Damir Dzumhur and Luka Mikrut will play each other in the final of the Zagreb Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 11:00 am 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 Damir Dzumhur who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Damir Dzumhur is the pick to win this match.
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.31
Luka Mikrut -> 3.25
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Luka Mikrut
This will be the 2nd time that Damir Dzumhur and Luka Mikrut square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mikrut (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Mikrut won 6-0 6-1 in the 1st round in the Split Challenger back in April 2024.
Damir Dzumhur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-30 | 11-13 | 28-7 | 6-7 | 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. 128, Dzumhur reached the final after beating David Jorda Sanchis 5-7 6-4 6-2, Nerman Fatic 6-2 4-6 6-3, Nick Hardt 6-3 6-4 and Oriol Roca Batalla 4-6 6-4 6-4.
In the semifinal against Roca Batalla, The Bosnian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4). During the match, Dzumhur scored 95 points vs Roca Batalla’s 91. The Bosnian was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dzumhur wasn’t able to score even 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Damir Dzumhur lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Dzumhur put 76% of his first serves in, winning 63% (46/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (12/23) on the 2nd serve. The Bosnian broke Roca Batalla 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bosnian has lost 3 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Dzumhur has good match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (338-272). 16-5 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dzumhur has an overall 151-111 match record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Barletta Challenger where he beat Harold Mayot in the final 6-1 6-3 and the Ostrava Challenger where he overcame Henri Squire in the final 6-2 4-6 7-5.
Damir has a composed 26-14 win-loss record in 2024, 16-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Luka Mikrut
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-26 | 5-4 | 31-19 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-18 | 5-3 | 28-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 15-14 | 9-2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 509, Luka reached the final after defeating Roko Horvat 6-1 7-62, Henrique Rocha 6-3 6-2, Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-3 2-6 7-5 and Matej Dodig 6-74 6-2 6-2.
In the semifinal against Dodig, Mikrut recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-2 6-2). During the match Mikrut scored 103 points vs Dodig’s 81. Luka was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Mikrut struck 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Luka Mikrut was pretty effective on serve to win 82% (36/44) of his 1st serve and 60% (24/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Luka broke Dodig 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mikrut has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Mikrut’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Manacor,M15 Split and M15 Bol.
Luka has an overall 24-12 win-loss record in 2024, 20-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 106 | 95 |
| Pts | 356-312 | 343-282 |
| Total Points | 668 | 625 |
| Winners | 174 | 122 |
| %Winners | 49% | 36% |
Both Dzumhur and Mikrut played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Damir Dzumhur lost 3 sets, while Luka Mikrut surrendered 2 sets. Dzumhur has played 1 set more than Mikrut (11 vs 10). Therefore, Dzumhur played 11 games more than Mikrut. The Bosnian scored 174 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Luka fired 122 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 265/350 | 169/321 |
| %1st in | 76% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 174/265 | 122/169 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 44/85 | 80/152 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Dzumhur recorded 1 ace (0.3 per match). Mikrut also bagged 26 aces (6.5 per match). Dzumhur won 66% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Mikrut won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dzumhur | Mikrut |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 19 |
| Converted | 18/37 | 19/40 |
| % Converted | 49% | 48% |
| Conceded | 35 | 29 |
| Saved | 24 | 20 |
| % Saved | 69% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 9 |
The Bosnian broke his opponents 18 times with a 49% conversion rate. The Bosnian lost his serve 11 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Luka broke his opponents 19 times with a 48% conversion rate. Luka conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | ||||||
| R1 Jorda Sanchis |
R2 Fatic |
1/4 Hardt |
1/2 Roca Batalla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 27 | 19 | 30 | 106 | |
| pts | 100-89 | 92-80 | 69-52 | 95-91 | 356-312 | |
| Total points | 189 | 172 | 121 | 186 | 668 | |
| Winners | 44 | 50 | 34 | 46 | 174 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 54% | 49% | 48% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 68/102 | 72/93 | 52/59 | 73/96 | 265/350 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 77% | 88% | 76% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 44/68 | 50/72 | 34/52 | 46/73 | 174/265 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 69% | 65% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 12/21 | 4/7 | 12/23 | 44/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 57% | 57% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 3/8 | 4/6 | 5/12 | 18/37 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 38% | 67% | 42% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 35 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 7/8 | 1/3 | 8/12 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 88% | 33% | 67% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Mikrut | ||||||
| R1 Horvat |
R2 Rocha |
1/4 Pacheco |
1/2 Dodig |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-62 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 2-6 7-5 | 6-74 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 29 | 29 | 95 | |
| pts | 77-56 | 59-44 | 104-101 | 103-81 | 343-282 | |
| Total points | 133 | 103 | 205 | 184 | 625 | |
| Winners | 26 | 19 | 41 | 36 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 32% | 39% | 35% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 36/63 | 27/63 | 62/111 | 44/84 | 169/321 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 43% | 56% | 52% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 19/27 | 41/62 | 36/44 | 122/169 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 70% | 66% | 82% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/27 | 20/36 | 22/49 | 24/40 | 80/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 56% | 45% | 60% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/5 | 5/11 | 5/15 | 19/40 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 80% | 45% | 33% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 29 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/4 | 11/16 | 1/2 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 69% | 50% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
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