Tallon Griekspoor and Andrea Pellegrino will clash against each other in the final of the Napoli Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on CAMPO D’AVALOS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tallon Griekspoor who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tallon Griekspoor is the pick to win this match.
Tallon Griekspoor -> 1.49
Andrea Pellegrino -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Tallon Griekspoor vs. Andrea Pellegrino
There is no head to head record between Tallon Griekspoor and Andrea Pellegrino since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Tallon Griekspoor
Ranked no. 118, the Dutch got to the final after beating Julian Ocleppo 6-4 0-0 ret., Alexander Ritschard 3-6 7-5 6-1, Gian Marco Moroni 6-3 7-61 and Stefano Travaglia 2-6 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal against Travaglia, Griekspoor recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-2). During the match, Griekspoor scored 82 points vs Travaglia’s 74. Griekspoor was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Griekspoor scored 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Tallon Griekspoor lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Griekspoor put 67% of his first serves in, winning 76% (39/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Travaglia 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Griekspoor has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (259-142). 30-10 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Griekspoor has a compiled128-68 record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in the Prague Challenger where he overcame Oscar Otte in the final 5-7 6-4 6-4 and in the Bratislava Challenger where he defeated Sebastian Baez in the final 7-6(6) 6-3 and in the Amersfoort Challenger where he overcame Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final 6-1 3-6 6-1 and in the Murcia Challenger where he beat Roberto Carballes Baena in the final 3-6 7-5 6-3.
Griekspoor has an aggregate 43-17 win-loss record in 2021, 30-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Napoli Challenger
Griekspoor has never competed in this tournament before.
Andrea Pellegrino
Ranked no. 228 (career-high), Pellegrino reached the final after beating Jacopo Berrettini 6-2 6-4, Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3, Raul Brancaccio 7-5 7-66 and Duje Ajdukovic 6-2 4-1 ret..
In the semifinal, Pellegrino had a good straight sets win against Ajdukovic (6-2 4-1 ret.). During the match Pellegrino scored 45 points vs Ajdukovic’s 24. Andrea was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Pellegrino was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Andrea Pellegrino lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Pellegrino put 86% of his first serves in, winning 68% (21/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 20% (1/5) on the 2nd serve. Andrea broke Ajdukovic 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pellegrino started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Rome 1 Challenger where he overcame Hugo Gaston in the final 3-6 6-2 6-1.
The Italian has an overall 23-25 win-loss record in 2021, 22-21 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Griekspoor | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 74 |
| Pts | 300-265 | 258-197 |
| Total Points | 565 | 455 |
| Winners | 128 | 109 |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% |
Both Griekspoor and Pellegrino played 4 matches. At the moment, Tallon Griekspoor surrendered 2 sets while Andrea Pellegrino hasn’t lost a set so far. Griekspoor has played 2 sets more than Pellegrino (11 vs 9). Therefore, Griekspoor played 12 games more than Pellegrino. The Dutch scored 128 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Andrea recorded 109 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Griekspoor | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 171/259 | 159/225 |
| %1st in | 66% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 128/171 | 109/159 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 45/88 | 35/66 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 53% |
Griekspoor recorded 17 aces (4.3 per match). Pellegrino blasted 4 aces (1 per match). Griekspoor won 75% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Pellegrino won 69% of the points on 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 | Griekspoor | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 17 |
| Converted | 12/35 | 17/29 |
| % Converted | 34% | 59% |
| Conceded | 18 | 14 |
| Saved | 12 | 7 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 7 |
Griekspoor broke his opponents 12 times with a 34% conversion rate. Tallon dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Pellegrino broke his opponents 17 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Griekspoor | ||||||
| R1 Ocleppo |
R2 Ritschard |
1/4 Marco Moroni |
1/2 Travaglia |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 0-0 ret. | 3-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-3 7-61 | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 10 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 86 | |
| pts | 34-29 | 107-99 | 77-63 | 82-74 | 300-265 | |
| Total points | 63 | 206 | 140 | 156 | 565 | |
| Winners | 15 | 42 | 32 | 39 | 128 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 39% | 42% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 17/25 | 57/95 | 46/63 | 51/76 | 171/259 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 60% | 73% | 67% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 15/17 | 42/57 | 32/46 | 39/51 | 128/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 74% | 70% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/8 | 18/38 | 10/17 | 12/25 | 45/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 47% | 59% | 48% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 1/3 | 4/18 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 12/35 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 22% | 57% | 43% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 8/10 | 1/3 | 3/5 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 33% | 60% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Pellegrino | ||||||
| R1 Berrettini |
R2 Hanfmann |
1/4 Brancaccio |
1/2 Ajdukovic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-3 | 7-5 7-66 | 6-2 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 74 | |
| pts | 68-49 | 58-43 | 87-81 | 45-24 | 258-197 | |
| Total points | 117 | 101 | 168 | 69 | 455 | |
| Winners | 22 | 32 | 34 | 21 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 55% | 39% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 33/52 | 39/53 | 56/84 | 31/36 | 159/225 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 74% | 67% | 86% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 22/33 | 32/39 | 34/56 | 21/31 | 109/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 82% | 61% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/19 | 7/14 | 14/28 | 1/5 | 35/66 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 50% | 50% | 20% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 5/6 | 17/29 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 50% | 83% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3/7 | 1/3 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 43% | 33% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
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