Stefano Napolitano and Felix Balshaw will square off in the 1st round of the Cordenons Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 7:00 pm on SERENA MANIVA CENTER. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Balshaw who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felix Balshaw is the pick to win this match.
Felix Balshaw -> 1.4
Stefano Napolitano -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Stefano Napolitano vs. Felix Balshaw
There is no head to head record between Stefano Napolitano and Felix Balshaw since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Stefano Napolitano
23 - 13win/loss
279
121
LWLLLLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26-21 | 7-6 | 16-13 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 19-19 | 2-5 | 12-10 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-17 | 10-4 | 11-10 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-23 | 9-6 | 38-13 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-24 | 1-1 | 20-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 242, the Italian will start his run in the Cordenons Challenger after he played his last match at Wimbledon where he lost 6-2 6-2 to Harris in the qualifications on the 22nd of June.
Stefano has an overall 23-13 win-loss record in 2026, 13-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Napolitano’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Kigali 1 Challenger and the Mexico City Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, Stefano has an overall 378-311 record. He has a positive 183-153 record on clay.
Previously in the Cordenons Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2013. See his history.
Felix Balshaw
36 - 12win/loss
195
193
LWWWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 43-17 | 11-7 | 29-8 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-24 | 19-13 | 14-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 10-7 | 5-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 259 (career-high), Balshaw will start his run in the Cordenons Challenger after he played his last match in the Liege Challenger where he lost 7-6(4) 6-4 to Broska in the quarter on the 10th of July.
The French player has a compiled 36-12 win-loss record in 2026, 29-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Felix’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Dubrovnik,M15 Prijedor and M25 Deauville.
In terms of his career, The French player has an overall 81-45 record. He has a positive 48-18 record on clay.
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