Dimitar Kuzmanov and Robert Strombachs will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Dobrich 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.49
Robert Strombachs -> 2.5

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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Robert Strombachs

This will be the 2nd time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Robert Strombachs face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Strombachs (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Strombachs won 6-3 1-0 ret. in the 1st round in the Dobrich Challenger back in August 2024.

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Dimitar Kuzmanov

16 - 18win/loss

Hard
7-5
I Hard
3-4
Clay
6-9
Rank
382
High
158
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 16-18 7-5 6-9 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
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Ranked no. 382, Dimitar got to the 2nd round after beating Raul Brancaccio 7-5 6-3.

In the 1st round, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Brancaccio (7-5 6-3). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 67 points vs Brancaccio’s 56. The Bulgarian was pretty aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kuzmanov recorded 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (26/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the 2nd serve. Dimitar broke Brancaccio 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (384-215). 6-9 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kuzmanov has a composed 232-130 match record in the last years on clay.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Astana Challenger where he overcame Saba Purtseladze in the final 6-4 6-3.

The Bulgarian has a composed 16-18 win-loss record in 2024, 6-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Dobrich 2 Challenger

Dobrich 2 Challenger
Kuzmanov's Record

Robert Strombachs

Robert Strombachs

24 - 24win/loss

Hard
4-4
I Hard
5-6
Clay
13-13
Carpet
2-1
Rank
451
High
334
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 24-24 4-4 13-13 5-6 0-0 2-1
2023 54-33 44-21 6-8 2-3 0-0 2-1
2022 68-30 47-21 15-4 6-4 0-1 0-0
2021 21-26 18-15 1-3 1-6 0-1 1-1
2020 13-11 6-5 3-2 1-1 0-0 3-3
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Ranked no. 451, the German got to the 2nd round after defeating Sasa Markovic 6-3 7-5, Luca Wiedenmann 6-3 6-4 and Ivan Ivanov 4-6 7-5 6-1.

In the 1st round against Ivanov, Strombachs recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-1). During the match Strombachs scored 98 points vs Ivanov’s 72. Robert was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Strombachs managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Robert Strombachs was very effective on serve to win 76% (45/59) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Strombachs broke Ivanov 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Strombachs has a compiled 24-24 win-loss record in 2024, 13-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Dobrich 2 Challenger
Strombachs's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament

D.Kuzmanov
R.Strombachs
1h:32
1h:32
Time on court​
!
4h:46
4h:46
1h:32
1h:32
Last match​
1h:50
1h:50
1
1
Match played
!
3
3
21
21
Games Played​
69
69
2
2
Set played​​
7
7
67
67
Total points​
239
239
67
67
Avg point​
79.7
79.7
26
26
Winners
109
109
26
26
Avg Winners​
36.3
36.3
39%
39%
Ratio winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
16
16
3
3
Avg Aces
5.3
5.3
1
1
Double Faults
7
7
1
1
Avg Double Faults
2.3
2.3
26/38
26/38
1st won total​
109/142
109/142
68%
68%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
15/25
15/25
2nd won total​
39/75
39/75
60%
60%
2nd won %
52%
52%
-- Break Points --
4/5
4/5
BP won
11/24
11/24
4/5
4/5
Avg BP won
3.7/8
3.7/8
!
80%
80%
Won
46%
46%
5
5
Conceded
25
25
5
5
Avg Conceded
8.3
8.3
2
2
Broken
5
5
2
2
Avg Broken
1.7
1.7
3
3
Saved
20
20
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Kuzmanov Strombachs
Match played 1 3
Tot Set 2 7
Tot Games 21 69
Pts 67-56 239-184
Total Points 123 423
Winners 26 109
%Winners 39% 46%

Kuzmanov played 1 match while Strombachs competed in 3 matches. Strombachs started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Robert Strombachs surrendered 1 set while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t conceded a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 5 set(s) less than Strombachs (2 vs 7). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 48 games less than Strombachs. Dimitar scored 26 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Strombachs managed to score 109 winners (46%).

Serve Performance

Serve Kuzmanov Strombachs
Aces 3 16
Avg per match 3 5.3
1st in 38/63 142/217
%1st in 60% 65%
1st pts 26/38 109/142
%1st pts 68% 77%
2nd pts 15/25 39/75
%2nd pts 60% 52%

Kuzmanov struck 3 aces . Strombachs fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Kuzmanov won 68% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Strombachs won 77% of the points on 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 Kuzmanov Strombachs
Won 4 11
Converted 4/5 11/24
% Converted 80% 46%
Conceded 5 25
Saved 3 20
% Saved 60% 80%
Times Broken 2 5

Kuzmanov broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. The Bulgarian conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. Strombachs conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Kuzmanov
R1
Brancaccio		 Total
Score 7-5 6-3
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 21 21
pts 67-56 67-56
Total points 123 123
Winners 26 26
%Winners 39% 39%
SERVE
Aces 3 3
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 38/63 38/63
% 1st in 60% 60%
1st pts 26/38 26/38
% 1st pts 68% 68%
2nd pts 15/25 15/25
% 2nd pts 60% 60%
Breaks
Won 4 4
Converted 4/5 4/5
Converted % 80% 80%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2
Strombachs
Q1
Markovic		 Q3
Wiedenmann		 R1
Ivanov		 Total
Score 6-3 7-5 6-3 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-1
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 21 19 29 69
pts 76-59 65-53 98-72 239-184
Total points 135 118 170 423
Winners 30 34 45 109
%Winners 39% 52% 46% 46%
SERVE
Aces 1 9 6 16
Double Faults 2 3 2 7
1st in 42/68 41/66 59/83 142/217
% 1st in 62% 62% 71% 65%
1st pts 30/42 34/41 45/59 109/142
% 1st pts 71% 83% 76% 77%
2nd pts 14/26 12/25 13/24 39/75
% 2nd pts 54% 48% 54% 52%
Breaks
Won 4 2 5 11
Converted 4/6 2/4 5/14 11/24
Converted % 67% 50% 36% 46%
Conceded 11 7 7 25
Saved 9/11 7/7 4/7 20
Saved % 82% 100% 57% 239%
Times Broken 2 0 3 5

Tennis Scores in Dobrich 2 Challenger

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