Timofey Skatov and Nicolas Moreno De Alboran will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Braga 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 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran -> 1.68
Timofey Skatov -> 2.13
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Prediction and head to head Timofey Skatov vs. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
This will be the 2nd time that Timofey Skatov and Nicolas Moreno De Alboran clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Moreno De Alboran (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Moreno De Alboran won 6-1 6-3 in the 1st round in M15 Castellon back in 2019.
Timofey Skatov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-14 | 1-4 | 23-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 6-4 | 23-22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 4-3 | 30-27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 0-2 | 33-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 37-14 | 3-1 | 34-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 242, Timofey got to the semifinal after beating Nick Hardt 6-4 6-0, Manuel Guinard 6-1 6-0 and Carlos Taberner 7-62 6-0.
In the quarter, Skatov had a good straight sets win against Taberner (7-62 6-0). During the match, Skatov scored 68 points vs Taberner’s 50. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Skatov couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 79% of his first serves in, winning 62% (31/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Taberner 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Timofey hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to conquer 62% of the points he played.
Skatov has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 54% of his matches (119-101). 17-21 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Skatov has a compiled104-79 record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger and the Seville Challenger.
Timofey has an aggregate 21-26 win-loss record in 2022, 17-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Braga Challenger
Timofey has never competed in this tournament before.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-20 | 10-8 | 15-9 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-30 | 25-16 | 10-8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 8-2 | 28-17 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-20 | 22-11 | 22-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-12 | 14-8 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 308, the Spaniard got to the semifinal after beating Fabio Coelho 6-1 6-2, Tristan Lamasine 6-2 6-3, Marco Trungelliti 7-61 6-2, Alexandre Muller 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Javier Barranco Cosano 7-66 7-5.
In the quarter, Moreno De Alboran had a good straight sets win against Barranco Cosano (7-66 7-5). During the match Moreno De Alboran scored 95 points vs Barranco Cosano’s 87. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Moreno De Alboran recorded 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Moreno De Alboran put 67% of his first serves in, winning 65% (39/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Barranco Cosano 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard 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.
Nicolas’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Salinas Challenger and M25 Madrid.
The Spaniard has a composed 36-19 win-loss record in 2022, 26-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Braga Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Skatov | Moreno De Alboran |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 107 |
| Pts | 185-115 | 391-326 |
| Total Points | 300 | 717 |
| Winners | 82 | 155 |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% |
Skatov played 3 matches while Moreno De Alboran competed in 5 matches. Moreno De Alboran started his run from the qualifications while Skatov had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran dropped 1 set while Timofey Skatov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Skatov has played 5 set(s) less than Moreno De Alboran (6 vs 11). Therefore, Skatov played 59 games less than Moreno De Alboran. Skatov scored 82 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Moreno De Alboran fired 155 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Skatov | Moreno De Alboran |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| 1st in | 120/159 | 234/366 |
| %1st in | 75% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 82/120 | 155/234 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 24/39 | 73/132 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 55% |
Skatov made 1 ace (0.3 per match). Moreno De Alboran also blasted 11 aces (2.2 per match). Skatov won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Moreno De Alboran won 66% of the points behind 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 | Skatov | Moreno De Alboran |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 22 |
| Converted | 14/19 | 22/42 |
| % Converted | 74% | 52% |
| Conceded | 11 | 31 |
| Saved | 9 | 21 |
| % Saved | 82% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 10 |
Timofey broke his opponents 14 times with a 74% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 22 times with a 52% conversion rate. Nicolas conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Skatov | |||||
| R1 Hardt |
R2 Guinard |
1/4 Taberner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 6-1 6-0 | 7-62 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 13 | 19 | 48 | |
| pts | 58-37 | 59-28 | 68-50 | 185-115 | |
| Total points | 95 | 87 | 118 | 300 | |
| Winners | 23 | 28 | 31 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 47% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/48 | 37/48 | 50/63 | 120/159 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 77% | 79% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 23/33 | 28/37 | 31/50 | 82/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 76% | 62% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 5/11 | 10/13 | 24/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 45% | 77% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 14/19 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | 80% | 74% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/2 | 5/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Moreno De Alboran | |||||||
| Q1 Coelho |
Q3 Lamasine |
R1 Trungelliti |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Barranco Cosano |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-61 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 7-66 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 107 | |
| pts | 69-45 | 59-45 | 76-59 | 92-90 | 95-87 | 391-326 | |
| Total points | 114 | 104 | 135 | 182 | 182 | 717 | |
| Winners | 20 | 16 | 34 | 46 | 39 | 155 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 27% | 45% | 50% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 28/47 | 50/73 | 66/102 | 60/89 | 234/366 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 60% | 68% | 65% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 20/30 | 16/28 | 34/50 | 46/66 | 39/60 | 155/234 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 57% | 68% | 70% | 65% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 14/19 | 16/23 | 15/36 | 14/29 | 73/132 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 74% | 70% | 42% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 5/10 | 3/4 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 22/42 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 75% | 50% | 40% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 31 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/2 | 5/6 | 8/11 | 3/6 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 83% | 73% | 50% | 108% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
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