Hady Habib and Bruno Kuzuhara will square off in the quarter of the Santos Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on QUADRA CENTRAL. 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 Hady Habib who should win in 3 sets.
Hady Habib -> 1.79
Bruno Kuzuhara -> 1.93
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Prediction and head to head Hady Habib vs. Bruno Kuzuhara
There is no head to head record between Hady Habib and Bruno Kuzuhara since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Hady Habib
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-21 | 10-8 | 18-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 58-27 | 38-11 | 17-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-25 | 21-14 | 9-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-13 | 31-10 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-4 | 2-2 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 286 (career-high), Habib reached the quarter after beating Igor Gimenez 6-4 6-0 and Franco Roncadelli 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Lebanese had a good straight sets win against Roncadelli (6-4 6-2). During the match, Habib scored 77 points vs Roncadelli’s 59. Hady was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Habib blasted 10 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Hady Habib lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Habib put 58% of his first serves in, winning 74% (29/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (11/28) on the 2nd serve. Habib broke Roncadelli 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Habib hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Habib has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 65% of his matches (272-147). 7-6 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Habib has a composed 83-49 record in the last years on clay.
Hady’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Quinta Do Lago.
Hady has an overall 17-15 win-loss record in 2024, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Santos Challenger
Habib has never competed in this tournament before.
Bruno Kuzuhara
15 - 13win/loss
421
414
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-18 | 6-6 | 15-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-30 | 13-6 | 28-23 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-23 | 8-13 | 20-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 9-13 | 6-6 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 469, Kuzuhara got to the quarter after beating Facundo Mena 6-3 7-65 and Ergi Kirkin 6-3 4-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Kuzuhara defeated Kirkin (6-3 4-6 7-5). During the match Kuzuhara scored 112 points vs Kirkin’s 110. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Kuzuhara scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 7 double faults. Bruno Kuzuhara lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Kuzuhara put 57% of his first serves in, winning 66% (43/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (26/49) on the 2nd serve. Kuzuhara broke Kirkin 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuzuhara has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The American has an aggregate 15-12 win-loss record in 2024, 12-9 on clay (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Habib | Kuzuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 53 |
| Pts | 140-100 | 178-164 |
| Total Points | 240 | 342 |
| Winners | 51 | 74 |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% |
Both Habib and Kuzuhara played 2 matches. At the moment, Bruno Kuzuhara lost 1 set while Hady Habib hasn’t lost a set so far. Habib has played 1 set(s) less than Kuzuhara (4 vs 5). Therefore, Habib played 19 games less than Kuzuhara. Hady scored 51 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Bruno struck 74 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Habib | Kuzuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 2 |
| 1st in | 66/114 | 108/176 |
| %1st in | 58% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 51/66 | 74/108 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 18/48 | 33/68 |
| %2nd pts | 38% | 49% |
Habib fired 16 aces (8 per match). Kuzuhara struck 4 aces (2 per match). Habib won 77% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Kuzuhara won 69% of the points on 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 | Habib | Kuzuhara |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 8 |
| Converted | 11/22 | 8/16 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 11 | 15 |
| Saved | 7 | 9 |
| % Saved | 64% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The Lebanese broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Habib lost his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Kuzuhara broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Bruno conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Habib | ||||
| R1 Gimenez | R2 Roncadelli | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| pts | 63-41 | 77-59 | 140-100 | |
| Total points | 104 | 136 | 240 | |
| Winners | 22 | 29 | 51 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 10 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 27/47 | 39/67 | 66/114 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 29/39 | 51/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/20 | 11/28 | 18/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 35% | 39% | 38% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 5/14 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 36% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 71% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Kuzuhara | ||||
| R1 Mena | R2 Kirkin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 6-3 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 31 | 53 | |
| pts | 66-54 | 112-110 | 178-164 | |
| Total points | 120 | 222 | 342 | |
| Winners | 31 | 43 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 43/62 | 65/114 | 108/176 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 57% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 31/43 | 43/65 | 74/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 66% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/19 | 26/49 | 33/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 53% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 4/12 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 8/11 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 73% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Tennis Scores in Santos Challenger
- Hady Habib/Trey HilderbrandHabib/Trey Hilderbrand – Franco Ribero/Juan Bautista TorresRibero/Juan Bautista Torres (3-6 6-3 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
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