Carlos Taberner and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo will play each other in the semifinal of the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.32
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Carlos Taberner
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-36 | 0-3 | 46-31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-14 | 0-2 | 20-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 105, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 6-4, Jozef Kovalik 7-67 6-2 and Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Gimeno Valero (6-2 6-3). During the match, Taberner scored 63 points vs Gimeno Valero’s 44. Taberner was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 62% of his first serves in, winning 62% (23/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Gimeno Valero 7 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taberner hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (307-165). 6-4 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Taberner has a compiled270-127 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Spaniard has an overall 6-5 win-loss record in 2022, 6-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
Carlos has never competed in this tournament before.
Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-35 | 2-2 | 28-32 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-31 | 4-5 | 41-23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 5-0 | 26-25 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 40-32 | 0-2 | 39-28 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 33-16 | 1-1 | 32-13 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 300, Sanchez-Izquierdo reached the semifinal after defeating Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan 7-63 6-0, Elmar Ejupovic 6-1 6-4, Francesco Maestrelli 7-5 1-6 6-2, Bernabe Zapata Miralles 7-5 0-6 6-3 and Lukas Rosol 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Nikolas had a good straight sets win against Rosol (6-4 6-2). During the match Sanchez-Izquierdo scored 66 points vs Rosol’s 53. Sanchez-Izquierdo was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Sanchez-Izquierdo recorded 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sanchez-Izquierdo put 59% of his first serves in, winning 62% (24/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (17/27) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Rosol 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Nikolas started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Sanchez-Izquierdo’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Villena.
Nikolas has an aggregate 11-3 win-loss record in 2022, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 108 |
| Pts | 233-182 | 394-340 |
| Total Points | 415 | 734 |
| Winners | 77 | 145 |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% |
Taberner played 3 matches while Sanchez-Izquierdo competed in 5 matches. Sanchez-Izquierdo started his run from the qualifications while Taberner had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo dropped 2 sets while Carlos Taberner hasn’t lost a set so far. Taberner has played 6 set(s) less than Sanchez-Izquierdo (6 vs 12). Therefore, Taberner played 52 games less than Sanchez-Izquierdo. Taberner scored 77 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard struck 145 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 1.2 |
| 1st in | 116/203 | 226/351 |
| %1st in | 57% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 77/116 | 145/226 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 43/87 | 67/125 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 54% |
Taberner made 2 aces (0.7 per match). Sanchez-Izquierdo struck 6 aces (1.2 per match). Taberner won 66% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Sanchez-Izquierdo won 64% of the points on 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 | Taberner | Sanchez-Izquierdo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 23 |
| Converted | 16/37 | 23/46 |
| % Converted | 43% | 50% |
| Conceded | 20 | 41 |
| Saved | 13 | 29 |
| % Saved | 65% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 12 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 16 times with a 43% conversion rate. Taberner conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Sanchez-Izquierdo broke his opponents 23 times with a 50% conversion rate. Sanchez-Izquierdo conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | |||||
| R1 Giustino |
R2 Kovalik |
1/4 Gimeno |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-67 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 21 | 17 | 56 | |
| pts | 64-46 | 106-92 | 63-44 | 233-182 | |
| Total points | 110 | 198 | 107 | 415 | |
| Winners | 17 | 37 | 23 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 35% | 37% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 21/47 | 58/96 | 37/60 | 116/203 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 60% | 62% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 37/58 | 23/37 | 77/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 64% | 62% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 16/38 | 10/23 | 43/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 42% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 5/18 | 7/7 | 16/37 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 28% | 100% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 11 | 20 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/8 | 8/11 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 63% | 73% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Sanchez-Izquierdo | |||||||
| Q1 Nedunchezhiyan |
Q3 Ejupovic |
R1 Maestrelli |
R2 Zapata Miralles |
1/4 Rosol |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-0 | 6-1 6-4 | 7-5 1-6 6-2 | 7-5 0-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 108 | |
| pts | 78-53 | 76-57 | 103-102 | 71-75 | 66-53 | 394-340 | |
| Total points | 131 | 133 | 205 | 146 | 119 | 734 | |
| Winners | 30 | 27 | 43 | 21 | 24 | 145 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 36% | 42% | 30% | 36% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 34/54 | 39/62 | 73/102 | 41/67 | 39/66 | 226/351 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 63% | 72% | 61% | 59% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 30/34 | 27/39 | 43/73 | 21/41 | 24/39 | 145/226 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 69% | 59% | 51% | 62% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 14/23 | 12/29 | 13/26 | 17/27 | 67/125 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 61% | 41% | 50% | 63% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/12 | 6/11 | 6/8 | 4/8 | 23/46 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 33% | 55% | 75% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 41 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 5/5 | 16/21 | 0/6 | 6/7 | 29 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 76% | 0% | 86% | 121% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
- Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Lukas RosolRosol (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Timofey SkatovSkatov (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-4 7-62) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Flavio CobolliCobolli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
