Vasek Pospisil and Zdenek Kolar will face off in the semifinal of the Koblenz Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 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 Vasek Pospisil who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Vasek Pospisil is the pick to win this match.
Vasek Pospisil -> 1.31
Zdenek Kolar -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Vasek Pospisil vs. Zdenek Kolar
There is no head to head record between Vasek Pospisil and Zdenek Kolar since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Vasek Pospisil
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-11 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-14 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-22 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 35-10 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2021 | 8-19 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-12 | 6-3 | 0-1 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 113, the Canadian reached the semifinal after beating Emilio Nava 7-5 6-2, Mats Rosenkranz 7-66 7-62 and Louis Wessels 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Wessels (6-4 6-2). During the match, Pospisil scored 65 points vs Wessels’s 54. Pospisil was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Pospisil scored 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Vasek Pospisil lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Pospisil put 46% of his first serves in, winning 85% (22/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. Pospisil broke Wessels 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Vasek hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Pospisil has good match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (256-198). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Pospisil has a composed 104-51 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Pospisil has a compiled 4-4 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Koblenz Challenger
Pospisil has never competed in this tournament before.
Zdenek Kolar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-15 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-35 | 6-8 | 19-19 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-36 | 1-6 | 17-24 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 41-32 | 1-4 | 34-19 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-19 | 1-3 | 9-8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Ranked no. 254, the Czech reached the semifinal after defeating Antoine Bellier 6-2 6-4, Zhizhen Zhang 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Alexandre Muller 7-65 4-6 7-63.
In the quarter, Zdenek defeated Muller (7-65 4-6 7-63). During the match Kolar scored 116 points vs Muller’s 115. The Czech was extremely aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Kolar blasted 2 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Zdenek Kolar was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (51/71) of his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. The Czech broke Muller 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Kolar has an overall 6-3 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Pospisil | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 81 |
| Pts | 234-189 | 256-225 |
| Total Points | 423 | 481 |
| Winners | 88 | 102 |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% |
Both Pospisil and Kolar played 3 matches. At the moment, Zdenek Kolar dropped 2 sets while Vasek Pospisil hasn’t dropped a set so far. Pospisil has played 2 set(s) less than Kolar (6 vs 8). Therefore, Pospisil played 17 games less than Kolar. The Canadian scored 88 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech fired 102 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Pospisil | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 31 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 10.3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 107/196 | 141/240 |
| %1st in | 55% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 88/107 | 102/141 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 47/89 | 59/99 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 60% |
Pospisil bagged 31 aces (10.3 per match). Kolar struck 6 aces (2 per match). Pospisil won 82% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Kolar won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Pospisil | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 11 |
| Converted | 10/27 | 11/21 |
| % Converted | 37% | 52% |
| Conceded | 11 | 16 |
| Saved | 7 | 8 |
| % Saved | 64% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Pospisil broke his opponents 10 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Canadian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Czech broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. Zdenek conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Pospisil | |||||
| R1 Nava |
R2 Rosenkranz |
1/4 Wessels |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 7-66 7-62 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 26 | 18 | 64 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 103-88 | 65-54 | 234-189 | |
| Total points | 113 | 191 | 119 | 423 | |
| Winners | 31 | 35 | 22 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 34% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 15 | 10 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 36/55 | 45/84 | 26/57 | 107/196 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 54% | 46% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 31/36 | 35/45 | 22/26 | 88/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 85% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 24/39 | 15/31 | 47/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 62% | 48% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/10 | 4/9 | 10/27 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 44% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 2 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 5/7 | 1/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 71% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kolar | |||||
| R1 Bellier |
R2 Zhang |
1/4 Muller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | 7-65 4-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 27 | 36 | 81 | |
| pts | 62-45 | 78-65 | 116-115 | 256-225 | |
| Total points | 107 | 143 | 231 | 481 | |
| Winners | 24 | 27 | 51 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 44% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 33/56 | 37/73 | 71/111 | 141/240 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 51% | 64% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 24/33 | 27/37 | 51/71 | 102/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 24/36 | 21/40 | 59/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 67% | 53% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | 43% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/5 | 4/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 40% | 50% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLLLWWWL Tennis Scores in Koblenz Challenger
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Alexandre MullerMuller (7-65 4-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Louis WesselsWessels (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Raphael CollignonCollignon – Maximilian MartererMarterer (5-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Alexey VatutinVatutin (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Vasek PospisilPospisil (0-0) – H2H and prediction
