Damir Dzumhur and Carlos Taberner will face off in the semifinal of the Plava Laguna Croatia Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 9:00 pm on G IVANISEVIC STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Damir Dzumhur who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Damir Dzumhur is the pick to win this match.
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.615
Carlos Taberner -> 2.31

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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Carlos Taberner

This will be the 3^rd time that Damir Dzumhur and Carlos Taberner clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Dzumhur and Taberner (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Taberner won 6-3 3-0 ret. in the qualifications in Bucharest back in 2024.

Damir Dzumhur

Ranked no. 61, Dzumhur reached the semifinal after defeating Stan Wawrinka 6-4 7-5 and Titouan Droguet 3-6 7-5 6-2.

In the quarter against Droguet, Damir recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-2). During the match, Dzumhur scored 106 points vs Droguet’s 90. Damir was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Regarding the service games, Dzumhur wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Damir Dzumhur was quite efficient on serve to win 71% (41/58) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Dzumhur broke Droguet 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Bosnian has conceded 1 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.

Dzumhur has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (347-283). 20-14 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Dzumhur has an overall 152-110 match record in the last years on clay.

Damir’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Cap Cana Challenger.

The Bosnian has an aggregate 30-22 win-loss record in 2025, 20-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Umag

Carlos Taberner

Ranked no. 111, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-6(1), Francisco Cerundolo 6-7(2) 6-4 7-5 and Jesper De Jong 7-5 6-3.

In the quarter, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against De Jong (7-5 6-3). During the match Taberner scored 69 points vs De Jong’s 50. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.

About the serving games, Taberner was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Carlos Taberner was very efficient on serve to win 97% (30/31) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Carlos broke De Jong 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Carlos has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Murcia Challenger where he beat Jesper De Jong in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2 and the Sassuolo Challenger where he defeated Dusan Lajovic in the final 7-6(1) 6-2.

The Spaniard has a composed 32-17 win-loss record in 2025, 31-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Dzumhur	Taberner
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	5	7
Tot Games	51	79
Pts	185-165	270-227
Total Points	350	497
Winners	74	112
%Winners	40%	41%

Dzumhur played 2 matches while Taberner competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Damir Dzumhur conceded 1 set, while Carlos Taberner lost 1 set. Dzumhur has played 2 set(s) less than Taberner (5 vs 7). Therefore, Dzumhur played 28 games less than Taberner. Damir scored 74 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard managed to score 112 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Dzumhur	Taberner
Aces	1	4
Avg per match	0.5	1.3
1st in	111/167	152/228
%1st in	66%	67%
1st pts	74/111	112/152
%1st pts	67%	74%
2nd pts	27/56	37/76
%2nd pts	48%	49%

Dzumhur blasted 1 ace (0.5 per match). Taberner also scored 4 aces (1.3 per match). Dzumhur won 67% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Taberner won 74% of the points on 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	Dzumhur	Taberner
Won	11	14
Converted	11/20	14/29
% Converted	55%	48%
Conceded	18	18
Saved	11	10
% Saved	61%	56%
Times Broken	7	8

The Bosnian broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Bosnian lost his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.

Dzumhur
	R2 Wawrinka	1/4 Droguet	Total
Score	6-4 7-5	3-6 7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	22	29	51
pts	79-75	106-90	185-165
Total points	154	196	350
Winners	33	41	74
%Winners	42%	39%	40%
SERVE
Aces	1	0	1
Double Faults	5	2	7
1st in	53/86	58/81	111/167
% 1st in	62%	72%	66%
1st pts	33/53	41/58	74/111
% 1st pts	62%	71%	67%
2nd pts	13/33	14/23	27/56
% 2nd pts	39%	61%	48%
Breaks
Won	6	5	11
Converted	6/7	5/13	11/20
Converted %	86%	38%	55%
Conceded	12	6	18
Saved	8/12	3/6	11
Saved %	67%	50%	59%
Times Broken	4	3	7

Taberner
	R1 Herbert	R2 Cerundolo	1/4 De	Total
Score	6-4 7-61	6-72 6-4 7-5	7-5 6-3
Tot Set	2	3	2	7
Tot Games	23	35	21	79
pts	80-62	121-115	69-50	270-227
Total points	142	236	119	497
Winners	37	45	30	112
%Winners	46%	37%	43%	41%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	0	4
Double Faults	1	7	0	8
1st in	44/57	77/124	31/47	152/228
% 1st in	77%	62%	66%	67%
1st pts	37/44	45/77	30/31	112/152
% 1st pts	84%	58%	97%	74%
2nd pts	8/13	19/47	10/16	37/76
% 2nd pts	62%	40%	63%	49%
Breaks
Won	2	9	3	14
Converted	2/7	9/15	3/7	14/29
Converted %	29%	60%	43%	48%
Conceded	1	17	0	18
Saved	0/1	10/17	0/0	10
Saved %	0%	59%	–	30%
Times Broken	1	7	0	8

Tennis Scores in Umag

• Romain Arneodo/Manuel GuinardArneodo/Manuel Guinard – Theo Arribage/Orlando LuzArribage/Orlando Luz (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli – (3-4) – H2H and prediction