Dimitar Kuzmanov and Jerome Kym will square off in the quarter of the Bratislava 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 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 -> 1.69
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Jerome Kym
There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Jerome Kym since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-16 | 2-5 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 223, the Bulgarian got to the quarter after defeating Gerald Melzer 6-2 6-3 and Zsombor Piros 6-3 2-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Kuzmanov defeated Piros (6-3 2-6 6-4). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 89 points vs Piros’s 79. Dimitar was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov bagged 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 73% of his first serves in, winning 62% (36/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the 2nd serve. Dimitar broke Piros 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (396-205). 11-7 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has an aggregate 222-119 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Bulgarian has an overall 19-12 win-loss record in 2023, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Dimitar has never competed in this tournament before.
Jerome Kym
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-10 | 6-1 | 27-7 | 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. 422, the Swiss reached the quarter after beating Mate Valkusz 6-4 6-4, Michael Vrbensky 6-4 6-2, Henri Laaksonen 6-2 7-63 and Norbert Gombos 6-3 6-76 7-67.
In the 2nd round, The Swiss defeated Gombos (6-3 6-76 7-67). During the match Kym scored 124 points vs Gombos’s 118. Jerome was quite aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Kym fired 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Jerome Kym was very efficient on serve to win 78% (59/76) of his 1st serve and 52% (23/44) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jerome broke Gombos twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jerome started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Kym’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Trento.
Jerome has an overall 18-6 win-loss record in 2023, 13-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 94 |
| Pts | 152-121 | 335-288 |
| Total Points | 273 | 623 |
| Winners | 63 | 147 |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% |
Kuzmanov played 2 matches while Kym competed in 4 matches. Kym started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Dimitar Kuzmanov dropped 1 set, while Jerome Kym conceded 1 set. Kuzmanov has played 4 set(s) less than Kym (5 vs 9). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 50 games less than Kym. The Bulgarian scored 63 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Jerome bagged 147 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 91/130 | 195/303 |
| %1st in | 70% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 63/91 | 147/195 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 25/39 | 62/108 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 57% |
Kuzmanov blasted 12 aces (6 per match). Kym scored 30 aces (7.5 per match). Kuzmanov won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Kym won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Kym |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 11 |
| Converted | 7/15 | 11/30 |
| % Converted | 47% | 37% |
| Conceded | 12 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 14 |
| % Saved | 67% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Dimitar broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Bulgarian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Kym broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. Kym conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | ||||
| R1 Melzer |
R2 Piros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 27 | 44 | |
| pts | 63-42 | 89-79 | 152-121 | |
| Total points | 105 | 168 | 273 | |
| Winners | 27 | 36 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/51 | 58/79 | 91/130 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 73% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 27/33 | 36/58 | 63/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 62% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 13/21 | 25/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 62% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/9 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 44% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 6/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Kym | ||||||
| Q1 Valkusz |
Q3 Vrbensky |
R1 Laaksonen |
R2 Gombos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 7-63 | 6-3 6-76 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 21 | 35 | 94 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 67-54 | 79-64 | 124-118 | 335-288 | |
| Total points | 117 | 121 | 143 | 242 | 623 | |
| Winners | 26 | 27 | 35 | 59 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 44% | 48% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 36/58 | 38/53 | 45/72 | 76/120 | 195/303 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 72% | 63% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 27/38 | 35/45 | 59/76 | 147/195 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 71% | 78% | 78% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/22 | 9/15 | 14/27 | 23/44 | 62/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 60% | 52% | 52% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/8 | 3/10 | 2/9 | 11/30 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 30% | 22% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 6/7 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 67% | 86% | 164% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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