Dimitar Kuzmanov and Henry Searle will square off in the 2^nd round of the Nottingham Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.84
Henry Searle -> 1.88

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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Henry Searle

There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Henry Searle since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Ranked no. 336, the Bulgarian got to the 2^nd round after beating Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-2 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Kuzmanov had a good straight sets win against Budkov Kjaer (6-2 7-5). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 67 points vs Budkov Kjaer’s 56. Kuzmanov was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.

Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov struck 3 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 64% of his first serves in, winning 56% (23/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 65% (15/23) on the 2nd serve. Kuzmanov broke Budkov Kjaer 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).

Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (334-200). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Kuzmanov has an overall 13-27 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Kuzmanov has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in the Nottingham Challenger

Henry Searle

Ranked no. 513, the Brit reached the 2^nd round after beating Michael Geerts 7-6(4) 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Searle had a good straight sets win against Geerts (7-6⁴ 7-5). During the match Searle scored 82 points vs Geerts’s 73. The Brit was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about serving, Searle made 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Henry Searle was extremely efficient on serve to win 79% (37/47) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Brit broke Geerts twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

The Brit has a composed 1-0 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Nottingham Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1^st round in 2024. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kuzmanov	Searle
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	20	25
Pts	67-56	82-73
Total Points	123	155
Winners	23	37
%Winners	34%	45%

Both Kuzmanov and Searle played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kuzmanov and Searle have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kuzmanov played 5 games less than Searle. Kuzmanov scored 23 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Henry recorded 37 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kuzmanov	Searle
Aces	3	11
Avg per match	3	11
1st in	41/64	47/75
%1st in	64%	63%
1st pts	23/41	37/47
%1st pts	56%	79%
2nd pts	15/23	18/28
%2nd pts	65%	64%

Kuzmanov made 3 aces . Searle fired 11 aces . Kuzmanov won 56% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Searle won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kuzmanov	Searle
Won	5	2
Converted	5/6	2/5
% Converted	83%	40%
Conceded	8	4
Saved	6	3
% Saved	75%	75%
Times Broken	2	1

The Bulgarian broke his opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. Dimitar lost his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. The Brit broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Henry conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.

Kuzmanov
	R1 Budkov	Total
Score	6-2 7-5
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	20	20
pts	67-56	67-56
Total points	123	123
Winners	23	23
%Winners	34%	34%
SERVE
Aces	3	3
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	41/64	41/64
% 1st in	64%	64%
1st pts	23/41	23/41
% 1st pts	56%	56%
2nd pts	15/23	15/23
% 2nd pts	65%	65%
Breaks
Won	5	5
Converted	5/6	5/6
Converted %	83%	83%
Conceded	8	8
Saved	6/8	6
Saved %	75%	75%
Times Broken	2	2

Searle
	R1 Geerts	Total
Score	7-64 7-5
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	25	25
pts	82-73	82-73
Total points	155	155
Winners	37	37
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	11	11
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	47/75	47/75
% 1st in	63%	63%
1st pts	37/47	37/47
% 1st pts	79%	79%
2nd pts	18/28	18/28
% 2nd pts	64%	64%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/5	2/5
Converted %	40%	40%
Conceded	4	4
Saved	3/4	3
Saved %	75%	75%
Times Broken	1	1

Tennis Scores in Nottingham Challenger

• Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Luka MikrutMikrut – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-7² 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Mika BrunoldBrunold – Alexis GautierGautier (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Kalin IvanovskiIvanovski (6-3 7-6³) – See score progression
• Norbert GombosGombos – Jay ClarkeClarke (2-6 7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Anton MatusevichMatusevich – Jules MarieMarie (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Filip MisolicMisolic – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (6-3 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Chris RodeschRodesch – Ryan NijboerNijboer (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Milos KarolKarol – Patrick ZahrajZahraj (6-4 7-6³) – See score progression
• Lukas PokornyPokorny – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Tristan LamasineLamasine (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Johannus MondayMonday – Ryan PenistonPeniston (2-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Mili PoljicakPoljicak (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Dennis NovakNovak – Edas ButvilasButvilas (7-6³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Sandro KoppKopp – Aidan MayoMayo (6-3 6-7⁶ 6-3) – See score progression
• Henry SearleSearle – Michael GeertsGeerts (7-6⁴ 7-5) – See score progression
• Lui Maxted/Charlie RobertsonMaxted/Charlie Robertson – Chris Rodesch/Mick VeldheerRodesch/Mick Veldheer (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Lukas PokornyPokorny – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Milos KarolKarol – Patrick ZahrajZahraj (6-4 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Nicolai Budkov KjaerBudkov Kjaer (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Mika BrunoldBrunold – Alexis GautierGautier (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Chris RodeschRodesch – Ryan NijboerNijboer (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Viktor DurasovicDurasovic – Filip MisolicMisolic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Dennis NovakNovak (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Sandro KoppKopp – (0-0) – H2H and prediction