Zdenek Kolar and Shintaro Mochizuki will play each other in the semifinal of the Ostrava Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am 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 Shintaro Mochizuki who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Shintaro Mochizuki is the pick to win this match.
Shintaro Mochizuki -> 1.69
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Shintaro Mochizuki
There is no head to head record between Zdenek Kolar and Shintaro Mochizuki since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
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. 206, Zdenek got to the semifinal after beating Miljan Zekic 7-69 6-2, Vit Kopriva 6-2 6-1 and Gauthier Onclin 6-2 2-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The Czech defeated Onclin (6-2 2-6 6-4). During the match, Kolar scored 92 points vs Onclin’s 80. Kolar was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kolar scored just 1 ace during the match and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 78% of his first serves in, winning 65% (40/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the 2nd serve. Kolar broke Onclin 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Kolar has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (287-228). 6-3 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kolar has an overall198-134 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Zdenek’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Vilnius Challenger.
Zdenek has an aggregate 18-12 win-loss record in 2023, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Shintaro Mochizuki
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-27 | 12-17 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-33 | 22-16 | 13-8 | 2-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-34 | 18-17 | 13-12 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-30 | 11-10 | 18-11 | 5-7 | 1-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 14-12 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the Japanese reached the semifinal after defeating Guido Andreozzi 2-6 6-4 6-1, Jakub Mensik 1-6 6-2 7-64 and Damir Dzumhur 5-7 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter against Dzumhur, Shintaro recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-2 6-3). During the match Mochizuki scored 91 points vs Dzumhur’s 83. The Japanese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Mochizuki scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Shintaro Mochizuki lost the serve 4 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Mochizuki put 54% of his first serves in, winning 63% (27/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the 2nd serve. Mochizuki broke Dzumhur 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mochizuki has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Barletta Challenger where he overcame Santiago Rodriguez Taverna in the final 6-1 6-4.
The Japanese has an overall 22-12 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kolar | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 82 |
| Pts | 239-185 | 271-261 |
| Total Points | 424 | 532 |
| Winners | 103 | 97 |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% |
Both Kolar and Mochizuki played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zdenek Kolar conceded 1 set, while Shintaro Mochizuki surrendered 3 sets. Kolar has played 2 set(s) less than Mochizuki (7 vs 9). Therefore, Kolar played 20 games less than Mochizuki. Zdenek scored 103 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese bagged 97 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kolar | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 149/202 | 148/279 |
| %1st in | 74% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 103/149 | 97/148 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 30/53 | 57/131 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 44% |
Kolar fired 2 aces (0.7 per match). Mochizuki fired 6 aces (2 per match). Kolar won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Mochizuki won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kolar | Mochizuki |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/31 | 18/31 |
| % Converted | 42% | 58% |
| Conceded | 14 | 34 |
| Saved | 8 | 19 |
| % Saved | 57% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 15 |
Zdenek broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. Kolar surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Mochizuki broke his opponents 18 times with a 58% conversion rate. Shintaro conceded his serve 15 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kolar | |||||
| R1 Zekic |
R2 Kopriva |
1/4 Onclin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-69 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 15 | 26 | 62 | |
| pts | 86-72 | 61-33 | 92-80 | 239-185 | |
| Total points | 158 | 94 | 172 | 424 | |
| Winners | 38 | 25 | 40 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 56/84 | 31/39 | 62/79 | 149/202 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 79% | 78% | 74% | |
| 1st pts | 38/56 | 25/31 | 40/62 | 103/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 81% | 65% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 7/8 | 9/17 | 30/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 88% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/10 | 5/14 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 40% | 36% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 9 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/0 | 5/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 56% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Mochizuki | |||||
| R1 Andreozzi |
R2 Mensik |
1/4 Dzumhur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-1 | 1-6 6-2 7-64 | 5-7 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 28 | 29 | 82 | |
| pts | 77-74 | 103-104 | 91-83 | 271-261 | |
| Total points | 151 | 207 | 174 | 532 | |
| Winners | 28 | 42 | 27 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 30% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 41/82 | 64/117 | 43/80 | 148/279 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 55% | 54% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 28/41 | 42/64 | 27/43 | 97/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 66% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/41 | 21/53 | 20/37 | 57/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 40% | 54% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 5/13 | 7/11 | 18/31 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 38% | 64% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 17 | 5 | 34 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 11/17 | 1/5 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 65% | 20% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 | 4 | 15 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Ostrava Challenger
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-75 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-6(4) 6-1) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-7(5) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (2-0) – H2H and prediction
