Zdanek Kolář battled almost evenly with Stefanos Tsitsipas at Roland Garros, but the Czech has since lost 13 of his 15 matches on the professional circuit. Will he be ready to put up a fight against second-seeded Rodionov in the first round at the Challenger in Maia? Zdanek Kolar and Jurij Rodionov will play against each other in Maia. The match will start on November 28 at 19:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3.5) for Rodionov – 1.89.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 22 – 1.68.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.59.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #4 – Tie-Break – No – 2.00.
Kolář has a mediocre game this season. On all surfaces, including clay courts, the Czech tennis player has negative stats. He won’t stay in the Challenger in Maia for long. We prefer Rodionov in the upcoming match.
The only head-to-head encounter between the two players ended in three sets, but the upcoming match will be a different outcome. This time they will not play on the hard court, but on the clay, where Kolar is not doing well this year. We expect a low-scoring encounter in this match.
Kolář is playing poorly this season. Even on his favourite clay, the Czech has not done well this year.
Zdenek has only 17 wins and 25 defeats on clay courts this season. In the autumn part of the season, Kolář did not perform well. He dropped his last five tournaments after his opening matches. Last week, he took part in the Challenger in Yokkaichi, where he lost in the first round to Yosuke Watanuki (2-6, 4-6).
Kolar has lost six of his last seven matches at the Challengers level.
Rodionov is showing good play this season and, as a consequence, successful results. Jurij has already won two trophies this year.
At the beginning of the season, he won the Indoors Challenger in Biel, in the final of which he defeated Kacper Žuk (7-6, 6-4). In May, he won the Mauthausen clay court tournament, defeating Jiri Lehecka (6-4, 6-4) in the final. Last week, Rodionov managed to reach the quarterfinals in Andria.
Rodionov has won five of his last six matches on the clay.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Zdanek Kolar’s Rating – 249
Zdanek Kolar Wins/Losses in 2022 – 23/37
Jurij Rodionov’s Rating – 122
Jurij Rodionov Wins/Losses in 2022 – 44/30
In 3 of Rodionov’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 1.59.
Kolar has never played a tie-break in his last five games. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – No” with odds of 2.00.
Jurij Rodionov leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was in 2021. In that match, Rodionov defeated Kolar (6-2, 4-6, 7-6) in three sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Complexo Municipal de Ténis da Maia, Maia, Portugal.
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