Salvatore Caruso and Ernesto Escobedo will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Bendigo Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE 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 Ernesto Escobedo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernesto Escobedo is the pick to win this match.
Ernesto Escobedo -> 1.66
Salvatore Caruso -> 2.10
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Prediction and head to head Salvatore Caruso vs. Ernesto Escobedo
This will be the 5th time that Salvatore Caruso and Ernesto Escobedo square off. The head to head is 3-1 for Caruso (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Caruso won 7-5 1-6 6-4 in the qualifications in San diego back in 2021.
Salvatore Caruso
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-12 | 8-9 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-36 | 6-6 | 32-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-24 | 10-6 | 10-13 | 1-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-25 | 9-9 | 7-11 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-20 | 7-8 | 8-8 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 157, Caruso got to the semifinal after defeating Alexandre Muller 2-6 6-2 6-1, Gastao Elias w/o and Hugo Grenier 4-6 7-65 4-0 ret..
In the quarter against Grenier, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-65 4-0 ret.). During the match, Caruso scored 95 points vs Grenier’s 77. Salvatore was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Caruso made 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Salvatore Caruso was very effective on serve to win 76% (35/46) of his 1st serve and 59% (23/39) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Caruso broke Grenier 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Caruso has a winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (328-262). 2-0 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Caruso has a composed 80-58 record in the last years on hard.
The Italian has a composed 2-0 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bendigo Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Ernesto Escobedo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-25 | 21-15 | 1-6 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-17 | 19-12 | 4-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-31 | 16-16 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-25 | 17-12 | 6-8 | 2-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-8 | 6-4 | 0-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 164, Ernesto reached the semifinal after defeating Marco Trungelliti 6-1 6-1, Jason Jung 6-2 4-6 6-2 and Vit Kopriva 6-3 6-72 7-62.
In the quarter, Escobedo defeated Kopriva (6-3 6-72 7-62). During the match Escobedo scored 114 points vs Kopriva’s 107. Escobedo was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.
About the serving games, Escobedo bagged 12 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ernesto Escobedo lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Escobedo put 65% of his first serves in, winning 77% (57/74) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (18/40) on the 2nd serve. Escobedo broke Kopriva 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ernesto started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The American has a composed 3-0 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Caruso | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 75 |
| Pts | 179-144 | 257-200 |
| Total Points | 323 | 457 |
| Winners | 65 | 114 |
| %Winners | 36% | 44% |
Caruso played 2 matches while Escobedo competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Salvatore Caruso dropped 2 sets, while Ernesto Escobedo surrendered 2 sets. Caruso has played 1 set(s) less than Escobedo (7 vs 8). Therefore, Caruso played 25 games less than Escobedo. Caruso scored 65 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 114 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Caruso | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 32 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 10.7 |
| 1st in | 99/167 | 145/225 |
| %1st in | 59% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 65/99 | 114/145 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 41/68 | 44/80 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 55% |
Caruso bagged 8 aces (4 per match). Escobedo bagged 32 aces (10.7 per match). Caruso won 66% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Escobedo won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Caruso | Escobedo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 12 |
| Converted | 9/19 | 12/23 |
| % Converted | 47% | 52% |
| Conceded | 19 | 9 |
| Saved | 13 | 6 |
| % Saved | 68% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
The Italian broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Escobedo broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Caruso | |||||
| R2 Muller |
R3 Elias |
1/4 Grenier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | w/o | 4-6 7-65 4-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | – | 27 | 50 | |
| pts | 84-67 | – | 95-77 | 179-144 | |
| Total points | 151 | – | 172 | 323 | |
| Winners | 30 | – | 35 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 36% | – | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 53/82 | – | 46/85 | 99/167 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | – | 54% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/53 | – | 35/46 | 65/99 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | – | 76% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/29 | – | 23/39 | 41/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | – | 59% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | – | 3/7 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 50% | – | 43% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 13 | – | 6 | 19 | |
| Saved | 9/13 | – | 4/6 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 69% | – | 67% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | |
| Escobedo | |||||
| R2 Trungelliti |
R3 Jung |
1/4 Kopriva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 4-6 6-2 | 6-3 6-72 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 26 | 35 | 75 | |
| pts | 53-25 | 90-68 | 114-107 | 257-200 | |
| Total points | 78 | 158 | 221 | 457 | |
| Winners | 18 | 39 | 57 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 43% | 50% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 11 | 12 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 21/35 | 50/76 | 74/114 | 145/225 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 66% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 18/21 | 39/50 | 57/74 | 114/145 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 78% | 77% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 16/26 | 18/40 | 44/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 62% | 45% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 4/8 | 3/10 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 30% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 8 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/1 | 6/8 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 75% | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Bendigo Challenger
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Vit KoprivaKopriva (6-3 6-72 7-62) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Quentin HalysHalys (6-75 7-69 7-5) – See score progression
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Hugo GrenierGrenier (4-6 7-65 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (3-1) – H2H and prediction
