Franco Agamenone and Alexander Ritschard will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Napoli 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Franco Agamenone who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Franco Agamenone is the pick to win this match.
Franco Agamenone -> 1.49
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Franco Agamenone vs. Alexander Ritschard
This will be the 3rd time that Franco Agamenone and Alexander Ritschard square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Agamenone (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Agamenone won 6-2 6-0 in the 1st round in M25 Jablonec nad Nisou back in May 2021.
Franco Agamenone
Ranked no. 226 (career-high), Agamenone reached the semifinal after defeating Hugo Gaston 6-4 2-6 6-3, Mathias Bourgue 5-7 7-63 6-1 and Bernabe Zapata Miralles 6-3 6-0.
In the quarter, Franco had a good straight sets win against Zapata Miralles (6-3 6-0). During the match, Agamenone scored 58 points vs Zapata Miralles’s 30. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Agamenone blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Franco Agamenone was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (21/27) of his 1st serve and 64% (9/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Agamenone broke Zapata Miralles 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Franco started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Agamenone has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (280-153). 59-16 on clay in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Agamenone has a compiled252-138 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Prague 3 Challenger where he overcame Ryan Peniston in the final 6-3 6-1 and in the Kyiv Challenger where he overcame Sebastian Baez in the final 7-5 6-2.
Franco has a composed 80-21 win-loss record in 2021, 59-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Napoli 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
Alexander Ritschard
Ranked no. 302, Alexander reached the semifinal after defeating Arjun Kadhe 6-3 6-3, Filip Cristian Jianu 6-3 6-3, Jay Clarke 6-0 6-1, Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 4-6 6-4 and Gian Marco Moroni 0-6 7-61 6-3.
In the quarter against Marco Moroni, Alexander recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 7-61 6-3). During the match Ritschard scored 83 points vs Marco Moroni’s 80. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Ritschard scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve 6 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 59% of his first serves in, winning 68% (32/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Marco Moroni 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ritschard started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Ritschard has a compiled 24-19 win-loss record in 2021, 19-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Agamenone | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 106 |
| Pts | 246-207 | 358-289 |
| Total Points | 453 | 647 |
| Winners | 104 | 133 |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% |
Agamenone played 3 matches while Ritschard competed in 5 matches. Ritschard started his run from the qualifications while Agamenone had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Franco Agamenone lost 2 sets, while Alexander Ritschard surrendered 2 sets. Agamenone has played 4 set(s) less than Ritschard (8 vs 12). Therefore, Agamenone played 32 games less than Ritschard. Franco scored 104 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Ritschard made 133 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Agamenone | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 3.2 |
| 1st in | 164/224 | 178/312 |
| %1st in | 73% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 104/164 | 133/178 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 32/60 | 73/134 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 54% |
Agamenone scored 3 aces (1 per match). Ritschard fired 16 aces (3.2 per match). Agamenone won 63% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Agamenone | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 21 |
| Converted | 17/30 | 21/44 |
| % Converted | 57% | 48% |
| Conceded | 24 | 22 |
| Saved | 12 | 11 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 12 | 11 |
Franco broke his opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 12 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Ritschard broke his opponents 21 times with a 48% conversion rate. Ritschard conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Agamenone | |||||
| R1 Gaston |
R2 Bourgue |
1/4 Zapata Miralles |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-3 | 5-7 7-63 6-1 | 6-3 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 32 | 15 | 74 | |
| pts | 84-83 | 104-94 | 58-30 | 246-207 | |
| Total points | 167 | 198 | 88 | 453 | |
| Winners | 36 | 47 | 21 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% | 36% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 59/83 | 78/100 | 27/41 | 164/224 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 78% | 66% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 36/59 | 47/78 | 21/27 | 104/164 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 60% | 78% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/24 | 11/22 | 9/14 | 32/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | 64% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 7/12 | 5/6 | 17/30 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 58% | 83% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 | 2 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/7 | 9/15 | 1/2 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 29% | 60% | 50% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
| Ritschard | |||||||
| Q1 Kadhe |
Q3 Cristian |
R1 Clarke |
R2 Hanfmann |
1/4 Marco Moroni |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | 0-6 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 13 | 29 | 28 | 106 | |
| pts | 73-58 | 62-47 | 54-20 | 86-84 | 83-80 | 358-289 | |
| Total points | 131 | 109 | 74 | 170 | 163 | 647 | |
| Winners | 24 | 24 | 16 | 37 | 32 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% | 30% | 43% | 39% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 29/55 | 33/59 | 22/39 | 47/79 | 47/80 | 178/312 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 56% | 56% | 59% | 59% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 24/33 | 16/22 | 37/47 | 32/47 | 133/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 73% | 73% | 79% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 18/26 | 14/17 | 13/32 | 15/33 | 73/134 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 69% | 82% | 41% | 45% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/5 | 5/7 | 5/13 | 4/11 | 21/44 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 60% | 71% | 38% | 36% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 22 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 1/5 | 2/8 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 100% | 20% | 25% | 107% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Napoli 2 Challenger
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (0-6 7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Bernabe Zapata MirallesZapata Miralles (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Manuel GuinardGuinard (7-67 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Alexander RitschardRitschard (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Flavio CobolliCobolli (1-0) – H2H and prediction
