Zizou Bergs and Michael Vrbensky will square off in the semifinal of the Drummondville Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zizou Bergs who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zizou Bergs is the pick to win this match.
Zizou Bergs -> 1.25
Michael Vrbensky -> 3.75
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Prediction and head to head Zizou Bergs vs. Michael Vrbensky
This will be the 4th time that Zizou Bergs and Michael Vrbensky play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Bergs (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Vrbensky won 6-4 7-6(2) in the 1st round in the Amersfoort Challenger back in 2021.
Zizou Bergs
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-17 | 3-4 | 17-5 | 7-4 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 8-7 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 7-5 | 7-7 | 17-16 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-21 | 2-5 | 15-10 | 21-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 21-9 | 14-6 | 1-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 174, the Belgian reached the semifinal after beating Luke Saville 6-1 6-1, Benjamin Thomas George 6-3 6-2 and Dominik Koepfer 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Belgian defeated Koepfer (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match, Bergs scored 103 points vs Koepfer’s 96. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bergs fired 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Zizou Bergs lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Bergs put 71% of his first serves in, winning 65% (52/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (16/32) on the 2nd serve. Zizou broke Koepfer 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Bergs has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (248-150). 8-10 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Bergs has a composed72-46 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Tallahassee Challenger where he overcame Tung-Lin Wu in the final 7-5 6-2.
Zizou has a composed 32-26 win-loss record in 2023, 8-10 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Drummondville Challenger
Bergs has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Vrbensky
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-15 | 4-3 | 20-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-28 | 11-6 | 44-21 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-27 | 7-3 | 37-16 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 17-24 | 2-1 | 14-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-15 | 2-2 | 14-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 336, Vrbensky reached the semifinal after beating Colin Markes 6-4 3-6 6-3, Liam Draxl 6-74 6-3 7-5 and Aziz Dougaz 6-2 3-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Michael defeated Dougaz (6-2 3-6 6-4).During the match Vrbensky scored less points (2) than Dougaz. In fact, the world no. 174 won 84 points vs Dougaz’s. That means that Vrbensky was more focused during the important points. Vrbensky was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Vrbensky managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Michael Vrbensky lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Vrbensky put 61% of his first serves in, winning 71% (41/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (17/37) on the 2nd serve. Michael broke Dougaz 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Michael has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Czech’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Maribor and M25 Telavi.
Michael has an aggregate 58-28 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bergs | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 89 |
| Pts | 221-166 | 282-270 |
| Total Points | 387 | 552 |
| Winners | 94 | 128 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Both Bergs and Vrbensky played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zizou Bergs conceded 1 set, while Michael Vrbensky surrendered 3 sets. Bergs has played 2 set(s) less than Vrbensky (7 vs 9). Therefore, Bergs played 26 games less than Vrbensky. Zizou scored 94 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Czech recorded 128 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bergs | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 130/199 | 169/296 |
| %1st in | 65% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 94/130 | 128/169 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 40/69 | 65/127 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 51% |
Bergs struck 16 aces (5.3 per match). Vrbensky struck 22 aces (7.3 per match). Bergs won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Vrbensky won 76% 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 | Bergs | Vrbensky |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 10 |
| Converted | 13/20 | 10/20 |
| % Converted | 65% | 50% |
| Conceded | 12 | 17 |
| Saved | 8 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Zizou broke his opponents 13 times with a 65% conversion rate. The Belgian surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Vrbensky broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Michael conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bergs | |||||
| R1 Saville |
R2 Thomas |
1/4 Koepfer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 17 | 32 | 63 | |
| pts | 53-26 | 65-44 | 103-96 | 221-166 | |
| Total points | 79 | 109 | 199 | 387 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | 52 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% | 50% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 23/39 | 27/48 | 80/112 | 130/199 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 56% | 71% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 21/23 | 21/27 | 52/80 | 94/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 78% | 65% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/16 | 15/21 | 16/32 | 40/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 71% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/6 | 5/7 | 13/20 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 50% | 71% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 10 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | – | 60% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Vrbensky | |||||
| R1 Markes |
R2 Draxl |
1/4 Dougaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-74 6-3 7-5 | 6-2 3-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 34 | 27 | 89 | |
| pts | 90-87 | 108-97 | 84-86 | 282-270 | |
| Total points | 177 | 205 | 170 | 552 | |
| Winners | 37 | 50 | 41 | 128 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 46% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 48/92 | 63/109 | 58/95 | 169/296 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 58% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 50/63 | 41/58 | 128/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 71% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/44 | 26/46 | 17/37 | 65/127 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 46% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 75% | 57% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 5 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 4/5 | 1/3 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 80% | 33% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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