Marco Cecchinato and Francesco Passaro will play each other in the 1st round of the Cagliari Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 3:30 pm on CENTRALE. 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 -> 1.62
Francesco Passaro -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Francesco Passaro
There is no head to head record between Marco Cecchinato and Francesco Passaro since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Marco Cecchinato
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-34 | 0-0 | 39-34 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-25 | 0-2 | 26-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-23 | 1-4 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 0-3 | 43-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-27 | 1-5 | 31-19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 85, Marco will start his run in the Cagliari Challenger after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 6-4 7-6(5) to De Minaur in the 2nd round on the 29th of April.
Cecchinato has an overall 9-9 win-loss record in 2023, 8-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Marco’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Estoril.
Talking about his overall career, The Italian has an overall 435-304 record. He has a positive 394-219 record on clay.
Previously in the Cagliari Challenger
Marco has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Passaro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-27 | 8-5 | 23-14 | 10-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-25 | 4-5 | 35-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 120, Francesco will start his run in the Cagliari Challenger after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 3-6 7-6(4) 6-2 to Paire in the qualifications on the 24th of April.
Passaro has an overall 13-14 win-loss record in 2023, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Madrid Challenger.
In terms of his career, Passaro has an overall 120-86 record. He has a positive 94-59 record on clay.
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