Marek Gengel and Ergi Kirkin will play each other in the 2nd round of the Hersonissos 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 20. 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 Marek Gengel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marek Gengel is the pick to win this match.
Marek Gengel -> 1.54
Ergi Kirkin -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Marek Gengel vs. Ergi Kirkin
This will be the 2nd time that Marek Gengel and Ergi Kirkin square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Kirkin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kirkin won 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in the Istanbul Challenger back in 2023.
Marek Gengel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-7 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 85-26 | 82-22 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 16-27 | 14-15 | 0-7 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-29 | 28-16 | 4-8 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 52-28 | 47-14 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 244, the Czech reached the 2nd round after defeating Mats Rosenkranz 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4.
In the 1st round, Gengel defeated Rosenkranz (7-64 6-73 6-4). During the match, Gengel scored 123 points vs Rosenkranz’s 114. Gengel was quite aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gengel recorded 10 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Overall, Marek Gengel was pretty efficient on serve to win 81% (57/70) of his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Marek broke Rosenkranz twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Gengel has positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (327-229). 7-7 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gengel has a composed 260-125 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Czech’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Brisbane 1 Challenger.
The Czech has an overall 7-7 win-loss record in 2025, 7-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hersonissos 2 Challenger
Marek has never competed in this tournament before.
Ergi Kirkin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 49-30 | 18-5 | 29-20 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-26 | 3-4 | 39-15 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 3-5 | 27-19 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 4-8 | 29-16 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 300, the Turk reached the 2nd round after beating Andre Ilagan 7-6(9) 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Turk had a good straight sets win against Ilagan (7-69 7-5). During the match Kirkin scored 89 points vs Ilagan’s 83. The Turk was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Kirkin scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Ergi Kirkin lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kirkin put 56% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (19/37) on the 2nd serve. The Turk broke Ilagan 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
The Turk has an overall 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 2-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gengel | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 25 |
| Pts | 123-114 | 89-83 |
| Total Points | 237 | 172 |
| Winners | 57 | 33 |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% |
Both Gengel and Kirkin played 1 match. At the moment, Marek Gengel dropped 1 set while Ergi Kirkin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gengel has played 1 set more than Kirkin (3 vs 2). Therefore, Gengel played 11 games more than Kirkin. Marek scored 57 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk fired 33 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gengel | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 1 |
| 1st in | 70/109 | 47/84 |
| %1st in | 64% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 57/70 | 33/47 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 19/37 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 51% |
Gengel scored 10 aces . Kirkin recorded 1 ace . Gengel won 81% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Kirkin won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gengel | Kirkin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 4 |
| Converted | 2/8 | 4/9 |
| % Converted | 25% | 44% |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 2 |
| % Saved | 75% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Gengel broke his opponent twice with a 25% conversion rate. Marek dropped his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Kirkin broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Kirkin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gengel | |||
| R1 Rosenkranz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 36 | |
| pts | 123-114 | 123-114 | |
| Total points | 237 | 237 | |
| Winners | 57 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 70/109 | 70/109 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 57/70 | 57/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 21/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 2/8 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Kirkin | |||
| R1 Ilagan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-69 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 89-83 | 89-83 | |
| Total points | 172 | 172 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 47/84 | 47/84 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 33/47 | 33/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/37 | 19/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/9 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLLLLWWLWW Tennis Scores in Hersonissos 2 Challenger
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Marko TopoTopo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Andre IlaganIlagan (7-69 7-5) – See score progression
- Kasidit SamrejSamrej – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Federico CinaCina – Matthew DellavedovaDellavedova (7-5 7-65) – See score progression
- Khumoun SultanovSultanov – Ricardas BerankisBerankis (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Ryan PenistonPeniston – Martin KlizanKlizan (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Stuart ParkerParker (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Adria Soriano BarreraSoriano Barrera – Pavlos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (6-4 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Marek GengelGengel – Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz (7-64 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Keegan SmithSmith (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Dennis NovakNovak – Juan Carlos Prado AngeloCarlos Prado Angelo (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Christoph NegrituNegritu – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Arthur GeaGea (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Keegan SmithSmith (7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
- Ryan PenistonPeniston – Martin KlizanKlizan (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Rudolf MollekerMolleker (6-4 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Stuart ParkerParker (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Marek GengelGengel – Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz (7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Ergi KirkinKirkin – Andre IlaganIlagan (7-6(9) 7-5) – See score progression
- Federico CinaCina – Matthew DellavedovaDellavedova (7-5 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Khumoun SultanovSultanov – Ricardas BerankisBerankis (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Chris RodeschRodesch – Marcello SerafiniSerafini (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Kasidit SamrejSamrej – Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Adria Soriano BarreraSoriano Barrera – Pavlos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Aslan KaratsevKaratsev – Marko TopoTopo (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Giovanni FonioFonio (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Dennis NovakNovak (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Adria Soriano BarreraSoriano Barrera – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marek GengelGengel – Ergi KirkinKirkin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Chris RodeschRodesch – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Ryan PenistonPeniston (1-0) – H2H and prediction
