Dimitar Kuzmanov and Jay Clarke will face off in the 2nd round of the Chennai Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.444
Jay Clarke -> 2.625
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Jay Clarke
This will be the 2nd time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Jay Clarke fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Kuzmanov won 5-7 6-3 7-6(2) in the 1st round in the Potchefstroom 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-21 | 7-5 | 7-12 | 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 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 196, Dimitar got to the 2nd round after defeating Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-3 7-63.
In the 1st round, The Bulgarian had a good straight sets win against Ramanathan (6-3 7-63). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 72 points vs Ramanathan’s 54. The Bulgarian was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov scored 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dimitar Kuzmanov was pretty effective on serve to win 87% (40/46) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Bulgarian broke Ramanathan once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).
Kuzmanov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (382-194). 5-1 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has a composed 154-51 record in the last years on hard.
Dimitar has an aggregate 5-1 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Chennai Challenger
Kuzmanov has never competed in this tournament before.
Jay Clarke
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-25 | 6-3 | 36-17 | 3-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-19 | 10-12 | 21-4 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-27 | 11-12 | 3-4 | 7-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 7-7 | 8-14 | 3-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-11 | 4-5 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 313, the Brit got to the 2nd round after beating Prajnesh Gunneswaran 4-6 6-3 7-64.
In the 1st round against Gunneswaran, Jay recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-64). During the match Clarke scored 96 points vs Gunneswaran’s 91. Jay was quite aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Clarke fired 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Jay Clarke lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Clarke put 64% of his first serves in, winning 81% (51/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. Clarke broke Gunneswaran twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
The Brit has an overall 4-4 win-loss record in 2023, 2-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 32 |
| Pts | 72-54 | 96-91 |
| Total Points | 126 | 187 |
| Winners | 40 | 51 |
| %Winners | 56% | 53% |
Both Kuzmanov and Clarke played 1 match. At the moment, Jay Clarke conceded 1 set while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 1 set(s) less than Clarke (2 vs 3). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 10 games less than Clarke. Kuzmanov scored 40 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit blasted 51 winners (53%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 5 |
| 1st in | 46/61 | 63/98 |
| %1st in | 75% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 40/46 | 51/63 |
| %1st pts | 87% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 16/35 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 46% |
Kuzmanov managed to score 4 aces . Clarke fired 5 aces . Kuzmanov won 87% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Clarke won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 2 |
| Converted | 1/3 | 2/6 |
| % Converted | 33% | 33% |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 |
| Saved | 0 | 4 |
| % Saved | 0% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Kuzmanov broke his opponent once with a 33% conversion rate. The Bulgarian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 0 break points. Clarke broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | |||
| R1 Ramanathan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 72-54 | 72-54 | |
| Total points | 126 | 126 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 56% | 56% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 46/61 | 46/61 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 40/46 | 40/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 87% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 10/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 1/3 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Clarke | |||
| R1 Gunneswaran |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 96-91 | 96-91 | |
| Total points | 187 | 187 | |
| Winners | 51 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 63/98 | 63/98 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 51/63 | 51/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/35 | 16/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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