Carlos Taberner and Nuno Borges will clash against each other in the final of the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:15 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 Carlos Taberner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Taberner is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.7
Nuno Borges -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Nuno Borges
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Nuno Borges since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other 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, Taberner reached the final after defeating Lorenzo Giustino 6-2 6-4, Jozef Kovalik 7-67 6-2, Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-2 6-3 and Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 6-4 7-5.
In the semifinal, The Spaniard had a good straight sets win against Sanchez-Izquierdo (6-4 7-5). During the match, Taberner scored 80 points vs Sanchez-Izquierdo’s 67. Carlos was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 52% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Taberner broke Sanchez-Izquierdo 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (308-165). 7-4 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Taberner has an overall271-127 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Spaniard’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 7-5 win-loss record in 2022, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger
Taberner has never competed in this tournament before.
Nuno Borges
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-26 | 20-12 | 13-7 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-26 | 20-11 | 8-7 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-26 | 7-5 | 28-13 | 11-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 52-21 | 6-4 | 46-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-7 | 29-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 161 (career-high), Nuno got to the final after beating Mathias Bourgue 6-1 1-6 6-1, Matteo Arnaldi 6-75 7-5 6-1, Andrea Arnaboldi 6-4 7-62 and Flavio Cobolli 6-1 5-7 6-2.
In the semifinal, Nuno defeated Cobolli (6-1 5-7 6-2). During the match Borges scored 94 points vs Cobolli’s 69. Borges was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Borges fired 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Nuno Borges lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Borges put 70% of his first serves in, winning 75% (41/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (10/24) on the 2nd serve. Borges broke Cobolli 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Borges has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Portuguese’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Forli 4 Challenger and the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 1 Challenger.
Borges has a composed 10-2 win-loss record in 2022, 5-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 103 |
| Pts | 313-249 | 353-294 |
| Total Points | 562 | 647 |
| Winners | 105 | 146 |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% |
Both Taberner and Borges played 4 matches. At the moment, Nuno Borges conceded 3 sets while Carlos Taberner hasn’t conceded a set so far. Taberner has played 3 set(s) less than Borges (8 vs 11). Therefore, Taberner played 25 games less than Borges. Carlos scored 105 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The Portuguese fired 146 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 2.8 |
| 1st in | 158/284 | 214/309 |
| %1st in | 56% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 105/158 | 146/214 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 60/126 | 50/95 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 53% |
Taberner bagged 2 aces (0.5 per match). Borges bagged 11 aces (2.8 per match). Taberner won 66% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Borges won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 21 |
| Converted | 22/46 | 21/38 |
| % Converted | 48% | 55% |
| Conceded | 33 | 22 |
| Saved | 22 | 12 |
| % Saved | 67% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 10 |
The Spaniard broke his opponents 22 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 11 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Portuguese broke his opponents 21 times with a 55% conversion rate. Nuno conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | ||||||
| R1 Giustino |
R2 Kovalik |
1/4 Gimeno |
1/2 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 7-67 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 78 | |
| pts | 64-46 | 106-92 | 63-44 | 80-67 | 313-249 | |
| Total points | 110 | 198 | 107 | 147 | 562 | |
| Winners | 17 | 37 | 23 | 28 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 35% | 37% | 35% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 21/47 | 58/96 | 37/60 | 42/81 | 158/284 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 60% | 62% | 52% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 37/58 | 23/37 | 28/42 | 105/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 64% | 62% | 67% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/26 | 16/38 | 10/23 | 17/39 | 60/126 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 42% | 43% | 44% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 5/18 | 7/7 | 6/9 | 22/46 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 28% | 100% | 67% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 33 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/8 | 8/11 | 9/13 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 63% | 73% | 69% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Borges | ||||||
| R1 Bourgue |
R2 Arnaldi |
1/4 Arnaboldi |
1/2 Cobolli |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 1-6 6-1 | 6-75 7-5 6-1 | 6-4 7-62 | 6-1 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 103 | |
| pts | 70-60 | 123-106 | 66-59 | 94-69 | 353-294 | |
| Total points | 130 | 229 | 125 | 163 | 647 | |
| Winners | 26 | 45 | 34 | 41 | 146 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | 52% | 44% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 46/64 | 66/102 | 47/64 | 55/79 | 214/309 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 65% | 73% | 70% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 26/46 | 45/66 | 34/47 | 41/55 | 146/214 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 68% | 72% | 75% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 18/36 | 11/17 | 10/24 | 50/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 50% | 65% | 42% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 7/16 | 2/3 | 6/11 | 21/38 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 44% | 67% | 55% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 57% | 50% | 63% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | |
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