Gian Marco Moroni and Mirza Basic will play each other in the quarter of the Almaty 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:00 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Gian Marco Moroni who should win in 2 sets.
Gian Marco Moroni -> 1.41
Mirza Basic -> 2.91
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Prediction and head to head Gian Marco Moroni vs. Mirza Basic
There is no head to head record between Gian Marco Moroni and Mirza Basic since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Gian Marco Moroni
Ranked no. 260, Gian got to the quarter after beating Dimitar Kuzmanov 4-6 6-3 4-1 ret. and Mohamed Safwat 4-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Safwat, Marco Moroni recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Marco Moroni scored 97 points vs Safwat’s 89. Marco Moroni was exceptionally aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Marco Moroni fired 4 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Gian Marco Moroni lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Marco Moroni put 70% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Gian broke Safwat 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Marco Moroni has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (169-135). 8-10 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Marco Moroni has an aggregate144-107 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Marco Moroni has an overall 10-13 win-loss record in 2021, 8-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Almaty 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021. See his history.
Mirza Basic
Ranked no. 294, the Bosnian got to the quarter after beating Timofey Skatov 6-3 6-1 and Joao Menezes 4-6 6-2 7-5.
In the 2nd round against Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes, Mirza recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 7-5). During the match Basic scored 96 points vs Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes’s 88. Basic was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Basic recorded 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Mirza Basic lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Basic put 47% of his first serves in, winning 61% (28/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (27/52) on the 2nd serve. The Bosnian broke Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bosnian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Basic has a composed 21-9 win-loss record in 2021, 10-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Marco Moroni | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 46 |
| Pts | 185-166 | 160-134 |
| Total Points | 351 | 294 |
| Winners | 83 | 43 |
| %Winners | 45% | 27% |
Both Marco Moroni and Basic played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Gian Marco Moroni dropped 2 sets, while Mirza Basic surrendered 1 set. Marco Moroni has played 2 sets more than Basic (7 vs 5). Therefore, Marco Moroni played 6 games more than Basic. Gian scored 83 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Basic made 43 winners (27%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Marco Moroni | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 128/175 | 68/144 |
| %1st in | 73% | 47% |
| 1st pts | 83/128 | 43/68 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 25/47 | 40/76 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 53% |
Marco Moroni recorded 9 aces (4.5 per match). Basic managed to score 4 aces (2 per match). Marco Moroni won 65% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Basic won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Marco Moroni | Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 13 |
| Converted | 9/18 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 50% | 48% |
| Conceded | 17 | 16 |
| Saved | 12 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 7 |
Gian broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Gian dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Mirza broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Mirza conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Marco Moroni | ||||
| R1 Kuzmanov | R2 Safwat | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 4-1 ret. | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 28 | 52 | |
| pts | 88-77 | 97-89 | 185-166 | |
| Total points | 165 | 186 | 351 | |
| Winners | 38 | 45 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 62/81 | 66/94 | 128/175 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 70% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 38/62 | 45/66 | 83/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 68% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 15/28 | 25/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 54% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 4/9 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 9/11 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 82% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Basic | ||||
| R1 Skatov | R2 Lucas Magalhaes Hueb De Menezes | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 30 | 46 | |
| pts | 64-46 | 96-88 | 160-134 | |
| Total points | 110 | 184 | 294 | |
| Winners | 15 | 28 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 23% | 29% | 27% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 22/46 | 46/98 | 68/144 | |
| % 1st in | 48% | 47% | 47% | |
| 1st pts | 15/22 | 28/46 | 43/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 61% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 27/52 | 40/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 52% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 7/12 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 58% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 13 | 16 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 8/13 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 33% | 62% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
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