Damir Dzumhur and Timofey Skatov will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Barletta Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Damir Dzumhur who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Damir Dzumhur is the pick to win this match.
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.42
Timofey Skatov -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Timofey Skatov
This will be the 3rd time that Damir Dzumhur and Timofey Skatov clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Dzumhur won 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in January 2024.
Damir Dzumhur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-24 | 11-13 | 22-6 | 5-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-34 | 15-5 | 18-18 | 8-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 5-5 | 19-12 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-32 | 6-6 | 17-17 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 159, Dzumhur reached the semifinal after defeating Marius Copil 6-2 6-4, Andrea Picchione 6-4 6-3 and Francesco Maestrelli 6-1 6-0.
In the quarter, Damir had a good straight sets win against Maestrelli (6-1 6-0). During the match, Dzumhur scored 54 points vs Maestrelli’s 22. Dzumhur was extremely aggressive to blast 14 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dzumhur was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Damir Dzumhur conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Dzumhur put 53% of his first serves in, winning 70% (14/20) of the points behind his 1st serve and 83% (15/18) on the 2nd serve. Damir broke Maestrelli 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Damir hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 60% of the points he played.
Dzumhur has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (325-267). 3-0 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dzumhur has a composed 138-106 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Dzumhur’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Neuve Challenger and the Manama Challenger.
Damir has a composed 13-9 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Barletta Challenger
The Bosnian has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-22 | 5-7 | 29-14 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 6-4 | 23-22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 4-3 | 30-27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 0-2 | 33-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 37-14 | 3-1 | 34-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 277, Timofey got to the semifinal after beating Andrea Guerrieri 6-4 4-6 7-5, Filip Misolic 6-4 6-3 and Riccardo Bonadio 7-5 7-5.
In the quarter, Timofey had a good straight sets win against Bonadio (7-5 7-5). During the match Skatov scored 82 points vs Bonadio’s 73. Timofey was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Skatov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 58% of his first serves in, winning 76% (35/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (14/34) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Bonadio 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Timofey has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Skatov’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger.
Timofey has a compiled 9-7 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 75 |
| Pts | 181-119 | 273-250 |
| Total Points | 300 | 523 |
| Winners | 69 | 101 |
| %Winners | 38% | 37% |
Both Dzumhur and Skatov played 3 matches. At the moment, Timofey Skatov dropped 1 set while Damir Dzumhur hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Dzumhur has played 1 set(s) less than Skatov (6 vs 7). Therefore, Dzumhur played 25 games less than Skatov. Damir scored 69 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Timofey made 101 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 2 |
| 1st in | 108/151 | 158/270 |
| %1st in | 72% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 69/108 | 101/158 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 30/43 | 55/112 |
| %2nd pts | 70% | 49% |
Dzumhur scored 2 aces (0.7 per match). Skatov bagged 6 aces (2 per match). Dzumhur won 64% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 70% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dzumhur | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 16 |
| Converted | 14/22 | 16/34 |
| % Converted | 64% | 47% |
| Conceded | 14 | 31 |
| Saved | 10 | 21 |
| % Saved | 71% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 10 |
Dzumhur broke his opponents 14 times with a 64% conversion rate. Dzumhur conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Skatov broke his opponents 16 times with a 47% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | |||||
| R1 Copil |
R2 Picchione |
1/4 Maestrelli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-1 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 13 | 50 | |
| pts | 61-49 | 66-48 | 54-22 | 181-119 | |
| Total points | 110 | 114 | 76 | 300 | |
| Winners | 28 | 27 | 14 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 41% | 26% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 45/61 | 43/52 | 20/38 | 108/151 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 83% | 53% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 28/45 | 27/43 | 14/20 | 69/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 63% | 70% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 5/9 | 15/18 | 30/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 56% | 83% | 70% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/10 | 5/6 | 14/22 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 83% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/6 | 3/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 50% | 100% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| Skatov | |||||
| R1 Guerrieri |
R2 Misolic |
1/4 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 19 | 24 | 75 | |
| pts | 122-117 | 69-60 | 82-73 | 273-250 | |
| Total points | 239 | 129 | 155 | 523 | |
| Winners | 40 | 26 | 35 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 38% | 43% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 69/128 | 43/62 | 46/80 | 158/270 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 69% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/69 | 26/43 | 35/46 | 101/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 58% | 60% | 76% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/59 | 14/19 | 14/34 | 55/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 74% | 41% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 8/16 | 4/10 | 4/8 | 16/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 19 | 6 | 6 | 31 | |
| Saved | 12/19 | 5/6 | 4/6 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 83% | 67% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWWWLLW Tennis Scores in Barletta Challenger
- Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Fabrizio Andaloro/Mariano TammaroAndaloro/Mariano Tammaro (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (4-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Harold MayotMayot – Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
