Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Dmitry Popko will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Brasov Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 10:30 am on CENTER. 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 Nicolas Moreno De Alboran who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran is the pick to win this match.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran -> 1.46
Dmitry Popko -> 2.55
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Prediction and head to head Nicolas Moreno De Alboran vs. Dmitry Popko
There is no head to head record between Nicolas Moreno De Alboran and Dmitry Popko since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nicolas Moreno De Alboran
28 - 21win/loss
144
121
WWWWLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-31 | 14-10 | 24-18 | 2-1 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-30 | 25-16 | 10-8 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 8-2 | 28-17 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-20 | 22-11 | 22-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-12 | 14-8 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 146, the Spaniard got to the semifinal after defeating Ioan Alexandru Chirita 6-2 6-1, Javier Barranco Cosano 6-3 6-1 and Matej Dodig 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Moreno De Alboran had a good straight sets win against Dodig (6-4 6-4). During the match, Moreno De Alboran scored 64 points vs Dodig’s 54. Moreno De Alboran was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Moreno De Alboran made 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Nicolas Moreno De Alboran was exceptionally effective on serve to win 88% (30/34) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Spaniard broke Dodig twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moreno De Alboran hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Moreno De Alboran has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (220-126). 15-9 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Moreno De Alboran has a composed93-53 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Nicolas has a composed 28-20 win-loss record in 2024, 15-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brasov Challenger
Moreno De Alboran has never competed in this tournament before.
Dmitry Popko
55 - 18win/loss
175
162
LWLLLLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 62-29 | 5-1 | 57-28 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 28-23 | 13-8 | 15-10 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the Kazakhstani reached the semifinal after beating Hynek Barton 6-4 6-3, Stefan Palosi 7-5 7-5, Filip Cristian Jianu 1-6 7-5 6-4 and Nicolas Moreno De Alboran .
In the quarter against Cristian Jianu, The Kazakhstani recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-5 6-4). During the match Popko scored 87 points vs Cristian Jianu’s 85. Popko was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Popko scored 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dmitry Popko lost the serve 6 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 53% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 37% (16/43) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Cristian Jianu 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Popko has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Popko’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Buenos Aires Challenger,M15 Sunrise,M15 Palm Coast,M25 Naples,M25 Recife and M25 Feira de Santana.
The Kazakhstani has a composed 54-17 win-loss record in 2024, 49-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moreno De Alboran | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 72 |
| Pts | 189-141 | 257-227 |
| Total Points | 330 | 484 |
| Winners | 78 | 102 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Moreno De Alboran and Popko played 3 matches. At the moment, Dmitry Popko conceded 1 set while Nicolas Moreno De Alboran hasn’t dropped a set so far. Moreno De Alboran has played 1 set(s) less than Popko (6 vs 7). Therefore, Moreno De Alboran played 21 games less than Popko. The Spaniard scored 78 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani recorded 102 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moreno De Alboran | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 5.7 |
| 1st in | 94/155 | 131/243 |
| %1st in | 61% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 78/94 | 102/131 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 31/61 | 54/112 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 48% |
Moreno De Alboran recorded 14 aces (4.7 per match). Popko bagged 17 aces (5.7 per match). Moreno De Alboran won 83% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moreno De Alboran | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 10 |
| Converted | 11/26 | 10/22 |
| % Converted | 42% | 45% |
| Conceded | 6 | 26 |
| Saved | 5 | 19 |
| % Saved | 83% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
Moreno De Alboran broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Nicolas surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Popko broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. Dmitry conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moreno De Alboran | |||||
| R1 Alexandru Chirita |
R2 Barranco Cosano |
1/4 Dodig |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 20 | 51 | |
| pts | 64-45 | 61-42 | 64-54 | 189-141 | |
| Total points | 109 | 103 | 118 | 330 | |
| Winners | 23 | 25 | 30 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 47% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 28/56 | 32/45 | 34/54 | 94/155 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 71% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 23/28 | 25/32 | 30/34 | 78/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 88% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 8/13 | 11/20 | 31/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 62% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/10 | 2/5 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 40% | 40% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | – | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Popko | |||||
| R1 Barton |
R2 Palosi |
1/4 Cristian |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-5 7-5 | 1-6 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 24 | 29 | 72 | |
| pts | 77-60 | 93-82 | 87-85 | 257-227 | |
| Total points | 137 | 175 | 172 | 484 | |
| Winners | 28 | 38 | 36 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 41% | 41% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 34/61 | 49/91 | 48/91 | 131/243 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 54% | 53% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 38/49 | 36/48 | 102/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 75% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/27 | 23/42 | 16/43 | 54/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 55% | 37% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 2/4 | 5/6 | 10/22 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 50% | 83% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 17 | 26 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/7 | 11/17 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 65% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Brasov Challenger
- Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (1-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Cezar CretuCretu (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Radu Mihai PapoeMihai Papoe (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – Nerman FaticFatic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
