Ergi Kirkin and Matej Dodig will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Brasov Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:30 am on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matej Dodig who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Matej Dodig is the pick to win this match.
Matej Dodig -> 1.41
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.76

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Prediction and head to head Ergi Kirkin vs. Matej Dodig

There is no head to head record between Ergi Kirkin and Matej Dodig since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Ergi Kirkin

Ranked no. 257, Kirkin got to the 2^nd round after beating Juan Pablo Ficovich 2-6 7-6⁵ 6-3.

In the 1^st round against Pablo Ficovich, Kirkin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-6⁵ 6-3).During the match, Kirkin scored less points (1) than Pablo Ficovich. In fact, the world no. 257 won 97 points vs Pablo Ficovich’s. That means that Kirkin was more focused during the important points. Kirkin was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kirkin made 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Ergi Kirkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kirkin put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (43/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. Kirkin broke Pablo Ficovich twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Kirkin has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (247-162). 25-12 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kirkin has a composed176-97 record in the last 9 years on clay.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Porto Alegre Challenger where he defeated Daniel Dutra Da Silva in the final 6-3 7-5.

Ergi has a compiled 37-17 win-loss record in 2024, 25-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Brasov Challenger

The Turk has never competed in this tournament before.

Matej Dodig

Ranked no. 317 (career-high), Matej got to the 2^nd round after beating Jelle Sels 3-6 7-6³ 6-2.

In the 1^st round against Sels, The Croatian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-6³ 6-2). During the match Dodig scored 91 points vs Sels’s 78. Matej was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.

About the serving games, Dodig recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Matej Dodig was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (41/52) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Croatian broke Sels 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Dodig’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M15 Monastir and M15 Rovinj.

The Croatian has an aggregate 34-12 win-loss record in 2024, 22-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kirkin	Dodig
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
Pts	97-98	91-78
Total Points	195	169
Winners	43	41
%Winners	44%	45%

Both Kirkin and Dodig played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Ergi Kirkin lost 1 set, while Matej Dodig dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Kirkin and Dodig have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (30). Kirkin scored 43 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian recorded 41 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kirkin	Dodig
Aces	4	4
Avg per match	4	4
1st in	61/100	52/80
%1st in	61%	65%
1st pts	43/61	41/52
%1st pts	70%	79%
2nd pts	19/39	16/28
%2nd pts	49%	57%

Kirkin bagged 4 aces . Dodig made 4 aces . Kirkin won 70% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Dodig won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kirkin	Dodig
Won	2	4
Converted	2/4	4/7
% Converted	50%	57%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	3	3
% Saved	50%	50%
Times Broken	3	3

Ergi broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Kirkin lost his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Croatian broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Matej conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Kirkin
	R1 Pablo Ficovich	Total
Score	2-6 7-65 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
pts	97-98	97-98
Total points	195	195
Winners	43	43
%Winners	44%	44%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	61/100	61/100
% 1st in	61%	61%
1st pts	43/61	43/61
% 1st pts	70%	70%
2nd pts	19/39	19/39
% 2nd pts	49%	49%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/4	2/4
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	3/6	3
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	3	3

Dodig
	R1 Sels	Total
Score	3-6 7-63 6-2
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	30	30
pts	91-78	91-78
Total points	169	169
Winners	41	41
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	52/80	52/80
% 1st in	65%	65%
1st pts	41/52	41/52
% 1st pts	79%	79%
2nd pts	16/28	16/28
% 2nd pts	57%	57%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/7	4/7
Converted %	57%	57%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	3/6	3
Saved %	50%	50%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Brasov Challenger

• Dmitry PopkoPopko – Hynek BartonBarton (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Valentin RoyerRoyer – Martin KrumichKrumich (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Gustavo HeideHeide – Orlando LuzLuz (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Cezar CretuCretu – Luka MikrutMikrut (7-5 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Matej DodigDodig – Jelle SelsSels (3-6 7-6³ 6-2) – See score progression
• Ergi KirkinKirkin – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (2-6 7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (6-4 0-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Gabi Adrian BoitanAdrian Boitan (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Vlad Andrei DancuAndrei Dancu (7-6⁴ 6-1) – See score progression
• Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano – Gastao EliasElias (7-6⁶ 6-2) – See score progression
• Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Ioan Alexandru ChiritaAlexandru Chirita (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
• Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel (7-6⁵ 6-4) – See score progression
• Nerman FaticFatic – Adolfo Daniel VallejoDaniel Vallejo (6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Roman Andres BurruchagaAndres Burruchaga (6-4 0-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Radu Mihai PapoeMihai Papoe – Vladyslav OrlovOrlov (6-3 6-7(5) 7-5) – See score progression
• Dmitry PopkoPopko – Hynek BartonBarton (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Moez EcharguiEchargui (4-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Gustavo HeideHeide – Orlando LuzLuz (7-5 6-4) – See score progression

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