Yshai Oliel and Stefan Kozlov will square off in the quarter of the Kigali 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefan Kozlov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefan Kozlov is the pick to win this match.
Stefan Kozlov -> 1.82
Yshai Oliel -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Yshai Oliel vs. Stefan Kozlov
There is no head to head record between Yshai Oliel and Stefan Kozlov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Yshai Oliel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-25 | 9-11 | 20-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-29 | 31-15 | 19-13 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-24 | 2-4 | 24-17 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-24 | 24-10 | 23-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-10 | 1-5 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 420, the Israeli got to the quarter after defeating Ivan Denisov 6-4 6-2 and Lucas Bouquet 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Oliel defeated Bouquet (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match, Oliel scored 100 points vs Bouquet’s 95. The Israeli was quite aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Regarding the service games, Oliel managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Yshai Oliel lost the serve once and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Oliel put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (47/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the 2nd serve. Yshai broke Bouquet twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Israeli has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Oliel has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (256-152). 2-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Oliel has a composed101-65 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Yshai has a composed 3-4 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 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 | 37-18 | 16-9 | 17-8 | 4-1 | 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, the American reached the quarter after defeating Clement Tabur 6-4 7-64 and Daniel Cukierman 7-5 6-74 7-65.
In the 2nd round, Stefan defeated Cukierman (7-5 6-74 7-65). During the match Kozlov scored 127 points vs Cukierman’s 124. The American was quite aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about serving, Kozlov fired 6 aces and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Stefan Kozlov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kozlov put 65% of his first serves in, winning 66% (57/87) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. Stefan broke Cukierman 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kozlov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Stefan has a compiled 9-4 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Oliel | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 46 | 61 |
| Pts | 160-142 | 211-202 |
| Total Points | 302 | 413 |
| Winners | 72 | 89 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Oliel and Kozlov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yshai Oliel dropped 1 set, while Stefan Kozlov dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Oliel and Kozlov have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Oliel played 15 games less than Kozlov. Oliel scored 72 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Kozlov scored 89 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Oliel | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 106/160 | 133/216 |
| %1st in | 66% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 72/106 | 89/133 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 31/54 | 45/83 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 54% |
Oliel managed to score 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kozlov fired 7 aces (3.5 per match). Oliel won 68% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Kozlov won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Oliel | Kozlov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 50% | 41% |
| Conceded | 18 | 19 |
| Saved | 16 | 14 |
| % Saved | 89% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Oliel broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Oliel dropped his serve twice and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Stefan broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Oliel | ||||
| R1 Denisov |
R2 Bouquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 28 | 46 | |
| pts | 60-47 | 100-95 | 160-142 | |
| Total points | 107 | 195 | 302 | |
| Winners | 25 | 47 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/53 | 67/107 | 106/160 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/39 | 47/67 | 72/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 70% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 21/40 | 31/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/4 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 13 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 12/13 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 92% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Kozlov | ||||
| R1 Tabur |
R2 Cukierman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 7-5 6-74 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 38 | 61 | |
| pts | 84-78 | 127-124 | 211-202 | |
| Total points | 162 | 251 | 413 | |
| Winners | 32 | 57 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 12 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 46/83 | 87/133 | 133/216 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 65% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 57/87 | 89/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 66% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 23/46 | 45/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 5/9 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 56% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 8/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 67% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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