Vit Kopriva and Mathias Bourgue will play each other in the semifinal of the Verona Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mathias Bourgue who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mathias Bourgue is the pick to win this match.
Mathias Bourgue -> 1.88
Vit Kopriva -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Vit Kopriva vs. Mathias Bourgue
There is no head to head record between Vit Kopriva and Mathias Bourgue since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Vit Kopriva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-23 | 13-9 | 13-12 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-27 | 1-4 | 34-21 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-28 | 7-5 | 30-18 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-26 | 1-3 | 32-21 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-15 | 0-0 | 17-11 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248, the Czech got to the semifinal after defeating Valentin Royer 7-66 6-3, Marco Trungelliti 6-2 6-2 and Luciano Darderi 4-6 6-1 6-0.
In the quarter against Darderi, Kopriva recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 6-0). During the match, Kopriva scored 86 points vs Darderi’s 68. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kopriva scored 4 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Vit Kopriva lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kopriva put 67% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Darderi 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kopriva has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Kopriva has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (288-206). 15-15 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kopriva has a compiled216-144 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Czech’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Antalya Challenger and the Sanremo Challenger.
The Czech has a compiled 16-20 win-loss record in 2023, 15-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Verona Challenger
Vit has never competed in this tournament before.
Mathias Bourgue
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-25 | 0-3 | 11-16 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-28 | 6-4 | 22-13 | 16-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 22-19 | 5-5 | 7-10 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 6-7 | 11-9 | 12-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-14 | 2-2 | 7-7 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 313, Bourgue reached the semifinal after defeating Simon Anthony Ivanov 6-3 6-3, Giorgio Tabacco 6-4 7-5, Pedro Martinez Portero 5-7 6-2 6-2, Jiri Vesely 3-6 6-1 6-4 and Francesco Passaro 6-4 2-6 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player defeated Passaro (6-4 2-6 6-4).During the match Bourgue scored less points (1) than Passaro. In fact, the world no. 248 won 89 points vs Passaro’s. That means that Bourgue was more focused during the important points. Mathias was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Bourgue bagged 5 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mathias Bourgue lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Bourgue put 76% of his first serves in, winning 69% (47/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (11/21) on the 2nd serve. Mathias broke Passaro twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Bourgue’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Sabadell.
Bourgue has an overall 30-16 win-loss record in 2023, 19-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kopriva | Bourgue |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 122 |
| Pts | 219-182 | 409-339 |
| Total Points | 401 | 748 |
| Winners | 83 | 185 |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% |
Kopriva played 3 matches while Bourgue competed in 5 matches. Bourgue started his run from the qualifications while Kopriva had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Vit Kopriva lost 1 set, while Mathias Bourgue lost 3 sets. Kopriva has played 6 set(s) less than Bourgue (7 vs 13). Therefore, Kopriva played 61 games less than Bourgue. Kopriva scored 83 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Mathias managed to score 185 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kopriva | Bourgue |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6.8 |
| 1st in | 123/198 | 258/361 |
| %1st in | 62% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 83/123 | 185/258 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 41/75 | 66/103 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 64% |
Kopriva scored 12 aces (4 per match). Bourgue made 34 aces (6.8 per match). Kopriva won 67% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Bourgue won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kopriva | Bourgue |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 18 |
| Converted | 15/30 | 18/47 |
| % Converted | 50% | 38% |
| Conceded | 13 | 20 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 62% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 8 |
Kopriva broke his opponents 15 times with a 50% conversion rate. Kopriva dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Mathias broke his opponents 18 times with a 38% conversion rate. Bourgue conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kopriva | |||||
| R1 Royer |
R2 Trungelliti |
1/4 Darderi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | 4-6 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 16 | 23 | 61 | |
| pts | 77-73 | 56-41 | 86-68 | 219-182 | |
| Total points | 150 | 97 | 154 | 401 | |
| Winners | 29 | 21 | 33 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 46/79 | 30/49 | 47/70 | 123/198 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/46 | 21/30 | 33/47 | 83/123 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 70% | 70% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 10/19 | 11/23 | 41/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 53% | 48% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 5/5 | 7/14 | 15/30 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 100% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 75% | 50% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| Bourgue | |||||||
| Q1 Anthony |
Q3 Tabacco |
R1 Martinez Portero |
R2 Vesely |
1/4 Passaro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 5-7 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 122 | |
| pts | 63-41 | 73-57 | 98-79 | 86-72 | 89-90 | 409-339 | |
| Total points | 104 | 130 | 177 | 158 | 179 | 748 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 45 | 40 | 47 | 185 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 40% | 46% | 47% | 53% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 8 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/48 | 37/55 | 65/93 | 54/76 | 68/89 | 258/361 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 67% | 70% | 71% | 76% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | 29/37 | 45/65 | 40/54 | 47/68 | 185/258 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 78% | 69% | 74% | 69% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 11/18 | 18/28 | 16/22 | 11/21 | 66/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 61% | 64% | 73% | 52% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/12 | 4/11 | 3/9 | 2/9 | 18/47 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 33% | 36% | 33% | 22% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 20 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 2/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 33% | 83% | 80% | 50% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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