Luca Van Assche and Evgeny Donskoy will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Luca Van Assche who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Luca Van Assche is the pick to win this match.
Luca Van Assche -> 1.64
Evgeny Donskoy -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Luca Van Assche vs. Evgeny Donskoy
There is no head to head record between Luca Van Assche and Evgeny Donskoy since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Luca Van Assche
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-15 | 10-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 1-7 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-31 | 0-1 | 40-20 | 15-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-22 | 3-2 | 8-7 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 233, Luca reached the semifinal after defeating Zdenek Kolar 6-2 6-2, Nuno Borges 6-4 3-6 7-5 and Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Blancaneaux (6-2 6-4). During the match, Van Assche scored 64 points vs Blancaneaux’s 45. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Van Assche blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Luca Van Assche was quite effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Van Assche broke Blancaneaux 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has lost 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Van Assche has a winning win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 58% of his matches (76-54). 12-8 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Van Assche has a compiled28-23 record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
Luca’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15+H Bagnoles de l’Orne and the Lisbon Challenger.
The French player has a compiled 43-28 win-loss record in 2022, 12-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Evgeny Donskoy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-31 | 39-17 | 3-4 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-22 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 8-8 | 2-7 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 439, the Russian reached the semifinal after beating Oscar Jose Gutierrez 7-68 6-2, Martin Krumich 6-3 6-0, Hugo Grenier 6-4 3-6 6-4, Arthur Fils 6-4 6-75 6-4 and Manuel Guinard 7-65 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Evgeny defeated Guinard (7-65 3-6 6-3). During the match Donskoy scored 109 points vs Guinard’s 100. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Donskoy blasted 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Evgeny Donskoy was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 87% (47/54) of his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Evgeny broke Guinard once after converting 11% of his break points (1/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Donskoy started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Russian has a compiled 18-21 win-loss record in 2022, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Van Assche | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 129 |
| Pts | 233-194 | 456-385 |
| Total Points | 427 | 841 |
| Winners | 98 | 188 |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% |
Van Assche played 3 matches while Donskoy competed in 5 matches. Donskoy started his run from the qualifications while Van Assche had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Luca Van Assche lost 1 set, while Evgeny Donskoy dropped 3 sets. Van Assche has played 6 set(s) less than Donskoy (7 vs 13). Therefore, Van Assche played 64 games less than Donskoy. Van Assche scored 98 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Evgeny fired 188 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Van Assche | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 5.4 |
| 1st in | 130/213 | 235/378 |
| %1st in | 61% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 98/130 | 188/235 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 44/83 | 81/143 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 57% |
Van Assche scored 17 aces (5.7 per match). Donskoy blasted 27 aces (5.4 per match). Van Assche won 75% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Donskoy won 80% of the points on 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 | Van Assche | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 17 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 17/46 |
| % Converted | 44% | 37% |
| Conceded | 18 | 16 |
| Saved | 15 | 9 |
| % Saved | 83% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Luca broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 17 times with a 37% conversion rate. Evgeny conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Van Assche | |||||
| R1 Kolar |
R2 Borges |
1/4 Blancaneaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 31 | 18 | 65 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 110-110 | 64-45 | 233-194 | |
| Total points | 98 | 220 | 109 | 427 | |
| Winners | 27 | 48 | 23 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% | 36% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 34/48 | 66/114 | 30/51 | 130/213 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 58% | 59% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 48/66 | 23/30 | 98/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 73% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/14 | 25/48 | 13/21 | 44/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 52% | 62% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 2/9 | 4/10 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 22% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 11/12 | 3/4 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 92% | 75% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Donskoy | |||||||
| Q1 Jose Gutierrez |
Q3 Krumich |
R1 Grenier |
R2 Fils |
1/4 Guinard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-68 6-2 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 6-4 6-75 6-4 | 7-65 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 15 | 29 | 33 | 31 | 129 | |
| pts | 78-64 | 52-26 | 104-94 | 113-101 | 109-100 | 456-385 | |
| Total points | 142 | 78 | 198 | 214 | 209 | 841 | |
| Winners | 35 | 21 | 40 | 45 | 47 | 188 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 40% | 38% | 40% | 43% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 43/69 | 25/34 | 50/77 | 63/112 | 54/86 | 235/378 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 74% | 65% | 56% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 35/43 | 21/25 | 40/50 | 45/63 | 47/54 | 188/235 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 84% | 80% | 71% | 87% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 7/9 | 15/27 | 30/49 | 18/32 | 81/143 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 78% | 56% | 61% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/7 | 3/17 | 4/6 | 1/9 | 17/46 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 71% | 18% | 67% | 11% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 6/8 | 2/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 33% | 75% | 67% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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