Zdenek Kolar and Mate Valkusz will face off in the final of the Ostrava Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mate Valkusz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mate Valkusz is the pick to win this match.
Mate Valkusz -> 1.55
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Mate Valkusz
This will be the 4th time that Zdenek Kolar and Mate Valkusz face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Valkusz (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Valkusz won 7-6(4) 6-3 in the 2nd round in the Mauthausen Challenger back in 2022.
Zdenek Kolar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-13 | 1-2 | 8-6 | 4-5 | 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 reached the final after beating Miljan Zekic 7-69 6-2, Vit Kopriva 6-2 6-1, Gauthier Onclin 6-2 2-6 6-4 and Shintaro Mochizuki 6-3 2-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Zdenek defeated Mochizuki (6-3 2-6 6-2). During the match, Kolar scored 86 points vs Mochizuki’s 77. Kolar was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kolar blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 65% of his first serves in, winning 62% (34/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the 2nd serve. Kolar broke Mochizuki 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zdenek has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Kolar has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (288-228). 7-3 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kolar has a compiled199-134 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Kolar’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Vilnius Challenger.
Kolar has a composed 19-12 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Mate Valkusz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-6 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-24 | 5-2 | 23-14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 33-14 | 5-5 | 27-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-9 | 4-2 | 27-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297, the Hungarian reached the final after defeating Patrik Rikl 6-3 4-6 6-1, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 6-4, Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-64 6-1 and Riccardo Bonadio 6-0 6-4.
In the semifinal, Mate had a good straight sets win against Bonadio (6-0 6-4). During the match Valkusz scored 59 points vs Bonadio’s 37. Mate was extremely aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Valkusz managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Mate Valkusz was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Hungarian broke Bonadio 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Hungarian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Hungarian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Tenerife 1 Challenger and the Ostrava Challenger.
The Hungarian has an aggregate 13-9 win-loss record in 2023, 8-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kolar | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 87 | 81 |
| Pts | 325-262 | 293-220 |
| Total Points | 587 | 513 |
| Winners | 137 | 111 |
| %Winners | 42% | 38% |
Both Kolar and Valkusz played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zdenek Kolar dropped 2 sets, while Mate Valkusz surrendered 1 set. Kolar has played 1 set more than Valkusz (10 vs 9). Therefore, Kolar played 6 games more than Valkusz. The Czech scored 137 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Mate bagged 111 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kolar | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 4 |
| 1st in | 204/287 | 155/253 |
| %1st in | 71% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 137/204 | 111/155 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 46/83 | 51/98 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Kolar bagged 4 aces (1 per match). Valkusz struck 16 aces (4 per match). Kolar won 67% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Valkusz won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kolar | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 20 |
| Converted | 18/39 | 20/38 |
| % Converted | 46% | 53% |
| Conceded | 20 | 21 |
| Saved | 10 | 13 |
| % Saved | 50% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 8 |
Kolar broke his opponents 18 times with a 46% conversion rate. Kolar conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Mate broke his opponents 20 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Hungarian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kolar | ||||||
| R1 Zekic |
R2 Kopriva |
1/4 Onclin |
1/2 Mochizuki |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-69 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 2-6 6-4 | 6-3 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 87 | |
| pts | 86-72 | 61-33 | 92-80 | 86-77 | 325-262 | |
| Total points | 158 | 94 | 172 | 163 | 587 | |
| Winners | 38 | 25 | 40 | 34 | 137 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 43% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 56/84 | 31/39 | 62/79 | 55/85 | 204/287 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 79% | 78% | 65% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 38/56 | 25/31 | 40/62 | 34/55 | 137/204 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 81% | 65% | 62% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 7/8 | 9/17 | 16/30 | 46/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 88% | 53% | 53% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/10 | 5/14 | 5/8 | 18/39 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 40% | 36% | 63% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 0/0 | 5/9 | 2/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 56% | 33% | 37% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Valkusz | ||||||
| R1 Rikl |
R2 Blancaneaux |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
1/2 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-64 6-1 | 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 81 | |
| pts | 86-70 | 64-46 | 84-67 | 59-37 | 293-220 | |
| Total points | 156 | 110 | 151 | 96 | 513 | |
| Winners | 35 | 19 | 34 | 23 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 30% | 40% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 48/79 | 26/46 | 50/79 | 31/49 | 155/253 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 57% | 63% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 19/26 | 34/50 | 23/31 | 111/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | 68% | 74% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 10/20 | 13/29 | 13/18 | 51/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 50% | 45% | 72% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/11 | 5/11 | 4/7 | 20/38 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 55% | 45% | 57% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 21 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/4 | 6/9 | 2/2 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 25% | 67% | 100% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
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