Dimitar Kuzmanov and Evgeny Donskoy will fight against each other in the quarter of the Astana Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on CENTER 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 Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 3 sets.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.57
Evgeny Donskoy -> 2.27
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Evgeny Donskoy
There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Evgeny Donskoy since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
12 - 16win/loss
382
158
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-22 | 7-5 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-25 | 9-7 | 22-15 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-26 | 10-7 | 16-13 | 4-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 8-6 | 22-15 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 4-1 | 13-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 356, the Bulgarian got to the quarter after beating Moerani Bouzige 6-1 7-6(6), Egor Agafonov 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) and Evgeny Donskoy .
In the 2nd round against Agafonov, Dimitar recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 7-65). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 98 points vs Agafonov’s 97. Dimitar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov blasted 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 66% of his first serves in, winning 75% (49/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Dimitar broke Agafonov 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bulgarian has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Kuzmanov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (380-213). 4-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has a composed 129-51 match record in the last years on hard.
Dimitar’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Mauthausen Challenger.
Kuzmanov has an aggregate 12-16 win-loss record in 2024, 4-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Astana Challenger
Evgeny Donskoy
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-20 | 23-20 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-31 | 39-17 | 3-4 | 6-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-22 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 19-28 | 8-8 | 2-7 | 7-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 407, Donskoy reached the quarter after defeating Petr Bar Biryukov 7-6(5) 6-4 and Grigoriy Lomakin 6-3 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Evgeny had a good straight sets win against Lomakin (6-3 6-2). During the match Donskoy scored 62 points vs Lomakin’s 39. Donskoy was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Donskoy managed to score 4 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Evgeny Donskoy was exceptionally effective on serve to win 81% (25/31) of his 1st serve and 82% (9/11) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Donskoy broke Lomakin 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Evgeny hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Russian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Tianjin.
Donskoy has a composed 19-14 win-loss record in 2024, 19-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 40 |
| Pts | 167-149 | 134-100 |
| Total Points | 316 | 234 |
| Winners | 85 | 64 |
| %Winners | 51% | 48% |
Both Kuzmanov and Donskoy played 2 matches. At the moment, Dimitar Kuzmanov lost 1 set while Evgeny Donskoy hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 1 set more than Donskoy (5 vs 4). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 13 games more than Donskoy. Kuzmanov scored 85 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Evgeny blasted 64 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 3.5 |
| 1st in | 112/161 | 73/104 |
| %1st in | 70% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 85/112 | 64/73 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 24/49 | 21/31 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 68% |
Kuzmanov recorded 14 aces (7 per match). Donskoy scored 7 aces (3.5 per match). Kuzmanov won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Donskoy won 88% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Donskoy |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/18 | 5/13 |
| % Converted | 39% | 38% |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 55% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 |
Kuzmanov broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. Kuzmanov dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. Donskoy was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 5 break points.
| Kuzmanov | ||||
| R1 Bouzige | R2 Agafonov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-66 | 4-6 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 33 | 53 | |
| pts | 69-52 | 98-97 | 167-149 | |
| Total points | 121 | 195 | 316 | |
| Winners | 36 | 49 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 50% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 47/62 | 65/99 | 112/161 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 66% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 36/47 | 49/65 | 85/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 75% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 15/34 | 24/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 44% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/13 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 31% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Donskoy | ||||
| R1 Bar | R2 Lomakin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 17 | 40 | |
| pts | 72-61 | 62-39 | 134-100 | |
| Total points | 133 | 101 | 234 | |
| Winners | 39 | 25 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 40% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 42/62 | 31/42 | 73/104 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 74% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 39/42 | 25/31 | 64/73 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 81% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 9/11 | 21/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 82% | 68% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 4/10 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Evgeny KarlovskiyKarlovskiy – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandre BakshiBakshi – Sergey FominFomin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Saba PurtseladzePurtseladze – (1-1) – H2H and prediction