Dimitar Kuzmanov and Patrick Brady will play each other in the quarter of the Puerto Vallarta Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on SIETE LEGUAS. 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 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.28
Patrick Brady -> 3.4

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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Patrick Brady

There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Patrick Brady since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Ranked no. 382, Kuzmanov got to the quarter after beating Felix Corwin 6-1 6-3 and Alfredo Perez 7-5 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Kuzmanov had a good straight sets win against Perez (7-5 6-2). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 69 points vs Perez’s 50. Kuzmanov was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kuzmanov made 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 70% of his first serves in, winning 76% (32/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (9/18) on the 2nd serve. Kuzmanov broke Perez 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Dimitar hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 60% of the points he played.

Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (389-219). 9-5 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has an overall 134-51 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

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

The Bulgarian has a compiled 21-22 win-loss record in 2024, 9-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Puerto Vallarta Challenger

Kuzmanov has never competed in this tournament before.

Patrick Brady

Ranked no. 898, Brady reached the quarter after beating Finn Reynolds 7-5 6-1, Santiago Ledesma 6-2 6-1 and Strong Kirchheimer 4-6 6-1 7-5.

In the 2^nd round against Kirchheimer, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 7-5). During the match Brady scored 124 points vs Kirchheimer’s 109. The Brit was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.

About the serving games, Brady fired 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Patrick Brady lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Brady put 68% of his first serves in, winning 63% (51/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the 2nd serve. Brady broke Kirchheimer 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Patrick started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

The Brit has a composed 16-16 win-loss record in 2024, 10-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kuzmanov	Brady
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	4	10
Tot Games	36	96
Pts	133-90	384-314
Total Points	223	698
Winners	63	155
%Winners	47%	40%

Kuzmanov played 2 matches while Brady competed in 4 matches. Brady started his run from the qualifications while Kuzmanov had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Patrick Brady conceded 2 sets while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 6 set(s) less than Brady (4 vs 10). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 60 games less than Brady. Dimitar scored 63 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Patrick struck 155 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kuzmanov	Brady
Aces	6	8
Avg per match	3	2
1st in	83/125	234/347
%1st in	66%	67%
1st pts	63/83	155/234
%1st pts	76%	66%
2nd pts	21/42	63/113
%2nd pts	50%	56%

Kuzmanov recorded 6 aces (3 per match). Brady blasted 8 aces (2 per match). Kuzmanov won 76% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Brady won 66% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kuzmanov	Brady
Won	8	22
Converted	8/9	22/57
% Converted	89%	39%
Conceded	5	34
Saved	4	25
% Saved	80%	74%
Times Broken	1	9

Dimitar broke his opponents 8 times with a 89% conversion rate. Kuzmanov conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Brit broke his opponents 22 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.

Kuzmanov
	R1 Corwin	R2 Perez	Total
Score	6-1 6-3	7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	4
Tot Games	16	20	36
pts	64-40	69-50	133-90
Total points	104	119	223
Winners	31	32	63
%Winners	48%	46%	47%
SERVE
Aces	2	4	6
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	41/65	42/60	83/125
% 1st in	63%	70%	66%
1st pts	31/41	32/42	63/83
% 1st pts	76%	76%	76%
2nd pts	12/24	9/18	21/42
% 2nd pts	50%	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	4	8
Converted	4/4	4/5	8/9
Converted %	100%	80%	89%
Conceded	1	4	5
Saved	1/1	3/4	4
Saved %	100%	75%	88%
Times Broken	0	1	1

Brady
	Q1 Reynolds	Q3 Kirchheimer	R1 Ledesma	R2 Kirchheimer	Total
Score	7-5 6-1	6-75 6-2 7-5	6-2 6-1	4-6 6-1 7-5
Tot Set	2	3	2	3	10
Tot Games	19	33	15	29	96
pts	80-61	124-109	56-35	124-109	384-314
Total points	141	233	91	233	698
Winners	27	51	26	51	155
%Winners	34%	41%	46%	41%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	1	3	8
Double Faults	7	6	6	6	25
1st in	41/65	81/119	31/44	81/119	234/347
% 1st in	63%	68%	70%	68%	67%
1st pts	27/41	51/81	26/31	51/81	155/234
% 1st pts	66%	63%	84%	63%	66%
2nd pts	14/24	22/38	5/13	22/38	63/113
% 2nd pts	58%	58%	38%	58%	56%
Breaks
Won	5	6	5	6	22
Converted	5/19	6/15	5/8	6/15	22/57
Converted %	26%	40%	63%	40%	39%
Conceded	6	13	2	13	34
Saved	4/6	10/13	1/2	10/13	25
Saved %	67%	77%	50%	77%	136%
Times Broken	2	3	1	3	9

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