Quentin Halys and Gastao Elias will play each other in the semifinal of the Forli Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on CENTER 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 Gastao Elias who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gastao Elias is the pick to win this match.
Gastao Elias -> 1.47
Quentin Halys -> 2.68
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Prediction and head to head Quentin Halys vs. Gastao Elias
There is no head to head record between Quentin Halys and Gastao Elias since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Quentin Halys
Ranked no. 219, Quentin reached the semifinal after beating Julian Lenz 6-3 6-3, Elliot Benchetrit 6-4 7-5 and Francesco Forti 7-5 6-3.
In the quarter, Halys had a good straight sets win against Forti (7-5 6-3). During the match, Halys scored 67 points vs Forti’s 55. Halys was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Halys blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Quentin Halys lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Halys put 52% of his first serves in, winning 84% (26/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Halys broke Forti 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Halys has a good record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (258-217). 9-5 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Halys has an aggregate 76-71 match record in the last years on clay.
Quentin’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Lille Challenger and the Split 2 Challenger.
Quentin has an overall 16-11 win-loss record in 2021, 9-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Gastao Elias
Ranked no. 250, the Portuguese reached the semifinal after defeating Viktor Galovic 6-3 6-2, Orlando Luz 6-4 7-67 and Raul Brancaccio 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Elias had a good straight sets win against Brancaccio (6-2 6-3). During the match Elias scored 71 points vs Brancaccio’s 51. Elias was pretty aggressive to blast 18 winners.
About the serving games, Elias recorded 2 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Gastao Elias lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Elias put 54% of his first serves in, winning 69% (18/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. Gastao broke Brancaccio 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gastao started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t dropped yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Portuguese’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Villena,M25 Vale do Lobo,the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Oeiras 4 Challenger.
Gastao has a compiled 26-7 win-loss record in 2021, 17-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Halys | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 57 |
| Pts | 213-177 | 222-172 |
| Total Points | 390 | 394 |
| Winners | 84 | 78 |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% |
Both Halys and Elias played 3 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Halys and Elias have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Halys played 4 games more than Elias. The French player scored 84 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Gastao fired 78 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Halys | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 111/194 | 102/170 |
| %1st in | 57% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 84/111 | 78/102 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 42/83 | 41/68 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 60% |
Halys managed to score 11 aces (3.7 per match). Elias bagged 13 aces (4.3 per match). Halys won 76% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Elias won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Halys | Elias |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 11 |
| Converted | 11/26 | 11/29 |
| % Converted | 42% | 38% |
| Conceded | 15 | 10 |
| Saved | 11 | 8 |
| % Saved | 73% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Halys broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Gastao broke his opponents 11 times with a 38% conversion rate. Elias conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Halys | |||||
| R1 Lenz |
R2 Benchetrit |
1/4 Forti |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 22 | 21 | 61 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 76-65 | 67-55 | 213-177 | |
| Total points | 127 | 141 | 122 | 390 | |
| Winners | 28 | 30 | 26 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 39/68 | 41/66 | 31/60 | 111/194 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 62% | 52% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 28/39 | 30/41 | 26/31 | 84/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 73% | 84% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 12/25 | 14/29 | 42/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 48% | 48% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/7 | 4/11 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 36% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 6/6 | 2/4 | 3/5 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 60% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Elias | |||||
| R1 Galovic |
R2 Luz |
1/4 Brancaccio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 7-67 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 23 | 17 | 57 | |
| pts | 67-51 | 84-70 | 71-51 | 222-172 | |
| Total points | 118 | 154 | 122 | 394 | |
| Winners | 27 | 33 | 18 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 39% | 25% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 2 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 34/49 | 42/73 | 26/48 | 102/170 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 58% | 54% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 27/34 | 33/42 | 18/26 | 78/102 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | 69% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 22/31 | 12/22 | 41/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 71% | 55% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 1/7 | 6/12 | 11/29 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 14% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 50% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLWLLW Tennis Scores in Forli Challenger
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Steven DiezDiez (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mats MoraingMoraing – Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Francesco FortiForti (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Gastao EliasElias – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Steven DiezDiez (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Quentin HalysHalys – Gastao EliasElias (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Mats MoraingMoraing (1-1) – H2H and prediction
