Zdenek Kolar and Alexander Shevchenko will square off in the quarter of the Poznan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Zdenek Kolar who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zdenek Kolar is the pick to win this match.
Zdenek Kolar -> 1.48
Alexander Shevchenko -> 2.65
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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Alexander Shevchenko
There is no head to head record between Zdenek Kolar and Alexander Shevchenko since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Zdenek Kolar
Ranked no. 182, Zdenek got to the quarter after defeating Jonas Forejtek 6-4 6-4 and Pedro Cachin 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Zdenek defeated Cachin (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match, Kolar scored 97 points vs Cachin’s 92. The Czech was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kolar scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Zdenek Kolar was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (41/53) of his 1st serve and 57% (27/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Zdenek broke Cachin 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kolar started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Kolar has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (231-167). 23-12 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kolar has an overall164-100 record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Czech’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Iasi Challenger.
Zdenek has a compiled 26-19 win-loss record in 2021, 23-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Poznan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017. See his history.
Alexander Shevchenko
Ranked no. 441, the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-2 6-0, Evan Furness 6-4 6-2, Leo Borg 7-5 6-2 and Elmar Ejupovic 7-63 3-6 7-63.
In the 2nd round, The Russian defeated Ejupovic (7-63 3-6 7-63). During the match Shevchenko scored 110 points vs Ejupovic’s 106. Shevchenko was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Shevchenko recorded 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Alexander Shevchenko was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (41/54) of his 1st serve and 53% (30/57) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Russian broke Ejupovic twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Alexander’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Tbilisi,M15 Shymkent and M25 Velenje.
The Russian has an aggregate 34-14 win-loss record in 2021, 29-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kolar | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 87 |
| Pts | 165-149 | 307-234 |
| Total Points | 314 | 541 |
| Winners | 72 | 102 |
| %Winners | 44% | 33% |
Kolar played 2 matches while Shevchenko competed in 4 matches. Shevchenko started his run from the qualifications while Kolar had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Zdenek Kolar surrendered 1 set, while Alexander Shevchenko surrendered 1 set. Kolar has played 4 set(s) less than Shevchenko (5 vs 9). Therefore, Kolar played 35 games less than Shevchenko. Zdenek scored 72 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander bagged 102 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kolar | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4 |
| 1st in | 90/153 | 136/273 |
| %1st in | 59% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 72/90 | 102/136 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 34/63 | 74/137 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 54% |
Kolar made 4 aces (2 per match). Shevchenko made 16 aces (4 per match). Kolar won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Shevchenko won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kolar | Shevchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 18 |
| Converted | 6/18 | 18/30 |
| % Converted | 33% | 60% |
| Conceded | 7 | 25 |
| Saved | 4 | 17 |
| % Saved | 57% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 8 |
Kolar broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. Zdenek conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 18 times with a 60% conversion rate. Shevchenko conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kolar | ||||
| R1 Forejtek |
R2 Cachin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 52 | |
| pts | 68-57 | 97-92 | 165-149 | |
| Total points | 125 | 189 | 314 | |
| Winners | 31 | 41 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/53 | 53/100 | 90/153 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 53% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 31/37 | 41/53 | 72/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 77% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 27/47 | 34/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 57% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 3/6 | 6/18 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 60% | 55% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Shevchenko | ||||||
| Q1 Blancaneaux |
Q3 Furness |
R1 Borg |
R2 Ejupovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-5 6-2 | 7-63 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 18 | 20 | 35 | 87 | |
| pts | 61-31 | 62-44 | 74-53 | 110-106 | 307-234 | |
| Total points | 92 | 106 | 127 | 216 | 541 | |
| Winners | 20 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 29% | 31% | 37% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 25/48 | 28/54 | 29/60 | 54/111 | 136/273 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | 48% | 49% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 18/28 | 23/29 | 41/54 | 102/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 64% | 79% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 16/26 | 16/31 | 30/57 | 74/137 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 62% | 52% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/6 | 5/12 | 2/4 | 18/30 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 83% | 42% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 6/9 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 71% | 67% | 136% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
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