Dimitar Kuzmanov and Faris Zakaryia will face off in the qualifications of the Manama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 2 sets.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.363
Faris Zakaryia -> 2.93
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Faris Zakaryia
There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Faris Zakaryia since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-29 | 15-6 | 21-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-24 | 12-7 | 9-13 | 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 |
Ranked no. 337, Kuzmanov reached the qualifications after defeating Yusuf Qaed 6-0 6-0.
In the qualifications, Kuzmanov had a good straight sets win against Ebrahim Ahmed Abdulla Qaed (6-0 6-0). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 52 points vs Ebrahim Ahmed Abdulla Qaed’s 17. Dimitar was exceptionally aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kuzmanov scored just 1 ace and he committed only 1 double fault. Dimitar Kuzmanov was extremely efficient on serve to win 88% (21/24) of his 1st serve and 75% (3/4) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Dimitar broke Ebrahim Ahmed Abdulla Qaed 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Kuzmanov has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (337-204). 2-1 on hard in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has a composed 104-46 match record in the last years on hard.
The Bulgarian has a compiled 4-4 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Manama Challenger
The Bulgarian has never competed in this tournament before.
Faris Zakaryia
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|
Ranked no. 715 (career-high), Zakaryia reached the qualifications after beating Patrick Zahraj 6-2 6-3.
In the qualifications, The Egyptian had a good straight sets win against Zahraj (6-2 6-3). During the match Zakaryia scored 68 points vs Zahraj’s 51. The Egyptian was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Zakaryia bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Faris Zakaryia lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Zakaryia put 63% of his first serves in, winning 67% (22/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. The Egyptian broke Zahraj 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Faris has a compiled 1-1 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Zakaryia |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 12 | 17 |
| Pts | 52-17 | 68-51 |
| Total Points | 69 | 119 |
| Winners | 21 | 22 |
| %Winners | 40% | 32% |
Both Kuzmanov and Zakaryia played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Kuzmanov and Zakaryia have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Kuzmanov played 5 games less than Zakaryia. Dimitar scored 21 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Egyptian fired 22 winners (32%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Zakaryia |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3 |
| 1st in | 24/28 | 33/52 |
| %1st in | 86% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 21/24 | 22/33 |
| %1st pts | 88% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 3/4 | 8/19 |
| %2nd pts | 75% | 42% |
Kuzmanov fired 1 ace . Zakaryia also managed to score 3 aces . Kuzmanov won 88% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 75% of the points. On the other side, Zakaryia won 67% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Zakaryia |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/13 |
| % Converted | 67% | 46% |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 |
| Saved | 0 | 2 |
| % Saved | 0% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Kuzmanov broke his opponent 6 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Bulgarian quite strong on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Zakaryia broke his opponent 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Egyptian conceded his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | |||
| Q1 Ebrahim Ahmed Abdulla Qaed | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 12 | 12 | |
| pts | 52-17 | 52-17 | |
| Total points | 69 | 69 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 24/28 | 24/28 | |
| % 1st in | 86% | 86% | |
| 1st pts | 21/24 | 21/24 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 75% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/9 | 6/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Zakaryia | |||
| Q1 Zahraj | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 68-51 | 68-51 | |
| Total points | 119 | 119 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 32% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/52 | 33/52 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 22/33 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 8/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
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