Alessandro Giannessi and Zsombor Piros will square off in the quarter of the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:30 pm 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 Zsombor Piros who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.69
Alessandro Giannessi -> 2.17

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Prediction and head to head Alessandro Giannessi vs. Zsombor Piros

This will be the 2^nd time that Alessandro Giannessi and Zsombor Piros square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Giannessi (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Giannessi won 6-2 6-1 in the 1^st round in the Barletta Challenger back in 2018.

Alessandro Giannessi

Ranked no. 186, Giannessi reached the quarter after beating Nicolas Alvarez Varona 3-6 6-1 6-3 and Andrea Pellegrino 6-4 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Giannessi had a good straight sets win against Pellegrino (6-4 6-2). During the match, Giannessi scored 70 points vs Pellegrino’s 53. Giannessi was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Talking about the service games, Giannessi struck 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Alessandro Giannessi was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (26/33) of his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alessandro broke Pellegrino 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Italian has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.

Giannessi has a favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (267-229). 3-5 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Giannessi has an overall 231-176 match record in the last years on clay.

Alessandro has a compiled 5-6 win-loss record in 2022, 3-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger

Zsombor Piros

Ranked no. 240 (career-high), the Hungarian reached the quarter after defeating Francesco Passaro 7-6¹ 6-1, Mathieu Perchicot 6-1 7-5, Andrej Martin 4-6 6-3 7-5 and Andrea Vavassori 5-7 6-4 6-0.

In the 2^nd round against Vavassori, Piros recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-4 6-0). During the match Piros scored 101 points vs Vavassori’s 89. Zsombor was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Talking about serving, Piros scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 2 double faults. Zsombor Piros lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Piros put 63% of his first serves in, winning 69% (43/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (17/37) on the 2nd serve. Piros broke Vavassori 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Hungarian 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.

Piros’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Forli 1 Challenger and the Forli 2 Challenger.

Zsombor has an aggregate 12-5 win-loss record in 2022, 4-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Giannessi	Piros
Match played	2	4
Tot Set	5	10
Tot Games	43	98
Pts	162-133	360-310
Total Points	295	670
Winners	58	149
%Winners	36%	41%

Giannessi played 2 matches while Piros competed in 4 matches. Piros started his run from the qualifications while Giannessi had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alessandro Giannessi conceded 1 set, while Zsombor Piros lost 2 sets. Giannessi has played 5 set(s) less than Piros (5 vs 10). Therefore, Giannessi played 55 games less than Piros. Giannessi scored 58 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Hungarian blasted 149 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Giannessi	Piros
Aces	4	11
Avg per match	2	2.8
1st in	85/140	209/360
%1st in	61%	58%
1st pts	58/85	149/209
%1st pts	68%	71%
2nd pts	31/55	67/151
%2nd pts	56%	44%

Giannessi bagged 4 aces (2 per match). Piros blasted 11 aces (2.8 per match). Giannessi won 68% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Piros won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Giannessi	Piros
Won	9	21
Converted	9/23	21/39
% Converted	39%	54%
Conceded	13	45
Saved	10	34
% Saved	77%	76%
Times Broken	3	11

Alessandro broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Italian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. The Hungarian broke his opponents 21 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Hungarian conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.

Giannessi
	R1 Alvarez	R2 Pellegrino	Total
Score	3-6 6-1 6-3	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	25	18	43
pts	92-80	70-53	162-133
Total points	172	123	295
Winners	32	26	58
%Winners	35%	37%	36%
SERVE
Aces	2	2	4
Double Faults	5	4	9
1st in	52/84	33/56	85/140
% 1st in	62%	59%	61%
1st pts	32/52	26/33	58/85
% 1st pts	62%	79%	68%
2nd pts	18/32	13/23	31/55
% 2nd pts	56%	57%	56%
Breaks
Won	6	3	9
Converted	6/15	3/8	9/23
Converted %	40%	38%	39%
Conceded	11	2	13
Saved	8/11	2/2	10
Saved %	73%	100%	87%
Times Broken	3	0	3

Piros
	Q1 Passaro	Q3 Perchicot	R1 Martin	R2 Vavassori	Total
Score	7-61 6-1	6-1 7-5	4-6 6-3 7-5	5-7 6-4 6-0
Tot Set	2	2	3	3	10
Tot Games	20	19	31	28	98
pts	83-66	73-58	103-97	101-89	360-310
Total points	149	131	200	190	670
Winners	39	28	39	43	149
%Winners	47%	38%	38%	43%	41%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	3	1	11
Double Faults	5	4	7	2	18
1st in	52/87	37/70	58/104	62/99	209/360
% 1st in	60%	53%	56%	63%	58%
1st pts	39/52	28/37	39/58	43/62	149/209
% 1st pts	75%	76%	67%	69%	71%
2nd pts	14/35	16/33	20/46	17/37	67/151
% 2nd pts	40%	48%	43%	46%	44%
Breaks
Won	4	5	6	6	21
Converted	4/11	5/8	6/13	6/7	21/39
Converted %	36%	63%	46%	86%	54%
Conceded	10	10	14	11	45
Saved	8/10	9/10	9/14	8/11	34
Saved %	80%	90%	64%	73%	154%
Times Broken	2	1	5	3	11

Tennis Scores in Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger

• Federico Gaio/Andrea PellegrinoGaio/Andrea Pellegrino – Francisco Cabral/David Vega HernandezCabral/David Vega Hernandez (6-4 4-6 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Franco Agamenone/Manuel GuinardAgamenone/Manuel Guinard – Romain Arneodo/Szymon WalkowArneodo/Szymon Walkow (1-6 6-3 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic – Timofey SkatovSkatov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Manuel GuinardGuinard – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Zsombor PirosPiros – Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi (0-1) – H2H and prediction