Thiago Moura Monteiro and Andrea Pellegrino will square off in the semifinal of the Forli Challenger for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 am on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Thiago Moura Monteiro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Thiago Moura Monteiro is the pick to win this match.
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 1.46
Andrea Pellegrino -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Andrea Pellegrino
This will be the 3rd time that Thiago Moura Monteiro and Andrea Pellegrino clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Moura Monteiro (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Moura Monteiro won 6-74 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in the Biella Challenger back in 2018.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Ranked no. 89, the Brazilian reached the 1st round after defeating Francesco Forti 6-3 6-3, Raul Brancaccio 6-2 7-64, Yuichi Sugita 6-1 7-62, Riccardo Bonadio 2-6 7-62 6-4 and Alexander Ritschard 7-64 6-3.
In the quarter, Thiago had a good straight sets win against Ritschard (7-64 6-3). During the match Moura Monteiro scored 76 points vs Ritschard’s 62. Thiago was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Moura Monteiro bagged 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Thiago Moura Monteiro was very effective on serve to win 74% (37/50) of his 1st serve and 71% (12/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Brazilian broke Ritschard twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (353-250). 16-6 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moura Monteiro has a 291-187 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Brazilian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Moura Monteiro has a 21-13 win-loss record in 2020, 16-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Forli Challenger
The Brazilian didn’t compete in the Forli Challenger in 2019.
Andrea Pellegrino
Ranked no. 343, Andrea got to the 1st round after defeating Viktor Galovic 6-4 6-4, Cameron Norrie 6-2 6-4 and Guilherme Clezar 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Pellegrino had a good straight sets win against Clezar (6-4 6-2). During the match Pellegrino scored 68 points vs Clezar’s 49. Pellegrino was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Pellegrino scored 3 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Andrea Pellegrino was exceptionally efficent on serve to win 73% (22/30) of his 1st serve and 84% (16/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Andrea broke Clezar 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Italian has a 7-8 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Forli Challenger
Pellegrino didn’t compete in the Forli Challenger in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moura Monteiro | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 112 | 56 |
| Pts | 395-333 | 204-164 |
| Total Points | 728 | 368 |
| Winners | 189 | 68 |
| %Winners | 48% | 33% |
Moura Monteiro played 5 matches while Pellegrino competed in 3 matches. Moura Monteiro started his run from the qualifications while Pellegrino had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Thiago Moura Monteiro dropped 1 set while Andrea Pellegrino hasn’t conceded a set so far. Moura Monteiro has played 5 sets more than Pellegrino (11 vs 6). Therefore, Moura Monteiro played 56 games more than Pellegrino. Thiago scored 189 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Pellegrino struck 68 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moura Monteiro | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 3.2 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 266/374 | 100/167 |
| %1st in | 71% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 189/266 | 68/100 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 62/108 | 45/67 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 67% |
Moura Monteiro fired 16 aces (3.2 per match). Pellegrino blasted 7 aces (2.3 per match). Moura Monteiro won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Pellegrino won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 11 |
| Converted | 14/27 | 11/35 |
| % Converted | 52% | 31% |
| Conceded | 30 | 10 |
| Saved | 24 | 7 |
| % Saved | 80% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Moura Monteiro broke his opponents 14 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Brazilian surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 11 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moura Monteiro | |||||||
| Q1 Forti |
Q3 Brancaccio |
R1 Sugita |
R2 Bonadio |
1/4 Ritschard |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-2 7-64 | 6-1 7-62 | 2-6 7-62 6-4 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 21 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 112 | |
| pts | 66-53 | 76-58 | 64-46 | 113-114 | 76-62 | 395-333 | |
| Total points | 119 | 134 | 110 | 227 | 138 | 728 | |
| Winners | 29 | 35 | 29 | 59 | 37 | 189 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% | 45% | 52% | 49% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 51/70 | 38/52 | 88/125 | 50/67 | 266/374 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 73% | 73% | 70% | 75% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 29/39 | 35/51 | 29/38 | 59/88 | 37/50 | 189/266 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 69% | 76% | 67% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 11/19 | 10/14 | 17/37 | 12/17 | 62/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 58% | 71% | 46% | 71% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/4 | 4/9 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 14/27 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 75% | 44% | 50% | 40% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 30 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 16/19 | 1/2 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 50% | 84% | 50% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pellegrino | |||||||
| R1 Galovic |
R2 Norrie |
1/4 Clezar |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
| Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 18 | 56 | |||
| pts | 74-63 | 62-52 | 68-49 | 204-164 | |||
| Total points | 137 | 114 | 117 | 368 | |||
| Winners | 21 | 25 | 22 | 68 | |||
| %Winners | 28% | 40% | 32% | 33% | |||
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |||
| 1st in | 33/60 | 37/58 | 30/49 | 100/167 | |||
| % 1st in | 55% | 64% | 61% | 60% | |||
| 1st pts | 21/33 | 25/37 | 22/30 | 68/100 | |||
| % 1st pts | 64% | 68% | 73% | 68% | |||
| 2nd pts | 16/27 | 13/21 | 16/19 | 45/67 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 62% | 84% | 67% | |||
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |||
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/7 | 3/14 | 11/35 | |||
| Converted % | 29% | 57% | 21% | 31% | |||
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |||
| Saved | 3/5 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 7 | |||
| Saved % | 60% | 50% | 100% | 42% | |||
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
Head 2 Head
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WLLLWLWLWL Tennis Scores in Forli Challenger
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Guilherme ClezarClezar (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Andreas SeppiSeppi (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Alexander RitschardRitschard (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-61 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Lloyd HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
