Damir Dzumhur and Jesper De Jong will square off in the semifinal of the Istanbul Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am 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 Jesper De Jong who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.54
Damir Dzumhur -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Jesper De Jong
This will be the 2nd time that Damir Dzumhur and Jesper De Jong fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for De (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, De won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in the Tunis Challenger back in 2023.
Damir Dzumhur
37 - 20win/loss
106
23
LLLLWLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-29 | 11-13 | 22-6 | 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. 82, Damir reached the semifinal after defeating Ricardas Berankis 2-2 ret., Dino Prizmic 6-2 6-2 and Jack Pinnington Jones 6-7(6) 6-1 4-0 ret..
In the quarter against Pinnington Jones, the Bosnian had a free pass after Pinnington Jones retired on a 6-76 6-1 4-0 . scoreline.
Dzumhur has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (349-278). 9-10 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dzumhur has an aggregate 97-91 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning 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 and the Zagreb Challenger where he beat Luka Mikrut in the final 7-5 6-0 and the Santo Domingo Challenger where he beat Andres Andrade in the final 6-4 6-4.
Dzumhur has a compiled 37-20 win-loss record in 2024, 9-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Jesper De Jong
37 - 19win/loss
111
103
LWWLLWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-25 | 12-5 | 33-15 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-23 | 19-4 | 30-14 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-28 | 12-7 | 10-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-29 | 2-6 | 27-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 7-3 | 14-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128, De reached the semifinal after defeating Gabi Adrian Boitan 3-6 6-2 6-1, Egor Agafonov 4-6 6-1 6-4 and Ilia Simakin 6-7(3) 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter against Simakin, De recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 7-5 6-3). During the match De scored 104 points vs Simakin’s 95. The Dutch was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, De bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Jesper De Jong was quite efficient on serve to win 71% (34/48) of his 1st serve and 56% (27/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 5 times. De broke Simakin 7 times after converting 70% of his break points (7/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
De has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Sassuolo Challenger where he overcame Daniel Altmaier in the final 7-6(5) 6-1.
The Dutch has a composed 37-19 win-loss record in 2024, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | De |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 44 | 85 |
| Pts | 169-125 | 292-245 |
| Total Points | 294 | 537 |
| Winners | 63 | 105 |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% |
Both Dzumhur and De played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Damir Dzumhur conceded 1 set, while Jesper De Jong lost 3 sets. Dzumhur has played 1 set(s) less than De (8 vs 9). Therefore, Dzumhur played 41 games less than De. The Bosnian scored 63 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Jesper struck 105 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | De |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 99/142 | 137/257 |
| %1st in | 70% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 63/99 | 105/137 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 27/43 | 64/120 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 53% |
Dzumhur recorded 3 aces (1 per match). De bagged 22 aces (7.3 per match). Dzumhur won 64% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, De won 77% of the points behind 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 | De |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 16 |
| Converted | 13/28 | 16/38 |
| % Converted | 46% | 42% |
| Conceded | 7 | 26 |
| Saved | 3 | 17 |
| % Saved | 43% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 9 |
The Bosnian broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Damir conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. De broke his opponents 16 times with a 42% conversion rate. Jesper conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | |||||
| R1 Berankis |
R2 Prizmic |
1/4 Pinnington |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-2 ret. | 6-2 6-2 | 6-76 6-1 4-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 4 | 16 | 24 | 44 | |
| pts | 12-11 | 62-43 | 95-71 | 169-125 | |
| Total points | 23 | 105 | 166 | 294 | |
| Winners | 5 | 23 | 35 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 8/10 | 34/54 | 57/78 | 99/142 | |
| % 1st in | 80% | 63% | 73% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 5/8 | 23/34 | 35/57 | 63/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 68% | 61% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 1/2 | 11/20 | 15/21 | 27/43 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 55% | 71% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 5/8 | 7/17 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 63% | 41% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 50% | 50% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| De | |||||
| R1 Adrian Boitan |
R2 Agafonov |
1/4 Simakin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-1 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 6-73 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 27 | 34 | 85 | |
| pts | 99-77 | 89-73 | 104-95 | 292-245 | |
| Total points | 176 | 162 | 199 | 537 | |
| Winners | 30 | 41 | 34 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 46% | 33% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 4 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 41/84 | 48/77 | 48/96 | 137/257 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 62% | 50% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 30/41 | 41/48 | 34/48 | 105/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 85% | 71% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/43 | 16/29 | 27/48 | 64/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 55% | 56% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/19 | 3/9 | 7/10 | 16/38 | |
| Converted % | 32% | 33% | 70% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 | 11 | 26 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 4/5 | 6/11 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 80% | 55% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLWWWWL Tennis Scores in Istanbul Challenger
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones (6-76 6-1 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Matej DodigDodig (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Ilia SimakinSimakin (6-73 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Elmer MollerMoller (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic – Matej DodigDodig (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Elmer MollerMoller (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Jesper De JongDe Jong (0-1) – H2H and prediction
