Daniel Cukierman and Stefan Kozlov will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Kigali 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:30 am on COURT 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefan Kozlov who should win in 3 sets.
Stefan Kozlov -> 1.56
Daniel Cukierman -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Daniel Cukierman vs. Stefan Kozlov
This will be the 2nd time that Daniel Cukierman and Stefan Kozlov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cukierman (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Cukierman won 1-6 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in M25+H Plaisir back in 2020.
Daniel Cukierman
3 - 3win/loss
526
339
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-18 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-25 | 17-11 | 6-5 | 11-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 39-14 | 5-7 | 5-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-13 | 3-4 | 20-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-7 | 9-6 | 1-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 475, the Israeli got to the 2nd round after defeating Ernest Habiyambere 6-1 7-67.
In the 1st round, Cukierman had a good straight sets win against Habiyambere (6-1 7-67). During the match, Cukierman scored 90 points vs Habiyambere’s 73. The Israeli was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cukierman struck 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Daniel Cukierman lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Cukierman put 61% of his first serves in, winning 83% (35/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Cukierman broke Habiyambere 3 times after converting 20% of his break points (3/15).
Cukierman has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (198-121). 1-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cukierman has an aggregate33-22 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Israeli has an aggregate 3-3 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kigali 1 Challenger
The Israeli has never competed in this tournament before.
Stefan Kozlov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-19 | 16-9 | 17-8 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 6-12 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-34 | 14-18 | 0-5 | 4-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-15 | 20-12 | 5-2 | 16-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-13 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 816, Kozlov got to the 2nd round after defeating Clement Tabur 6-4 7-64.
In the 1st round, The American had a good straight sets win against Tabur (6-4 7-64). During the match Kozlov scored 84 points vs Tabur’s 78. The American was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Kozlov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Stefan Kozlov lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kozlov put 55% of his first serves in, winning 70% (32/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (22/37) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Tabur twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Stefan has an aggregate 8-4 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cukierman | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 23 |
| Pts | 90-73 | 84-78 |
| Total Points | 163 | 162 |
| Winners | 35 | 32 |
| %Winners | 39% | 38% |
Both Cukierman and Kozlov played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Cukierman and Kozlov have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Cukierman played 3 games less than Kozlov. Daniel scored 35 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The American scored 32 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cukierman | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 42/69 | 46/83 |
| %1st in | 61% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 35/42 | 32/46 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 13/27 | 22/37 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 59% |
Cukierman fired 5 aces . Kozlov struck 1 ace . Cukierman won 83% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Kozlov won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cukierman | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 2 |
| Converted | 3/15 | 2/8 |
| % Converted | 20% | 25% |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 86% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The Israeli broke his opponent 3 times with a 20% conversion rate. The Israeli lost his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Stefan broke his opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. Kozlov conceded his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cukierman | |||
| R1 Habiyambere | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 90-73 | 90-73 | |
| Total points | 163 | 163 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 42/69 | 42/69 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 35/42 | 35/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/27 | 13/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/15 | 3/15 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 20% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kozlov | |||
| R1 Tabur | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 84-78 | 84-78 | |
| Total points | 162 | 162 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 46/83 | 46/83 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 32/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 22/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/8 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Kigali 1 Challenger
- Lucas BouquetBouquet – Benjamin LockLock (4-6 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Clement TaburTabur (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Joshua SheehySheehy (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – David PichlerPichler (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Damien WengerWenger – Luca FantiniFantini (6-0 7-60) – See score progression
- Preston BrownBrown – S D Prajwal DevD Prajwal Dev (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Emilien VoisinVoisin – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Yshai OlielOliel – Ivan DenisovDenisov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Guy Orly IradukundaOrly Iradukunda – Jacob BrummBrumm (3-6 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Noah SchachterSchachter (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (7-69 6-1) – See score progression
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Bogdan BobrovBobrov (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gabriele PennafortiPennaforti – Ivan GakhovGakhov (5-7 6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Daniel CukiermanCukierman – Ernest HabiyambereHabiyambere (6-1 7-67) – See score progression
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – Hernan CasanovaCasanova (7-6(2) 7-5) – See score progression
- Preston BrownBrown – S D Prajwal DevD Prajwal Dev (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Max HoukesHoukes – Alafia AyeniAyeni (6-1 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – David PichlerPichler (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Damien WengerWenger – Luca FantiniFantini (6-0 7-6(0)) – See score progression
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Bogdan BobrovBobrov (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz – Mohamed SafwatSafwat (7-6(9) 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Joshua SheehySheehy (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Emilien VoisinVoisin – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Noah SchachterSchachter (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Lucas BouquetBouquet – Benjamin LockLock (4-6 7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
- Yshai OlielOliel – Ivan DenisovDenisov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefan KozlovKozlov – Clement TaburTabur (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Damien WengerWenger (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Juan Pablo PazPablo Paz (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel CukiermanCukierman – Stefan KozlovKozlov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas BouquetBouquet – Yshai OlielOliel (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Preston BrownBrown – Max HoukesHoukes (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emilien VoisinVoisin – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Guy Orly IradukundaOrly Iradukunda (0-0) – H2H and prediction