Pavel Kotov and Ivan Gakhov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Troisdorf Challenger for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on SATURN CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pavel Kotov who should win in 3 sets.
Pavel Kotov -> 1.56
Ivan Gakhov -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Ivan Gakhov
This will be the 6th time that Pavel Kotov and Ivan Gakhov clash against each other. The head to head is 4-1 for Gakhov (see full H2H stats), 4-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kotov won 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the 3rd round in the Fergana Challenger back in 2019.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 121, Kotov got to the semifinal after defeating Joris De Loore 3-6 7-65 6-1, Terence Atmane 6-2 6-2 and Robert Strombachs 2-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Strombachs, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-4).During the match, Kotov scored less points (5) than Strombachs. In fact, the world no. 121 won 90 points vs Strombachs’s. That means that Kotov was more focused during the important points. Kotov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kotov blasted 4 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Pavel Kotov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Kotov put 66% of his first serves in, winning 67% (38/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 24% (7/29) on the 2nd serve. Pavel broke Strombachs 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has dropped 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Kotov has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (227-143). 10-6 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kotov has a composed100-65 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Marrakech.
Kotov has an aggregate 20-15 win-loss record in 2023, 10-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Troisdorf Challenger
Pavel has never competed in this tournament before.
Ivan Gakhov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-34 | 1-2 | 35-31 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-30 | 2-4 | 26-21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 56-32 | 1-3 | 53-26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 38-23 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 5-5 | 8-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 175, Gakhov got to the semifinal after defeating Oriol Roca Batalla 6-2 6-0, Lukas Klein 6-4 6-2 and Nick Hardt 3-6 7-63 7-64.
In the quarter against Hardt, Gakhov recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-63 7-64).During the match Gakhov scored less points (5) than Hardt. In fact, the world no. 121 won 105 points vs Hardt’s. That means that Gakhov was more focused during the important points. Ivan was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about serving, Gakhov managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ivan Gakhov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Gakhov put 61% of his first serves in, winning 66% (48/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (27/47) on the 2nd serve. Gakhov broke Hardt once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gakhov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Girona Challenger where he defeated Gastao Elias in the final 5-7 6-4 ret..
Gakhov has a composed 18-14 win-loss record in 2023, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kotov | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 72 | 67 |
| Pts | 240-217 | 236-208 |
| Total Points | 457 | 444 |
| Winners | 102 | 100 |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% |
Both Kotov and Gakhov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Pavel Kotov lost 2 sets, while Ivan Gakhov surrendered 1 set. Kotov has played 1 set more than Gakhov (8 vs 7). Therefore, Kotov played 5 games more than Gakhov. Pavel scored 102 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Ivan fired 100 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kotov | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 138/207 | 138/221 |
| %1st in | 67% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 102/138 | 100/138 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 33/69 | 45/83 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 54% |
Kotov scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Gakhov scored 19 aces (6.3 per match). Kotov won 74% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Gakhov won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kotov | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 9/21 |
| % Converted | 45% | 43% |
| Conceded | 14 | 16 |
| Saved | 8 | 13 |
| % Saved | 57% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
The Russian broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Kotov dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Gakhov broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kotov | |||||
| R1 De Loore | R2 Atmane | 1/4 Strombachs | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-65 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 16 | 27 | 72 | |
| pts | 96-91 | 54-31 | 90-95 | 240-217 | |
| Total points | 187 | 85 | 185 | 457 | |
| Winners | 38 | 26 | 38 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 48% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 53/82 | 28/39 | 57/86 | 138/207 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 38/53 | 26/28 | 38/57 | 102/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 93% | 67% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/29 | 6/11 | 7/29 | 33/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 55% | 24% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 4/7 | 6/12 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 57% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/0 | 5/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 50% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| Gakhov | |||||
| R1 Roca Batalla | R2 Klein | 1/4 Hardt | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 7-63 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 18 | 35 | 67 | |
| pts | 61-39 | 70-59 | 105-110 | 236-208 | |
| Total points | 100 | 129 | 215 | 444 | |
| Winners | 22 | 30 | 48 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% | 46% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 27/44 | 38/57 | 73/120 | 138/221 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 30/38 | 48/73 | 100/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 79% | 66% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/17 | 9/19 | 27/47 | 45/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 47% | 57% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 3/11 | 1/2 | 9/21 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 27% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 10 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/4 | 7/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 70% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Troisdorf Challenger
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Renzo OlivoOlivo (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-1 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Nick HardtHardt (3-6 7-63 7-64) – See score progression
- Inigo Cervantes/Oriol Roca BatallaCervantes/Oriol Roca Batalla – Boris Arias/Orlando LuzArias/Orlando Luz (7-66 5-7 10-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Sumit NagalNagal – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pavel KotovKotov – Ivan GakhovGakhov (1-4) – H2H and prediction