Denis Yevseyev and Ivan Gakhov will fight against each other in the quarter of the Murcia Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 pm on PISTA CENTRAL. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ivan Gakhov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ivan Gakhov is the pick to win this match.
Ivan Gakhov -> 1.63
Denis Yevseyev -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Denis Yevseyev vs. Ivan Gakhov
This will be the 4th time that Denis Yevseyev and Ivan Gakhov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Yevseyev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Gakhov won 6-4 7-6(9) in the 2nd round in the Fergana Challenger back in 2019.
Denis Yevseyev
9 - 10win/loss
258
153
LWLWWLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-12 | 1-3 | 3-2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-37 | 14-14 | 12-13 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 23-16 | 16-14 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 11-9 | 12-12 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 36-30 | 4-5 | 22-15 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 258, Denis got to the quarter after beating Justin Engel 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4 and Kyrian Jacquet 4-6 6-3 ret..
In the 2nd round against Jacquet, Denis had a free pass after Jacquet retired on a 4-6 6-3 . scoreline.
Yevseyev has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (350-272). 2-0 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Yevseyev has an aggregate 118-84 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Yevseyev has a compiled 9-10 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Murcia Challenger
Ivan Gakhov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 36-35 | 1-2 | 35-32 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-30 | 2-4 | 26-21 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 56-32 | 1-3 | 53-26 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 38-23 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 318, Gakhov reached the quarter after beating Pablo Carreno-Busta 6-3 6-4 and Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-4 7-6(2).
In the 2nd round, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Budkov Kjaer (6-4 7-62). During the match Gakhov scored 86 points vs Budkov Kjaer’s 73. Ivan was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Gakhov fired 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ivan Gakhov lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gakhov put 56% of his first serves in, winning 65% (28/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (15/34) on the 2nd serve. Gakhov broke Budkov Kjaer 6 times after converting 35% of his break points (6/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Gakhov has an overall 9-7 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Murcia Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yevseyev | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 42 |
| Pts | 170-168 | 153-129 |
| Total Points | 338 | 282 |
| Winners | 70 | 57 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Yevseyev and Gakhov played 2 matches. At the moment, Denis Yevseyev dropped 2 sets while Ivan Gakhov hasn’t lost a set so far. Yevseyev has played 2 sets more than Gakhov (6 vs 4). Therefore, Yevseyev played 10 games more than Gakhov. The Kazakhstani scored 70 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Gakhov bagged 57 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yevseyev | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 124/180 | 82/137 |
| %1st in | 69% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 70/124 | 57/82 |
| %1st pts | 56% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 27/56 | 26/55 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 47% |
Yevseyev struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Gakhov scored 9 aces (4.5 per match). Yevseyev won 56% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Gakhov won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yevseyev | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 9 |
| Converted | 12/22 | 9/23 |
| % Converted | 55% | 39% |
| Conceded | 23 | 12 |
| Saved | 14 | 6 |
| % Saved | 61% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
Denis broke his opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. Ivan broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. Gakhov conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yevseyev | ||||
| R1 Engel |
R2 Jacquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-75 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 52 | |
| pts | 110-105 | 60-63 | 170-168 | |
| Total points | 215 | 123 | 338 | |
| Winners | 48 | 22 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 75/114 | 49/66 | 124/180 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 74% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 48/75 | 22/49 | 70/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 45% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 10/17 | 27/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 59% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 6/11 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 12 | 23 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 7/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 58% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Gakhov | ||||
| R1 Carreno-Busta |
R2 Budkov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 23 | 42 | |
| pts | 67-56 | 86-73 | 153-129 | |
| Total points | 123 | 159 | 282 | |
| Winners | 29 | 28 | 57 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 33% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 43/77 | 82/137 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 56% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 28/43 | 57/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 65% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/21 | 15/34 | 26/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 44% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 6/17 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 35% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 44% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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