Denis Istomin and Stefano Napolitano will square off in the 2nd round of the Biella Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Stefano Napolitano who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefano Napolitano is the pick to win this match.
Stefano Napolitano -> 1.63
Denis Istomin -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Denis Istomin vs. Stefano Napolitano
There is no head to head record between Denis Istomin and Stefano Napolitano since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Denis Istomin
Ranked no. 169, the Uzbek got to the 2nd round after beating Illya Marchenko 7-60 6-2.
In the 1st round, Istomin had a good straight sets win against Marchenko (7-60 6-2). During the match Istomin scored 85 points vs Marchenko’s 61. Denis was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about the service games, Istomin struck 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Denis Istomin was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (37/48) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Uzbek broke Marchenko 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Istomin has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 51% of his matches (292-276). 1-0 on clay in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Istomin has a 65-78 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Istomin’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Columbus Challenger.
Denis has a 11-10 win-loss record in 2020, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella Challenger
Istomin didn’t compete in the Biella Challenger in 2019.
Stefano Napolitano
Ranked no. 268, Stefano got to the 2nd round after beating Paolo Lorenzi 6-4 6-3.
In the 1st round, Napolitano had a good straight sets win against Lorenzi (6-4 6-3). During the match Napolitano scored 72 points vs Lorenzi’s 58. Napolitano was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Napolitano recorded 3 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Stefano Napolitano was quite effective on serve to win 81% (25/31) of his 1st serve and 54% (14/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Italian broke Lorenzi 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Stefano has a 1-3 win-loss record in 2020, 1-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella Challenger
Napolitano lost in the 3rd round to Jaume Antoni Munar Clar.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Istomin | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 19 |
| Pts | 85-61 | 72-58 |
| Total Points | 146 | 130 |
| Winners | 37 | 25 |
| %Winners | 44% | 35% |
Both Istomin and Napolitano played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Istomin and Napolitano have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Istomin played 2 games more than Napolitano. Istomin scored 37 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian fired 25 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Istomin | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3 |
| 1st in | 48/62 | 31/57 |
| %1st in | 77% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 25/31 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 14/26 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 54% |
Istomin recorded 4 aces . Napolitano scored 3 aces . Istomin won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Napolitano won 81% of the points on 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 | Istomin | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 43% |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 |
| Saved | 2 | 1 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Istomin broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Istomin surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Istomin | |||
| R1 Marchenko |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 85-61 | 85-61 | |
| Total points | 146 | 146 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 48/62 | 48/62 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 77% | |
| 1st pts | 37/48 | 37/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 8/14 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Napolitano | |||
| R1 Lorenzi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | |
| pts | 72-58 | 72-58 | |
| Total points | 130 | 130 | |
| Winners | 25 | 25 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 31/57 | 31/57 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 25/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 14/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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