Alexander Erler and Omar Giacalone will clash against each other in the final of the Monastir (M15) for the 2nd time of their career. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexander Erler who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Erler is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Erler -> 1.88
Omar Giacalone -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Erler vs. Omar Giacalone
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Erler and Omar Giacalone play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Erler (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
Alexander Erler
Ranked no. 496, the Austrian got to the final after defeating Osgar O’Hoisin 6-4 7-5, Fausto Tabacco 6-1 6-2, Artem Dubrivnyy 6-2 1-0 ret. and Skander Mansouri 7-5 6-2.
In the semifinal, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Mansouri (7-5 6-2). During the match Erler scored 69 points vs Mansouri’s 49. Erler was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Erler recorded 6 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Alexander Erler was pretty efficent on serve to win 79% (34/43) of his 1st serve and 65% (11/17) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alexander broke Mansouri 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Erler has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 56% of his matches (132-103). 10-8 on hard in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Erler has a 40-29 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
Erler’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M25 Trento.
The Austrian has a 21-18 win-loss record in 2020, 10-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Monastir (M15)
The Austrian didn’t play in Monastir (M15) in 2019.
Omar Giacalone
Ranked no. 894, Giacalone reached the final after defeating Dan Added 6-1 6-2, Jean Thirouin 6-75 6-4 6-3, Luca Potenza 6-3 6-2 and Moez Echargui 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Italian defeated Echargui (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match Giacalone scored 109 points vs Echargui’s 100. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Giacalone managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Omar Giacalone lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Giacalone put 53% of his first serves in, winning 64% (35/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (24/49) on the 2nd serve. Giacalone broke Echargui 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Omar has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Giacalone’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Heraklion.
Giacalone has a 28-7 win-loss record in 2020, 28-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Erler | Giacalone |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 94 |
| Pts | 199-155 | 349-286 |
| Total Points | 354 | 635 |
| Winners | 91 | 118 |
| %Winners | 46% | 34% |
Erler played 3 matches while Giacalone competed in 4 matches. At the moment, Omar Giacalone conceded 2 sets while Alexander Erler hasn’t lost a set so far. Erler has played 4 set(s) less than Giacalone (6 vs 10). Therefore, Erler played 37 games less than Giacalone. Alexander scored 91 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Omar made 118 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Erler | Giacalone |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 116/165 | 171/321 |
| %1st in | 70% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 91/116 | 118/171 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 28/49 | 79/150 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 53% |
Erler recorded 14 aces (4.7 per match). Giacalone managed to score 19 aces (4.8 per match). Erler won 78% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Giacalone won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Erler | Giacalone |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 22 |
| Converted | 10/24 | 22/43 |
| % Converted | 42% | 51% |
| Conceded | 5 | 28 |
| Saved | 4 | 17 |
| % Saved | 80% | 61% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 11 |
The Austrian broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. Alexander surrendered his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 22 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.
| Erler | ||||||
| R1 O’Hoisin |
R2 Tabacco |
1/4 Dubrivnyy |
1/2 Mansouri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-2 1-0 ret. | 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 66 | |
| pts | 72-68 | 58-38 | 37-22 | 69-49 | 236-177 | |
| Total points | 140 | 96 | 59 | 118 | 413 | |
| Winners | 29 | 28 | 15 | 34 | 106 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 48% | 41% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 39/58 | 34/47 | 16/21 | 43/60 | 132/186 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 72% | 76% | 72% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 28/34 | 15/16 | 34/43 | 106/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 82% | 94% | 79% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 6/13 | 2/5 | 11/17 | 30/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 46% | 40% | 65% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 3/4 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 44% | 43% | 75% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 100% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Giacalone | ||||||
| R1 Added |
R2 Thirouin |
1/4 Potenza |
1/2 Echargui |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-75 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 32 | 17 | 30 | 94 | |
| pts | 60-37 | 122-106 | 58-43 | 109-100 | 349-286 | |
| Total points | 97 | 228 | 101 | 209 | 635 | |
| Winners | 20 | 45 | 18 | 35 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 31% | 32% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 27/57 | 64/111 | 25/49 | 55/104 | 171/321 | |
| % 1st in | 47% | 58% | 51% | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 20/27 | 45/64 | 18/25 | 35/55 | 118/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 72% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 24/47 | 14/24 | 24/49 | 79/150 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 51% | 58% | 49% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 6/18 | 5/5 | 6/10 | 22/43 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 100% | 60% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 28 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5/9 | 1/2 | 6/11 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 56% | 50% | 55% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 11 | |
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