Fernando Verdasco and Koray Kirci will play each other in the 2nd round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm 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 Fernando Verdasco who should win in 2 sets.
Fernando Verdasco -> 1.029
Koray Kirci -> 10.75
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Prediction and head to head Fernando Verdasco vs. Koray Kirci
There is no head to head record between Fernando Verdasco and Koray Kirci since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Fernando Verdasco
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6-16 | 3-6 | 1-8 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 17-12 | 12-13 | 2-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 10-20 | 7-6 | 3-7 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-8 | 4-2 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 26-27 | 6-8 | 8-9 | 7-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 115, the Spaniard got to the 2nd round after beating Berk Ilkel 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Ilkel (6-4 6-1). During the match, Verdasco scored 55 points vs Ilkel’s 35. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Verdasco blasted 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Fernando Verdasco was pretty effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 69% (9/13) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Spaniard broke Ilkel 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Verdasco has positive record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (242-228). 15-8 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Verdasco has a composed 89-82 match record in the last years on hard.
Verdasco’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Monterrey Challenger.
Fernando has an overall 30-25 win-loss record in 2022, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Koray Kirci
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-23 | 7-10 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 14-21 | 10-14 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-27 | 6-4 | 15-22 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-20 | 0-2 | 16-16 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Kirci got to the 2nd round after defeating Aleksandre Metreveli 6-79 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Metreveli, Koray recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-79 6-4 6-2). During the match Kirci scored 104 points vs Metreveli’s 92. The Turk was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Kirci managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Koray Kirci was quite effective on serve to win 84% (43/51) of his 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Koray broke Metreveli 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
The Turk has a compiled 15-20 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Verdasco | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 |
| Pts | 55-35 | 104-92 |
| Total Points | 90 | 196 |
| Winners | 23 | 43 |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% |
Both Verdasco and Kirci played 1 match. At the moment, Koray Kirci dropped 1 set while Fernando Verdasco hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Verdasco has played 1 set(s) less than Kirci (2 vs 3). Therefore, Verdasco played 14 games less than Kirci. The Spaniard scored 23 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Kirci made 43 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Verdasco | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 31/44 | 51/93 |
| %1st in | 70% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 43/51 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 23/42 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 55% |
Verdasco recorded 5 aces . Kirci blasted 2 aces . Verdasco won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Kirci won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Verdasco | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 80% | 44% |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | 0% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Spaniard broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Fernando conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Kirci broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Koray conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Verdasco | |||
| R1 Ilkel | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 55-35 | 55-35 | |
| Total points | 90 | 90 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/44 | 31/44 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 23/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 9/13 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kirci | |||
| R1 Metreveli | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-79 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 104-92 | 104-92 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 51/93 | 51/93 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 43/51 | 43/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/42 | 23/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Istanbul Challenger
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Sarp AgabigunAgabigun (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Alibek KachmazovKachmazov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Henri SquireSquire – Bogdan Ionut ApostolIonut Apostol (6-2 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Cengiz AksuAksu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alastair GrayGray – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Dominik PalanPalan (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Laurent LokoliLokoli – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Benjamin LockLock (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Lukas RosolRosol – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Ben PataelPatael (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Paul JubbJubb (6-3 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Marek GengelGengel (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Koray KirciKirci – Aleksandre MetreveliMetreveli (6-79 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Aldin SetkicSetkic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Berk IlkelIlkel (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Lukas RosolRosol – James DuckworthDuckworth (6-2 7-6(1)) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Benjamin LockLock (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Ben PataelPatael (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Laurent LokoliLokoli – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Marek GengelGengel (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Sebastian OfnerOfner – Sarp AgabigunAgabigun (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Paul JubbJubb (6-3 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Dominik PalanPalan (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Alastair GrayGray – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Alibek KachmazovKachmazov (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Henri SquireSquire – Bogdan Ionut ApostolIonut Apostol (6-2 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Fernando VerdascoVerdasco – Koray KirciKirci (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lukas RosolRosol – Robin HaaseHaase (5-2) – H2H and prediction
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Sebastian OfnerOfner (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Henri SquireSquire – Radu AlbotAlbot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alastair GrayGray – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Harold MayotMayot – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Laurent LokoliLokoli (0-0) – H2H and prediction