Zdenek Kolar and Nuno Borges will square off in the semifinal of the Barletta Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Nuno Borges who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nuno Borges is the pick to win this match.
Nuno Borges -> 1.42
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.875
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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Nuno Borges
This will be the 2nd time that Zdenek Kolar and Nuno Borges fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kolar (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Kolar won 2-6 7-6(6) 6-1 in the 1st round in the Oeiras 1 Challenger back in 2021.
Zdenek Kolar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 66-31 | 3-2 | 63-29 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 28-23 | 1-2 | 11-12 | 16-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-35 | 6-8 | 19-19 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-36 | 1-6 | 17-24 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 41-32 | 1-4 | 34-19 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 141, Kolar reached the semifinal after beating Francesco Forti 6-2 6-0, Andrea Pellegrino 6-3 6-2 and Jelle Sels 5-7 7-5 6-1.
In the quarter against Sels, Kolar recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-5 6-1). During the match, Kolar scored 107 points vs Sels’s 98. Kolar was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kolar couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 6 double faults. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 67% of his first serves in, winning 64% (45/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. Kolar broke Sels 5 times after converting 31% of his break points (5/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zdenek has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Kolar has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (255-189). 8-7 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kolar has an overall183-114 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Kolar’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 2 Challenger.
Kolar has a compiled 9-9 win-loss record in 2022, 8-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Barletta Challenger
Nuno Borges
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-33 | 17-14 | 9-11 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 33-26 | 20-12 | 13-7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-26 | 20-11 | 8-7 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 7-5 | 28-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 52-21 | 6-4 | 46-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 149, the Portuguese reached the semifinal after defeating Titouan Droguet 6-1 6-4, Oleksandr Ovcharenko 7-63 6-4 and Luciano Darderi 1-6 7-64 6-1.
In the quarter against Darderi, The Portuguese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-64 6-1). During the match Borges scored 96 points vs Darderi’s 88. Nuno was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Talking about serving, Borges struck 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 66% of his first serves in, winning 65% (42/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the 2nd serve. Borges broke Darderi twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Portuguese’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger.
Nuno has a compiled 17-6 win-loss record in 2022, 12-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kolar | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 67 |
| Pts | 225-177 | 239-196 |
| Total Points | 402 | 435 |
| Winners | 90 | 105 |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% |
Both Kolar and Borges played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zdenek Kolar conceded 1 set, while Nuno Borges dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kolar and Borges have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Kolar played 5 games less than Borges. Zdenek scored 90 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Nuno scored 105 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kolar | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 132/204 | 144/217 |
| %1st in | 65% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 90/132 | 105/144 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 43/72 | 42/73 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 58% |
Kolar struck 2 aces (0.7 per match). Borges blasted 5 aces (1.7 per match). Kolar won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kolar | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 9 |
| Converted | 14/35 | 9/19 |
| % Converted | 40% | 47% |
| Conceded | 13 | 16 |
| Saved | 10 | 10 |
| % Saved | 77% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
Zdenek broke his opponents 14 times with a 40% conversion rate. Kolar lost his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Borges conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kolar | |||||
| R1 Forti |
R2 Pellegrino |
1/4 Sels |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | 5-7 7-5 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 17 | 31 | 62 | |
| pts | 55-32 | 63-47 | 107-98 | 225-177 | |
| Total points | 87 | 110 | 205 | 402 | |
| Winners | 20 | 25 | 45 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 28/41 | 34/58 | 70/105 | 132/204 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 59% | 67% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 25/34 | 45/70 | 90/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 74% | 64% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 13/24 | 21/35 | 43/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 54% | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 4/9 | 5/16 | 14/35 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 31% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/6 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 57% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Borges | |||||
| R1 Droguet |
R2 Ovcharenko |
1/4 Darderi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 7-63 6-4 | 1-6 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 27 | 67 | |
| pts | 63-45 | 80-63 | 96-88 | 239-196 | |
| Total points | 108 | 143 | 184 | 435 | |
| Winners | 32 | 31 | 42 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 39% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 40/55 | 39/64 | 65/98 | 144/217 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 61% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 31/39 | 42/65 | 105/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 79% | 65% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 12/25 | 22/33 | 42/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 48% | 67% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/9 | 2/4 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 9 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/4 | 6/9 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 67% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLWWWL Tennis Scores in Barletta Challenger
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Luciano DarderiDarderi (1-6 7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Jelle SelsSels (5-7 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Miljan ZekicZekic – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Luciano DarderiDarderi (1-6 7-6(4) 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Nuno BorgesBorges (1-0) – H2H and prediction
