Zdenek Kolar and Timofey Skatov will play each other in the quarter of the Ostrava Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zdenek Kolar who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zdenek Kolar is the pick to win this match.
Zdenek Kolar -> 1.666
Timofey Skatov -> 2.1

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Prediction and head to head Zdenek Kolar vs. Timofey Skatov

There is no head to head record between Zdenek Kolar and Timofey Skatov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Zdenek Kolar

Ranked no. 225, Kolar reached the quarter after defeating Benjamin Bonzi 4-6 6-4 6-4 and Jakub Nicod 7-6⁵ 2-1 ret..

In the 2^nd round against Nicod, the Czech had a free pass after Nicod retired on a 7-6⁵ 2-1 . scoreline.

Kolar has a winning win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 54% of his matches (315-263). 7-5 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kolar has an overall218-155 record in the last 9 years on clay.

The Czech has a composed 12-12 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Ostrava Challenger

Timofey Skatov

Ranked no. 271, Skatov reached the quarter after defeating Jan Kumstat 6-1 6-2 and Daniel Rincon 7-6³ 3-6 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Timofey defeated Rincon (7-6³ 3-6 6-3). During the match Skatov scored 111 points vs Rincon’s 104. Timofey was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Skatov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 63% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (18/39) on the 2nd serve. Timofey broke Rincon 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Skatov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Zadar Challenger and the Barletta Challenger.

The Kazakhstani has a compiled 11-8 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Ostrava Challenger

Skatov has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kolar	Skatov
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	6	5
Tot Games	46	46
Pts	171-161	170-136
Total Points	332	306
Winners	76	64
%Winners	44%	38%

Both Kolar and Skatov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zdenek Kolar conceded 1 set, while Timofey Skatov conceded 1 set. Kolar has played 1 set more than Skatov (6 vs 5). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (46). The Czech scored 76 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Skatov recorded 64 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kolar	Skatov
Aces	3	4
Avg per match	1.5	2
1st in	126/183	90/141
%1st in	69%	64%
1st pts	76/126	64/90
%1st pts	60%	71%
2nd pts	28/57	28/51
%2nd pts	49%	55%

Kolar fired 3 aces (1.5 per match). Skatov made 4 aces (2 per match). Kolar won 60% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kolar	Skatov
Won	8	9
Converted	8/18	9/24
% Converted	44%	38%
Conceded	25	9
Saved	18	5
% Saved	72%	56%
Times Broken	7	4

Zdenek broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Czech surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Timofey broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.

Kolar
	R1 Bonzi	R2 Nicod	Total
Score	4-6 6-4 6-4	7-65 2-1 ret.
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	30	16	46
pts	97-95	74-66	171-161
Total points	192	140	332
Winners	39	37	76
%Winners	40%	50%	44%
SERVE
Aces	3	0	3
Double Faults	3	5	8
1st in	63/98	63/85	126/183
% 1st in	64%	74%	69%
1st pts	39/63	37/63	76/126
% 1st pts	62%	59%	60%
2nd pts	17/35	11/22	28/57
% 2nd pts	49%	50%	49%
Breaks
Won	6	2	8
Converted	6/14	2/4	8/18
Converted %	43%	50%	44%
Conceded	8	17	25
Saved	3/8	15/17	18
Saved %	38%	88%	63%
Times Broken	5	2	7

Skatov
	R1 Kumstat	R2 Rincon	Total
Score	6-1 6-2	7-63 3-6 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	15	31	46
pts	59-32	111-104	170-136
Total points	91	215	306
Winners	19	45	64
%Winners	32%	41%	38%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	4
Double Faults	0	5	5
1st in	24/36	66/105	90/141
% 1st in	67%	63%	64%
1st pts	19/24	45/66	64/90
% 1st pts	79%	68%	71%
2nd pts	10/12	18/39	28/51
% 2nd pts	83%	46%	55%
Breaks
Won	5	4	9
Converted	5/10	4/14	9/24
Converted %	50%	29%	38%
Conceded	0	9	9
Saved	0/0	5/9	5
Saved %	–	56%	28%
Times Broken	0	4	4

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