Marko Topo and Beibit Zhukayev will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Bergamo Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 1:00 pm on COURT 1. 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 Marko Topo who should win in 3 sets.
Marko Topo -> 1.84
Beibit Zhukayev -> 1.84
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Prediction and head to head Marko Topo vs. Beibit Zhukayev
This will be the 2nd time that Marko Topo and Beibit Zhukayev play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Topo (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Topo won 6-7(3) 6-4 6-1 in the qualifications in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger back in 2022.
Marko Topo
42 - 22win/loss
282
255
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42-22 | 7-1 | 30-15 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 33-23 | 9-4 | 23-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-26 | 0-1 | 31-19 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 26-28 | 8-6 | 12-13 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 282, the Serbian got to the 2nd round after defeating Jan Choinski 7-6(3) 6-4.
In the 1st round, Topo had a good straight sets win against Choinski (7-63 6-4). During the match, Topo scored 79 points vs Choinski’s 71. Marko was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Topo made 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Marko Topo was extremely efficient on serve to win 83% (40/48) of his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Marko broke Choinski once after converting 17% of his break points (1/6).
Topo has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 57% of his matches (140-107). 5-5 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Topo has a composed12-18 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
The Serbian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Faro and M25 Kursumlijska Banja.
Marko has a composed 42-22 win-loss record in 2025, 5-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bergamo Challenger
Topo has never competed in this tournament before.
Beibit Zhukayev
28 - 30win/loss
283
171
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 28-30 | 11-12 | 0-5 | 13-10 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-29 | 14-16 | 6-4 | 4-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-30 | 19-16 | 1-3 | 11-8 | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 43-30 | 33-21 | 1-2 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-21 | 13-10 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 283, Beibit got to the 2nd round after beating Mika Brunold 6-3 1-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Zhukayev defeated Brunold (6-3 1-6 6-3). During the match Zhukayev scored 69 points vs Brunold’s 64. The Kazakhstani was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about serving, Zhukayev struck 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Beibit Zhukayev was pretty effective on serve to win 85% (29/34) of his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Kazakhstani broke Brunold twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Morelia Challenger.
Beibit has an aggregate 28-30 win-loss record in 2025, 13-10 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Topo | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 25 |
| Pts | 79-71 | 69-64 |
| Total Points | 150 | 133 |
| Winners | 40 | 29 |
| %Winners | 51% | 42% |
Both Topo and Zhukayev played 1 match. At the moment, Beibit Zhukayev conceded 1 set while Marko Topo hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Topo has played 1 set(s) less than Zhukayev (2 vs 3). Therefore, Topo played 2 games less than Zhukayev. Topo scored 40 winners (51% of the total points). On the other side, Beibit struck 29 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Topo | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 12 | 11 |
| 1st in | 48/76 | 34/69 |
| %1st in | 63% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 40/48 | 29/34 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 21/35 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 60% |
Topo fired 12 aces . Zhukayev blasted 11 aces . Topo won 83% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Zhukayev won 85% 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 | Topo | Zhukayev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 2 |
| Converted | 1/6 | 2/3 |
| % Converted | 17% | 67% |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| % Saved | 100% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
The Serbian broke his opponent once with a 17% conversion rate. Topo was rock solid on his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 2 break points. Zhukayev broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. Zhukayev conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Topo | |||
| R1 Choinski | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 79-71 | 79-71 | |
| Total points | 150 | 150 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 12 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 48/76 | 48/76 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 40/48 | 40/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/6 | 1/6 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 17% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Zhukayev | |||
| R1 Brunold | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 69-64 | 69-64 | |
| Total points | 133 | 133 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 34/69 | 34/69 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 29/34 | 29/34 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/35 | 21/35 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Bergamo Challenger
- Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (7-64 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Fabrizio AndaloroAndaloro (6-4 6-6 ret.) – See score progression
- Milos KarolKarol – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SciahbasiSciahbasi – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (3-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander DonskiDonski – Fausto TabaccoTabacco (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri – Pierluigi BasileBasile (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Justin EngelEngel – Hamish StewartStewart (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Michele RibecaiRibecai (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Marko TopoTopo – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Matej DodigDodig (6-3 3-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Mika BrunoldBrunold (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (7-6(4) 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Fabrizio AndaloroAndaloro (6-4 6-6 ret.) – See score progression
- Milos KarolKarol – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Michele RibecaiRibecai (7-6(6) 6-2) – See score progression
- Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri – Pierluigi BasileBasile (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Justin EngelEngel – Hamish StewartStewart (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Alexander DonskiDonski – Fausto TabaccoTabacco (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea GuerrieriGuerrieri – Billy HarrisHarris (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Nerman FaticFatic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-0) – H2H and prediction