Dimitar Kuzmanov and Dennis Novak will play each other in the 1st round of the Hersonissos 5 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 3:00 pm on COURT 20. 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 Dimitar Kuzmanov who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.32
Dennis Novak -> 3.18

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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Dennis Novak

This will be the 4th time that Dimitar Kuzmanov and Dennis Novak fight against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Kuzmanov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Kuzmanov won 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the qualifications in the Mauthausen Challenger back in April 2025.

Dimitar Kuzmanov

Dimitar Kuzmanov

34 - 25win/loss

Hard
11-4
I Hard
2-3
Clay
21-18
Rank
247
High
158
LLLWLWWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-29 15-6 21-18 3-5 0-0 0-0
2024 24-24 12-7 9-13 3-4 0-0 0-0
2023 31-25 9-7 22-15 0-2 0-1 0-0
2022 32-26 10-7 16-13 4-5 2-1 0-0
2021 32-25 8-6 22-15 2-3 0-1 0-0

Ranked no. 261, the Bulgarian will start his run in the Hersonissos 5 Challenger after he played his last match in the Villena Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Gentzsch in the 2nd round on the 1st of October.

Kuzmanov has an aggregate 34-25 win-loss record in 2025, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Hersonissos 2 Challenger where he beat Federico Cina in the final 6-4 6-2.

Talking about his overall career, Kuzmanov has an overall 549-322 record. He has a positive 223-92 record on hard.

Previously in the Hersonissos 5 Challenger

Previously, he won this tournament once in 2025. See his history

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Hersonissos 5 Challenger
Kuzmanov's Record

Dennis Novak

Dennis Novak

26 - 20win/loss

Hard
4-3
I Hard
8-5
Clay
14-12
Rank
532
High
85
LWLLWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 27-22 5-5 14-12 8-5 0-0 0-0
2024 28-26 5-6 18-15 5-4 0-1 0-0
2023 38-23 12-3 12-10 10-8 4-2 0-0
2022 33-27 2-2 21-14 6-9 4-1 0-1
2021 26-29 1-3 9-12 14-11 2-3 0-0

Ranked no. 417, Dennis will start his run in the Hersonissos 5 Challenger after he played his last match in the Bad Waltersdorf Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-1 to Carballes Baena

in the 1st round on the 17th of September.

Dennis has an aggregate 26-20 win-loss record in 2025, 4-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Austrian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Sunderland,M25 Kramsach and M25 Maribor.

In terms of his career, The Austrian has an overall 529-325 record. He has a positive 119-55 record on hard.

Hersonissos 5 Challenger
Novak's Record

Tennis Scores in Hersonissos 5 Challenger

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