Federico Gaio and Illya Marchenko will face off in the semifinal of the Biella 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on PALAPAJETTA COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Federico Gaio who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Federico Gaio is the pick to win this match.
Federico Gaio -> 1.68
Illya Marchenko -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Federico Gaio vs. Illya Marchenko
There is no head to head record between Federico Gaio and Illya Marchenko since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Federico Gaio
Ranked no. 140, the Italian got to the semifinal after beating Lukas Lacko 6-3 6-4, Tim Van Rijthoven 6-4 6-4 and Daniel Masur 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Federico had a good straight sets win against Masur (6-3 6-3). During the match Gaio scored 76 points vs Masur’s 58. Federico was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gaio recorded 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Federico Gaio was pretty effective on serve to win 74% (34/46) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Federico broke Masur 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Federico hasn’t dropped yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Gaio has a winning match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (353-272). 7-3 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaio has a 33-37 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Italian has a 7-4 win-loss record in 2021, 7-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in the Biella 1 Challenger
Gaio didn’t play in the Biella 1 Challenger in 2020.
Illya Marchenko
Ranked no. 212, the Ukrainian reached the semifinal after defeating Martin Klizan 6-2 7-67, Luca Vanni 7-68 6-1 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 2-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Marchenko defeated Giustino (6-2 2-6 7-5). During the match Marchenko scored 118 points vs Giustino’s 108. The Ukrainian was pretty aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Marchenko blasted 11 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Illya Marchenko lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Marchenko put 53% of his first serves in, winning 78% (43/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (18/48) on the 2nd serve. Marchenko broke Giustino 5 times after converting 23% of his break points (5/22).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Illya has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Marchenko has a 7-3 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaio | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 69 |
| Pts | 199-150 | 266-227 |
| Total Points | 349 | 493 |
| Winners | 88 | 101 |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% |
Both Gaio and Marchenko played 3 matches. At the moment, Illya Marchenko surrendered 1 set while Federico Gaio hasn’t lost a set so far. Gaio has played 1 set(s) less than Marchenko (6 vs 7). Therefore, Gaio played 12 games less than Marchenko. The Italian scored 88 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Illya blasted 101 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaio | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 105/166 | 126/248 |
| %1st in | 63% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 88/105 | 101/126 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 41/61 | 55/122 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 45% |
Gaio scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Marchenko recorded 27 aces (9 per match). Gaio won 84% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaio | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 13 |
| Converted | 7/18 | 13/34 |
| % Converted | 39% | 38% |
| Conceded | 9 | 23 |
| Saved | 9 | 16 |
| % Saved | 100% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 7 |
Gaio broke his opponents 7 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Italian quite strong on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 9 break points. Marchenko broke his opponents 13 times with a 38% conversion rate. Marchenko conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaio | |||||
| R1 Lacko |
R2 Van Rijthoven |
1/4 Masur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 | 18 | 57 | |
| pts | 60-45 | 63-47 | 76-58 | 199-150 | |
| Total points | 105 | 110 | 134 | 349 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | 34 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% | 45% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/47 | 30/48 | 46/71 | 105/166 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 63% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 27/29 | 27/30 | 34/46 | 88/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 90% | 74% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 14/18 | 14/25 | 41/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 78% | 56% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 2/6 | 3/6 | 7/18 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | 33% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marchenko | |||||
| R1 Klizan |
R2 Vanni |
1/4 Giustino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-67 | 7-68 6-1 | 6-2 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 20 | 28 | 69 | |
| pts | 75-62 | 73-57 | 118-108 | 266-227 | |
| Total points | 137 | 130 | 226 | 493 | |
| Winners | 30 | 28 | 43 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% | 36% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 5 | 11 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 11 | 1 | 7 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 34/79 | 37/66 | 55/103 | 126/248 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 56% | 53% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 30/34 | 28/37 | 43/55 | 101/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 76% | 78% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/45 | 16/29 | 18/48 | 55/122 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 55% | 38% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/7 | 5/22 | 13/34 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 57% | 23% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 13 | 23 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/6 | 9/13 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 83% | 69% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Biella 1 Challenger
- Mathias BourgueBourgue – Matthias BachingerBachinger (6-1 6-73 6-1) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-2 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 7-69) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Daniel MasurMasur (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Andy MurrayMurray – Blaz RolaRola (6-4 7-6(9)) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Daniel MasurMasur (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andy MurrayMurray – Mathias BourgueBourgue (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Federico GaioGaio (0-0) – H2H and prediction
