H2H, PREDICTION Francesco Forti vs Lucas Gerch | Forli Challenger odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Forli Challenger. Forti and Gerch will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Forli Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their next match

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Prediction and head to head Francesco Forti vs. Lucas Gerch

Francesco Forti and Lucas Gerch will square off in the 2nd round of the Forli Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:30 am on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Forti who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Francesco Forti is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Forti -> 1.5
Lucas Gerch -> 2.59

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Prediction and head to head Francesco Forti vs. Lucas Gerch

This will be the 2nd time that Francesco Forti and Lucas Gerch fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Forti (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Forti won 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in M15 Heraklion back in 2020.

Francesco Forti

Ranked no. 411, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Benjamin Lock 2-6 6-1 6-4, Nerman Fatic 0-6 7-66 6-3 and Tallon Griekspoor 4-6 6-1 7-5.

In the 1st round against Griekspoor, Francesco recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-1 7-5). During the match, Forti scored 87 points vs Griekspoor’s 76. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about the service games, Forti struck 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Francesco Forti was very efficient on serve to win 73% (37/51) of his 1st serve and 62% (23/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Francesco broke Griekspoor 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).

Forti has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 58% of his matches (79-57). 18-6 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Forti has a compiled48-32 record in the last 5 years on clay.

The Italian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Kiseljak.

Forti has an aggregate 24-11 win-loss record in 2021, 18-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Forli Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2020. See his history.

Forti
Forli Challenger
Forti's Record

Lucas Gerch

Ranked no. 473, Gerch got to the 2nd round after beating Alessandro Bega 6-3 6-1, Elmar Ejupovic 4-6 6-4 7-62 and Thiago Agustin Tirante 7-66 3-6 6-3.

In the 1st round, Lucas defeated Agustin Tirante (7-66 3-6 6-3). During the match Gerch scored 103 points vs Agustin Tirante’s 95. Gerch was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Gerch made 7 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Lucas Gerch lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gerch put 51% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (24/46) on the 2nd serve. Lucas broke Agustin Tirante 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).

Gerch has a compiled 14-11 win-loss record in 2021, 9-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Forli Challenger

The German has never competed in this tournament before.

Gerch
Forli Challenger
Gerch's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

F.Forti
L.Gerch
6h:14
6h:14
Time on court​
7h:04
7h:04
1h:50
1h:50
Last match​
!
2h:37
2h:37
3
3
Match played
3
3
82
82
Games Played​
80
80
9
9
Set played​​
8
8
253
253
Total points​
281
281
84.3
84.3
Avg point​
93.7
93.7
114
114
Winners
102
102
38
38
Avg Winners​
34
34
45%
45%
Ratio winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
18
18
Aces
16
16
6
6
Avg Aces
5.3
5.3
5
5
Double Faults
18
18
1.7
1.7
Avg Double Faults
!
6
6
114/168
114/168
1st won total​
102/133
102/133
68%
68%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
49/87
49/87
2nd won total​
60/122
60/122
56%
56%
2nd won %
49%
49%
-- Break Points --
10/18
10/18
BP won
13/28
13/28
3.3/6
3.3/6
Avg BP won
4.3/9.3
4.3/9.3
!
56%
56%
Won
46%
46%
20
20
Conceded
21
21
6.7
6.7
Avg Conceded
7
7
8
8
Broken
9
9
2.7
2.7
Avg Broken
3
3
12
12
Saved
12
12
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Forti Gerch
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 9 8
Tot Games 82 80
Pts 253-240 281-248
Total Points 493 529
Winners 114 102
%Winners 45% 36%

Both Forti and Gerch played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Francesco Forti surrendered 3 sets, while Lucas Gerch dropped 2 sets. Forti has played 1 set more than Gerch (9 vs 8). Therefore, Forti played 2 games more than Gerch. The Italian scored 114 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The German recorded 102 winners (36%).

Serve Performance

Serve Forti Gerch
Aces 18 16
Avg per match 6 5.3
1st in 168/255 133/255
%1st in 66% 52%
1st pts 114/168 102/133
%1st pts 68% 77%
2nd pts 49/87 60/122
%2nd pts 56% 49%

Forti bagged 18 aces (6 per match). Gerch fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Forti won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Gerch won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Forti Gerch
Won 10 13
Converted 10/18 13/28
% Converted 56% 46%
Conceded 20 21
Saved 12 12
% Saved 60% 57%
Times Broken 8 9

Forti broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Forti surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Lucas broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. The German conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Forti
Q1
Lock		 Q3
Fatic		 R1
Griekspoor		 Total
Score 2-6 6-1 6-4 0-6 7-66 6-3 4-6 6-1 7-5
Tot Set 3 3 3 9
Tot Games 25 28 29 82
pts 73-64 93-100 87-76 253-240
Total points 137 193 163 493
Winners 38 39 37 114
%Winners 52% 42% 43% 45%
SERVE
Aces 9 3 6 18
Double Faults 1 2 2 5
1st in 53/72 64/95 51/88 168/255
% 1st in 74% 67% 58% 66%
1st pts 38/53 39/64 37/51 114/168
% 1st pts 72% 61% 73% 68%
2nd pts 11/19 15/31 23/37 49/87
% 2nd pts 58% 48% 62% 56%
Breaks
Won 3 3 4 10
Converted 3/4 3/8 4/6 10/18
Converted % 75% 38% 67% 56%
Conceded 4 12 4 20
Saved 2/4 8/12 2/4 12
Saved % 50% 67% 50% 56%
Times Broken 2 4 2 8
Gerch
Q1
Bega		 Q3
Ejupovic		 R1
Agustin		 Total
Score 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-4 7-62 7-66 3-6 6-3
Tot Set 2 3 3 8
Tot Games 16 33 31 80
pts 61-41 117-112 103-95 281-248
Total points 102 229 198 529
Winners 23 46 33 102
%Winners 38% 39% 32% 36%
SERVE
Aces 6 3 7 16
Double Faults 4 7 7 18
1st in 29/49 57/113 47/93 133/255
% 1st in 59% 50% 51% 52%
1st pts 23/29 46/57 33/47 102/133
% 1st pts 79% 81% 70% 77%
2nd pts 10/20 26/56 24/46 60/122
% 2nd pts 50% 46% 52% 49%
Breaks
Won 5 3 5 13
Converted 5/8 3/7 5/13 13/28
Converted % 63% 43% 38% 46%
Conceded 2 10 9 21
Saved 1/2 7/10 4/9 12
Saved % 50% 70% 44% 55%
Times Broken 1 3 5 9

Head 2 Head

Francesco Forti
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 0Chall
  • 4Minor
Lucas Gerch
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 0Chall
  • 7Minor

Francesco
Forti

2:0

Lucas
Gerch

Rank

678

High

303

1Hard0

1Clay0

Rank

481

High

278

Win Loss
Forti
LLLLWLWW
Gerch
LWWLLWWLWW
2024 2023 2022
3 - 5
37 - 23
3-5
Clay
35-16
0-0
Carpet
2-1

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