Carlos Taberner and Pavel Kotov will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Verona Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:30 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. 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 Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.25
Pavel Kotov -> 3.95
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Pavel Kotov
This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Taberner and Pavel Kotov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kotov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Kotov won 5-7 7-5 6-1 in the quarter in the Koblenz Challenger back in 2019.
Carlos Taberner
Ranked no. 110, Taberner reached the 2nd round after beating Jesper De Jong 6-3 7-60.
In the 1st round, Taberner had a good straight sets win against De Jong (6-3 7-60). During the match, Taberner scored 81 points vs De Jong’s 74. Carlos was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Taberner bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 65% of his first serves in, winning 71% (30/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Taberner broke De Jong 4 times after converting 24% of his break points (4/17).
Taberner has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (288-150). 24-12 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Taberner has an overall255-120 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Carlos’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Antalya 2 Challenger and the Aix En Provence Challenger.
Carlos has an overall 27-15 win-loss record in 2021, 24-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Verona Challenger
Taberner has never competed in this tournament before.
Pavel Kotov
Ranked no. 270, the Russian got to the 2nd round after defeating Marco Bortolotti 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round, Kotov had a good straight sets win against Bortolotti (6-3 6-3). During the match Kotov scored 58 points vs Bortolotti’s 40. Kotov was quite aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Kotov couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Pavel Kotov was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Kotov broke Bortolotti 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Pavel’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Sultan 4 Challenger.
Kotov has a compiled 17-16 win-loss record in 2021, 7-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 |
| Pts | 81-74 | 58-40 |
| Total Points | 155 | 98 |
| Winners | 30 | 24 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Both Taberner and Kotov played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Taberner and Kotov have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Taberner played 4 games more than Kotov. Carlos scored 30 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Pavel fired 24 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0 |
| 1st in | 42/65 | 30/46 |
| %1st in | 65% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 30/42 | 24/30 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 10/16 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 63% |
Taberner struck 2 aces . Kotov didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Taberner won 71% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Kotov won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/17 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 24% | 67% |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 |
| Saved | 1 | 2 |
| % Saved | 33% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The Spaniard broke his opponent 4 times with a 24% conversion rate. Taberner surrendered his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded. Kotov broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | |||
| R1 De |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 81-74 | 81-74 | |
| Total points | 155 | 155 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 42/65 | 42/65 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 30/42 | 30/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 11/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/17 | 4/17 | |
| Converted % | 24% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Kotov | |||
| R1 Bortolotti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | |
| pts | 58-40 | 58-40 | |
| Total points | 98 | 98 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 30/46 | 30/46 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 24/30 | 24/30 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 10/16 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWWLWL Tennis Scores in Verona Challenger
- Paolo LorenziLorenzi – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesco FortiForti – Fletcher ScottScott (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Orlando LuzLuz (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Matija PecoticPecotic (6-2 7-63) – See score progression
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Matteo ViolaViola (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Marco BortolottiBortolotti (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (6-73 6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-3 7-60) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Matheus Pucinelli De AlmeidaPucinelli De Almeida – Malek JaziriJaziri (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Gabriel Roveri Sidney/Marcelo ZormannRoveri Sidney/Marcelo Zormann – Nicolo Pozzani/Alessio ZanottiPozzani/Alessio Zanotti (7-61 6-1) – See score progression
- Maxime JanvierJanvier – Manuel GuinardGuinard (6-4 6-74 7-66) – See score progression
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Filippo BaldiBaldi (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Roberto QuirozQuiroz – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-2 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (1-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-3 7-6(0)) – See score progression
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Matija PecoticPecotic (6-2 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Matteo ViolaViola (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Orlando LuzLuz (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Teimuraz GabashviliGabashvili – Maxime JanvierJanvier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gastao EliasElias – Francesco FortiForti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nerman FaticFatic – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Paolo LorenziLorenzi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jay ClarkeClarke – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Pavel KotovKotov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Dmitry PopkoPopko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Matheus Pucinelle De AlmeidaPucinelle De Almeida (0-0) – H2H and prediction
