Marc Polmans and Evgeny Donskoy will square off in the semifinal of the Guangzhou Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on CENTRAL 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 Marc Polmans who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marc Polmans is the pick to win this match.
Marc Polmans -> 1.54
Evgeny Donskoy -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Marc Polmans vs. Evgeny Donskoy
This will be the 2nd time that Marc Polmans and Evgeny Donskoy square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Polmans (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Polmans won 6-3 7-6(7) in the 1st round in the Bengalaru 2 Challenger back in 2022.
Marc Polmans
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-35 | 32-23 | 14-9 | 2-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-13 | 14-12 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-28 | 1-6 | 8-13 | 2-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-16 | 2-6 | 5-4 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 167, Marc got to the semifinal after defeating Arthur Weber 7-65 7-5, Colin Sinclair 6-4 6-4 and Li Tu 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Polmans had a good straight sets win against Tu (6-3 6-4). During the match, Polmans scored 61 points vs Tu’s 50. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Polmans struck 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Marc Polmans conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Polmans put 66% of his first serves in, winning 87% (33/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (10/20) on the 2nd serve. Marc broke Tu twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Polmans has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (291-228). 18-15 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Polmans has a compiled 165-128 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Polmans’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Canberra.
The Australian has an overall 34-26 win-loss record in 2023, 18-15 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Evgeny Donskoy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-12 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-31 | 39-17 | 3-4 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-22 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 8-8 | 2-7 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 251, the Russian got to the semifinal after beating Antoine Bellier 6-4 7-62, Alibek Kachmazov 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Omar Jasika 3-6 7-65 6-2.
In the quarter against Jasika, Evgeny recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-2). During the match Donskoy scored 99 points vs Jasika’s 94. The Russian was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Donskoy bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Evgeny Donskoy lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Donskoy put 68% of his first serves in, winning 57% (38/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (22/32) on the 2nd serve. Donskoy was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Jasika 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Evgeny has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Donskoy’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 New Delhi and M25 Lucknow.
Donskoy has a compiled 41-21 win-loss record in 2023, 32-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Polmans | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 79 |
| Pts | 216-188 | 274-240 |
| Total Points | 404 | 514 |
| Winners | 107 | 116 |
| %Winners | 50% | 42% |
Both Polmans and Donskoy played 3 matches. At the moment, Evgeny Donskoy dropped 2 sets while Marc Polmans hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Polmans has played 2 set(s) less than Donskoy (6 vs 8). Therefore, Polmans played 15 games less than Donskoy. Marc scored 107 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian bagged 116 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Polmans | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 32 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 10.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 132/196 | 165/261 |
| %1st in | 67% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 107/132 | 116/165 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 30/64 | 57/96 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 59% |
Polmans fired 32 aces (10.7 per match). Donskoy bagged 8 aces (2.7 per match). Polmans won 81% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Donskoy won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Polmans | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 9 |
| Converted | 7/21 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 33% | 60% |
| Conceded | 6 | 29 |
| Saved | 4 | 25 |
| % Saved | 67% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Polmans broke his opponents 7 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Australian surrendered his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Donskoy broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Donskoy conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Polmans | |||||
| R1 Weber |
R2 Sinclair |
1/4 Tu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-5 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 20 | 19 | 64 | |
| pts | 74-68 | 81-70 | 61-50 | 216-188 | |
| Total points | 142 | 151 | 111 | 404 | |
| Winners | 39 | 35 | 33 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 43% | 54% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 47/71 | 47/67 | 38/58 | 132/196 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 70% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 39/47 | 35/47 | 33/38 | 107/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 74% | 87% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/24 | 11/20 | 10/20 | 30/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 55% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 2/14 | 2/3 | 7/21 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 14% | 67% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 100% | 100% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Donskoy | |||||
| R1 Bellier |
R2 Kachmazov |
1/4 Jasika |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-62 | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | 3-6 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 26 | 30 | 79 | |
| pts | 80-68 | 95-78 | 99-94 | 274-240 | |
| Total points | 148 | 173 | 193 | 514 | |
| Winners | 38 | 40 | 38 | 116 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% | 38% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 49/75 | 49/87 | 67/99 | 165/261 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 56% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 38/49 | 40/49 | 38/67 | 116/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 82% | 57% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/26 | 19/38 | 22/32 | 57/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 50% | 69% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 1/4 | 4/7 | 4/4 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 57% | 100% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 9 | 12 | 29 | |
| Saved | 8/8 | 8/9 | 9/12 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | 75% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLWWW Tennis Scores in Guangzhou Challenger
- Marc PolmansPolmans – Li TuTu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy – Omar JasikaJasika (3-6 7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Bu Yunchaokete/Mao-Xin GongYunchaokete/Mao-Xin Gong – Rio Noguchi/Arthur WeberNoguchi/Arthur Weber (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Dane SweenySweeny (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex Bolt/Luke SavilleBolt/Luke Saville – Omar Jasika/Hiroki MoriyaJasika/Hiroki Moriya (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Ray Ho/Matthew Christopher RomiosHo/Matthew Christopher Romios – Alafia Ayeni/Arjun KadheAyeni/Arjun Kadhe (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy – Marc PolmansPolmans (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (1-0) – H2H and prediction
