Vilius Gaubas and Zdenek Kolar will square off in the semifinal of the Braga Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE 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 Vilius Gaubas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Vilius Gaubas is the pick to win this match.
Vilius Gaubas -> 1.68
Zdenek Kolar -> 2.1

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Prediction and head to head Vilius Gaubas vs. Zdenek Kolar

There is no head to head record between Vilius Gaubas and Zdenek Kolar since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Vilius Gaubas

Ranked no. 143, Vilius reached the semifinal after defeating Buvaysar Gadamauri 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4, Marco Cecchinato 6-4 6-7(3) 6-3 and Marco Trungelliti 6-3 3-6 7-5.

In the quarter, The Lithuanian defeated Trungelliti (6-3 3-6 7-5). During the match, Gaubas scored 104 points vs Trungelliti’s 100. The Lithuanian was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gaubas managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Vilius Gaubas lost the serve 3 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Gaubas put 68% of his first serves in, winning 68% (51/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (16/36) on the 2nd serve. Gaubas broke Trungelliti 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Vilius has conceded 3 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Gaubas has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 61% of his matches (167-108). 34-15 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gaubas has a composed146-80 match record in the last 5 years on clay.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Menorca Challenger where he defeated Pol Martin Tiffon in the final 6-0 6-4 and the Lisbon Challenger where he overcame Henrique Rocha in the final 6-7(3) 6-3 6-4.

Vilius has a compiled 38-24 win-loss record in 2025, 34-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Braga Challenger

Zdenek Kolar

Ranked no. 236, Kolar got to the semifinal after defeating Max Houkes 5-0 ret., Jaime Faria 6-1 6-2 and Javier Barranco Cosano 2-6 7-5 6-1.

In the quarter against Barranco Cosano, The Czech recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-1). During the match Kolar scored 93 points vs Barranco Cosano’s 83. The Czech was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about serving, Kolar struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Zdenek Kolar lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Kolar put 56% of his first serves in, winning 67% (26/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Barranco Cosano 6 times after converting 33% of his break points (6/18).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Czech has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Sofia 1 Challenger where he beat Murkel Dellien in the final 6-2 6-2.

Zdenek has an aggregate 57-24 win-loss record in 2025, 54-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Braga Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gaubas	Kolar
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	9	7
Tot Games	95	47
Pts	366-344	178-133
Total Points	710	311
Winners	151	54
%Winners	41%	30%

Both Gaubas and Kolar played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Vilius Gaubas dropped 3 sets, while Zdenek Kolar surrendered 1 set. Gaubas has played 2 sets more than Kolar (9 vs 7). Therefore, Gaubas played 48 games more than Kolar. The Lithuanian scored 151 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Kolar managed to score 54 winners (30%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gaubas	Kolar
Aces	6	4
Avg per match	2	1.3
1st in	234/337	73/140
%1st in	69%	52%
1st pts	151/234	54/73
%1st pts	65%	74%
2nd pts	53/103	36/67
%2nd pts	51%	54%

Gaubas recorded 6 aces (2 per match). Kolar bagged 4 aces (1.3 per match). Gaubas won 65% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Kolar won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gaubas	Kolar
Won	14	12
Converted	14/53	12/27
% Converted	26%	44%
Conceded	38	11
Saved	29	7
% Saved	76%	64%
Times Broken	9	4

The Lithuanian broke his opponents 14 times with a 26% conversion rate. Vilius surrendered his serve 9 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Zdenek broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.

Gaubas
	R1 Gadamauri	R2 Cecchinato	1/4 Trungelliti	Total
Score	6-75 6-4 6-4	6-4 6-73 6-3	6-3 3-6 7-5
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	33	32	30	95
pts	134-125	128-119	104-100	366-344
Total points	259	247	204	710
Winners	45	55	51	151
%Winners	34%	43%	49%	41%
SERVE
Aces	2	1	3	6
Double Faults	4	0	1	5
1st in	68/112	91/114	75/111	234/337
% 1st in	61%	80%	68%	69%
1st pts	45/68	55/91	51/75	151/234
% 1st pts	66%	60%	68%	65%
2nd pts	22/44	15/23	16/36	53/103
% 2nd pts	50%	65%	44%	51%
Breaks
Won	5	5	4	14
Converted	5/22	5/22	4/9	14/53
Converted %	23%	23%	44%	26%
Conceded	10	12	16	38
Saved	7/10	9/12	13/16	29
Saved %	70%	75%	81%	75%
Times Broken	3	3	3	9

Kolar
	R1 Houkes	R2 Faria	1/4 Barranco	Total
Score	5-0 ret.	6-1 6-2	2-6 7-5 6-1
Tot Set	1	2	3	6
Tot Games	5	15	27	47
pts	24-12	61-38	93-83	178-133
Total points	36	99	176	311
Winners	6	22	26	54
%Winners	25%	36%	28%	30%
SERVE
Aces	0	2	2	4
Double Faults	2	4	1	7
1st in	6/16	28/54	39/70	73/140
% 1st in	38%	52%	56%	52%
1st pts	6/6	22/28	26/39	54/73
% 1st pts	100%	79%	67%	74%
2nd pts	6/10	14/26	16/31	36/67
% 2nd pts	60%	54%	52%	54%
Breaks
Won	2	4	6	12
Converted	2/3	4/6	6/18	12/27
Converted %	67%	67%	33%	44%
Conceded	0	5	6	11
Saved	0/0	5/5	2/6	7
Saved %	–	100%	33%	44%
Times Broken	0	0	4	4

Tennis Scores in Braga Challenger

• Vilius GaubasGaubas – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – Elmer MollerMoller (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Luka MikrutMikrut – Sumit NagalNagal (5-7 6-1 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Zdenek KolarKolar – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (2-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Alexander Donski/Stefan LatinovicDonski/Stefan Latinovic – Inigo Cervantes/Denys MolchanovCervantes/Denys Molchanov (7-6⁵ 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Mircea-Alexandru Jecan/Bogdan PavelJecan/Bogdan Pavel – Jiri Barnat/Filip DudaBarnat/Filip Duda (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Vilius GaubasGaubas – Marco TrungellitiTrungelliti (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – Elmer MollerMoller (7-5 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Zdenek KolarKolar – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction