Dimitar Kuzmanov and Teimuraz Gabashvili will face off in the quarter of the Barcelona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on PISTA 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.33
Teimuraz Gabashvili -> 3.25

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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Teimuraz Gabashvili

There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Teimuraz Gabashvili since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Ranked no. 217 (career-high), the Bulgarian got to the quarter after beating Tommy Robredo 6-0 6-1 and Damir Dzumhur 6-4 6-4.

In the 2nd round, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Dzumhur (6-4 6-4). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 67 points vs Dzumhur’s 51. Kuzmanov was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kuzmanov was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 64% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the 2nd serve. Kuzmanov was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Dzumhur 4 times.

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Bulgarian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to win 61% of the points he played.

Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (413-208). 19-14 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has a composed 222-117 record in the last years on clay.

The Bulgarian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Zadar Challenger.

The Bulgarian has a compiled 29-24 win-loss record in 2021, 19-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Barcelona Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018. See his history.

Barcelona Challenger
Kuzmanov's Record

Teimuraz Gabashvili

Ranked no. 271, the Russian reached the quarter after beating Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 7-5 6-2 and Nuno Borges 7-66 7-5.

In the 2nd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Borges (7-66 7-5). During the match Gabashvili scored 85 points vs Borges’s 76. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about serving, Gabashvili fired 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Teimuraz Gabashvili lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Gabashvili put 53% of his first serves in, winning 73% (27/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. Teimuraz broke Borges 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Gabashvili started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Gabashvili’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger.

Gabashvili has an overall 14-27 win-loss record in 2021, 6-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Barcelona Challenger
Gabashvili's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

D.Kuzmanov
T.Gabashvili
2h:38
2h:38
Time on court​
3h:17
3h:17
1h:36
1h:36
Last match​
1h:41
1h:41
2
2
Match played
2
2
33
33
Games Played​
45
45
4
4
Set played​​
4
4
123
123
Total points​
163
163
61.5
61.5
Avg point​
81.5
81.5
51
51
Winners
45
45
25.5
25.5
Avg Winners​
22.5
22.5
41%
41%
Ratio winners
28%
28%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
2
2
0
0
Avg Aces
1
1
3
3
Double Faults
11
11
1.5
1.5
Avg Double Faults
!
5.5
5.5
51/73
51/73
1st won total​
45/65
45/65
70%
70%
1st won %
69%
69%
19/37
19/37
2nd won total​
34/68
34/68
51%
51%
2nd won %
50%
50%
-- Break Points --
10/16
10/16
BP won
11/25
11/25
5/8
5/8
Avg BP won
5.5/12.5
5.5/12.5
!
63%
63%
Won
44%
44%
10
10
Conceded
13
13
5
5
Avg Conceded
6.5
6.5
3
3
Broken
7
7
1.5
1.5
Avg Broken
3.5
3.5
7
7
Saved
6
6
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kuzmanov Gabashvili
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 4 4
Tot Games 33 45
Pts 123-78 163-139
Total Points 201 302
Winners 51 45
%Winners 41% 28%

Both Kuzmanov and Gabashvili played 2 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kuzmanov and Gabashvili have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Kuzmanov played 12 games less than Gabashvili. The Bulgarian scored 51 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian blasted 45 winners (28%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kuzmanov Gabashvili
Aces 0 2
Avg per match 0 1
1st in 73/110 65/133
%1st in 66% 49%
1st pts 51/73 45/65
%1st pts 70% 69%
2nd pts 19/37 34/68
%2nd pts 51% 50%

Kuzmanov didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Gabashvili scored 2 aces (1 per match). Kuzmanov won 70% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Gabashvili won 69% of the points on 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 Kuzmanov Gabashvili
Won 10 11
Converted 10/16 11/25
% Converted 63% 44%
Conceded 10 13
Saved 7 6
% Saved 70% 46%
Times Broken 3 7

Dimitar broke his opponents 10 times with a 63% conversion rate. The Bulgarian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Teimuraz broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Teimuraz conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded.

Kuzmanov
R1
Robredo		 R2
Dzumhur		 Total
Score 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-4
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 13 20 33
pts 56-27 67-51 123-78
Total points 83 118 201
Winners 23 28 51
%Winners 41% 42% 41%
SERVE
Aces 0 0 0
Double Faults 3 0 3
1st in 31/44 42/66 73/110
% 1st in 70% 64% 66%
1st pts 23/31 28/42 51/73
% 1st pts 74% 67% 70%
2nd pts 6/13 13/24 19/37
% 2nd pts 46% 54% 51%
Breaks
Won 6 4 10
Converted 6/12 4/4 10/16
Converted % 50% 100% 63%
Conceded 2 8 10
Saved 1/2 6/8 7
Saved % 50% 75% 63%
Times Broken 1 2 3
Gabashvili
R1
Sanchez-Izquierdo		 R2
Borges		 Total
Score 7-5 6-2 7-66 7-5
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 20 25 45
pts 78-63 85-76 163-139
Total points 141 161 302
Winners 18 27 45
%Winners 23% 32% 28%
SERVE
Aces 0 2 2
Double Faults 6 5 11
1st in 28/63 37/70 65/133
% 1st in 44% 53% 49%
1st pts 18/28 27/37 45/65
% 1st pts 64% 73% 69%
2nd pts 19/35 15/33 34/68
% 2nd pts 54% 45% 50%
Breaks
Won 6 5 11
Converted 6/14 5/11 11/25
Converted % 43% 45% 44%
Conceded 7 6 13
Saved 4/7 2/6 6
Saved % 57% 33% 45%
Times Broken 3 4 7

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