Dominik Koepfer and Nicolas Kicker will play each other in the semifinal of the Prague 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Dominik Koepfer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominik Koepfer is the pick to win this match.
Dominik Koepfer -> 1.54
Nicolas Kicker -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Dominik Koepfer vs. Nicolas Kicker
This will be the 2nd time that Dominik Koepfer and Nicolas Kicker clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Koepfer (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Koepfer won 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the 1st round in the Heilbronn Challenger back in 2017.
Dominik Koepfer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-19 | 10-6 | 6-9 | 3-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-19 | 7-6 | 24-5 | 6-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 19-14 | 12-9 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-30 | 10-12 | 10-9 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 3-4 | 8-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 149, Dominik got to the semifinal after defeating Gastao Elias 1-1 ret., Evan Furness 7-66 ret. and Lukas Klein 6-4 6-76 6-1.
In the quarter, Dominik defeated Klein (6-4 6-76 6-1). During the match, Koepfer scored 107 points vs Klein’s 85. The German was extremely aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Koepfer blasted 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Dominik Koepfer lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Koepfer put 66% of his first serves in, winning 76% (48/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. The German broke Klein 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Koepfer has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (251-166). 16-3 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Koepfer has an overall65-41 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Mexico City Challenger where he overcame Thiago Agustin Tirante in the final 2-6 6-4 6-2.
The German has a composed 16-6 win-loss record in 2023, 16-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague 2 Challenger
Nicolas Kicker
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-11 | 1-3 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 10-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-28 | 6-6 | 20-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 64-21 | 17-2 | 47-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 204, Kicker got to the semifinal after defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-3 7-63, Nerman Fatic 7-5 6-4 and Henri Laaksonen w/o.
In the quarter, The Argentine defeated Laaksonen (w/o). During the match Kicker and Laaksonen scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 149 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Kicker was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
About the serving games, Kicker wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nicolas Kicker conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nicolas hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Nicolas has a compiled 7-7 win-loss record in 2023, 6-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Koepfer | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 44 |
| Pts | 167-142 | 160-138 |
| Total Points | 309 | 298 |
| Winners | 74 | 77 |
| %Winners | 44% | 48% |
Koepfer played 3 matches while Kicker competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Dominik Koepfer conceded 1 set while Nicolas Kicker hasn’t dropped a set so far. Koepfer has played 3 sets more than Kicker (7 vs 4). Therefore, Koepfer played 1 game more than Kicker. Koepfer scored 74 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Nicolas managed to score 77 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Koepfer | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 0.5 |
| 1st in | 101/157 | 122/156 |
| %1st in | 64% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 74/101 | 77/122 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 26/56 | 14/34 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 41% |
Koepfer bagged 12 aces (4 per match). Kicker recorded 1 ace (0.5 per match). Koepfer won 73% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Kicker won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 41% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Koepfer | Kicker |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 10 |
| Converted | 7/21 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 33% | 53% |
| Conceded | 16 | 14 |
| Saved | 12 | 8 |
| % Saved | 75% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The German broke his opponents 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. The German dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kicker broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Kicker conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Koepfer | |||||
| R1 Elias |
R2 Furness |
1/4 Klein |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-1 ret. | 7-66 ret. | 6-4 6-76 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 2 | 13 | 30 | 45 | |
| pts | 8-6 | 52-51 | 107-85 | 167-142 | |
| Total points | 14 | 103 | 192 | 309 | |
| Winners | 3 | 23 | 48 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 3/6 | 35/56 | 63/95 | 101/157 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 63% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 3/3 | 23/35 | 48/63 | 74/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 100% | 66% | 76% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 2/3 | 9/21 | 15/32 | 26/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 43% | 47% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 0/2 | 2/6 | 5/13 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 33% | 38% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/8 | 6/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 75% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Kicker | |||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Fatic |
1/4 Laaksonen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | 7-5 6-4 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | – | 44 | |
| pts | 79-66 | 81-72 | – | 160-138 | |
| Total points | 145 | 153 | – | 298 | |
| Winners | 34 | 43 | – | 77 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 53% | – | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | |
| 1st in | 55/68 | 67/88 | – | 122/156 | |
| % 1st in | 81% | 76% | – | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 34/55 | 43/67 | – | 77/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 64% | – | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/13 | 10/21 | – | 14/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 31% | 48% | – | 41% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | – | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 4/8 | – | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 50% | – | 53% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 8 | – | 14 | |
| Saved | 2/6 | 6/8 | – | 8 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 75% | – | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Prague 2 Challenger
- Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jakub MensikMensik – Akira SantillanSantillan (3-6 6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (w/o) – See score progression
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-76 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dominik KoepferKoepfer – Nicolas KickerKicker (1-0) – H2H and prediction
