Martin Damm and Kalin Ivanovski will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Bratislava 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Martin Damm who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Martin Damm is the pick to win this match.
Martin Damm -> 1.44
Kalin Ivanovski -> 2.64
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Prediction and head to head Martin Damm vs. Kalin Ivanovski
There is no head to head record between Martin Damm and Kalin Ivanovski since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Martin Damm
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-13 | 6-4 | 1-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-29 | 30-14 | 9-8 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-23 | 17-12 | 10-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-22 | 7-4 | 16-12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 330 (career-high), Martin got to the 2nd round after beating Viktor Durasovic 7-64 6-2, Joao Sousa 6-3 6-74 6-1 and Akira Santillan 6-3 3-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Santillan (6-3 3-6 6-3). During the match, Damm scored 78 points vs Santillan’s 75. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
Regarding the service games, Damm struck 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Martin Damm lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Damm put 60% of his first serves in, winning 82% (42/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (14/34) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Santillan 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Damm has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 57% of his matches (115-85). 7-3 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Damm has a compiled17-14 match record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
Damm’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Santo Domingo,M25 Southaven and M25 Setubal.
Martin has a compiled 46-25 win-loss record in 2023, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Kalin Ivanovski
44 - 24win/loss
326
305
LLWWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 50-30 | 19-11 | 19-12 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-21 | 23-12 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-9 | 0-1 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 331, the Malawian got to the 2nd round after beating Peter Nad 6-77 6-2 6-0, Mate Valkusz 6-3 7-5 and Peter Gojowczyk 7-63 6-2.
In the 1st round, Kalin had a good straight sets win against Gojowczyk (7-63 6-2). During the match Ivanovski scored 80 points vs Gojowczyk’s 59. Ivanovski was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Ivanovski struck 9 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Kalin Ivanovski was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (31/39) of his 1st serve and 71% (12/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kalin broke Gojowczyk twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
The Malawian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Monastir,M25 Kursumlijska Banja,M25 Skopje and M25 Kramsach.
Kalin has a compiled 44-24 win-loss record in 2023, 9-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Damm | Ivanovski |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 69 |
| Pts | 247-216 | 249-192 |
| Total Points | 463 | 441 |
| Winners | 130 | 99 |
| %Winners | 53% | 40% |
Both Damm and Ivanovski played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Martin Damm surrendered 2 sets, while Kalin Ivanovski surrendered 1 set. Damm has played 1 set more than Ivanovski (8 vs 7). Therefore, Damm played 8 games more than Ivanovski. The American scored 130 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Kalin scored 99 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Damm | Ivanovski |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 44 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 14.7 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 162/239 | 130/196 |
| %1st in | 68% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 130/162 | 99/130 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 38/77 | 43/66 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 65% |
Damm struck 44 aces (14.7 per match). Ivanovski bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Damm won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Ivanovski won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Damm | Ivanovski |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/23 | 11/30 |
| % Converted | 39% | 37% |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 |
| Saved | 7 | 6 |
| % Saved | 70% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
Martin broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Damm conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Kalin broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. Kalin conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Damm | |||||
| Q1 Durasovic |
Q3 Sousa |
R1 Santillan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-2 | 6-3 6-74 6-1 | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 29 | 27 | 77 | |
| pts | 74-60 | 95-81 | 78-75 | 247-216 | |
| Total points | 134 | 176 | 153 | 463 | |
| Winners | 31 | 57 | 42 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 60% | 54% | 53% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 22 | 10 | 44 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 41/61 | 70/93 | 51/85 | 162/239 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 75% | 60% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 57/70 | 42/51 | 130/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 81% | 82% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 11/23 | 14/34 | 38/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 48% | 41% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/12 | 3/5 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 60% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 60% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Ivanovski | |||||
| Q1 Nad |
Q3 Valkusz |
R1 Gojowczyk |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 6-2 6-0 | 6-3 7-5 | 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 21 | 69 | |
| pts | 101-77 | 68-56 | 80-59 | 249-192 | |
| Total points | 178 | 124 | 139 | 441 | |
| Winners | 35 | 33 | 31 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 49% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 48/76 | 43/64 | 39/56 | 130/196 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 67% | 70% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 33/43 | 31/39 | 99/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 77% | 79% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/28 | 12/21 | 12/17 | 43/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 57% | 71% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 3/6 | 2/9 | 11/30 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 50% | 22% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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