Dimitar Kuzmanov and Harry Wendelken will square off in the semifinal of the Hersonissos 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on CENTER. 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dimitar Kuzmanov is the pick to win this match.
Dimitar Kuzmanov -> 1.571
Harry Wendelken -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Dimitar Kuzmanov vs. Harry Wendelken
There is no head to head record between Dimitar Kuzmanov and Harry Wendelken since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Dimitar Kuzmanov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-27 | 9-7 | 28-18 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 264, the Bulgarian reached the semifinal after defeating Javier Barranco Cosano 6-3 6-2, Robin Bertrand 6-2 7-5 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-1 6-1.
In the quarter, Dimitar had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-1 6-1). During the match, Kuzmanov scored 63 points vs Giustino’s 33. The Bulgarian was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kuzmanov wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Dimitar Kuzmanov conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 7 break points. Furthermore, Kuzmanov put 76% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 91% (10/11) on the 2nd serve. Dimitar broke Giustino 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kuzmanov hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 61% of the points he played.
ATP Hersonissos 1 Challenger - Dimitar Kuzmanov's projected path
Kuzmanov has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (336-209). 6-3 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kuzmanov has an aggregate 99-46 record in the last years on hard.
The Bulgarian has a composed 7-5 win-loss record in 2026, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hersonissos 1 Challenger
Harry Wendelken
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-23 | 23-10 | 0-3 | 13-5 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 50-27 | 25-14 | 1-1 | 22-10 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-33 | 10-16 | 0-2 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 12-10 | 0-1 | 15-11 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-22 | 8-7 | 1-2 | 15-9 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 277, the Brit reached the semifinal after beating Lui Maxted 4-6 6-1 6-3, Stefan Dostanic 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Lukas Neumayer 6-2 6-7(3) 6-4.
In the quarter, Wendelken defeated Neumayer (6-2 6-73 6-4). During the match Wendelken scored 107 points vs Neumayer’s 92. The Brit was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Wendelken bagged 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Harry Wendelken lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Wendelken put 53% of his first serves in, winning 78% (40/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (22/45) on the 2nd serve. The Brit broke Neumayer 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brit has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
ATP Hersonissos 1 Challenger - Harry Wendelken's projected path
Harry’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Sheffield.
The Brit has an overall 15-5 win-loss record in 2026, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hersonissos 1 Challenger
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kuzmanov | Wendelken |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 51 | 86 |
| Pts | 202-129 | 302-251 |
| Total Points | 331 | 553 |
| Winners | 74 | 111 |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% |
Both Kuzmanov and Wendelken played 3 matches. At the moment, Harry Wendelken dropped 3 sets while Dimitar Kuzmanov hasn’t dropped a set so far. Kuzmanov has played 3 set(s) less than Wendelken (6 vs 9). Therefore, Kuzmanov played 35 games less than Wendelken. Dimitar scored 74 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The Brit made 111 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kuzmanov | Wendelken |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 8 |
| 1st in | 116/163 | 149/287 |
| %1st in | 71% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 74/116 | 111/149 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 32/47 | 69/138 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 50% |
Kuzmanov struck 2 aces (0.7 per match). Wendelken managed to score 24 aces (8 per match). Kuzmanov won 64% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Wendelken won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kuzmanov | Wendelken |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 16 |
| Converted | 17/26 | 16/27 |
| % Converted | 65% | 59% |
| Conceded | 22 | 30 |
| Saved | 16 | 21 |
| % Saved | 73% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
Dimitar broke his opponents 17 times with a 65% conversion rate. Kuzmanov lost his serve 6 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Brit broke his opponents 16 times with a 59% conversion rate. Wendelken conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kuzmanov | |||||
| R1 Barranco |
R2 Bertrand |
1/4 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 14 | 51 | |
| pts | 70-45 | 69-51 | 63-33 | 202-129 | |
| Total points | 115 | 120 | 96 | 331 | |
| Winners | 24 | 26 | 24 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 41/57 | 40/60 | 35/46 | 116/163 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 67% | 76% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 24/41 | 26/40 | 24/35 | 74/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 65% | 69% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 12/20 | 10/11 | 32/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 60% | 91% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 6/10 | 5/6 | 17/26 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | 83% | 65% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 4/7 | 7/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 57% | 100% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Wendelken | |||||
| R1 Maxted |
R2 Dostanic |
1/4 Neumayer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 29 | 31 | 86 | |
| pts | 97-69 | 98-90 | 107-92 | 302-251 | |
| Total points | 166 | 188 | 199 | 553 | |
| Winners | 34 | 37 | 40 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 46/80 | 52/111 | 51/96 | 149/287 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 47% | 53% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 37/52 | 40/51 | 111/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 71% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/34 | 28/59 | 22/45 | 69/138 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 47% | 49% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 5/5 | 5/7 | 16/27 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 100% | 71% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 11 | 9 | 30 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7/11 | 7/9 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 64% | 78% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Hersonissos 1 Challenger
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Toby SamuelSamuel – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Ioannis XilasXilas (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Harry WendelkenWendelken – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-2 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Harry WendelkenWendelken – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-2 6-7(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Toby SamuelSamuel – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Ioannis XilasXilas (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Harry WendelkenWendelken (0-0) – H2H and prediction
