 | |
%Winners | 31% | 36% | 29% | 36% | 34% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
1st in | 34/66 | 59/109 | 33/60 | 44/72 | 170/307 | |
% 1st in | 52% | 54% | 55% | 61% | 55% | |
1st pts | 25/34 | 40/59 | 23/33 | 31/44 | 119/170 | |
% 1st pts | 74% | 68% | 70% | 70% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 22/32 | 22/50 | 16/27 | 15/28 | 75/137 | |
% 2nd pts | 69% | 44% | 59% | 54% | 55% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
Converted | 4/10 | 6/13 | 4/12 | 4/10 | 18/45 | |
Converted % | 40% | 46% | 33% | 40% | 40% | |
Conceded | 5 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 27 | |
Saved | 4/5 | 8/14 | 2/4 | 1/4 | 15 | |
Saved % | 80% | 57% | 50% | 25% | 53% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
Kolar | ||||||
R1 Poljak |
R2 Dougaz |
1/4 Bonadio |
1/2 Zekic |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-5 2-6 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 20 | 28 | 85 | |
pts | 70-52 | 64-43 | 62-52 | 103-94 | 299-241 | |
Total points | 122 | 107 | 114 | 197 | 540 | |
Winners | 28 | 28 | 27 | 44 | 127 | |
%Winners | 40% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 42% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
1st in | 33/55 | 34/47 | 38/61 | 67/100 | 172/263 | |
% 1st in | 60% | 72% | 62% | 67% | 65% | |
1st pts | 28/33 | 28/34 | 27/38 | 44/67 | 127/172 | |
% 1st pts | 85% | 82% | 71% | 66% | 74% | |
2nd pts | 8/22 | 9/13 | 11/23 | 17/33 | 45/91 | |
% 2nd pts | 36% | 69% | 48% | 52% | 49% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
Converted | 5/10 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 4/12 | 16/34 | |
Converted % | 50% | 50% | 67% | 33% | 47% | |
Conceded | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 25 | |
Saved | 2/4 | 3/3 | 4/6 | 9/12 | 18 | |
Saved % | 50% | 100% | 67% | 75% | 73% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Head 2 Head
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