Hugo Gaston and Dimitar Kuzmanov will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Helsinki Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 9:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 Hugo Gaston who should win in 2 sets.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.36
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 2.94
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov
This will be the 2nd time that Hugo Gaston and Dimitar Kuzmanov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Kuzmanov won 6-3 6-0 in the final in the Barcelona Challenger back in 2021.
Hugo Gaston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-31 | 9-12 | 6-14 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-31 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 106, Hugo will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he won the title in the Roanne Challenger after beating 6-7(6) 7-5 6-1 Laaksonen in the final.
Gaston has a compiled 27-29 win-loss record in 2022, 16-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
The French player best result of the year was getting to the final in the Roanne Challenger.
Hugo won his last 5 matches.
Talking about his overall career, Gaston has an overall 165-118 record. He has a positive 47-42 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Helsinki Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-29 | 15-6 | 21-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-24 | 12-7 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 206, the Bulgarian will start his run in the Helsinki Challenger after he played his last match in the Roanne Challenger where he lost 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3
to Fils in the 2nd round on the 9th of November.Kuzmanov has an aggregate 28-25 win-loss record in 2022, 1-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.The Bulgarian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Bengalaru 2 Challenger.
In terms of his career, The Bulgarian has an overall 456-247 record. He has a negative 10-26 record on indoor hard courts.
Tennis Scores in Helsinki Challenger
- Zizou BergsBergs – Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (7-69 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Jay ClarkeClarke (6-1 3-6 7-62) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mattia BellucciBellucci – Norbert GombosGombos (4-6 7-63 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pablo AndujarAndujar – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Hugo GastonGaston (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Maximilian MartererMarterer – Elias YmerYmer (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Leevi SaatelaSaatela – Ryan PenistonPeniston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Jelle SelsSels (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pavel KotovKotov – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksi LofmanLofman – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-1) – H2H and prediction