Zdenek Kolar and Carlos Taberner will square off in the 2nd round of the Poznan Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zdenek Kolar who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zdenek Kolar is the pick to win this match.
Zdenek Kolar -> 1.63
Carlos Taberner -> 2.18
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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Carlos Taberner
This will be the 2nd time that Zdenek Kolar and Carlos Taberner fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kolar (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kolar won 6-3 6-0 in the 3rd round in the Braga Challenger back in 2019.
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. 194, Zdenek got to the 2nd round after defeating Damir Dzumhur 6-2 6-2.
In the 1st round, Kolar had a good straight sets win against Dzumhur (6-2 6-2). During the match, Kolar scored 64 points vs Dzumhur’s 41. The Czech was quite aggressive to blast 16 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kolar scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 51% of his first serves in, winning 67% (16/24) of the points behind his 1st serve and 70% (16/23) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Dzumhur 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Kolar has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (294-233). 13-8 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kolar has a composed205-139 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Ostrava Challenger where he beat Mate Valkusz in the final 6-3 6-2.
The Czech has an overall 25-17 win-loss record in 2023, 13-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Poznan Challenger
Carlos Taberner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-22 | 0-2 | 25-19 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 0-2 | 20-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 368, Taberner reached the 2nd round after defeating Tomasz Berkieta 3-6 6-3 7-64 and Kacper Zuk 6-4 7-63.
In the 1st round, Carlos had a good straight sets win against Zuk (6-4 7-63). During the match Taberner scored 80 points vs Zuk’s 72. Carlos was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Taberner struck 7 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 63% of his first serves in, winning 82% (37/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. Taberner broke Zuk twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Carlos has an aggregate 6-7 win-loss record in 2023, 3-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kolar | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 16 | 54 |
| Pts | 64-41 | 184-165 |
| Total Points | 105 | 349 |
| Winners | 16 | 83 |
| %Winners | 25% | 45% |
Kolar played 1 match while Taberner competed in 2 matches. Taberner started his run from the qualifications while Kolar had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Carlos Taberner dropped 1 set while Zdenek Kolar hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kolar has played 3 set(s) less than Taberner (2 vs 5). Therefore, Kolar played 38 games less than Taberner. The Czech scored 16 winners (25% of the total points). On the other side, Taberner struck 83 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kolar | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 24/47 | 106/168 |
| %1st in | 51% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 16/24 | 83/106 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 16/23 | 28/62 |
| %2nd pts | 70% | 45% |
Kolar managed to score 1 ace . Taberner also bagged 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kolar won 67% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Taberner won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kolar | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 6 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 6/14 |
| % Converted | 45% | 43% |
| Conceded | 2 | 15 |
| Saved | 1 | 10 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
The Czech broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Kolar dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Carlos broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kolar | |||
| R1 Dzumhur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 64-41 | 64-41 | |
| Total points | 105 | 105 | |
| Winners | 16 | 16 | |
| %Winners | 25% | 25% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 24/47 | 24/47 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 16/24 | 16/24 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/23 | 16/23 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 70% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Taberner | |||||
| Q1 Berkieta |
Q3 Oberleitner |
R1 Zuk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 7-64 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 19 | 23 | 73 | |
| pts | 104-93 | – | 80-72 | 184-165 | |
| Total points | 197 | 0 | 152 | 349 | |
| Winners | 46 | 37 | 83 | ||
| %Winners | 44% | 0% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 7 | 13 | ||
| 1st in | 61/97 | / | 45/71 | 106/168 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 0% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 46/61 | / | 37/45 | 83/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 0% | 82% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/36 | / | 13/26 | 28/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 0% | 50% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| Converted | 4/7 | / | 2/7 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 0% | 29% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 15 | ||
| Saved | 5/9 | 0/ | 5/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 56% | – | 83% | 139% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWLWLW Tennis Scores in Poznan Challenger
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux (6-2 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Kacper ZukZuk (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (3-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (7-5 7-64) – See score progression
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (7-65 ret.) – See score progression
- Timo StodderStodder – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Tomas MachacMachac (7-5 7-61) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Leo BorgBorg (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Max HoukesHoukes (6-1 7-62) – See score progression
- Jerome KymKym – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Federico CoriaCoria (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniel MichalskiMichalski – Mate ValkuszValkusz (5-7 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Dali BlanchBlanch – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Jakub MensikMensik (7-68 3-6 7-611) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (6-1 2-6 7-64) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon – Timo StodderStodder (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel MichalskiMichalski – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Sumit NagalNagal (1-0) – H2H and prediction
