Lukas Rosol and Koray Kirci will face off in the semifinal of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lukas Rosol who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lukas Rosol is the pick to win this match.
Lukas Rosol -> 1.116
Koray Kirci -> 5.95
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Prediction and head to head Lukas Rosol vs. Koray Kirci
There is no head to head record between Lukas Rosol and Koray Kirci since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Lukas Rosol
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13-21 | 4-7 | 9-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-30 | 14-7 | 19-16 | 11-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-26 | 0-2 | 5-14 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 4-4 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-37 | 8-11 | 9-11 | 11-11 | 7-3 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 305, Lukas reached the semifinal after beating James Duckworth 6-2 7-61, Robin Haase 6-3 6-1 and Laurent Lokoli 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Lukas had a good straight sets win against Lokoli (6-4 6-4). During the match, Rosol scored 72 points vs Lokoli’s 64. Lukas was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about the service games, Rosol recorded 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Lukas Rosol lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Rosol put 52% of his first serves in, winning 84% (32/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (14/35) on the 2nd serve. Lukas broke Lokoli 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Rosol has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (310-277). 12-5 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Rosol has a composed 79-83 match record in the last years on hard.
The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Sharm ElSheikh and M25 Muttenz.
Lukas has an aggregate 38-24 win-loss record in 2022, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Koray Kirci
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-7 | 5-2 | 0-5 | 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, Koray got to the semifinal after defeating Aleksandre Metreveli 6-79 6-4 6-2, Fernando Verdasco 6-4 6-3 and Sebastian Ofner 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Ofner, The Turk recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match Kirci scored 93 points vs Ofner’s 82. The Turk was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Kirci recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Koray Kirci lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kirci put 54% of his first serves in, winning 69% (36/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (25/45) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Ofner 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Koray has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Koray has an aggregate 17-20 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 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 (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rosol | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 78 |
| Pts | 199-149 | 258-221 |
| Total Points | 348 | 479 |
| Winners | 87 | 105 |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% |
Both Rosol and Kirci played 3 matches. At the moment, Koray Kirci lost 2 sets while Lukas Rosol hasn’t lost a set so far. Rosol has played 2 set(s) less than Kirci (6 vs 8). Therefore, Rosol played 21 games less than Kirci. Rosol scored 87 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Koray fired 105 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rosol | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 109/181 | 135/245 |
| %1st in | 60% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 87/109 | 105/135 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 38/72 | 63/110 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 57% |
Rosol blasted 10 aces (3.3 per match). Kirci blasted 7 aces (2.3 per match). Rosol won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kirci won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rosol | Kirci |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/21 | 11/19 |
| % Converted | 52% | 58% |
| Conceded | 12 | 11 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 75% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Rosol broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. Rosol conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kirci broke his opponents 11 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Turk conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rosol | |||||
| R1 Duckworth |
R2 Haase |
1/4 Lokoli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-61 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 16 | 20 | 57 | |
| pts | 76-58 | 51-27 | 72-64 | 199-149 | |
| Total points | 134 | 78 | 136 | 348 | |
| Winners | 32 | 23 | 32 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 45% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/67 | 27/41 | 38/73 | 109/181 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 52% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 32/44 | 23/27 | 32/38 | 87/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 85% | 84% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 10/14 | 14/35 | 38/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 71% | 40% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/5 | 4/8 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 80% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | 7/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 78% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kirci | |||||
| R1 Metreveli |
R2 Verdasco |
1/4 Ofner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-79 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 19 | 28 | 78 | |
| pts | 104-92 | 61-47 | 93-82 | 258-221 | |
| Total points | 196 | 108 | 175 | 479 | |
| Winners | 43 | 26 | 36 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 51/93 | 32/55 | 52/97 | 135/245 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 58% | 54% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 43/51 | 26/32 | 36/52 | 105/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 81% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/42 | 15/23 | 25/45 | 63/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 65% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 11/19 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 75% | 67% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 1/1 | 5/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 71% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLLWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Istanbul Challenger
- Radu AlbotAlbot – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Koray KirciKirci – Sebastian OfnerOfner (4-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Lukas RosolRosol – Laurent LokoliLokoli (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Harold MayotMayot (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Lukas RosolRosol – Koray KirciKirci (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Radu AlbotAlbot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
