Marco Cecchinato and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune will play each other in the semifinal of the San Marino Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Marco Cecchinato who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marco Cecchinato is the pick to win this match.
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.77
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
There is no head to head record between Marco Cecchinato and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Marco Cecchinato
Ranked no. 86, Marco got to the semifinal after defeating Paolo Lorenzi 7-63 6-2, Luca Nardi 7-64 7-66 and Pavel Kotov 7-65 6-3.
In the quarter, Marco had a good straight sets win against Kotov (7-65 6-3). During the match, Cecchinato scored 74 points vs Kotov’s 62. Marco was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cecchinato recorded 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Marco Cecchinato was extremely effective on serve to win 76% (31/41) of his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Italian broke Kotov 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Cecchinato started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Cecchinato has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (376-254). 25-15 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Cecchinato has a compiled 337-178 record in the last years on clay.
Cecchinato’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Parma.
Marco has an overall 25-19 win-loss record in 2021, 25-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the San Marino Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2013. See his history.
Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune
Ranked no. 191, Holger got to the semifinal after beating Julien Cagnina 6-3 6-4, Salvatore Caruso 2-6 7-64 6-2 and Joao Menezes 6-0 7-5.
In the quarter, Vitus Nodskov Rune had a good straight sets win against Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes (6-0 7-5). During the match Vitus Nodskov Rune scored 65 points vs Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes’s 37. Vitus Nodskov Rune was quite aggressive to blast 18 winners.
About the serving games, Vitus Nodskov Rune bagged 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune was pretty efficient on serve to win 82% (18/22) of his 1st serve and 61% (14/23) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Vitus Nodskov Rune broke Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Holger started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Holger’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M15 Manacor,M15+H Bressuire,M25 Villena,the Oeiras 4 Challenger and the Biella 7 Challenger.
The Dane has an overall 45-17 win-loss record in 2021, 32-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cecchinato | Vitus Nodskov Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 69 | 66 |
| Pts | 240-201 | 233-185 |
| Total Points | 441 | 418 |
| Winners | 95 | 77 |
| %Winners | 40% | 33% |
Both Cecchinato and Vitus Nodskov Rune played 3 matches. At the moment, Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune surrendered 1 set while Marco Cecchinato hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Cecchinato has played 1 set(s) less than Vitus Nodskov Rune (6 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Cecchinato played 3 games more than Vitus Nodskov Rune. Marco scored 95 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Dane blasted 77 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cecchinato | Vitus Nodskov Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 127/205 | 122/214 |
| %1st in | 62% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 95/127 | 77/122 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 52/78 | 52/92 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 57% |
Cecchinato recorded 23 aces (7.7 per match). Vitus Nodskov Rune managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Cecchinato won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Vitus Nodskov Rune won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cecchinato | Vitus Nodskov Rune |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 15 |
| Converted | 7/19 | 15/25 |
| % Converted | 37% | 60% |
| Conceded | 13 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 9 |
| % Saved | 77% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Marco broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Marco surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Holger broke his opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. Holger conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cecchinato | |||||
| R1 Lorenzi |
R2 Nardi |
1/4 Kotov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-2 | 7-64 7-66 | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 22 | 69 | |
| pts | 75-53 | 91-86 | 74-62 | 240-201 | |
| Total points | 128 | 177 | 136 | 441 | |
| Winners | 31 | 33 | 31 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 36% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 13 | 8 | 2 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 38/59 | 48/85 | 41/61 | 127/205 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 56% | 67% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/38 | 33/48 | 31/41 | 95/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 69% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 25/37 | 12/20 | 52/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 68% | 60% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 1/4 | 3/8 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 25% | 38% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 75% | 75% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Vitus Nodskov Rune | |||||
| R1 Cagnina |
R2 Caruso |
1/4 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 2-6 7-64 6-2 | 6-0 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 18 | 66 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 95-90 | 65-37 | 233-185 | |
| Total points | 131 | 185 | 102 | 418 | |
| Winners | 26 | 33 | 18 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 35% | 28% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/63 | 61/106 | 22/45 | 122/214 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 58% | 49% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 26/39 | 33/61 | 18/22 | 77/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 54% | 82% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | 22/45 | 14/23 | 52/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 49% | 61% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/8 | 6/10 | 15/25 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 75% | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/13 | 1/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 54% | 33% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in San Marino Challenger
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Joao MenezesMenezes (6-0 7-5) – See score progression
- Hugo DellienDellien – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Pavel KotovKotov (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Orlando LuzLuz – Maxime JanvierJanvier (7-67 7-5) – See score progression
- Orlando LuzLuz – Maxime JanvierJanvier (7-6(7) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hugo DellienDellien – Orlando LuzLuz (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (0-0) – H2H and prediction
