Tomas Barrios Vera and Zdenek Kolar will square off in the semifinal of the Poznan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 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 Tomas Barrios Vera who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tomas Barrios Vera is the pick to win this match.
Tomas Barrios Vera -> 1.65
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Tomas Barrios Vera vs. Zdenek Kolar
There is no head to head record between Tomas Barrios Vera and Zdenek Kolar since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tomas Barrios Vera
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-14 | 0-1 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-30 | 4-7 | 42-22 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 3-1 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-27 | 4-6 | 34-20 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-13 | 1-1 | 24-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 148, Marcelo got to the semifinal after defeating Max Houkes 6-1 7-62, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 7-62 6-3 and Ulises Blanch 6-3 5-7 7-5.
In the quarter, Tomas Barrios Vera defeated Blanch (6-3 5-7 7-5). During the match, Tomas Barrios Vera scored 105 points vs Blanch’s 91. The Chilean was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Tomas Barrios Vera scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 4 double faults. Tomas Barrios Vera lost the serve 6 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Tomas Barrios Vera put 55% of his first serves in, winning 65% (35/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (25/45) on the 2nd serve. Marcelo broke Blanch 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marcelo has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Tomas Barrios Vera has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 65% of his matches (306-167). 33-13 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Tomas Barrios Vera has a composed232-121 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the San Luis Potosi Challenger where he defeated Dominik Koepfer in the final 7-6(6) 7-5 and the Florianopolis Challenger where he overcame Alejandro Tabilo in the final 6-4 6-4.
Marcelo has a composed 34-15 win-loss record in 2023, 33-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Poznan Challenger
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, the Czech reached the semifinal after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-2 6-2, Carlos Taberner 6-4 6-1 and Facundo Diaz Acosta 6-3 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Taberner (6-4 6-1). During the match Kolar scored 57 points vs Taberner’s 42. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Kolar fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zdenek Kolar was quite effective on serve to win 88% (21/24) of his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Czech broke Taberner 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Czech hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Ostrava Challenger where he overcame Mate Valkusz in the final 6-3 6-2.
Kolar has an overall 26-17 win-loss record in 2023, 14-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Poznan Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tomas Barrios Vera | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 49 |
| Pts | 253-213 | 184-130 |
| Total Points | 466 | 314 |
| Winners | 99 | 59 |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% |
Both Tomas Barrios Vera and Kolar played 3 matches. At the moment, Tomas Barrios Vera lost 1 set while Zdenek Kolar hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Tomas Barrios Vera has played 1 set more than Kolar (7 vs 6). Therefore, Tomas Barrios Vera played 26 games more than Kolar. The Chilean scored 99 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Zdenek recorded 59 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tomas Barrios Vera | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 135/230 | 78/149 |
| %1st in | 59% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 99/135 | 59/78 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 48/95 | 46/71 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 65% |
Tomas Barrios Vera struck 5 aces (1.7 per match). Kolar scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Tomas Barrios Vera won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kolar won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tomas Barrios Vera | Kolar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 12 |
| Converted | 13/32 | 12/27 |
| % Converted | 41% | 44% |
| Conceded | 13 | 5 |
| Saved | 5 | 4 |
| % Saved | 38% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 1 |
The Chilean broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Chilean surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 38% of the break points that he conceded. Kolar broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Tomas Barrios Vera | |||||
| R1 Houkes |
R2 Mpetshi Perricard |
1/4 Blanch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-62 | 7-62 6-3 | 6-3 5-7 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 22 | 33 | 75 | |
| pts | 67-52 | 81-70 | 105-91 | 253-213 | |
| Total points | 119 | 151 | 196 | 466 | |
| Winners | 28 | 36 | 35 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% | 33% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/59 | 45/72 | 54/99 | 135/230 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 63% | 55% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 28/36 | 36/45 | 35/54 | 99/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 80% | 65% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 9/27 | 25/45 | 48/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 33% | 56% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/9 | 7/15 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 47% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/3 | 2/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 25% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| Kolar | |||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Taberner |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 33 | ||
| pts | 64-41 | 57-42 | 121-83 | ||
| Total points | 105 | 99 | 204 | ||
| Winners | 16 | 21 | 37 | ||
| %Winners | 25% | 37% | 31% | ||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | 24/47 | 24/48 | 48/95 | ||
| % 1st in | 51% | 50% | 51% | ||
| 1st pts | 16/24 | 21/24 | 37/48 | ||
| % 1st pts | 67% | 88% | 77% | ||
| 2nd pts | 16/23 | 16/24 | 32/47 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 67% | 68% | ||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | ||
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/6 | 8/17 | ||
| Converted % | 45% | 50% | 47% | ||
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2 | ||
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 50% | ||
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWLLWL Tennis Scores in Poznan Challenger
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Manuel GuinardGuinard (7-5 6-73 6-2) – See score progression
- Timo StodderStodder – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Tomas Barrios VeraBarrios Vera – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Timo StodderStodder – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Manuel GuinardGuinard (7-5 6-7(3) 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marcelo Tomas Barrios VeraTomas Barrios Vera – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timo StodderStodder – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-1) – H2H and prediction
