Nuno Borges and Timofey Skatov will play each other in the quarter of the Kyiv Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 12. 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 Nuno Borges who should win in 3 sets.
Nuno Borges -> 1.58
Timofey Skatov -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Timofey Skatov
There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Timofey Skatov since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Nuno Borges
Ranked no. 283, the Portuguese got to the quarter after defeating Quentin Halys 6-3 7-5 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 2-6 6-2 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Pucinelli De Almeida, The Portuguese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 7-5). During the match, Borges scored 95 points vs Pucinelli De Almeida’s 89. Nuno was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Borges made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (35/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the 2nd serve. Borges broke Pucinelli De Almeida 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Borges started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Borges has a fantastic match record in the last 7 years having won 76% of his matches (136-43). 32-11 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Borges has an aggregate55-20 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Nuno’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,the Oeiras 2 Challenger and M15 Majadahonda.
The Portuguese has an aggregate 32-12 win-loss record in 2021, 32-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kyiv Challenger
The Portuguese has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
Ranked no. 299, Skatov reached the quarter after beating Jay Clarke 7-5 6-2 and Georgii Kravchenko 6-2 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Kravchenko (6-2 6-2). During the match Skatov scored 66 points vs Kravchenko’s 41. Timofey was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Skatov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Timofey Skatov was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (29/38) of his 1st serve and 60% (6/10) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Skatov broke Kravchenko 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Timofey’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Almaty 1 Challenger.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 29-20 win-loss record in 2021, 28-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Borges | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 36 |
| Pts | 169-146 | 145-104 |
| Total Points | 315 | 249 |
| Winners | 66 | 68 |
| %Winners | 39% | 47% |
Both Borges and Skatov played 2 matches. At the moment, Nuno Borges surrendered 1 set while Timofey Skatov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Borges has played 1 set more than Skatov (5 vs 4). Therefore, Borges played 13 games more than Skatov. Borges scored 66 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Skatov scored 68 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Borges | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 88/135 | 96/124 |
| %1st in | 65% | 77% |
| 1st pts | 66/88 | 68/96 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 26/47 | 15/28 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 54% |
Borges made 3 aces (1.5 per match). Skatov struck 1 ace (0.5 per match). Borges won 75% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 71% 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 | Borges | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 8 |
| Converted | 7/17 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 41% | 44% |
| Conceded | 8 | 7 |
| Saved | 5 | 6 |
| % Saved | 63% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Nuno broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. Borges lost his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Borges | ||||
| R1 Halys | R2 Pucinelli De Almeida | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 2-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 28 | 49 | |
| pts | 74-57 | 95-89 | 169-146 | |
| Total points | 131 | 184 | 315 | |
| Winners | 31 | 35 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/56 | 50/79 | 88/135 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 63% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 35/50 | 66/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 70% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 15/29 | 26/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 52% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/12 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 33% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 4/7 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 57% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Skatov | ||||
| R1 Clarke | R2 Kravchenko | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 16 | 36 | |
| pts | 79-63 | 66-41 | 145-104 | |
| Total points | 142 | 107 | 249 | |
| Winners | 39 | 29 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 44% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 58/76 | 38/48 | 96/124 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 79% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 39/58 | 29/38 | 68/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 76% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/18 | 6/10 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 60% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/11 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 36% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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