Zachary Svajda and Ilia Simakin will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Busan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 pm on COURT 3. 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 Zachary Svajda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zachary Svajda is the pick to win this match.
Zachary Svajda -> 1.615
Ilia Simakin -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Zachary Svajda vs. Ilia Simakin
There is no head to head record between Zachary Svajda and Ilia Simakin since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Zachary Svajda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6-9 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-35 | 27-21 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-24 | 28-8 | 2-6 | 10-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-23 | 25-14 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-13 | 24-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 201, Svajda reached the 2nd round after beating Christopher Eubanks 3-6 7-6(3) 6-0.
In the 1st round against Eubanks, Zachary recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-63 6-0). During the match, Svajda scored 98 points vs Eubanks’s 81. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Svajda fired 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Zachary Svajda lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Svajda put 61% of his first serves in, winning 76% (35/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (14/30) on the 2nd serve. Zachary broke Eubanks 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
Svajda has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (166-130). 6-7 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Svajda has a compiled127-79 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
The American has an aggregate 6-8 win-loss record in 2025, 6-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Ilia Simakin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-6 | 20-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 62-22 | 55-21 | 0-0 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-19 | 28-18 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-17 | 24-12 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 295, the Russian reached the 2nd round after beating Yi Zhou 4-6 7-5 6-1, Duckhee Lee 6-2 6-2 and Alibek Kachmazov 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round against Kachmazov, The Russian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-77 6-4 6-3). During the match Simakin scored 113 points vs Kachmazov’s 97. Simakin was extremely aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Simakin fired 14 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Ilia Simakin was quite efficient on serve to win 85% (46/54) of his 1st serve and 52% (24/46) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ilia broke Kachmazov 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Simakin’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh and M15 Heraklion.
Ilia has an aggregate 17-5 win-loss record in 2025, 17-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Svajda | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 28 | 77 |
| Pts | 98-81 | 266-222 |
| Total Points | 179 | 488 |
| Winners | 35 | 112 |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% |
Svajda played 1 match while Simakin competed in 3 matches. Simakin started his run from the qualifications while Svajda had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Zachary Svajda lost 1 set, while Ilia Simakin surrendered 2 sets. Svajda has played 5 set(s) less than Simakin (3 vs 8). Therefore, Svajda played 49 games less than Simakin. Zachary scored 35 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Simakin fired 112 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Svajda | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 46/76 | 145/249 |
| %1st in | 61% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 112/145 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 54/104 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 52% |
Svajda scored 4 aces . Simakin scored 23 aces (7.7 per match). Svajda won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Simakin won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Svajda | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 13 |
| Converted | 5/15 | 13/22 |
| % Converted | 33% | 59% |
| Conceded | 8 | 15 |
| Saved | 4 | 11 |
| % Saved | 50% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The American broke his opponent 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Svajda surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Russian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Svajda | |||
| R1 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-63 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | |
| pts | 98-81 | 98-81 | |
| Total points | 179 | 179 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 46/76 | 46/76 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 35/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 14/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Simakin | |||||
| Q1 Zhou |
Q3 Hee Lee |
R1 Kachmazov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-77 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 16 | 32 | 77 | |
| pts | 89-84 | 64-41 | 113-97 | 266-222 | |
| Total points | 173 | 105 | 210 | 488 | |
| Winners | 45 | 21 | 46 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 33% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 14 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 62/97 | 29/52 | 54/100 | 145/249 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 56% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 21/29 | 46/54 | 112/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 72% | 85% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 13/23 | 24/46 | 54/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 57% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 71% | 50% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 80% | 218% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Li TuTu – Marat SharipovSharipov (6-2 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Omar JasikaJasika – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (0-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ilia SimakinSimakin – Alibek KachmazovKachmazov (6-77 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (3-6 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Jason Murray KublerMurray Kubler – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Constant LestienneLestienne (1-6 7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Gerard Campana LeeCampana Lee – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Alex BoltBolt – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – James McCabeMcCabe (7-64 7-62) – See score progression
- Hyeon ChungChung – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Zachary SvajdaSvajda – Christopher EubanksEubanks (3-6 7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alex BoltBolt – Brandon HoltHolt (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hyeon ChungChung – Li TuTu (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Soon-Woo KwonKwon – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (3-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Sanhui ShinShin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adam WaltonWalton – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Omar JasikaJasika (2-0) – H2H and prediction
