Terence Atmane and Ilia Simakin will square off in the quarter of the Busan Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Terence Atmane who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Terence Atmane is the pick to win this match.
Terence Atmane -> 1.69
Ilia Simakin -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Terence Atmane vs. Ilia Simakin
There is no head to head record between Terence Atmane and Ilia Simakin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Terence Atmane
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11-13 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-32 | 30-20 | 5-5 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 54-27 | 26-10 | 26-15 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 78-30 | 71-23 | 3-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-22 | 23-19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 177, Terence got to the quarter after beating James McCabe 7-6(4) 7-6(2) and Omar Jasika 6-3 2-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Atmane defeated Jasika (6-3 2-6 6-4). During the match, Atmane scored 95 points vs Jasika’s 93. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Atmane blasted 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Terence Atmane lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Atmane put 57% of his first serves in, winning 69% (35/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (21/39) on the 2nd serve. Terence broke Jasika 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Terence has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Atmane has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (212-135). 7-9 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Atmane has a compiled166-92 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Atmane has an aggregate 8-12 win-loss record in 2025, 7-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Busan Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Ilia Simakin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-7 | 21-7 | 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 got to the quarter after defeating Yi Zhou 4-6 7-5 6-1, Duckhee Lee 6-2 6-2, Alibek Kachmazov 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3 and Zachary Svajda 7-6(3) 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Simakin had a good straight sets win against Svajda (7-63 6-1). During the match Simakin scored 73 points vs Svajda’s 56. Simakin was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Simakin recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Ilia Simakin lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Simakin put 68% of his first serves in, winning 83% (39/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (8/22) on the 2nd serve. Ilia broke Svajda 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Russian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh and M15 Heraklion.
Ilia has a compiled 18-5 win-loss record in 2025, 18-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Atmane | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 97 |
| Pts | 186-170 | 339-278 |
| Total Points | 356 | 617 |
| Winners | 77 | 151 |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% |
Atmane played 2 matches while Simakin competed in 4 matches. Simakin started his run from the qualifications while Atmane had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Terence Atmane dropped 1 set, while Ilia Simakin lost 2 sets. Atmane has played 5 set(s) less than Simakin (5 vs 10). Therefore, Atmane played 44 games less than Simakin. The French player scored 77 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Russian fired 151 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Atmane | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 6.8 |
| 1st in | 99/170 | 192/318 |
| %1st in | 58% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 77/99 | 151/192 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 38/71 | 62/126 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 49% |
Atmane made 11 aces (5.5 per match). Simakin recorded 27 aces (6.8 per match). Atmane won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Simakin won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Atmane | Simakin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 17 |
| Converted | 4/16 | 17/30 |
| % Converted | 25% | 57% |
| Conceded | 9 | 21 |
| Saved | 5 | 15 |
| % Saved | 56% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The French player broke his opponents 4 times with a 25% conversion rate. Terence dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Ilia broke his opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. Ilia conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Atmane | ||||
| R1 McCabe |
R2 Jasika |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-62 | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 27 | 53 | |
| pts | 91-77 | 95-93 | 186-170 | |
| Total points | 168 | 188 | 356 | |
| Winners | 42 | 35 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 48/80 | 51/90 | 99/170 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 42/48 | 35/51 | 77/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 21/39 | 38/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Converted | 1/4 | 3/12 | 4/16 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Simakin | ||||||
| Q1 Zhou |
Q3 Hee Lee |
R1 Kachmazov |
R2 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 6-77 6-4 6-3 | 7-63 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 16 | 32 | 20 | 97 | |
| pts | 89-84 | 64-41 | 113-97 | 73-56 | 339-278 | |
| Total points | 173 | 105 | 210 | 129 | 617 | |
| Winners | 45 | 21 | 46 | 39 | 151 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 33% | 41% | 53% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 62/97 | 29/52 | 54/100 | 47/69 | 192/318 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 56% | 54% | 68% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 21/29 | 46/54 | 39/47 | 151/192 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 72% | 85% | 83% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 13/23 | 24/46 | 8/22 | 62/126 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 57% | 52% | 36% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/7 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 71% | 50% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 4/5 | 4/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 80% | 67% | 143% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
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