Michael Vrbensky and Jerome Kym will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Bratislava 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 8. 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 Jerome Kym who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jerome Kym is the pick to win this match.
Jerome Kym -> 1.53
Michael Vrbensky -> 2.38
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Prediction and head to head Michael Vrbensky vs. Jerome Kym
This will be the 2nd time that Michael Vrbensky and Jerome Kym square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kym (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Kym won 6-3 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in M25 Muttenz back in 2022.
Michael Vrbensky
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-12 | 4-3 | 9-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-28 | 11-6 | 44-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-27 | 7-3 | 37-16 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 17-24 | 2-1 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 344, Michael got to the qualifications after beating Tomas Lanik 3-6 6-3 7-63.
In the qualifications against Lanik, Vrbensky recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 7-63). During the match, Vrbensky scored 113 points vs Lanik’s 110. Michael was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vrbensky recorded 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Michael Vrbensky was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (50/70) of his 1st serve and 52% (27/52) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Michael broke Lanik twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Vrbensky has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (211-139). 11-7 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Vrbensky has a compiled140-89 record in the last 7 years on clay.
Michael’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Vila Real de Santo Antonio,M25 Faro and M25 Most.
The Czech has a compiled 22-13 win-loss record in 2023, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Jerome Kym
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-6 | 6-1 | 14-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-9 | 0-0 | 18-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2022 | 41-22 | 17-5 | 12-9 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| 2021 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 413, Jerome got to the qualifications after beating Mate Valkusz 6-4 6-4.
In the qualifications, Kym had a good straight sets win against Valkusz (6-4 6-4). During the match Kym scored 65 points vs Valkusz’s 52. The Swiss was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Kym fired 5 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Jerome Kym was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (26/36) of his 1st serve and 73% (16/22) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Swiss broke Valkusz twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Kym’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Trento.
The Swiss has a compiled 15-6 win-loss record in 2023, 10-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vrbensky | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 |
| Pts | 113-110 | 65-52 |
| Total Points | 223 | 117 |
| Winners | 50 | 26 |
| %Winners | 44% | 40% |
Both Vrbensky and Kym played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Michael Vrbensky lost 1 set while Jerome Kym hasn’t dropped a set so far. Vrbensky has played 1 set more than Kym (3 vs 2). Therefore, Vrbensky played 11 games more than Kym. Michael scored 50 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Kym blasted 26 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vrbensky | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 70/122 | 36/58 |
| %1st in | 57% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 50/70 | 26/36 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 27/52 | 16/22 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 73% |
Vrbensky fired 5 aces . Kym bagged 5 aces . Vrbensky won 71% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kym won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 73% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Vrbensky | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/3 |
| % Converted | 33% | 67% |
| Conceded | 13 | 3 |
| Saved | 11 | 3 |
| % Saved | 85% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 |
The Czech broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. Vrbensky conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. Kym was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.
| Vrbensky | |||
| Q1 Lanik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 113-110 | 113-110 | |
| Total points | 223 | 223 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 70/122 | 70/122 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 50/70 | 50/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/52 | 27/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 11/13 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 85% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Kym | |||
| Q1 Valkusz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 65-52 | |
| Total points | 117 | 117 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 36/58 | 36/58 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 26/36 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/22 | 16/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 73% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
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