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.
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
16 - 18win/loss
382
158
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 |
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
Robert Strombachs
24 - 24win/loss
451
334
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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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 |
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).
H2H Performance in the tournament
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
- David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis – Filip Jeff PlaninsekJeff Planinsek (3-6 6-3 7-611) – See score progression
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – Filippo RomanoRomano (6-3 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Robert StrombachsStrombachs – Ivan IvanovIvanov (4-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Jakub NicodNicod – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri – Dinko DinevDinev (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – Benjamin LockLock (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Felix GillGill – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (0-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Christoph NegrituNegritu – Luka PavlovicPavlovic (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
- Guy Den OudenDen Ouden – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander DonskiDonski – Clement TaburTabur (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-3 7-63) – See score progression
- Jelle SelsSels – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (4-6 7-63 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Christoph NegrituNegritu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- David Jorda SanchisJorda Sanchis – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jelle SelsSels – Corentin DenollyDenolly (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam DraxlDraxl – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Robert StrombachsStrombachs – Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Max Alcala GurriAlcala Gurri – Alexander DonskiDonski (0-0) – H2H and prediction