Jiri Vesely and Toby Alex Kodat will square off in the semifinal of the Prague Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jiri Vesely who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Vesely is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Vesely -> 1.42
Toby Alex Kodat -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Jiri Vesely vs. Toby Alex Kodat
There is no head to head record between Jiri Vesely and Toby Alex Kodat since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jiri Vesely
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-12 | 0-4 | 6-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-15 | 5-3 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 20-19 | 12-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-27 | 4-5 | 8-12 | 9-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| 2020 | 21-12 | 8-5 | 9-5 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 295, Vesely reached the semifinal after defeating Alejandro Moro Canas 6-4 6-75 7-63, Marco Trungelliti 6-1 ret. and Giovanni Fonio 2-6 6-1 6-4.
In the quarter against Fonio, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-4). During the match, Vesely scored 81 points vs Fonio’s 78. Vesely was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Vesely blasted 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jiri Vesely lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Vesely put 65% of his first serves in, winning 71% (40/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Jiri broke Fonio 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Vesely has dropped 2 set in this competition to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Vesely has good record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (247-220). 4-4 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Vesely has a compiled 103-90 match record in the last years on clay.
The Czech has an aggregate 4-11 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Prague Challenger
Toby Alex Kodat
14 - 14win/loss
320
311
WWLWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-17 | 4-4 | 15-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-23 | 4-5 | 28-14 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-11 | 3-3 | 6-6 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-24 | 5-6 | 19-15 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-15 | 3-5 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 370, Alex reached the semifinal after defeating Maxime Janvier 6-3 6-4, Clement Chidekh 6-2 2-6 6-1 and Henrique Rocha 6-1 7-63.
In the quarter, The American had a good straight sets win against Rocha (6-1 7-63). During the match Alex scored 76 points vs Rocha’s 61. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Alex fired 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Toby Alex Kodat lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Alex put 50% of his first serves in, winning 71% (22/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Rocha 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Wesley Chapel.
Toby has a compiled 14-14 win-loss record in 2024, 10-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Vesely | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 62 |
| Pts | 236-214 | 240-198 |
| Total Points | 450 | 438 |
| Winners | 107 | 82 |
| %Winners | 45% | 34% |
Both Vesely and Alex played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jiri Vesely lost 2 sets, while Toby Alex Kodat conceded 1 set. Vesely has played 1 set more than Alex (8 vs 7). Therefore, Vesely played 6 games more than Alex. The Czech scored 107 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Toby struck 82 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Vesely | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 145/226 | 118/219 |
| %1st in | 64% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 107/145 | 82/118 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 43/81 | 49/101 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 49% |
Vesely bagged 23 aces (7.7 per match). Alex managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Vesely won 74% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Alex won 69% 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 | Vesely | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 15 |
| Converted | 8/17 | 15/34 |
| % Converted | 47% | 44% |
| Conceded | 15 | 21 |
| Saved | 11 | 13 |
| % Saved | 73% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Vesely broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Czech dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The American broke his opponents 15 times with a 44% conversion rate. Toby conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Vesely | |||||
| R1 Moro |
R2 Trungelliti |
1/4 Fonio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 7-63 | 6-1 ret. | 2-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 7 | 25 | 68 | |
| pts | 123-115 | 32-21 | 81-78 | 236-214 | |
| Total points | 238 | 53 | 159 | 450 | |
| Winners | 52 | 15 | 40 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 67/108 | 22/32 | 56/86 | 145/226 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 69% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 52/67 | 15/22 | 40/56 | 107/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 68% | 71% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/41 | 5/10 | 14/30 | 43/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 50% | 47% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 2/3 | 3/5 | 8/17 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 67% | 60% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 1/1 | 9/11 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 100% | 82% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Alex | |||||
| R1 Janvier |
R2 Chidekh |
1/4 Rocha |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 2-6 6-1 | 6-1 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 20 | 62 | |
| pts | 81-68 | 83-69 | 76-61 | 240-198 | |
| Total points | 149 | 152 | 137 | 438 | |
| Winners | 32 | 28 | 22 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 34% | 29% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 47/78 | 40/79 | 31/62 | 118/219 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 51% | 50% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 32/47 | 28/40 | 22/31 | 82/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 70% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 18/39 | 15/31 | 49/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 46% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/14 | 5/9 | 15/34 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 43% | 56% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 | 4 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 6/10 | 1/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 60% | 25% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Prague Challenger
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Giovanni FonioFonio (2-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat – Henrique RochaRocha (6-1 7-63) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-3 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Jiri Barnat/Jan HrazdilBarnat/Jan Hrazdil – Anirudh Chandrasekar/Niki Kaliyanda PoonachaChandrasekar/Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha (6-3 1-6 10-3) – See score progression
- Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat – Henrique RochaRocha (6-1 7-6(3)) – See score progression
- Jiri VeselyVesely – Giovanni FonioFonio (2-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-3 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alex MolcanMolcan – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
