Alexey Zakharov and Norbert Gombos will play each other in the 2nd round of the Bratislava 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRAL COURT. 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 Norbert Gombos who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Norbert Gombos is the pick to win this match.
Norbert Gombos -> 1.76
Alexey Zakharov -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Alexey Zakharov vs. Norbert Gombos
There is no head to head record between Alexey Zakharov and Norbert Gombos since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexey Zakharov
22 - 11win/loss
324
297
LLWWLLLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-27 | 25-17 | 15-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 21-8 | 21-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 506, Alexey reached the 2nd round after beating Guy Den Ouden 6-3 6-4, Hynek Barton 7-5 6-4 and Zsombor Piros 7-61 6-1.
In the 1st round, Alexey had a good straight sets win against Piros (7-61 6-1). During the match, Zakharov scored 75 points vs Piros’s 49. Alexey was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zakharov fired 4 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Alexey Zakharov was very efficient on serve to win 82% (28/34) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Russian broke Piros 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Zakharov has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (147-77). 6-2 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Zakharov has an aggregate35-17 record in the last 7 years on clay.
Alexey has an aggregate 22-10 win-loss record in 2024, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Norbert Gombos
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-23 | 13-3 | 10-13 | 0-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-23 | 2-4 | 11-10 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-28 | 7-3 | 28-17 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-30 | 0-9 | 13-10 | 12-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-11 | 6-4 | 2-1 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 557, the Slovakian got to the 2nd round after beating Gerard Campana Lee 6-2 5-7 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Slovakian defeated Campana Lee (6-2 5-7 6-4). During the match Gombos scored 91 points vs Campana Lee’s 79. Norbert was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Gombos managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Norbert Gombos was very efficient on serve to win 77% (33/43) of his 1st serve and 52% (25/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Slovakian broke Campana Lee 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
The Slovakian has an aggregate 6-9 win-loss record in 2024, 6-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament twice in 2016 and 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zakharov | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 30 |
| Pts | 232-176 | 91-79 |
| Total Points | 408 | 170 |
| Winners | 91 | 33 |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% |
Zakharov played 3 matches while Gombos competed in 1 match. Zakharov started his run from the qualifications while Gombos had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Norbert Gombos surrendered 1 set while Alexey Zakharov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Zakharov has played 3 sets more than Gombos (6 vs 3). Therefore, Zakharov played 31 games more than Gombos. Alexey scored 91 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Gombos blasted 33 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zakharov | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 7 |
| 1st in | 107/181 | 43/91 |
| %1st in | 59% | 47% |
| 1st pts | 91/107 | 33/43 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 39/74 | 25/48 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 52% |
Zakharov bagged 11 aces (3.7 per match). Gombos bagged 7 aces . Zakharov won 85% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Gombos won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zakharov | Gombos |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 5 |
| Converted | 9/19 | 5/7 |
| % Converted | 47% | 71% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 8 | 4 |
| % Saved | 80% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Alexey broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Alexey conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Norbert broke his opponent 5 times with a 71% conversion rate. Norbert conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zakharov | |||||
| Q1 Den |
Q3 Barton |
R1 Piros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | 7-61 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 22 | 20 | 61 | |
| pts | 80-66 | 77-61 | 75-49 | 232-176 | |
| Total points | 146 | 138 | 124 | 408 | |
| Winners | 30 | 33 | 28 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 37% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/71 | 37/61 | 34/49 | 107/181 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 61% | 69% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/36 | 33/37 | 28/34 | 91/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 89% | 82% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 11/24 | 10/15 | 39/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 46% | 67% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/4 | 4/9 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 75% | 44% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 2/3 | 1/2 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 50% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gombos | |||||
| R1 Campana |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 6-4 | ||||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |||
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |||
| pts | 91-79 | 91-79 | |||
| Total points | 170 | 170 | |||
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |||
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |||
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |||
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |||
| 1st in | 43/91 | 43/91 | |||
| % 1st in | 47% | 47% | |||
| 1st pts | 33/43 | 33/43 | |||
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |||
| 2nd pts | 25/48 | 25/48 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |||
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |||
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | |||
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | |||
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |||
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |||
| Saved % | 57% | 19% | |||
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |||
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Bratislava 1 Challenger
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Sebastian GimaGima (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Yanki ErelErel (7-62 6-75 6-4) – See score progression
- Martin KrumichKrumich – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Ivan Liutarevich/Sergio Martos GornesLiutarevich/Sergio Martos Gornes – Pedro Cachin/Genaro Alberto OlivieriCachin/Genaro Alberto Olivieri (3-6 6-3 10-7) – See score progression
- Jerome KymKym – Valentin RoyerRoyer (6-75 7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Denys Molchanov/Philipp OswaldMolchanov/Philipp Oswald – Dmitry Popko/Vitaliy SachkoPopko/Vitaliy Sachko (7-61 7-68) – See score progression
- Milos Karol/Tomas LanikKarol/Tomas Lanik – Inigo Cervantes/Oriol Roca BatallaCervantes/Oriol Roca Batalla (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexey ZakharovZakharov – Zsombor PirosPiros (7-61 6-1) – See score progression
- Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner – Simon Freund/Johannes IngildsenFreund/Johannes Ingildsen (4-6 6-4 10-6) – See score progression
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – Ergi KirkinKirkin (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Matej DodigDodig – Radu AlbotAlbot (4-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Alex MolcanMolcan (6-2 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Ivan GakhovGakhov (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Lukas Pokorny/Igor ZelenayPokorny/Igor Zelenay (4-6 7-5 10-7) – See score progression
- Pedro CachinCachin – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-3 6-73 7-5) – See score progression
- Lukas NeumayerNeumayer – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (4-6 7-65 7-65) – See score progression
- Henrique RochaRocha – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Norbert GombosGombos – Gerard Campana LeeCampana Lee (6-2 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Luka MikrutMikrut – Jaime FariaFaria (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro CachinCachin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexey ZakharovZakharov – Norbert GombosGombos (0-0) – H2H and prediction
