TRIESTE CHALLENGER. Matteo Viola shocks Giustino in the 1st round

TRIESTE CHALLENGER DRAW AND RESULTS. Viola stuns Giustino to compete against Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in the 2nd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Matteo Viola vs. Lorenzo Giustino

Matteo Viola shocks Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 6-2 in the 1st round in the Trieste Challenger on Monday in what was an all-Italian contest. Viola will have to play Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in the 2nd round.

Score, report, and key facts

1st Set -
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Giustino was pretty sharp at the beginning of the set after breaking Viola in the 2nd game (2-0). Nonetheless, Matteo managed to stage a good comeback to break Lorenzo 3 times in the 3rd (1-2), in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game before winning the set (6-4).

Matteo converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (0-2 30-40), the 5th (2-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-3 15-40) and the 9th game (4-4 40-A). Also, on the other side, Giustino converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 0-40), the 4th (2-1 40-A) and the 8th game (3-4 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A).

They contested 73 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Viola won just 3 points more than Giustino (38-35). Matteo surrendered 18 points on serve (18-18). Regarding the other side of the net, Lorenzo conceded 20 points on serve (17-20).

2nd Set -
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Viola had a pretty good kick start of the set after breaking Giustino in the 1st game (1-0). Nevertheless, that was not enough for Viola to win the set as Giustino found the way to break back in the 2nd (1-1) game. Matteo kept his focus to break Giustino in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game before managing to win the set (6-2).

A defining moment of this set was when Matteo won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the score from 1-1 to 5-1.

Matteo converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A), the 3rd (1-1 0-40), the 4th (3-1 15-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Giustino converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (1-2 40-A).

They played 58 points. Viola conquered the set after winning 14 more points than Giustino (36-22). Matteo dropped 10 points on serve (17-10). On the losing side, Giustino conceded 19 points on serve (12-19).

Viola will add to his prize money € 575 after conquering this match. He has won already € 1,460 after this win. If he wins the next match, Matteo will add € 1,020 to his earnings to earn € 2,480 in total.

Match Statistics

Viola
Giustino
Matteo Viola
6-4 6-2
Lorenzo Giustino
74
74
Total points
57
57
22
22
Winners
13
13
30%
30%
Ratio Winners
23%
23%
-- Serve --
1
1
Aces
2
2
2
2
Double Faults
5
5
59%
59%
1st in
41%
41%
59%
59%
1st won
46%
46%
22/37
22/37
1st won
13/28
13/28
50%
50%
2nd won
40%
40%
13/26
13/26
2nd won
16/40
16/40
-- Break Points --
6/9
6/9
Total
3/9
3/9
67%
67%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Matteo scored 74 points vs. Giustino’s 57.

Viola was effective when converting 67% of the break points that he procured (6/9). On the other side, Lorenzo had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 3/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Viola and Giustino is 3-0 for Matteo.

Draw and next match H2H: Matteo Viola vs. Carlos Alcaraz Garfia – stats

Viola will come up against Alcaraz Garfia in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Matteo Viola and Carlos Alcaraz Garfia since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Matteo Viola Draw info

Tennis Scores in Trieste Challenger

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