Hugo Gaston and Dimitar Kuzmanov will square off in the final of the Barcelona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:55 am on PISTA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.36
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 3.15
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Dimitar Kuzmanov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
Ranked no. 111 (career-high), Gaston reached the final after beating Andrea Collarini 7-5 6-2, Oleksii Krutykh 6-0 6-2, Nicolas Alvarez Varona 6-2 6-1 and Alexandre Muller 6-2 0-6 6-0.
In the semifinal, Hugo defeated Muller (6-2 0-6 6-0). During the match, Gaston scored 72 points vs Muller’s 59. Gaston was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston made 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 5 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 44% of his first serves in, winning 72% (21/29) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (14/37) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Muller 7 times after converting 78% of his break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 59% of the points he played.
Gaston has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (132-82). 32-14 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaston has a composed82-40 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the final in the Rome 1 Challenger,the Iasi Challenger, Gstaad and the Tulln Challenger.
Gaston has an overall 38-23 win-loss record in 2021, 32-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Barcelona Challenger
Gaston has never competed in this tournament before.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
Ranked no. 217 (career-high), Dimitar reached the final after defeating Tommy Robredo 6-0 6-1, Damir Dzumhur 6-4 6-4, Teimuraz Gabashvili 6-2 6-0 and Alex Molcan 7-5 7-65.
In the semifinal, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Molcan (7-5 7-65). During the match Kuzmanov scored 86 points vs Molcan’s 83. The Bulgarian was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Kuzmanov couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 62% of his first serves in, winning 64% (30/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the 2nd serve. Dimitar broke Molcan 3 times after converting 23% of his break points (3/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to win 59% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Zadar Challenger.
The Bulgarian has a compiled 31-24 win-loss record in 2021, 21-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 72 |
| Pts | 266-183 | 266-187 |
| Total Points | 449 | 453 |
| Winners | 74 | 102 |
| %Winners | 28% | 38% |
Both Gaston and Kuzmanov played 4 matches. At the moment, Hugo Gaston surrendered 1 set while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Gaston has played 1 set more than Kuzmanov (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Gaston played 3 games less than Kuzmanov. The French player scored 74 winners (28% of the total points). On the other side, The Bulgarian scored 102 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| 1st in | 105/219 | 144/220 |
| %1st in | 48% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 74/105 | 102/144 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 60/114 | 40/76 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 53% |
Gaston managed to score 10 aces (2.5 per match). Kuzmanov bagged 1 ace (0.3 per match). Gaston won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kuzmanov won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 19 |
| Converted | 24/34 | 19/38 |
| % Converted | 71% | 50% |
| Conceded | 21 | 15 |
| Saved | 12 | 9 |
| % Saved | 57% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Gaston broke his opponents 24 times with a 71% conversion rate. Hugo surrendered his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Kuzmanov broke his opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. Dimitar conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | ||||||
| R1 Collarini |
R2 Krutykh |
1/4 Alvarez |
1/2 Muller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-0 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 0-6 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 69 | |
| pts | 77-62 | 56-24 | 61-38 | 72-59 | 266-183 | |
| Total points | 139 | 80 | 99 | 131 | 449 | |
| Winners | 27 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 18% | 26% | 29% | 28% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 39/73 | 12/33 | 25/47 | 29/66 | 105/219 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 36% | 53% | 44% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 10/12 | 16/25 | 21/29 | 74/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 83% | 64% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 15/21 | 15/22 | 14/37 | 60/114 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 71% | 68% | 38% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 24 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/9 | 6/7 | 7/9 | 24/34 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 67% | 86% | 78% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/1 | 6/7 | 3/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 0% | 86% | 38% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| Kuzmanov | ||||||
| R1 Robredo |
R2 Dzumhur |
1/4 Gabashvili |
1/2 Molcan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-0 | 7-5 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 20 | 14 | 25 | 72 | |
| pts | 56-27 | 67-51 | 57-26 | 86-83 | 266-187 | |
| Total points | 83 | 118 | 83 | 169 | 453 | |
| Winners | 23 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% | 37% | 35% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 31/44 | 42/66 | 24/34 | 47/76 | 144/220 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 64% | 71% | 62% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 28/42 | 21/24 | 30/47 | 102/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 67% | 88% | 64% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/13 | 13/24 | 5/10 | 16/29 | 40/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 54% | 50% | 55% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/4 | 6/9 | 3/13 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 67% | 23% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 6/8 | 0/1 | 2/4 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 0% | 50% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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