Liam Draxl and Alibek Kachmazov will clash against each other in the quarter of the Thionville Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.52
Alibek Kachmazov -> 2.4

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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Alibek Kachmazov

There is no head to head record between Liam Draxl and Alibek Kachmazov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Liam Draxl

Ranked no. 171 (career-high), Liam got to the quarter after defeating Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-4 6-7(10) 6-4 and Beibit Zhukayev 6-3 3-6 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Draxl defeated Zhukayev (6-3 3-6 6-3). During the match, Draxl scored 96 points vs Zhukayev’s 84. The Canadian was quite aggressive to blast 50 winners.

Talking about the service games, Draxl bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Liam Draxl lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 76% of his first serves in, winning 77% (50/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Liam broke Zhukayev twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Draxl has dropped 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.

Draxl has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 67% of his matches (176-87). 15-5 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Draxl has an overall50-21 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

Draxl’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Oeiras 3 Challenger.

Draxl has an aggregate 15-6 win-loss record in 2025, 15-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Thionville Challenger

The Canadian has never competed in this tournament before.

Alibek Kachmazov

Ranked no. 186, the Russian got to the quarter after defeating Gauthier Onclin 6-2 6-3 and Benjamin Hassan 6-3 4-6 7-5.

In the 2^nd round, The Russian defeated Hassan (6-3 4-6 7-5). During the match Kachmazov scored 108 points vs Hassan’s 93. The Russian was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Kachmazov bagged 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alibek Kachmazov lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Kachmazov put 61% of his first serves in, winning 76% (45/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Hassan 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Alibek has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

The Russian has a compiled 6-7 win-loss record in 2025, 5-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Draxl	Kachmazov
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	6	5
Tot Games	60	48
Pts	212-188	173-139
Total Points	400	312
Winners	112	70
%Winners	53%	40%

Both Draxl and Kachmazov played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Draxl conceded 2 sets, while Alibek Kachmazov conceded 1 set. Draxl has played 1 set more than Kachmazov (6 vs 5). Therefore, Draxl played 12 games more than Kachmazov. Liam scored 112 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, Alibek struck 70 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Draxl	Kachmazov
Aces	9	15
Avg per match	4.5	7.5
1st in	150/205	95/154
%1st in	73%	62%
1st pts	112/150	70/95
%1st pts	75%	74%
2nd pts	26/55	31/59
%2nd pts	47%	53%

Draxl blasted 9 aces (4.5 per match). Kachmazov bagged 15 aces (7.5 per match). Draxl won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Kachmazov won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Draxl	Kachmazov
Won	6	9
Converted	6/14	9/20
% Converted	43%	45%
Conceded	12	12
Saved	9	7
% Saved	75%	58%
Times Broken	3	5

Draxl broke his opponents 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Draxl surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kachmazov broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.

Draxl
	R1 Budkov	R2 Zhukayev	Total
Score	6-4 6-710 6-4	6-3 3-6 6-3
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	33	27	60
pts	116-104	96-84	212-188
Total points	220	180	400
Winners	62	50	112
%Winners	53%	52%	53%
SERVE
Aces	5	4	9
Double Faults	2	3	5
1st in	85/119	65/86	150/205
% 1st in	71%	76%	73%
1st pts	62/85	50/65	112/150
% 1st pts	73%	77%	75%
2nd pts	16/34	10/21	26/55
% 2nd pts	47%	48%	47%
Breaks
Won	4	2	6
Converted	4/8	2/6	6/14
Converted %	50%	33%	43%
Conceded	8	4	12
Saved	6/8	3/4	9
Saved %	75%	75%	75%
Times Broken	2	1	3

Kachmazov
	R1 Onclin	R2 Hassan	Total
Score	6-2 6-3	6-3 4-6 7-5
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	17	31	48
pts	65-46	108-93	173-139
Total points	111	201	312
Winners	25	45	70
%Winners	38%	42%	40%
SERVE
Aces	8	7	15
Double Faults	1	1	2
1st in	36/57	59/97	95/154
% 1st in	63%	61%	62%
1st pts	25/36	45/59	70/95
% 1st pts	69%	76%	74%
2nd pts	13/21	18/38	31/59
% 2nd pts	62%	47%	53%
Breaks
Won	4	5	9
Converted	4/8	5/12	9/20
Converted %	50%	42%	45%
Conceded	4	8	12
Saved	3/4	4/8	7
Saved %	75%	50%	63%
Times Broken	1	4	5

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