Michele Ribecai and Filippo Romano will fight against each other in the final of the Florence Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on Centre 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 Michele Ribecai who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Michele Ribecai is the pick to win this match.
Michele Ribecai -> 1.57
Filippo Romano -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Michele Ribecai vs. Filippo Romano
This will be the 2nd time that Michele Ribecai and Filippo Romano face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Romano (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Romano won 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in the Rome Challenger back in April 2026.
Michele Ribecai
36 - 31win/loss
288
259
WWWWLLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-31 | 14-10 | 22-18 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 60-29 | 20-9 | 38-18 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 40-24 | 6-7 | 29-15 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2023 | 25-14 | 14-6 | 11-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 288, the Italian reached the final after defeating Jacopo Vasami 4-6 6-0 4-2 ret., Max Houkes 3-6 6-3 6-0, Filip Misolic 6-2 6-1 and Oriol Roca Batalla 7-5 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Roca Batalla (7-5 6-4). During the match, Ribecai scored 74 points vs Roca Batalla’s 65. Michele was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ribecai scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Michele Ribecai lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Ribecai put 65% of his first serves in, winning 62% (26/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 70% (16/23) on the 2nd serve. Ribecai broke Roca Batalla 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ribecai has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
ATP Florence Challenger - Michele Ribecai's projected path
Ribecai has a solid record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (161-98). 22-18 on clay in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Ribecai has an overall100-59 record in the last 4 years on clay.
Ribecai’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Barletta Challenger and the Florence Challenger.
Michele has an aggregate 36-31 win-loss record in 2026, 22-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Florence Challenger
Ribecai has never competed in this tournament before.
Filippo Romano
41 - 28win/loss
301
298
WWWWLLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 41-28 | 0-0 | 16-15 | 14-6 | 9-5 | 2-2 |
| 2025 | 32-29 | 2-5 | 25-20 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2024 | 25-32 | 1-1 | 9-19 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 8-2 |
| 2023 | 9-13 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 301, Filippo got to the final after defeating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3 6-2, Yanaki Milev 6-3 6-3, Matthew William Donald 6-3 6-2 and Sandro Kopp 6-3 5-7 6-3.
In the semifinal, Filippo defeated Kopp (6-3 5-7 6-3). During the match Romano scored 109 points vs Kopp’s 93. Romano was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Romano blasted 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Filippo Romano lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Romano put 62% of his first serves in, winning 68% (39/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (15/35) on the 2nd serve. Romano broke Kopp 7 times after converting 54% of his break points (7/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
ATP Florence Challenger - Filippo Romano's projected path
Romano’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Cherbourg Challenger and the Florence Challenger.
Romano has a compiled 41-28 win-loss record in 2026, 16-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ribecai | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 82 |
| Pts | 298-228 | 301-232 |
| Total Points | 526 | 533 |
| Winners | 122 | 112 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Ribecai and Romano played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Michele Ribecai conceded 2 sets, while Filippo Romano dropped 1 set. Ribecai has played 2 sets more than Romano (11 vs 9). Therefore, Ribecai played 1 game more than Romano. Michele scored 122 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Filippo made 112 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ribecai | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 0.8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 188/265 | 155/260 |
| %1st in | 71% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 122/188 | 112/155 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 48/77 | 57/105 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 54% |
Ribecai scored 3 aces (0.8 per match). Romano made 16 aces (4 per match). Ribecai won 65% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Romano won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ribecai | Romano |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 18 |
| Converted | 20/32 | 18/36 |
| % Converted | 63% | 50% |
| Conceded | 21 | 20 |
| Saved | 14 | 13 |
| % Saved | 67% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
Michele broke his opponents 20 times with a 63% conversion rate. Ribecai surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 18 times with a 50% conversion rate. Romano conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ribecai | ||||||
| R1 Vasami |
R2 Houkes |
1/4 Misolic |
1/2 Roca Batalla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-0 4-2 ret. | 3-6 6-3 6-0 | 6-2 6-1 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 83 | |
| pts | 79-58 | 86-70 | 59-35 | 74-65 | 298-228 | |
| Total points | 137 | 156 | 94 | 139 | 526 | |
| Winners | 34 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 41% | 46% | 35% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 50/64 | 55/82 | 41/54 | 42/65 | 188/265 | |
| % 1st in | 78% | 67% | 76% | 65% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 34/50 | 35/55 | 27/41 | 26/42 | 122/188 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 64% | 66% | 62% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/14 | 20/27 | 6/13 | 16/23 | 48/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 74% | 46% | 70% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 20 | |
| Converted | 6/11 | 4/6 | 6/7 | 4/8 | 20/32 | |
| Converted % | 55% | 67% | 86% | 50% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/3 | 6/7 | 1/3 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 67% | 86% | 33% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Romano | ||||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Milev |
1/4 William |
1/2 Kopp |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 82 | |
| pts | 58-34 | 67-55 | 67-50 | 109-93 | 301-232 | |
| Total points | 92 | 122 | 117 | 202 | 533 | |
| Winners | 28 | 24 | 21 | 39 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 36% | 31% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 34/51 | 35/64 | 29/53 | 57/92 | 155/260 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 55% | 55% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/34 | 24/35 | 21/29 | 39/57 | 112/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 69% | 72% | 68% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 16/29 | 15/24 | 15/35 | 57/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 55% | 63% | 43% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 18 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/9 | 4/10 | 7/13 | 18/36 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 44% | 40% | 54% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/3 | 5/6 | 5/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 83% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | |
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