Pavel Kotov and Andrey Kuznetsov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan 4 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Andrey Kuznetsov who should win in 3 sets.
Andrey Kuznetsov -> 1.6
Pavel Kotov -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Andrey Kuznetsov
There is no head to head record between Pavel Kotov and Andrey Kuznetsov since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Pavel Kotov
Ranked no. 272, the Russian reached the semifinal after defeating Edan Leshem 3-6 6-1 6-4, Jesper De Jong 6-3 7-63 and Ryan Peniston 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Peniston (6-4 6-2). During the match, Kotov scored 70 points vs Peniston’s 55. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kotov fired 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Pavel Kotov was pretty effective on serve to win 75% (30/40) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kotov broke Peniston 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kotov started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Kotov has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (154-94). 5-2 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Kotov has a composed31-14 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Pavel has an aggregate 13-11 win-loss record in 2021, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sultan 4 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2020. See his history.
Andrey Kuznetsov
Ranked no. 350, the Russian reached the semifinal after defeating Jay Clarke 7-66 6-4, Beibit Zhukayev 6-2 7-5 and Peter Polansky 6-2 3-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Andrey defeated Polansky (6-2 3-6 6-2). During the match Kuznetsov scored 87 points vs Polansky’s 68. Kuznetsov was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Kuznetsov made 13 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Andrey Kuznetsov was quite efficient on serve to win 80% (28/35) of his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Andrey broke Polansky 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
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 55% of the points he played.
Kuznetsov’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 St. Petersburg.
Kuznetsov has a compiled 24-13 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kotov | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 68 |
| Pts | 232-194 | 236-190 |
| Total Points | 426 | 426 |
| Winners | 98 | 82 |
| %Winners | 42% | 35% |
Both Kotov and Kuznetsov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pavel Kotov surrendered 1 set, while Andrey Kuznetsov conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kotov and Kuznetsov have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kotov played 2 games less than Kuznetsov. Kotov scored 98 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 82 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kotov | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 126/203 | 110/194 |
| %1st in | 62% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 98/126 | 82/110 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 43/77 | 46/84 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 55% |
Kotov scored 18 aces (6 per match). Kuznetsov made 23 aces (7.7 per match). Kotov won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% 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 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kotov | Kuznetsov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 13 |
| Converted | 10/30 | 13/24 |
| % Converted | 33% | 54% |
| Conceded | 13 | 7 |
| Saved | 10 | 1 |
| % Saved | 77% | 14% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Pavel broke his opponents 10 times with a 33% conversion rate. Kotov lost his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Kuznetsov broke his opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 14% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kotov | |||||
| R1 Leshem | R2 De | 1/4 Peniston | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 7-63 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 22 | 18 | 66 | |
| pts | 85-77 | 77-62 | 70-55 | 232-194 | |
| Total points | 162 | 139 | 125 | 426 | |
| Winners | 38 | 30 | 30 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 39% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 51/80 | 35/60 | 40/63 | 126/203 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 58% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 30/35 | 30/40 | 98/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 86% | 75% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/29 | 18/25 | 13/23 | 43/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 72% | 57% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 2/6 | 3/10 | 10/30 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 33% | 30% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 0 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 63% | – | 100% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Kuznetsov | |||||
| R1 Clarke | R2 Zhukayev | 1/4 Polansky | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-4 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-2 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 25 | 68 | |
| pts | 86-76 | 63-46 | 87-68 | 236-190 | |
| Total points | 162 | 109 | 155 | 426 | |
| Winners | 26 | 28 | 28 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 44% | 32% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 41/71 | 34/56 | 35/67 | 110/194 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 52% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 28/34 | 28/35 | 82/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 82% | 80% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 11/22 | 20/32 | 46/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 63% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/4 | 4/9 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 100% | 44% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/4 | 0/1 | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | 50% | 17% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Tennis Scores in Sultan 4 Challenger
- Oleksii Krutykh/Grigoriy LomakinKrutykh/Grigoriy Lomakin – Peter Polansky/Sergiy StakhovskyPolansky/Sergiy Stakhovsky (6-3 6-77 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pavel KotovKotov – Andrey KuznetsovKuznetsov (0-0) – H2H and prediction