Ilia Simakin and Giles Hussey will square off in the semifinal of the Chisinau Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Ilia Simakin who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ilia Simakin is the pick to win this match.
Ilia Simakin -> 1.55
Giles Hussey -> 2.33

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Prediction and head to head Ilia Simakin vs. Giles Hussey

There is no head to head record between Ilia Simakin and Giles Hussey since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Ilia Simakin

Ranked no. 249, the Russian got to the semifinal after beating Charlie Robertson 7-5 7-6(6), Philip Henning 6-4 6-1 and Petr Bar Biryukov 6-3 4-6 6-2.

In the quarter, The Russian defeated Bar Biryukov (6-3 4-6 6-2). During the match, Simakin scored 84 points vs Bar Biryukov’s 68. Ilia was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, Simakin struck 2 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Ilia Simakin was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (33/42) of his 1st serve and 85% (17/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Simakin broke Bar Biryukov 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Russian has lost 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.

Simakin has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 68% of his matches (148-70). 30-10 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Simakin has a composed137-61 record in the last 5 years on hard.

Simakin’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Sharm ElSheikh,M15 Heraklion and the Wuxi Challenger.

Simakin has an aggregate 30-10 win-loss record in 2025, 30-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Chisinau Challenger

Simakin has never competed in this tournament before.

Giles Hussey

Ranked no. 434, the Brit reached the semifinal after beating Andrei Gorban 6-1 6-1, Ben Jones 6-4 7-6(2), Robin Bertrand 7-5 6-1, Masamichi Imamura 7-5 6-3 and Kaichi Uchida 6-4 7-6(4).

In the quarter, Giles had a good straight sets win against Uchida (6-4 7-6⁴). During the match Hussey scored 78 points vs Uchida’s 65. Hussey was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.

About the serving games, Hussey fired 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Giles Hussey was extremely efficient on serve to win 78% (38/49) of his 1st serve and 71% (15/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Hussey broke Uchida once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Giles started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.

The Brit’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Monastir.

Hussey has a compiled 23-8 win-loss record in 2025, 19-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Simakin	Hussey
Match played	3	5
Tot Set	7	10
Tot Games	69	100
Pts	248-202	352-271
Total Points	450	623
Winners	98	148
%Winners	40%	42%

Simakin played 3 matches while Hussey competed in 5 matches. Hussey started his run from the qualifications while Simakin had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Ilia Simakin lost 1 set while Giles Hussey hasn’t lost a set so far. Simakin has played 3 set(s) less than Hussey (7 vs 10). Therefore, Simakin played 31 games less than Hussey. Ilia scored 98 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Hussey struck 148 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Simakin	Hussey
Aces	15	22
Avg per match	5	4.4
1st in	137/210	203/301
%1st in	65%	67%
1st pts	98/137	148/203
%1st pts	72%	73%
2nd pts	44/73	59/98
%2nd pts	60%	60%

Simakin scored 15 aces (5 per match). Hussey scored 22 aces (4.4 per match). Simakin won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Hussey won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Simakin	Hussey
Won	12	19
Converted	12/30	19/39
% Converted	40%	49%
Conceded	14	12
Saved	9	7
% Saved	64%	58%
Times Broken	5	5

The Russian broke his opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. Simakin dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Brit broke his opponents 19 times with a 49% conversion rate. Hussey conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.

Simakin
	R1 Robertson	R2 Henning	1/4 Bar	Total
Score	7-5 7-66	6-4 6-1	6-3 4-6 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	25	17	27	69
pts	97-84	67-50	84-68	248-202
Total points	181	117	152	450
Winners	35	30	33	98
%Winners	36%	45%	39%	40%
SERVE
Aces	5	8	2	15
Double Faults	3	2	0	5
1st in	55/81	40/67	42/62	137/210
% 1st in	68%	60%	68%	65%
1st pts	35/55	30/40	33/42	98/137
% 1st pts	64%	75%	79%	72%
2nd pts	15/26	12/27	17/20	44/73
% 2nd pts	58%	44%	85%	60%
Breaks
Won	4	4	4	12
Converted	4/12	4/5	4/13	12/30
Converted %	33%	80%	31%	40%
Conceded	6	7	1	14
Saved	3/6	6/7	0/1	9
Saved %	50%	86%	0%	45%
Times Broken	3	1	1	5

Hussey
	Q1 Gorban	Q3 Jones	R1 Bertrand	R2 Imamura	1/4 Uchida	Total
Score	6-1 6-1	6-4 7-62	7-5 6-1	7-5 6-3	6-4 7-64
Tot Set	2	2	2	2	2	10
Tot Games	14	23	19	21	23	100
pts	56-32	82-68	65-42	71-64	78-65	352-271
Total points	88	150	107	135	143	623
Winners	24	34	29	23	38	148
%Winners	43%	41%	45%	32%	49%	42%
SERVE
Aces	4	3	5	3	7	22
Double Faults	2	3	1	2	1	9
1st in	32/47	46/72	37/45	39/67	49/70	203/301
% 1st in	68%	64%	82%	58%	70%	67%
1st pts	24/32	34/46	29/37	23/39	38/49	148/203
% 1st pts	75%	74%	78%	59%	78%	73%
2nd pts	6/15	18/26	3/8	17/28	15/21	59/98
% 2nd pts	40%	69%	38%	61%	71%	60%
Breaks
Won	6	1	6	5	1	19
Converted	6/8	1/4	6/11	5/12	1/4	19/39
Converted %	75%	25%	55%	42%	25%	49%
Conceded	3	1	4	3	1	12
Saved	2/3	1/1	2/4	1/3	1/1	7
Saved %	67%	100%	50%	33%	100%	117%
Times Broken	1	0	2	2	0	5

Tennis Scores in Chisinau Challenger

• Ilia SimakinSimakin – Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov (6-3 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Toby SamuelSamuel – Stuart ParkerParker (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Giles HusseyHussey – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Siddhant Banthia/Ramkumar RamanathanBanthia/Ramkumar Ramanathan – Petr Bar Biryukov/Saba PurtseladzeBar Biryukov/Saba Purtseladze (w/o) – See score progression
• Szymon Kielan/Filip PieczonkaKielan/Filip Pieczonka – Philip Henning/Courtney John LockHenning/Courtney John Lock (6-3 4-6 10-4) – See score progression
• Ilia SimakinSimakin – Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov (6-3 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Giles HusseyHussey – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Toby SamuelSamuel – Stuart ParkerParker (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (6-4 6-0) – See score progression

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