
Dmitry Popko and Mili Poljicak will play each other in the 2nd round of the Zagreb Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm 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 Dmitry Popko who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dmitry Popko is the pick to win this match.
Dmitry Popko -> 1.76
Mili Poljicak -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Dmitry Popko vs. Mili Poljicak
There is no head to head record between Dmitry Popko and Mili Poljicak since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Dmitry Popko


16 - 14win/loss
176
155

Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 17-17 | 10-6 | 6-9 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2024 | 64-33 | 7-2 | 57-28 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 40-20 | 1-1 | 38-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 18-30 | 11-11 | 7-18 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 34-34 | 0-4 | 27-19 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 163, Popko reached the 2nd round after defeating Matej Dodig 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Dodig (6-4 6-4). During the match, Popko scored 72 points vs Dodig’s 61. Popko was exceptionally aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Popko couldn’t to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 1 double fault. Dmitry Popko was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (28/35) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Kazakhstani broke Dodig twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Popko has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (381-242). 5-7 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Popko has a compiled 253-145 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Morelia Challenger where he overcame James Duckworth in the final 1-6 6-2 6-4.
Popko has an aggregate 16-14 win-loss record in 2025, 5-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Mili Poljicak


18 - 13win/loss
257
257

Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 25-19 | 5-3 | 19-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2024 | 63-23 | 12-7 | 48-14 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 24-26 | 13-8 | 11-14 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
2022 | 14-18 | 0-1 | 11-14 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 270, Poljicak got to the 2nd round after beating Nerman Fatic 4-6 6-3 7-6(2).
In the 1st round against Fatic, The Croatian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-62). During the match Poljicak scored 109 points vs Fatic’s 100. Poljicak was extremely aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Poljicak made 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mili Poljicak lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Poljicak put 57% of his first serves in, winning 70% (44/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (26/47) on the 2nd serve. The Croatian broke Fatic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
The Croatian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Porec.
Poljicak has a compiled 18-13 win-loss record in 2025, 12-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zagreb Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Popko | Poljicak |
---|---|---|
Match played | 1 | 1 |
Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
Tot Games | 20 | 32 |
Pts | 72-61 | 109-100 |
Total Points | 133 | 209 |
Winners | 28 | 44 |
%Winners | 39% | 40% |
Both Popko and Poljicak played 1 match. At the moment, Mili Poljicak conceded 1 set while Dmitry Popko hasn’t lost a set so far. Popko has played 1 set(s) less than Poljicak (2 vs 3). Therefore, Popko played 12 games less than Poljicak. Popko scored 28 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Poljicak struck 44 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Popko | Poljicak |
---|---|---|
Aces | 0 | 5 |
Avg per match | 0 | 5 |
1st in | 35/63 | 63/110 |
%1st in | 56% | 57% |
1st pts | 28/35 | 44/63 |
%1st pts | 80% | 70% |
2nd pts | 16/28 | 26/47 |
%2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
Popko didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Poljicak bagged 5 aces . Popko won 80% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Poljicak won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Popko | Poljicak |
---|---|---|
Won | 2 | 3 |
Converted | 2/9 | 3/8 |
% Converted | 22% | 38% |
Conceded | 5 | 7 |
Saved | 5 | 4 |
% Saved | 100% | 57% |
Times Broken | 0 | 3 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponent twice with a 22% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani had a solid display on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 5 break points. Poljicak broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Poljicak conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
Popko | |||
R1 Dodig |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
pts | 72-61 | 72-61 | |
Total points | 133 | 133 | |
Winners | 28 | 28 | |
%Winners | 39% | 39% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 0 | 0 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
1st in | 35/63 | 35/63 | |
% 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
1st pts | 28/35 | 28/35 | |
% 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
2nd pts | 16/28 | 16/28 | |
% 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 2 | 2 | |
Converted | 2/9 | 2/9 | |
Converted % | 22% | 22% | |
Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
Saved | 5/5 | 5 | |
Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Poljicak | |||
R1 Fatic |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|
Score | 4-6 6-3 7-62 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
pts | 109-100 | 109-100 | |
Total points | 209 | 209 | |
Winners | 44 | 44 | |
%Winners | 40% | 40% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 5 | 5 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 63/110 | 63/110 | |
% 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
1st pts | 44/63 | 44/63 | |
% 1st pts | 70% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 26/47 | 26/47 | |
% 2nd pts | 55% | 55% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 3 | 3 | |
Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Head 2 Head



Tennis Scores in Zagreb Challenger
- Luka PavlovicPavlovic – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (1-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Mirza BasicBasic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Jerome KymKym – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Mili PoljicakPoljicak – Nerman FaticFatic (4-6 6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Jurij RodionovRodionov (7-5 6-73 6-2) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Max HoukesHoukes (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-2 7-62) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Milos KarolKarol – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (7-63 6-0) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – Luka MikrutMikrut (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-2 6-79 6-3) – See score progression
- Mili PoljicakPoljicak – Nerman FaticFatic (4-6 6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Facundo MenaMena – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (6-2 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti – Neil OberleitnerOberleitner (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Milos KarolKarol – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Dino PrizmicPrizmic – Mirza BasicBasic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Jerome KymKym – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-2 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Facundo MenaMena – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Filip MisolicMisolic (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – (0-0) – H2H and prediction