Marton Fucsovics and Pavel Kotov will face off in the quarter of the Sofia Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 8:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marton Fucsovics who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marton Fucsovics is the pick to win this match.
Marton Fucsovics -> 1.56
Pavel Kotov -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Marton Fucsovics vs. Pavel Kotov
There is no head to head record between Marton Fucsovics and Pavel Kotov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Marton Fucsovics
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32-16 | 10-3 | 11-9 | 3-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 22-19 | 6-8 | 9-5 | 7-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-25 | 17-11 | 6-6 | 5-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-26 | 7-12 | 6-5 | 15-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-24 | 10-9 | 3-5 | 10-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 47, Fucsovics reached the quarter after defeating Terence Atmane 7-64 6-3 and Jurij Rodionov 3-6 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Rodionov, Marton recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 6-1). During the match, Fucsovics scored 91 points vs Rodionov’s 76. Marton was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fucsovics managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Marton Fucsovics was quite efficient on serve to win 83% (33/40) of his 1st serve and 51% (21/41) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Marton broke Rodionov 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Hungarian has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Fucsovics has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (338-249). 5-5 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fucsovics has an aggregate 81-59 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Canberra Challenger where he beat Leandro Riedi in the final 7-5 6-4.
Fucsovics has a compiled 35-24 win-loss record in 2023, 5-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Sofia
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-17 | 5-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 80 (career-high), Kotov reached the quarter after defeating Alexandar Lazarov 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Sebastian Baez 3-6 7-64 ret..
In the 2nd round against Baez, Kotov had a free pass after Baez retired on a 3-6 7-64 . scoreline.
Kotov’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Braunschweig Challenger and Stockholm.
Kotov has a compiled 44-31 win-loss record in 2023, 8-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fucsovics | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 48 | 46 |
| Pts | 158-131 | 150-143 |
| Total Points | 289 | 293 |
| Winners | 67 | 69 |
| %Winners | 42% | 46% |
Both Fucsovics and Kotov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marton Fucsovics conceded 1 set, while Pavel Kotov lost 2 sets. Fucsovics has played 1 set(s) less than Kotov (5 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Fucsovics played 2 games more than Kotov. The Hungarian scored 67 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Kotov recorded 69 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fucsovics | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 83/144 | 102/140 |
| %1st in | 58% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 67/83 | 69/102 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 33/61 | 17/38 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 45% |
Fucsovics recorded 10 aces (5 per match). Kotov blasted 9 aces (4.5 per match). Fucsovics won 81% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kotov won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fucsovics | Kotov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/14 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 43% | 37% |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 44% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Marton broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Hungarian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Kotov broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Kotov conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fucsovics | ||||
| R1 Atmane |
R2 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 26 | 48 | |
| pts | 67-55 | 91-76 | 158-131 | |
| Total points | 122 | 167 | 289 | |
| Winners | 34 | 33 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 43/63 | 40/81 | 83/144 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 49% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 34/43 | 33/40 | 67/83 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 83% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 21/41 | 33/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 51% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 4/11 | 6/14 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 36% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Kotov | ||||
| R1 Lazarov |
R2 Baez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | 3-6 7-64 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 22 | 46 | |
| pts | 85-76 | 65-67 | 150-143 | |
| Total points | 161 | 132 | 293 | |
| Winners | 38 | 31 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 59/79 | 43/61 | 102/140 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 70% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 31/43 | 69/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 72% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 6/18 | 17/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 33% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 2/5 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 40% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 40% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
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