Marco Cecchinato and Carlos Taberner will face off in the final of the Losinj Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on COURT 1. 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 Carlos Taberner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.9
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.9
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Carlos Taberner
This will be the 2nd time that Marco Cecchinato and Carlos Taberner face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cecchinato (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Cecchinato won 6-3 2-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Santiago Challenger back in 2018.
Marco Cecchinato
Ranked no. 104, Marco reached the final after defeating Alvaro Lopez San Martin 7-65 7-62, Nino Serdarusic 6-74 7-64 6-1, Mathias Bourgue 6-0 2-6 7-5 and Nerman Fatic 6-3 7-64.
In the quarter, Cecchinato defeated Bourgue (6-0 2-6 7-5). During the match, Cecchinato scored 92 points vs Bourgue’s 81. Marco was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cecchinato made 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Marco Cecchinato lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Cecchinato put 61% of his first serves in, winning 64% (36/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. Cecchinato broke Bourgue 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marco started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Cecchinato has a positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (383-262). 31-19 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cecchinato has an aggregate 343-182 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Cecchinato’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Parma.
The Italian has an aggregate 32-27 win-loss record in 2021, 31-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Losinj Challenger
Cecchinato has never competed in this tournament before.
Carlos Taberner
Ranked no. 111, Carlos got to the final after defeating Javier Barranco Cosano 6-4 6-3, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 7-61 3-6 6-1, Andrea Arnaboldi 6-2 6-0 and Alessandro Giannessi 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, Taberner had a good straight sets win against Giannessi (6-4 6-3). During the match Taberner scored 67 points vs Giannessi’s 46. Carlos was quite aggressive to blast 16 winners.
Talking about serving, Taberner managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 47% of his first serves in, winning 59% (16/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Giannessi 7 times after converting 78% of his break points (7/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taberner started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning the title in the Antalya 2 Challenger where he overcame Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the final 6-4 6-1 and in the Aix En Provence Challenger where he overcame Manuel Guinard in the final 6-2 6-2.
Taberner has a composed 39-21 win-loss record in 2021, 33-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cecchinato | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 107 | 81 |
| Pts | 361-329 | 288-213 |
| Total Points | 690 | 501 |
| Winners | 155 | 100 |
| %Winners | 43% | 35% |
Both Cecchinato and Taberner played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marco Cecchinato lost 2 sets, while Carlos Taberner dropped 1 set. Cecchinato has played 1 set more than Taberner (10 vs 9). Therefore, Cecchinato played 26 games more than Taberner. Cecchinato scored 155 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Taberner blasted 100 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cecchinato | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 239/362 | 141/249 |
| %1st in | 66% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 155/239 | 100/141 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 73/123 | 54/108 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 50% |
Cecchinato blasted 8 aces (2 per match). Taberner fired 10 aces (2.5 per match). Cecchinato won 65% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Taberner won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cecchinato | Taberner |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 23 |
| Converted | 15/32 | 23/41 |
| % Converted | 47% | 56% |
| Conceded | 35 | 23 |
| Saved | 25 | 12 |
| % Saved | 71% | 52% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 11 |
Marco broke his opponents 15 times with a 47% conversion rate. Cecchinato conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Carlos broke his opponents 23 times with a 56% conversion rate. Carlos conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cecchinato | ||||||
| R1 Lopez San Martin |
R2 Serdarusic |
1/4 Bourgue |
1/2 Fatic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 7-62 | 6-74 7-64 6-1 | 6-0 2-6 7-5 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 33 | 26 | 22 | 107 | |
| pts | 85-83 | 106-92 | 92-81 | 78-73 | 361-329 | |
| Total points | 168 | 198 | 173 | 151 | 690 | |
| Winners | 37 | 56 | 36 | 26 | 155 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 53% | 39% | 33% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 60/92 | 71/105 | 56/92 | 52/73 | 239/362 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 68% | 61% | 71% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 37/60 | 56/71 | 36/56 | 26/52 | 155/239 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 79% | 64% | 50% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/32 | 22/34 | 18/36 | 14/21 | 73/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 65% | 50% | 67% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | 6/12 | 5/12 | 15/32 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | 42% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 35 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 5/5 | 9/13 | 3/7 | 25 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 69% | 43% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Taberner | ||||||
| R1 Barranco |
R2 Blancaneaux |
1/4 Arnaboldi |
1/2 Giannessi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 7-61 3-6 6-1 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 29 | 14 | 19 | 81 | |
| pts | 69-58 | 103-86 | 49-23 | 67-46 | 288-213 | |
| Total points | 127 | 189 | 72 | 113 | 501 | |
| Winners | 25 | 39 | 20 | 16 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 41% | 24% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/60 | 62/98 | 22/34 | 27/57 | 141/249 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 63% | 65% | 47% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 39/62 | 20/22 | 16/27 | 100/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 63% | 91% | 59% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/30 | 16/36 | 8/12 | 16/30 | 54/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 44% | 67% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 23 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 7/14 | 5/7 | 7/9 | 23/41 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 71% | 78% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 0 | 10 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/8 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 25% | – | 60% | 41% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
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