Pavel Kotov and Frederico Ferreira Silva will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Forli 3 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CITTA’ DI FORLI’. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Pavel Kotov who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Pavel Kotov is the pick to win this match.
Pavel Kotov -> 1.571
Frederico Ferreira Silva -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Pavel Kotov vs. Frederico Ferreira Silva
This will be the 2nd time that Pavel Kotov and Frederico Ferreira Silva play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ferreira Silva (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ferreira Silva won 6-1 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Sultan 1 Challenger back in 2021.
Pavel Kotov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-25 | 9-11 | 11-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 13-14 | 20-12 | 9-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-20 | 5-3 | 20-9 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 5-5 | 7-11 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 231, Pavel got to the semifinal after defeating Denis Istomin 6-4 6-4, Daniel Masur 6-2 6-0 and Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Rosol (6-4 6-4). During the match, Kotov scored 72 points vs Rosol’s 62. Kotov was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Kotov recorded 4 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Pavel Kotov was quite effective on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Russian broke Rosol 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Kotov has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 61% of his matches (173-109). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Kotov has a compiled69-36 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Pavel has an overall 3-1 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli 3 Challenger
Frederico Ferreira Silva
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-27 | 37-13 | 14-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-32 | 5-13 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-26 | 11-10 | 11-12 | 8-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-28 | 11-10 | 8-10 | 7-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-16 | 3-4 | 12-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 239, Frederico got to the semifinal after defeating Matteo Arnaldi 6-3 6-3, Andrea Pellegrino 4-6 7-65 7-65 and Vasek Pospisil 7-63 6-71 7-5.
In the quarter, Ferreira Silva defeated Pospisil (7-63 6-71 7-5). During the match Ferreira Silva scored 120 points vs Pospisil’s 119. The Portuguese was very aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Ferreira Silva bagged 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Frederico Ferreira Silva was very efficient on serve to win 77% (59/77) of his 1st serve and 60% (24/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Ferreira Silva broke Pospisil twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Portuguese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Portuguese has a compiled 4-2 win-loss record in 2022, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Forli 3 Challenger
The Portuguese has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kotov | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 92 |
| Pts | 186-133 | 316-302 |
| Total Points | 319 | 618 |
| Winners | 78 | 141 |
| %Winners | 42% | 45% |
Both Kotov and Ferreira Silva played 3 matches. At the moment, Frederico Ferreira Silva dropped 2 sets while Pavel Kotov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kotov has played 2 set(s) less than Ferreira Silva (6 vs 8). Therefore, Kotov played 38 games less than Ferreira Silva. Kotov scored 78 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Frederico made 141 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kotov | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 94/148 | 192/317 |
| %1st in | 64% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 78/94 | 141/192 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 34/54 | 74/125 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 59% |
Kotov managed to score 19 aces (6.3 per match). Ferreira Silva made 16 aces (5.3 per match). Kotov won 83% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Ferreira Silva won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kotov | Ferreira Silva |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/17 | 6/19 |
| % Converted | 59% | 32% |
| Conceded | 4 | 19 |
| Saved | 3 | 16 |
| % Saved | 75% | 84% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
Kotov broke his opponents 10 times with a 59% conversion rate. Kotov lost his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Ferreira Silva broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Portuguese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 84% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kotov | |||||
| R1 Istomin |
R2 Masur |
1/4 Rosol |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-0 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 14 | 20 | 54 | |
| pts | 62-50 | 52-21 | 72-62 | 186-133 | |
| Total points | 112 | 73 | 134 | 319 | |
| Winners | 32 | 20 | 26 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 38% | 36% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 4 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 37/48 | 24/38 | 33/62 | 94/148 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 63% | 53% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 32/37 | 20/24 | 26/33 | 78/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 83% | 79% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/11 | 10/14 | 16/29 | 34/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 71% | 55% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 5/5 | 3/9 | 10/17 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 100% | 33% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 67% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Ferreira Silva | |||||
| R1 Arnaldi |
R2 Pellegrino |
1/4 Pospisil |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 4-6 7-65 7-65 | 7-63 6-71 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 36 | 38 | 92 | |
| pts | 77-60 | 119-123 | 120-119 | 316-302 | |
| Total points | 137 | 242 | 239 | 618 | |
| Winners | 29 | 53 | 59 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 49% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 36/62 | 79/138 | 77/117 | 192/317 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 57% | 66% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 53/79 | 59/77 | 141/192 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 67% | 77% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 36/59 | 24/40 | 74/125 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 61% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 1/3 | 2/6 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 33% | 33% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 8 | 19 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 6/8 | 7/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 88% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Forli 3 Challenger
- Pavel KotovKotov – Lukas RosolRosol (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (7-61 7-62) – See score progression
- Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Vasek PospisilPospisil (7-63 6-71 7-5) – See score progression
- Luca Margaroli/Kacper ZukMargaroli/Kacper Zuk – Quentin Halys/Albano OlivettiHalys/Albano Olivetti (6-4 3-6 10-6) – See score progression
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Vasek PospisilPospisil (7-6(3) 6-7(1) 7-5) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (7-6(1) 7-6(2)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Quentin HalysHalys (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva – Pavel KotovKotov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
