Denis Yevseyev and Beibit Zhukayev will play each other in the semifinal of the Nur-Sultan Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 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 Denis Yevseyev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Denis Yevseyev is the pick to win this match.
Denis Yevseyev -> 1.67
Beibit Zhukayev -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Denis Yevseyev vs. Beibit Zhukayev
This will be the 4th time that Denis Yevseyev and Beibit Zhukayev play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Yevseyev (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Zhukayev won 6-3 7-6(9) in the 1st round in Sultan back in July 2022.
Denis Yevseyev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-33 | 14-14 | 10-11 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 23-16 | 16-14 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 11-9 | 12-12 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 36-30 | 4-5 | 22-15 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-14 | 10-9 | 2-1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 341, Yevseyev got to the semifinal after defeating Alibek Kachmazov 6-3 3-6 6-4, Evgeny Karlovskiy 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Gabriel Decamps 6-4 2-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The Kazakhstani defeated Decamps (6-4 2-6 6-4). During the match, Yevseyev scored 83 points vs Decamps’s 81. Yevseyev was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Yevseyev blasted 12 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Denis Yevseyev lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Yevseyev put 52% of his first serves in, winning 78% (35/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (20/41) on the 2nd serve. Denis broke Decamps 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yevseyev has surrendered 3 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Yevseyev has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (307-244). 6-4 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Yevseyev has a composed 156-117 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Denis’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Vilnius.
Denis has a composed 27-17 win-loss record in 2022, 6-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the The Nur-Sultan Challenger
Beibit Zhukayev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-27 | 14-16 | 6-4 | 3-3 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-30 | 19-16 | 1-3 | 11-8 | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 43-30 | 33-21 | 1-2 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-21 | 13-10 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 507, Zhukayev got to the semifinal after defeating Shintaro Imai 7-63 6-1, Daniel Cukierman 6-4 5-7 7-64 and Denis Istomin 6-75 7-610 7-65.
In the quarter against Istomin, Beibit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-610 7-65). During the match Zhukayev scored 130 points vs Istomin’s 124. The Kazakhstani was exceptionally aggressive to blast 65 winners.
About the serving games, Zhukayev submerged his opponent with 20 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Beibit Zhukayev lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zhukayev put 62% of his first serves in, winning 87% (65/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Istomin once after converting 20% of his break points (1/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Beibit has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Beibit’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Sultan.
The Kazakhstani has an overall 27-15 win-loss record in 2022, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yevseyev | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 94 |
| Pts | 267-244 | 322-307 |
| Total Points | 511 | 629 |
| Winners | 101 | 148 |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% |
Both Yevseyev and Zhukayev played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Denis Yevseyev surrendered 3 sets, while Beibit Zhukayev dropped 2 sets. Yevseyev has played 1 set more than Zhukayev (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Yevseyev played 11 games less than Zhukayev. The Kazakhstani scored 101 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Beibit scored 148 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yevseyev | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 49 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 16.3 |
| 1st in | 137/259 | 189/310 |
| %1st in | 53% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 101/137 | 148/189 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 54/122 | 57/121 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 47% |
Yevseyev managed to score 26 aces (8.7 per match). Zhukayev recorded 49 aces (16.3 per match). Yevseyev won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Zhukayev won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yevseyev | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 9 |
| Converted | 15/29 | 9/25 |
| % Converted | 52% | 36% |
| Conceded | 19 | 24 |
| Saved | 6 | 18 |
| % Saved | 32% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 13 | 6 |
Yevseyev broke his opponents 15 times with a 52% conversion rate. Denis dropped his serve 13 times and he saved 32% of the break points that he conceded. Zhukayev broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Zhukayev conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yevseyev | |||||
| R1 Kachmazov |
R2 Karlovskiy |
1/4 Decamps |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-4 | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 27 | 28 | 83 | |
| pts | 96-84 | 88-79 | 83-81 | 267-244 | |
| Total points | 180 | 167 | 164 | 511 | |
| Winners | 30 | 36 | 35 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 41% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 11 | 12 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 8 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 47/88 | 45/85 | 45/86 | 137/259 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | 52% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 30/47 | 36/45 | 35/45 | 101/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 80% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/41 | 17/40 | 20/41 | 54/122 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 43% | 49% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 8/13 | 4/11 | 3/5 | 15/29 | |
| Converted % | 62% | 36% | 60% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| Saved | 2/9 | 3/6 | 1/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 22% | 50% | 25% | 32% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Zhukayev | |||||
| R1 Imai |
R2 Cukierman |
1/4 Istomin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-1 | 6-4 5-7 7-64 | 6-75 7-610 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 35 | 39 | 94 | |
| pts | 76-62 | 116-121 | 130-124 | 322-307 | |
| Total points | 138 | 237 | 254 | 629 | |
| Winners | 30 | 53 | 65 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 46% | 50% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 17 | 20 | 49 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 41/77 | 73/112 | 75/121 | 189/310 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 65% | 62% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 30/41 | 53/73 | 65/75 | 148/189 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | 87% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/36 | 14/39 | 23/46 | 57/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 36% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/14 | 1/5 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 29% | 20% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 9 | 5 | 24 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 5/9 | 4/5 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 56% | 80% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
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