Zsombor Piros and Nerman Fatic will face off in the semifinal of the Sibiu Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTRE COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zsombor Piros who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.59
Nerman Fatic -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Zsombor Piros vs. Nerman Fatic
There is no head to head record between Zsombor Piros and Nerman Fatic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Zsombor Piros
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-14 | 1-4 | 7-9 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-29 | 3-2 | 35-18 | 5-7 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-23 | 7-6 | 19-9 | 10-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-16 | 3-2 | 31-9 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 110, Piros reached the semifinal after beating Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-3 6-3, Andrew Paulson 6-3 6-4 and Calvin Hemery 6-3 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Zsombor defeated Hemery (6-3 4-6 6-1). During the match, Piros scored 89 points vs Hemery’s 71. The Hungarian was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Piros scored just 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Zsombor Piros lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Piros put 50% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the 2nd serve. Piros broke Hemery 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Piros has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Piros has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (228-130). 34-17 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Piros has an aggregate151-72 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Split Challenger where he beat Norbert Gombos in the final 7-6(2) 7-6(9) and the Oeiras 3 Challenger where he beat Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the final 6-3 6-4.
Zsombor has a composed 44-25 win-loss record in 2023, 34-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Piros has never competed in this tournament before.
Nerman Fatic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-13 | 3-3 | 5-10 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-28 | 0-1 | 35-25 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 37-26 | 1-1 | 30-22 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-3 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 217, the Bosnian got to the semifinal after defeating Vlad Andrei Dancu 6-4 6-4, Riccardo Bonadio 5-7 7-67 6-4 and Ivan Gakhov 6-1 2-6 6-2.
In the quarter, The Bosnian defeated Gakhov (6-1 2-6 6-2). During the match Fatic scored 77 points vs Gakhov’s 66. Nerman was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Fatic managed to score 5 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Nerman Fatic lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Fatic put 61% of his first serves in, winning 78% (29/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (12/24) on the 2nd serve. Nerman broke Gakhov 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fatic has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Bosnian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Modena Challenger and the San Marino Challenger.
The Bosnian has an aggregate 24-20 win-loss record in 2023, 24-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Piros | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 78 |
| Pts | 241-196 | 259-231 |
| Total Points | 437 | 490 |
| Winners | 83 | 103 |
| %Winners | 34% | 40% |
Both Piros and Fatic played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zsombor Piros surrendered 1 set, while Nerman Fatic dropped 2 sets. Piros has played 1 set(s) less than Fatic (7 vs 8). Therefore, Piros played 15 games less than Fatic. Zsombor scored 83 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Bosnian struck 103 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Piros | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 14 |
| Avg per match | 1.7 | 4.7 |
| 1st in | 120/218 | 139/226 |
| %1st in | 55% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 83/120 | 103/139 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 49/98 | 44/87 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 51% |
Piros bagged 5 aces (1.7 per match). Fatic scored 14 aces (4.7 per match). Piros won 69% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Fatic won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Piros | Fatic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 13 |
| Converted | 16/32 | 13/25 |
| % Converted | 50% | 52% |
| Conceded | 24 | 16 |
| Saved | 16 | 8 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 8 |
Zsombor broke his opponents 16 times with a 50% conversion rate. Piros lost his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Bosnian broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Bosnian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Piros | |||||
| R1 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
R2 Paulson |
1/4 Hemery |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 26 | 63 | |
| pts | 81-68 | 71-57 | 89-71 | 241-196 | |
| Total points | 149 | 128 | 160 | 437 | |
| Winners | 24 | 33 | 26 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 46% | 29% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 41/72 | 41/70 | 38/76 | 120/218 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 59% | 50% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 24/41 | 33/41 | 26/38 | 83/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 80% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 11/29 | 20/38 | 49/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 38% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 4/5 | 7/14 | 16/32 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 80% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 4/6 | 7/11 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 64% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Fatic | |||||
| R1 Andrei |
R2 Bonadio |
1/4 Gakhov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 5-7 7-67 6-4 | 6-1 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 35 | 23 | 78 | |
| pts | 74-59 | 108-106 | 77-66 | 259-231 | |
| Total points | 133 | 214 | 143 | 490 | |
| Winners | 27 | 47 | 29 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 44% | 38% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 34/58 | 68/107 | 37/61 | 139/226 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 64% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 47/68 | 29/37 | 103/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 69% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/24 | 18/39 | 12/24 | 44/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 46% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 5/8 | 5/9 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 63% | 56% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/9 | 2/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 44% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Sibiu Challenger
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Ivan GakhovGakhov (6-1 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Calvin HemeryHemery (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Nerman FaticFatic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
