Joao Fonseca and Pavel Kotov will face off in the 1st round of the Phoenix Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Joao Fonseca who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Joao Fonseca is the pick to win this match.
Joao Fonseca -> 1.23
Pavel Kotov -> 3.82
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Prediction and head to head Joao Fonseca vs. Pavel Kotov
There is no head to head record between Joao Fonseca and Pavel Kotov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Joao Fonseca
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25-9 | 17-3 | 8-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-23 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 13-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 80, the Brazilian will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-4 6-0 to Draper in the 2nd round on the 8th of March.
The Brazilian has a composed 15-4 win-loss record in 2025, 10-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title the Canberra Challenger where he defeated Ethan Quinn in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Buenos Aires where he defeated Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-4 7-6(1).
Talking about his overall career, The Brazilian has an overall 68-37 record. He has a positive 19-6 record on hard.
Previously in the Phoenix Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-16 | 5-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 102, the Russian will start his run in the Phoenix Challenger after he played his last match in Indian Wells where he lost 6-3 7-6(8) to Smith in the qualifications on the 4th of March.
Pavel has a composed 4-7 win-loss record in 2025, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Kotov has an overall 276-192 record. He has a positive 62-52 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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