Pavel Kotov vs Zizou BergsPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Pavel Kotov and Zizou Bergs have met 4 times since 2021; they are level 2–2. Their first meeting came at St. Petersburg 1 Challenger in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Bergs leads 2–1. Across all meetings Kotov has taken 6 sets to Bergs's 7. Their most recent meeting: Zizou Bergs won at U.S. Open - New York (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kotov | Bergs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Pavel Kotov | Zizou Bergs | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 60% | 15/25 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Wins a set when losing | 50% | 6/12 | 32% | 8/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 43% | 16/37 | 35% | 18/51 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 44% | 11/25 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 60% | 6/10 | 54% | 15/28 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 10/15 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 87% | 20/23 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 15/23 | 73% | 16/22 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kotov 0, Bergs 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kotov
💥 Big Hitter
Bergs
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 3,444 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 27, 2024
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard · 1st Round
Dec 8, 2021
Forli 3 Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 16, 2021
Almaty 2 Challenger
C Clay · 2nd Round
Mar 4, 2021
St. Petersburg 1 Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.21 | 2.20 |
| ROI % | -63.0% | -1.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.89u | -0.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 1,568 mi · 2,523 km |
| Route | — | CAN → USA → CAN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Kotov and Bergs posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Alejandro Tabilo | L 67 46 | L 46 64 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Daniel Elahi Galan
Bonn Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 28
Franco Ribero
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Marco Trungelliti
Lyon Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 9
Guy Den Ouden
Bad Rappenau Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 1
Cezar Cretu
Chisinau Challenger · 2nd Round
May 28
Gauthier Onclin
Chisinau Challenger · 1st Round
May 26
Mikhail Kukushkin
Gwangju Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 21
Yi Zhou
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Andrea Pellegrino
Quebec City Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 21
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Quebec City Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Daniel Merida Aguilar
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Ben Shelton
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Sebastian Baez
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Taylor Fritz
Citi Open - Washington · 1st Round
Jul 27
Arthur Fery
Wimbledon - London · 3rd Round
Jul 4
Jaime Faria
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–56 matches
| Metric | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 68% | 50% |
| Sets won | 62% | 49% |
| Games won | 53% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kotov | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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