Enzo Couacaud and Dimitar Kuzmanov will play each other in the semifinal of the Bengalaru 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Enzo Couacaud who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 1.68
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Enzo Couacaud vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
This will be the 2nd time that Enzo Couacaud and Dimitar Kuzmanov play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Kuzmanov won 7-5 6-0 in the 2nd round in the Almaty 1 Challenger back in 2021.
Enzo Couacaud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-20 | 8-6 | 21-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 12-9 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-28 | 27-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-24 | 5-4 | 16-17 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 155 (career-high), the French player got to the semifinal after beating Nitin Kumar Sinha 6-1 6-1, Arjun Kadhe 7-67 7-5 and Johan Nikles 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Nikles (6-1 6-2). During the match, Couacaud scored 70 points vs Nikles’s 50. Couacaud was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Couacaud recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Enzo Couacaud lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Couacaud put 49% of his first serves in, winning 81% (21/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Couacaud broke Nikles 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Couacaud hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Couacaud has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (272-159). 12-4 on hard in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Couacaud has a composed 152-54 match record in the last years on hard.
Couacaud’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Bendigo Challenger.
Enzo has a compiled 12-4 win-loss record in 2022, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bengalaru 2 Challenger
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-22 | 9-5 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 209, Kuzmanov got to the semifinal after beating Hugo Grenier 6-4 6-3, Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-1 and Mathias Bourgue 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Bourgue (6-4 6-2). During the match Kuzmanov scored 58 points vs Bourgue’s 47. The Bulgarian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Kuzmanov scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Dimitar Kuzmanov was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (24/31) of his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Bulgarian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Bourgue 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Dimitar has a composed 5-4 win-loss record in 2022, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Couacaud | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 54 |
| Pts | 228-179 | 180-136 |
| Total Points | 407 | 316 |
| Winners | 62 | 74 |
| %Winners | 27% | 41% |
Both Couacaud and Kuzmanov played 3 matches. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Couacaud and Kuzmanov have played the same amount of sets 6. They also played the same amount of games (54). Enzo scored 62 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, Kuzmanov managed to score 74 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Couacaud | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 88/178 | 103/156 |
| %1st in | 49% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 62/88 | 74/103 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 51/90 | 33/53 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 62% |
Couacaud blasted 18 aces (6 per match). Kuzmanov made 4 aces (1.3 per match). Couacaud won 70% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Kuzmanov won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Couacaud | Kuzmanov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/42 | 12/18 |
| % Converted | 36% | 67% |
| Conceded | 16 | 14 |
| Saved | 11 | 10 |
| % Saved | 69% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
Enzo broke his opponents 15 times with a 36% conversion rate. Couacaud lost his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Dimitar broke his opponents 12 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Bulgarian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Couacaud | |||||
| R1 Kumar |
R2 Kadhe |
1/4 Nikles |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 7-67 7-5 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 25 | 15 | 54 | |
| pts | 55-33 | 103-96 | 70-50 | 228-179 | |
| Total points | 88 | 199 | 120 | 407 | |
| Winners | 10 | 31 | 21 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 18% | 30% | 30% | 27% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 11 | 4 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 15/41 | 47/84 | 26/53 | 88/178 | |
| % 1st in | 37% | 56% | 49% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 10/15 | 31/47 | 21/26 | 62/88 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 66% | 81% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/26 | 18/37 | 13/27 | 51/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 49% | 48% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/15 | 5/13 | 15/42 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 33% | 38% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/8 | 5/6 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 83% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Kuzmanov | |||||
| R1 Grenier |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Bourgue |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 18 | 54 | |
| pts | 63-48 | 59-41 | 58-47 | 180-136 | |
| Total points | 111 | 100 | 105 | 316 | |
| Winners | 27 | 23 | 24 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/55 | 35/51 | 31/50 | 103/156 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 69% | 62% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 27/37 | 23/35 | 24/31 | 74/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 66% | 77% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 10/16 | 10/19 | 33/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 63% | 53% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 5/7 | 4/4 | 12/18 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 71% | 100% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 2 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 71% | 50% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLWWLLLWW Tennis Scores in Bengalaru 2 Challenger
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Antoine BellierBellier (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Johan NiklesNikles (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Max PurcellPurcell (6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Borna GojoGojo (0-2) – H2H and prediction
