Fabian Marozsan and Cem Ilkel will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Bratislava Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cem Ilkel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cem Ilkel is the pick to win this match.
Cem Ilkel -> 1.86
Fabian Marozsan -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Fabian Marozsan vs. Cem Ilkel
This will be the 2nd time that Fabian Marozsan and Cem Ilkel clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Ilkel won 7-6(2) 5-7 6-4 in the semifinal in the Bergamo Challenger back in 2021.
Fabian Marozsan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-29 | 15-11 | 5-8 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-27 | 7-5 | 32-13 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-19 | 10-3 | 29-12 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-21 | 4-2 | 33-16 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-7 | 6-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 192, Marozsan reached the semifinal after beating Jan-Lennard Struff 7-65 3-6 6-2, Jurij Rodionov 6-3 2-0 ret. and Norbert Gombos 6-1 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Fabian defeated Gombos (6-1 3-6 6-3). During the match, Marozsan scored 78 points vs Gombos’s 61. Marozsan was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Marozsan managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Fabian Marozsan was very effective on serve to win 72% (39/54) of his 1st serve and 65% (13/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Fabian broke Gombos 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fabian has surrendered 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Marozsan has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 68% of his matches (172-80). 6-3 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Marozsan has a composed16-6 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The Hungarian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Loule and the Banja Luka Challenger.
Marozsan has an aggregate 45-18 win-loss record in 2022, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
The Hungarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Cem Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-27 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-29 | 6-10 | 0-4 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-16 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 16-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-29 | 17-9 | 13-11 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 2-3 | 1-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 407, the Turk got to the semifinal after defeating Denis Istomin 7-62 7-5, Vitaliy Sachko 6-3 3-6 6-3, Zizou Bergs 6-73 6-4 6-1, Illya Marchenko 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Tim Van Rijthoven 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, Cem had a good straight sets win against Van Rijthoven (6-4 7-5). During the match Ilkel scored 68 points vs Van Rijthoven’s 62. The Turk was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Ilkel bagged 10 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Cem Ilkel was very effective on serve to win 86% (36/42) of his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Ilkel broke Van Rijthoven twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ilkel started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Ilkel’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Vilnus Challenger.
Ilkel has a compiled 18-15 win-loss record in 2022, 16-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Marozsan | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 135 |
| Pts | 216-187 | 437-399 |
| Total Points | 403 | 836 |
| Winners | 115 | 208 |
| %Winners | 53% | 48% |
Marozsan played 3 matches while Ilkel competed in 5 matches. Ilkel started his run from the qualifications while Marozsan had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Fabian Marozsan surrendered 2 sets, while Cem Ilkel dropped 3 sets. Marozsan has played 4 set(s) less than Ilkel (9 vs 13). Therefore, Marozsan played 69 games less than Ilkel. Marozsan scored 115 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk fired 208 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Marozsan | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 8.3 | 7.6 |
| 1st in | 154/215 | 275/427 |
| %1st in | 72% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 115/154 | 208/275 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 34/61 | 76/152 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 50% |
Marozsan recorded 25 aces (8.3 per match). Ilkel managed to score 38 aces (7.6 per match). Marozsan won 75% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Ilkel won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Marozsan | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 18 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 18/37 |
| % Converted | 53% | 49% |
| Conceded | 12 | 34 |
| Saved | 9 | 25 |
| % Saved | 75% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Marozsan broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Hungarian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Turk broke his opponents 18 times with a 49% conversion rate. Cem conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Marozsan | |||||
| R1 Struff |
R2 Rodionov |
1/4 Gombos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 3-6 6-2 | 6-3 2-0 ret. | 6-1 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 11 | 25 | 66 | |
| pts | 100-100 | 38-26 | 78-61 | 216-187 | |
| Total points | 200 | 64 | 139 | 403 | |
| Winners | 56 | 20 | 39 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 53% | 50% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 13 | 5 | 7 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 75/109 | 25/32 | 54/74 | 154/215 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 78% | 73% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 56/75 | 20/25 | 39/54 | 115/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 80% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 4/7 | 13/20 | 34/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 65% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | 4/7 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 57% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 6 | 12 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | 67% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ilkel | |||||||
| Q1 Istomin |
Q3 Sachko |
R1 Bergs |
R2 Marchenko |
1/4 Van Rijthoven |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-62 7-5 | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-73 6-4 6-1 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 22 | 135 | |
| pts | 77-67 | 81-78 | 97-84 | 114-108 | 68-62 | 437-399 | |
| Total points | 144 | 159 | 181 | 222 | 130 | 836 | |
| Winners | 41 | 40 | 35 | 56 | 36 | 208 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 49% | 36% | 49% | 53% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/68 | 54/86 | 54/84 | 76/124 | 42/65 | 275/427 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 63% | 64% | 61% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 41/49 | 40/54 | 35/54 | 56/76 | 36/42 | 208/275 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 74% | 65% | 74% | 86% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/19 | 14/32 | 19/30 | 19/48 | 12/23 | 76/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 44% | 63% | 40% | 52% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 18 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 4/7 | 7/12 | 4/11 | 2/4 | 18/37 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 57% | 58% | 36% | 50% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 34 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/8 | 3/6 | 15/18 | 2/2 | 25 | |
| Saved % | – | 63% | 50% | 83% | 100% | 99% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLWLLW Tennis Scores in Bratislava Challenger
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Fabian MarozsanMarozsan – Norbert GombosGombos (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas MachacMachac – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Denys Molchanov/Aleksandr NedovyesovMolchanov/Aleksandr Nedovyesov – Viktor Durasovic/Patrik Niklas-SalminenDurasovic/Patrik Niklas-Salminen (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Fabian MarozsanMarozsan (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas MachacMachac – Marton FucsovicsFucsovics (0-0) – H2H and prediction
