Botic Van De Zandschulp and Dmitry Popko will square off in the quarter of the Tampere Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Botic Van De Zandschulp who should win in 2 sets.
Botic Van De Zandschulp -> 1.38
Dmitry Popko -> 3.04
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Prediction and head to head Botic Van De Zandschulp vs. Dmitry Popko
There is no head to head record between Botic Van De Zandschulp and Dmitry Popko since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Botic Van De Zandschulp
Ranked no. 128 (career-high), Van De Zandschulp got to the quarter after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 4-6 6-2 6-2 and Pedja Krstin 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Dutch had a good straight sets win against Krstin (6-3 6-1). During the match, Van De Zandschulp scored 58 points vs Krstin’s 29. Botic was quite aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Van De Zandschulp fired 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Botic Van De Zandschulp was very efficient on serve to win 84% (27/32) of his 1st serve and 73% (8/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Dutch broke Krstin 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Van De Zandschulp has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 67% of his matches (221-111). 14-6 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van De Zandschulp has an overall119-65 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Botic’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Amersfoort Challenger.
Botic has an aggregate 26-14 win-loss record in 2021, 14-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tampere Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Dmitry Popko
Ranked no. 187, the Kazakhstani got to the quarter after beating Orlando Luz 7-65 7-5 and Andrea Arnaboldi 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Arnaboldi (6-4 6-3). During the match Popko scored 67 points vs Arnaboldi’s 53. Dmitry was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Popko made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dmitry Popko lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 57% of his first serves in, winning 64% (23/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Arnaboldi 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Popko started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Almaty 1 Challenger.
Popko has an aggregate 14-20 win-loss record in 2021, 10-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van De Zandschulp | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 44 |
| Pts | 156-114 | 152-129 |
| Total Points | 270 | 281 |
| Winners | 61 | 59 |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% |
Both Van De Zandschulp and Popko played 2 matches. At the moment, Botic Van De Zandschulp lost 1 set while Dmitry Popko hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Van De Zandschulp has played 1 set more than Popko (5 vs 4). However, it’s interesting to notice that Van De Zandschulp played 2 games less than Popko. Botic scored 61 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Dmitry fired 59 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van De Zandschulp | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 83/122 | 85/137 |
| %1st in | 68% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 61/83 | 59/85 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 24/39 | 26/52 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 50% |
Van De Zandschulp managed to score 11 aces (5.5 per match). Popko managed to score 8 aces (4 per match). Van De Zandschulp won 73% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Van De Zandschulp | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 10 |
| Converted | 9/24 | 10/23 |
| % Converted | 38% | 43% |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 71% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. Botic lost his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. Popko conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van De Zandschulp | ||||
| R1 Bonadio | R2 Krstin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 16 | 42 | |
| pts | 98-85 | 58-29 | 156-114 | |
| Total points | 183 | 87 | 270 | |
| Winners | 34 | 27 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 47% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/79 | 32/43 | 83/122 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 74% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 34/51 | 27/32 | 61/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 84% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 8/11 | 24/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 73% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/19 | 4/5 | 9/24 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 80% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Popko | ||||
| R1 Luz | R2 Arnaboldi | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 19 | 44 | |
| pts | 85-76 | 67-53 | 152-129 | |
| Total points | 161 | 120 | 281 | |
| Winners | 36 | 23 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 34% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 49/74 | 36/63 | 85/137 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 57% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 36/49 | 23/36 | 59/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 13/27 | 26/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 48% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 6/11 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 55% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
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