ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Max Houkes, Lorenzo Giustino, Oriol Roca Batalla and Federico Bondioli are going to compete on Wednesday at the Florence Challenger.
Max Houkes vs. Michele Ribecai
Head to head 0-0
Max Houkes will come up against Michele Ribecai in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on Centre Court.
Max Houkes: ranking and results
Ranked no. 205 (career high), Max got to the 2nd round after beating Franco Agamenone 7-6(5) 5-7 6-1.
Max has a 50-23 win-loss record in 2026, 40-18 on clay (See FULL STATS). Max’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Chennai, M25 Casablanca, M25 Rabat and M25 Kigali.
Michele Ribecai: ranking and results
Ranked no. 288, Ribecai reached the 2nd round after beating Jacopo Vasami 4-6 6-0 4-2 ret..
The Italian has a 33-31 win-loss record in 2026, 19-18 on clay (See FULL STATS). Ribecai’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Barletta Challenger.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Max Houkes and Michele Ribecai since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Max Houkes who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Max Houkes is the pick to win this match.
Max Houkes -> 1.7
Michele Ribecai -> 2.01
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Lorenzo Giustino vs. Yanaki Milev
Head to head 0-0
Lorenzo Giustino will face Yanaki Milev in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:00 pm on Centre Court.
Lorenzo Giustino: ranking and results
Ranked no. 231, the Italian will start his run in Florence Challenger after he played his last match in the Maia Challenger where he lost to in the quarter on the 16th of October.
Lorenzo has a 31-29 win-loss record in 2026, 22-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
The Italian’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Liege Challenger.
Yanaki Milev: ranking and results
Ranked no. 535, Yanaki got to the 1st round after beating Pavel Lagutin 6-3 6-4 and Maximus Jones 7-5 6-3.
Milev has a 31-24 win-loss record in 2026, 31-24 on clay (See FULL STATS). Milev’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Plovdiv 3 Challenger.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Lorenzo Giustino and Yanaki Milev since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lorenzo Giustino who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lorenzo Giustino is the pick to win this match.
Lorenzo Giustino -> 1.46
Yanaki Milev -> 2.49
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Oriol Roca Batalla vs. Dimitris Sakellaridis
Head to head 0-0
Oriol Roca Batalla will play Dimitris Sakellaridis in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on Court 1.
Oriol Roca Batalla: ranking and results
Ranked no. 304, Roca Batalla got to the 2nd round after defeating Radu Mihai Papoe 6-4 6-1.
The Spaniard has a 49-30 win-loss record in 2026, 49-30 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Spaniard’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Mataro.
Dimitris Sakellaridis: ranking and results
Ranked no. 555 (career high), Sakellaridis got to the 2nd round after beating Mattia Nannelli 7-5 6-3, Sergi Perez Contri 3-6 6-4 6-3 and Jay Clarke 7-5 4-6 6-2.
Dimitris has a 48-39 win-loss record in 2026, 30-19 on clay (See FULL STATS). Dimitris’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Nova Gorica.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Oriol Roca Batalla and Dimitris Sakellaridis since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Oriol Roca Batalla who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Oriol Roca Batalla is the pick to win this match.
Oriol Roca Batalla -> 1.115
Dimitris Sakellaridis -> 5.25
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Federico Bondioli vs. Francesco Forti
Head to head 1-0 for Forti
Federico Bondioli will fight against Francesco Forti in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on Centre Court.
Federico Bondioli: ranking and results
Ranked no. 326, the Italian reached the 2nd round after beating Zdenek Kolar 4-6 6-3 6-2.
Bondioli has a 29-22 win-loss record in 2026, 21-17 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Sharm ElSheikh.
Francesco Forti: ranking and results
Ranked no. 329, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Jonas Forejtek 6-2 7-6(3).
Forti has a 46-24 win-loss record in 2026, 39-21 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Federico Bondioli and Francesco Forti clash against each other. Their record is 1-0 for Forti (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
Before, the last time they competed against each other, Forti won 3-6 7-6(10) 7-5 in the qualifications in the Lugano Challenger back in February 2026.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Forti who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Forti is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Forti -> 1.95
Federico Bondioli -> 1.74
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Last Results
These are the last results of the The Florence Challenger
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Felix GillGill (7-65 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Filippo RomanoRomano – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Sandro KoppKopp – Gianluca CadenassoCadenasso (7-62 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Andrej NedicNedic – Gabriele PirainoPiraino (6-2 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Michele RibecaiRibecai – Jacopo VasamiVasami (4-6 6-0 4-2 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Matthew William DonaldWilliam Donald – Carlos Sanchez JoverSanchez Jover (6-4 5-7 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Henry SearleSearle – Massimo GiuntaGiunta (6-2 7-67) – Score progression – Stats
- Izan Almazan ValienteAlmazan Valiente – Ivan IvanovIvanov (6-3 3-0 ret.) – Score progression – Stats
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Radu Mihai PapoeMihai Papoe (6-4 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras – Pierluigi BasileBasile (6-4 1-6 6-3) – Score progression – Stats
- Dimitris SakellaridisSakellaridis – Jay ClarkeClarke (7-5 4-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Federico BondioliBondioli – Zdenek KolarKolar (4-6 6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Max HoukesHoukes – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (7-65 5-7 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
- Francesco FortiForti – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (6-2 7-63) – Score progression – Stats
- Samuele PieriPieri – Miguel DamasDamas (6-4 3-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the The Florence Challenger
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Filip MisolicMisolic – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
