Elias Ymer and Kacper Zuk will clash against each other in the quarter of the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:00 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 Elias Ymer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Elias Ymer is the pick to win this match.
Elias Ymer -> 1.41
Kacper Zuk -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Elias Ymer vs. Kacper Zuk
This will be the 2nd time that Elias Ymer and Kacper Zuk face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Zuk (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Zuk won 6-7(5) 6-0 6-1 in the semifinal in the Split 2 Challenger back in 2021.
Elias Ymer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-28 | 4-12 | 6-9 | 6-6 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-41 | 10-13 | 24-17 | 7-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-32 | 12-11 | 20-15 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-29 | 9-9 | 20-11 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-12 | 1-4 | 8-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 181, the Swede got to the quarter after defeating David Poljak 6-4 6-3 and Jules Marie 4-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Marie, Ymer recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Ymer scored 88 points vs Marie’s 80. The Swede was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ymer bagged 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Elias Ymer was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (31/41) of his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Ymer broke Marie 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ymer has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Ymer has good match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (334-264). 7-7 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ymer has an overall 65-73 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Swede has an aggregate 28-23 win-loss record in 2023, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger
Ymer has never competed in this tournament before.
Kacper Zuk
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 26-29 | 7-9 | 5-8 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-1 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 12-7 | 6-9 | 12-9 | 0-1 | 5-1 |
| 2021 | 41-25 | 5-5 | 17-8 | 15-8 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 31-9 | 6-2 | 10-4 | 15-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 341, the Pole reached the quarter after beating Akira Santillan 6-3 6-2 and Viktor Durasovic 6-4 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Kacper defeated Durasovic (6-4 3-6 7-5). During the match Zuk scored 102 points vs Durasovic’s 89. Zuk was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Zuk recorded 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Kacper Zuk lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zuk put 69% of his first serves in, winning 82% (51/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Kacper broke Durasovic 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zuk has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Pole’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Trimbach.
Zuk has an overall 16-18 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ymer | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 48 |
| Pts | 159-138 | 168-135 |
| Total Points | 297 | 303 |
| Winners | 62 | 72 |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% |
Both Ymer and Zuk played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Elias Ymer surrendered 1 set, while Kacper Zuk conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Ymer and Zuk have played the same amount of sets 5. They also played the same amount of games (48). Ymer scored 62 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Zuk blasted 72 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ymer | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 79/139 | 93/149 |
| %1st in | 57% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 62/79 | 72/93 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 33/60 | 29/56 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Ymer scored 6 aces (3 per match). Zuk struck 15 aces (7.5 per match). Ymer won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Zuk won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ymer | Zuk |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 8 |
| Converted | 7/19 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 37% | 53% |
| Conceded | 10 | 11 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Ymer broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Elias conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Pole broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Kacper conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ymer | ||||
| R1 Poljak |
R2 Marie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 48 | |
| pts | 71-58 | 88-80 | 159-138 | |
| Total points | 129 | 168 | 297 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | 62 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 38/61 | 41/78 | 79/139 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 53% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 31/41 | 62/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 20/37 | 33/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 5/12 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 42% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Zuk | ||||
| R1 Santillan |
R2 Durasovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 48 | |
| pts | 66-46 | 102-89 | 168-135 | |
| Total points | 112 | 191 | 303 | |
| Winners | 21 | 51 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 50% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 12 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 31/59 | 62/90 | 93/149 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 69% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 21/31 | 51/62 | 72/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 82% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 13/28 | 29/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 46% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 3/6 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 78% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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