Alexander Shevchenko and Vit Kopriva will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Szczecin Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT BOHDAN TOMASZEWSKI. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vit Kopriva who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Vit Kopriva is the pick to win this match.
Vit Kopriva -> 1.727
Alexander Shevchenko -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Shevchenko vs. Vit Kopriva
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Shevchenko and Vit Kopriva square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kopriva (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Kopriva won 1-6 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in Kitzbuhel back in 2022.
Alexander Shevchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-22 | 4-7 | 5-9 | 5-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-8 | 13-4 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 86, Alexander reached the semifinal after beating Vitaliy Sachko 6-2 4-6 7-63, Raul Brancaccio 5-7 7-5 7-68 and Adrian Andreev 6-3 5-7 7-5.
In the quarter, Alexander defeated Andreev (6-3 5-7 7-5). During the match, Shevchenko scored 117 points vs Andreev’s 116. Shevchenko was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shevchenko blasted 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alexander Shevchenko lost the serve 6 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Shevchenko put 57% of his first serves in, winning 59% (43/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (26/55) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Andreev 7 times after converting 47% of his break points (7/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shevchenko has lost 3 set in this competition to win 50% of the points he played.
Shevchenko has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 63% of his matches (220-130). 19-12 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Shevchenko has a compiled164-88 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Tenerife 1 Challenger where he defeated Sebastian Ofner in the final 7-5 6-2 and the Madrid Challenger where he overcame Pedro Cachin in the final 6-4 6-3.
Alexander has an aggregate 35-28 win-loss record in 2023, 19-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szczecin Challenger
Vit Kopriva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-15 | 9-7 | 5-7 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 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. 148, the Czech got to the semifinal after beating Jan Choinski 6-2 6-3, Oriol Roca Batalla 7-65 7-65 and Flavio Cobolli 6-1 5-7 6-0.
In the quarter, The Czech defeated Cobolli (6-1 5-7 6-0). During the match Kopriva scored 95 points vs Cobolli’s 72. Vit was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Kopriva managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Vit Kopriva lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kopriva put 55% of his first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Cobolli 6 times after converting 35% of his break points (6/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kopriva has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Verona Challenger where he defeated Vitaliy Sachko in the final 1-6 7-6(3) 6-2 and the Tulln Challenger where he defeated Sumit Nagal in the final 6-2 6-4.
Kopriva has an overall 27-22 win-loss record in 2023, 26-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szczecin Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2019 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shevchenko | Kopriva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 101 | 68 |
| Pts | 357-353 | 253-214 |
| Total Points | 710 | 467 |
| Winners | 113 | 93 |
| %Winners | 32% | 37% |
Both Shevchenko and Kopriva played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Shevchenko lost 3 sets, while Vit Kopriva conceded 1 set. Shevchenko has played 2 sets more than Kopriva (9 vs 7). Therefore, Shevchenko played 33 games more than Kopriva. The Russian scored 113 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Kopriva made 93 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shevchenko | Kopriva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 5.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 203/359 | 144/239 |
| %1st in | 57% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 113/203 | 93/144 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 76/156 | 53/95 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 56% |
Shevchenko fired 17 aces (5.7 per match). Kopriva scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Shevchenko won 56% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Kopriva won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shevchenko | Kopriva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 23 | 15 |
| Converted | 23/52 | 15/39 |
| % Converted | 44% | 38% |
| Conceded | 48 | 22 |
| Saved | 27 | 15 |
| % Saved | 56% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 21 | 7 |
The Russian broke his opponents 23 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Russian lost his serve 21 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Vit broke his opponents 15 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shevchenko | |||||
| R1 Sachko |
R2 Brancaccio |
1/4 Andreev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 7-63 | 5-7 7-5 7-68 | 6-3 5-7 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 37 | 33 | 101 | |
| pts | 104-95 | 136-142 | 117-116 | 357-353 | |
| Total points | 199 | 278 | 233 | 710 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | 43 | 113 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 26% | 37% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 6 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 10 | 4 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 56/93 | 74/138 | 73/128 | 203/359 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 54% | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 35/56 | 35/74 | 43/73 | 113/203 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 47% | 59% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 29/64 | 26/55 | 76/156 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 45% | 47% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 10 | 7 | 23 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 10/22 | 7/15 | 23/52 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 45% | 47% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 21 | 20 | 48 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 11/21 | 14/20 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 52% | 70% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 | |
| Kopriva | |||||
| R1 Choinski |
R2 Roca Batalla |
1/4 Cobolli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 7-65 7-65 | 6-1 5-7 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 26 | 25 | 68 | |
| pts | 70-56 | 88-86 | 95-72 | 253-214 | |
| Total points | 126 | 174 | 167 | 467 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 32 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 40% | 34% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 42/63 | 56/92 | 46/84 | 144/239 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 61% | 55% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 26/42 | 35/56 | 32/46 | 93/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 63% | 70% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 21/36 | 22/38 | 53/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 58% | 58% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 3/11 | 6/17 | 15/39 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 27% | 35% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 9 | 22 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/6 | 7/9 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 50% | 78% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLWLWLWL Tennis Scores in Szczecin Challenger
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-1 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Pedro CachinCachin (3-6 6-1 7-67) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Federico CoriaCoria – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (1-0) – H2H and prediction
