Chun Hsin Tseng and Giulio Zeppieri will square off in the semifinal of the Barletta Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on CENTER. 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 Giulio Zeppieri who should win in 3 sets.
Giulio Zeppieri -> 1.727
Chun Hsin Tseng -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Chun Hsin Tseng vs. Giulio Zeppieri
There is no head to head record between Chun Hsin Tseng and Giulio Zeppieri since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Chun Hsin Tseng
Ranked no. 270, Hsin Tseng got to the semifinal after beating Ryan Harrison 6-1 0-0 ret., Luca Nardi 5-7 6-2 6-4 and Andrea Vavassori 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Chun had a good straight sets win against Vavassori (6-4 6-4). During the match, Hsin Tseng scored 68 points vs Vavassori’s 53. Chun was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hsin Tseng made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Chun Hsin Tseng conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 79% of his first serves in, win 82% (36/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Vavassori twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hsin Tseng started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Hsin Tseng has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (118-75). 19-11 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hsin Tseng has an aggregate38-29 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
The Chinese’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Pitesti.
Hsin Tseng has an overall 24-16 win-loss record in 2021, 19-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Barletta Challenger
Hsin Tseng has never competed in this tournament before.
Giulio Zeppieri
Ranked no. 297, the Italian reached the semifinal after beating Timofey Skatov 7-5 6-0, Andrea Arnaboldi 6-3 6-2 and Julian Ocleppo 5-7 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Ocleppo, Zeppieri recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-2). During the match Zeppieri scored 98 points vs Ocleppo’s 80. Zeppieri was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Zeppieri bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Giulio Zeppieri was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (37/48) of his 1st serve and 62% (29/47) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Giulio broke Ocleppo 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zeppieri started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Zeppieri has a composed 23-17 win-loss record in 2021, 22-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hsin Tseng | Zeppieri |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 64 |
| Pts | 203-161 | 216-150 |
| Total Points | 364 | 366 |
| Winners | 84 | 80 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Both Hsin Tseng and Zeppieri played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Chun Hsin Tseng surrendered 1 set, while Giulio Zeppieri lost 1 set. Hsin Tseng has played 1 set more than Zeppieri (8 vs 7). However, it’s interesting to notice that Hsin Tseng played 7 games less than Zeppieri. Chun scored 84 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Zeppieri managed to score 80 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hsin Tseng | Zeppieri |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 118/178 | 97/179 |
| %1st in | 66% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 84/118 | 80/97 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 35/60 | 55/82 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 67% |
Hsin Tseng blasted 4 aces (1.3 per match). Zeppieri managed to score 13 aces (4.3 per match). Hsin Tseng won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Zeppieri won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hsin Tseng | Zeppieri |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 12 |
| Converted | 11/20 | 12/23 |
| % Converted | 55% | 52% |
| Conceded | 13 | 7 |
| Saved | 9 | 4 |
| % Saved | 69% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Chinese broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Chinese surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hsin Tseng | |||||
| R1 Harrison | R2 Nardi | 1/4 Vavassori | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 0-0 ret. | 5-7 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 7 | 30 | 20 | 57 | |
| pts | 33-15 | 102-93 | 68-53 | 203-161 | |
| Total points | 48 | 195 | 121 | 364 | |
| Winners | 10 | 38 | 36 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 37% | 53% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 11/18 | 63/104 | 44/56 | 118/178 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | 79% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 10/11 | 38/63 | 36/44 | 84/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 60% | 82% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/7 | 24/41 | 6/12 | 35/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 59% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 6/10 | 2/3 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 60% | 67% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 13 | 0 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 9/13 | 0/0 | 9 | |
| Saved % | – | 69% | – | 23% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Zeppieri | |||||
| R1 Skatov | R2 Arnaboldi | 1/4 Ocleppo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-0 | 6-3 6-2 | 5-7 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 17 | 29 | 64 | |
| pts | 57-31 | 61-39 | 98-80 | 216-150 | |
| Total points | 88 | 100 | 178 | 366 | |
| Winners | 21 | 22 | 37 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 36% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 25/41 | 24/43 | 48/95 | 97/179 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 56% | 51% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 21/25 | 22/24 | 37/48 | 80/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 92% | 77% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/16 | 14/19 | 29/47 | 55/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 74% | 62% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 3/8 | 4/8 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 38% | 50% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 67% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Tennis Scores in Barletta Challenger
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Aziz DougazDougaz (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Julian OcleppoOcleppo (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Nicolas AlvarezAlvarez (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-0) – H2H and prediction