Jakub Nicod and Gabriel Debru will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Prague 3 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on COURT 5. 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 Gabriel Debru who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Gabriel Debru is the pick to win this match.
Gabriel Debru -> 1.27
Jakub Nicod -> 3.5

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Prediction and head to head Jakub Nicod vs. Gabriel Debru

There is no head to head record between Jakub Nicod and Gabriel Debru since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Jakub Nicod

Currently unranked, Nicod got to the 2^nd round after beating Yanaki Milev 4-6 6-1 6-2, Adria Soriano Barrera 6-2 6-3 and Hynek Barton 1-6 6-3 6-2.

In the 1^st round against Barton, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Nicod scored 80 points vs Barton’s 79. The Czech was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.

Talking about the service games, Nicod scored just 1 ace and he committed only 5 double faults. Jakub Nicod lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Nicod put 46% of his first serves in, winning 67% (22/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Nicod broke Barton 5 times after converting 28% of his break points (5/18).

Nicod has a unfavourable win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 47% of his matches (17-19). 11-9 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Nicod has a compiled13-15 match record in the last 3 years on clay.

Nicod’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Lodz.

Nicod has a composed 11-11 win-loss record in 2023, 11-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Prague 3 Challenger

Gabriel Debru

Ranked no. 355 (career-high), Gabriel reached the 2^nd round after beating Aleksandre Metreveli 6-2 7-5, Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 6-1 6-0 and Lukas Neumayer 2-6 6-3 6-4.

In the 1^st round against Neumayer, Debru recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-4).During the match Debru scored less points (1) than Neumayer. In fact, the world no. won 83 points vs Neumayer’s. That means that Debru was more focused during the important points. Gabriel was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Talking about serving, Debru struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Gabriel Debru lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Debru put 55% of his first serves in, winning 61% (31/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (20/41) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Neumayer 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).

Debru’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Gubbio.

Gabriel has an overall 35-17 win-loss record in 2023, 27-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Prague 3 Challenger

Gabriel has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Nicod	Debru
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	7
Tot Games	66	60
Pts	239-199	213-174
Total Points	438	387
Winners	71	73
%Winners	30%	34%

Both Nicod and Debru played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Jakub Nicod lost 2 sets, while Gabriel Debru dropped 1 set. Nicod has played 1 set more than Debru (8 vs 7). Therefore, Nicod played 6 games more than Debru. Nicod scored 71 winners (30% of the total points). On the other side, Debru struck 73 winners (34%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Nicod	Debru
Aces	4	7
Avg per match	1.3	2.3
1st in	97/192	111/193
%1st in	51%	58%
1st pts	71/97	73/111
%1st pts	73%	66%
2nd pts	42/95	45/82
%2nd pts	44%	55%

Nicod bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Debru blasted 7 aces (2.3 per match). Nicod won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Debru won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Nicod	Debru
Won	20	15
Converted	20/52	15/24
% Converted	38%	63%
Conceded	18	13
Saved	7	6
% Saved	39%	46%
Times Broken	11	7

The Czech broke his opponents 20 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Czech lost his serve 11 times and he saved 39% of the break points that he conceded. Debru broke his opponents 15 times with a 63% conversion rate. Gabriel conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 46% of the break points that he conceded.

Nicod
	Q1 Milev	Q3 Soriano	R1 Barton	Total
Score	4-6 6-1 6-2	6-2 6-3	1-6 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	25	17	24	66
pts	99-79	60-41	80-79	239-199
Total points	178	101	159	438
Winners	27	22	22	71
%Winners	27%	37%	28%	30%
SERVE
Aces	1	2	1	4
Double Faults	1	1	5	7
1st in	36/71	28/49	33/72	97/192
% 1st in	51%	57%	46%	51%
1st pts	27/36	22/28	22/33	71/97
% 1st pts	75%	79%	67%	73%
2nd pts	13/35	10/21	19/39	42/95
% 2nd pts	37%	48%	49%	44%
Breaks
Won	9	6	5	20
Converted	9/27	6/7	5/18	20/52
Converted %	33%	86%	28%	38%
Conceded	7	5	6	18
Saved	2/7	3/5	2/6	7
Saved %	29%	60%	33%	41%
Times Broken	5	2	4	11

Debru
	Q1 Metreveli	Q3 Kaliyanda	R1 Neumayer	Total
Score	6-2 7-5	6-1 6-0	2-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	20	13	27	60
pts	71-57	59-33	83-84	213-174
Total points	128	92	167	387
Winners	23	19	31	73
%Winners	32%	32%	37%	34%
SERVE
Aces	1	4	2	7
Double Faults	3	1	3	7
1st in	33/53	27/48	51/92	111/193
% 1st in	62%	56%	55%	58%
1st pts	23/33	19/27	31/51	73/111
% 1st pts	70%	70%	61%	66%
2nd pts	11/20	14/21	20/41	45/82
% 2nd pts	55%	67%	49%	55%
Breaks
Won	5	5	5	15
Converted	5/9	5/7	5/8	15/24
Converted %	56%	71%	63%	63%
Conceded	2	2	9	13
Saved	0/2	2/2	4/9	6
Saved %	0%	100%	44%	48%
Times Broken	2	0	5	7

Tennis Scores in Prague 3 Challenger

• Andrew PaulsonPaulson – Pawel CiasCias (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Mathias BourgueBourgue (4-6 7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Mathys ErhardErhard – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (7-6⁰ 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
• Joao SousaSousa – Valentin RoyerRoyer (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
• Jakub NicodNicod – Hynek BartonBarton (1-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Henri SquireSquire (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Michael VrbenskyVrbensky – David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Gabriel DebruDebru – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Kirill KivattsevKivattsev (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Rudolf MollekerMolleker – Lukas RosolRosol (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Facundo MenaMena – Carlos Lopez MontagudLopez Montagud (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Jonas ForejtekForejtek – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Maxime ChazalChazal – Marek GengelGengel (6-2 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Maxime ChazalChazal – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Facundo MenaMena (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Jonas ForejtekForejtek – Joao SousaSousa (0-1) – H2H and prediction
• Andrew PaulsonPaulson – Mathys ErhardErhard (1-0) – H2H and prediction