Sebastian Korda and Marco Cecchinato will clash against each other in the final of the Emilia-Romagna Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:15 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Sebastian Korda who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Sebastian Korda is the pick to win this match.
Sebastian Korda -> 1.74
Marco Cecchinato -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Sebastian Korda vs. Marco Cecchinato
There is no head to head record between Sebastian Korda and Marco Cecchinato since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Sebastian Korda
Ranked no. 63, the American got to the final after beating Andreas Seppi 6-3 6-4, Lorenzo Sonego 6-1 7-5, Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-3 and Tommy Paul 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, The American had a good straight sets win against Paul (6-3 6-3). During the match, Korda scored 66 points vs Paul’s 48. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Korda fired 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Sebastian Korda lost the serve once and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Korda put 72% of his first serves in, winning 76% (35/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (7/18) on the 2nd serve. Korda broke Paul 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Korda has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (135-88). 5-4 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Korda has an aggregate64-41 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
The American’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Delray Beach and the Quimper Challenger.
Korda has a compiled 20-9 win-loss record in 2021, 5-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Parma
Sebastian has never competed in this tournament before.
Marco Cecchinato
Ranked no. 104, Cecchinato reached the final after defeating Raul Brancaccio 6-3 7-65, Aljaz Bedene 7-5 6-2, Norbert Gombos 6-3 6-1 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-62 1-6 6-1.
In the semifinal, The Italian defeated Munar Clar (7-62 1-6 6-1). During the match Cecchinato scored 99 points vs Munar Clar’s 95. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Cecchinato scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Marco Cecchinato lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Cecchinato put 63% of his first serves in, winning 66% (41/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (16/37) on the 2nd serve. Marco broke Munar Clar 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Parma.
Cecchinato has an aggregate 17-13 win-loss record in 2021, 17-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Parma
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Korda | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 85 |
| Pts | 257-195 | 302-252 |
| Total Points | 452 | 554 |
| Winners | 121 | 141 |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% |
Both Korda and Cecchinato played 4 matches. At the moment, Marco Cecchinato conceded 1 set while Sebastian Korda hasn’t conceded a set so far. Korda has played 1 set(s) less than Cecchinato (8 vs 9). Therefore, Korda played 11 games less than Cecchinato. Sebastian scored 121 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Cecchinato fired 141 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Korda | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 2.8 | 4 |
| 1st in | 164/241 | 197/275 |
| %1st in | 68% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 121/164 | 141/197 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 42/77 | 39/78 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 50% |
Korda made 11 aces (2.8 per match). Cecchinato recorded 16 aces (4 per match). Korda won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Cecchinato won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Korda | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 15 |
| Converted | 15/25 | 15/32 |
| % Converted | 60% | 47% |
| Conceded | 21 | 19 |
| Saved | 17 | 12 |
| % Saved | 81% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
Sebastian broke his opponents 15 times with a 60% conversion rate. The American surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 15 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Korda | ||||||
| R1 Seppi |
R2 Sonego |
1/4 Nishioka |
1/2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 74 | |
| pts | 57-49 | 68-51 | 66-47 | 66-48 | 257-195 | |
| Total points | 106 | 119 | 113 | 114 | 452 | |
| Winners | 25 | 36 | 25 | 35 | 121 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 53% | 38% | 53% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/60 | 48/67 | 34/50 | 46/64 | 164/241 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 72% | 68% | 72% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 25/36 | 36/48 | 25/34 | 35/46 | 121/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 75% | 74% | 76% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 11/19 | 11/16 | 7/18 | 42/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 58% | 69% | 39% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/4 | 4/9 | 4/5 | 15/25 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 75% | 44% | 80% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 6/6 | 3/4 | 8/9 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 75% | 89% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Cecchinato | ||||||
| R1 Brancaccio |
R2 Bedene |
1/4 Gombos |
1/2 Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 7-62 1-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 16 | 27 | 85 | |
| pts | 75-63 | 73-57 | 55-37 | 99-95 | 302-252 | |
| Total points | 138 | 130 | 92 | 194 | 554 | |
| Winners | 40 | 32 | 28 | 41 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 44% | 51% | 41% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 56/71 | 44/59 | 35/46 | 62/99 | 197/275 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 75% | 76% | 63% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 40/56 | 32/44 | 28/35 | 41/62 | 141/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 73% | 80% | 66% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/15 | 8/15 | 6/11 | 16/37 | 39/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 53% | 55% | 43% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/7 | 4/7 | 4/12 | 15/32 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 57% | 33% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 5/9 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 100% | 56% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
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