Lorenzo Sonego and Francesco Passaro will square off in the 1st round of the Genoa Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 6:30 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 Lorenzo Sonego who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Sonego is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Sonego -> 1.79
Francesco Passaro -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Lorenzo Sonego vs. Francesco Passaro
This will be the 2nd time that Lorenzo Sonego and Francesco Passaro square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Passaro (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Passaro won 6-3 6-2 in the semifinal in the Turin Challenger back in 2024.
Lorenzo Sonego
12 - 17win/loss
87
21
LLLWLLLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 13-21 | 6-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-29 | 11-14 | 1-5 | 8-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 27-33 | 10-14 | 10-11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-31 | 10-12 | 9-7 | 9-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-29 | 7-9 | 8-11 | 10-5 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 89, the Italian will start his run in the Genoa Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-4 3-6 6-7(7) 7-5 6-4 to Zverev in the 1st round on the 1st of September.
Lorenzo has an overall 12-17 win-loss record in 2026, 3-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, The Italian has an overall 399-326 record. He has a positive 201-140 record on clay.
Previously in the Genoa Challenger
Lorenzo has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Passaro
16 - 15win/loss
229
89
WWLLWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-17 | 4-2 | 13-14 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
Ranked no. 207, Francesco will start his run in the Genoa Challenger after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 2-6 6-2 4-6 6-3 6-2 to De in the 1st round on the 2nd of September.
Passaro has a compiled 16-15 win-loss record in 2026, 10-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The Italian has an overall 231-174 record. He has a positive 175-120 record on clay.
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