Dimitar Kuzmanov and Lorenzo Giustino will fight against each other in the quarter of the Zug Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.45
Lorenzo Giustino -> 2.75
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Lorenzo Giustino
This will be the 3rd time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Lorenzo Giustino clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Kuzmanov and Giustino (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Giustino won 7-6(4) 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in the Prague 2 Challenger back in May 2022.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 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. 189, Dimitar reached the quarter after beating Johan Nikles 6-4 6-4 and Otto Virtanen 6-1 6-72 7-66.
In the 2nd round, Dimitar defeated Virtanen (6-1 6-72 7-66). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 116 points vs Virtanen’s 108. The Bulgarian was pretty aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kuzmanov bagged 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Dimitar Kuzmanov was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (58/81) of his 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Dimitar broke Virtanen 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dimitar has dropped 1 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (403-203). 13-10 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kuzmanov has an overall 225-119 record in the last years on clay.
Kuzmanov’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Bengalaru 2 Challenger.
Dimitar has a compiled 21-16 win-loss record in 2022, 13-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zug Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Lorenzo Giustino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-20 | 2-4 | 26-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 14-16 | 10-19 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-37 | 3-5 | 19-26 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-39 | 3-8 | 14-26 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-19 | 6-7 | 7-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 260, the Italian reached the quarter after defeating Mirko Martinez 6-3 6-3, Edoardo Lavagno 6-2 6-4, Maximilian Neuchrist 6-2 4-6 7-5 and Jan-Lennard Struff 6-4 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Lorenzo had a good straight sets win against Struff (6-4 7-65). During the match Giustino scored 77 points vs Struff’s 71. Lorenzo was pretty aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Giustino managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Lorenzo Giustino lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Giustino put 60% of his first serves in, winning 65% (31/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 72% (23/32) on the 2nd serve. Lorenzo broke Struff twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lorenzo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Prague 2 Challenger.
Giustino has an overall 17-23 win-loss record in 2022, 16-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Giustino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 89 |
| Pts | 190-177 | 286-230 |
| Total Points | 367 | 516 |
| Winners | 88 | 121 |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% |
Kuzmanov played 2 matches while Giustino competed in 4 matches. Giustino started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost 1 set, while Lorenzo Giustino conceded 1 set. Kuzmanov has played 4 set(s) less than Giustino (5 vs 9). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 36 games less than Giustino. The Bulgarian scored 88 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian blasted 121 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Giustino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 124/175 | 167/259 |
| %1st in | 71% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 88/124 | 121/167 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 31/51 | 57/92 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 62% |
Kuzmanov fired 6 aces (3 per match). Giustino blasted 19 aces (4.8 per match). Kuzmanov won 71% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Giustino won 72% of the points behind 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 | Kuzmanov | Giustino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 15 |
| Converted | 6/20 | 15/24 |
| % Converted | 30% | 63% |
| Conceded | 6 | 14 |
| Saved | 4 | 8 |
| % Saved | 67% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
The Bulgarian broke his opponents 6 times with a 30% conversion rate. Kuzmanov lost his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Lorenzo broke his opponents 15 times with a 63% conversion rate. Giustino conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | ||||
| R1 Nikles |
R2 Virtanen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-72 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 33 | 53 | |
| pts | 74-69 | 116-108 | 190-177 | |
| Total points | 143 | 224 | 367 | |
| Winners | 30 | 58 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 50% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 43/67 | 81/108 | 124/175 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 75% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 58/81 | 88/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 72% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 18/27 | 31/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 67% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/10 | 6/20 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 30% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Giustino | ||||||
| Q1 Martinez |
Q3 Lavagno |
R1 Neuchrist |
R2 Struff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-2 4-6 7-5 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 30 | 23 | 89 | |
| pts | 56-40 | 66-41 | 87-78 | 77-71 | 286-230 | |
| Total points | 96 | 107 | 165 | 148 | 516 | |
| Winners | 21 | 29 | 40 | 31 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 46% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 29/42 | 37/56 | 53/81 | 48/80 | 167/259 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 65% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 21/29 | 29/37 | 40/53 | 31/48 | 121/167 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 78% | 75% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/13 | 11/19 | 16/28 | 23/32 | 57/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 58% | 57% | 72% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/6 | 4/6 | 2/5 | 15/24 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 67% | 67% | 40% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 75% | 50% | 75% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
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