Federico Gaio and Denis Istomin will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Aguascalientes Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on ESTADIO CAMPESTRE. 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 Federico Gaio who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Federico Gaio is the pick to win this match.
Federico Gaio -> 1.66
Denis Istomin -> 2.10
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Prediction and head to head Federico Gaio vs. Denis Istomin
This will be the 3rd time that Federico Gaio and Denis Istomin play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Gaio and Istomin (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Gaio won 6-4 6-2 in the 3rd round in the Bangkok Challenger back in 2020.
Federico Gaio
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-17 | 2-7 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-30 | 14-12 | 25-15 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-28 | 9-9 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-38 | 6-8 | 14-16 | 13-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-19 | 5-4 | 10-12 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 185, Federico got to the 2nd round after defeating Paul Jubb 6-4 6-1.
In the 1st round, Gaio had a good straight sets win against Jubb (6-4 6-1). During the match, Gaio scored 61 points vs Jubb’s 44. Federico was pretty aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaio made 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Federico Gaio lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Gaio put 55% of his first serves in, winning 81% (21/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (10/21) on the 2nd serve. Gaio broke Jubb 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Gaio has a favorable record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (353-294). 3-6 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Gaio has a composed 248-178 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Gaio has a compiled 3-10 win-loss record in 2022, 3-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Aguascalientes Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Denis Istomin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-26 | 8-10 | 4-7 | 1-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-29 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 7-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-15 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 24-32 | 17-14 | 4-9 | 3-4 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 286, Istomin reached the 2nd round after beating Antoine Bellier 7-63 5-7 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Uzbek defeated Bellier (7-63 5-7 6-3). During the match Istomin scored 114 points vs Bellier’s 102. Denis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 59 winners.
About the serving games, Istomin fired 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Denis Istomin was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (59/80) of his 1st serve and 59% (22/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Istomin broke Bellier twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
The Uzbek has an aggregate 6-9 win-loss record in 2022, 2-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaio | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 34 |
| Pts | 61-44 | 114-102 |
| Total Points | 105 | 216 |
| Winners | 21 | 59 |
| %Winners | 34% | 52% |
Both Gaio and Istomin played 1 match. At the moment, Denis Istomin lost 1 set while Federico Gaio hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Gaio has played 1 set(s) less than Istomin (2 vs 3). Therefore, Gaio played 17 games less than Istomin. Federico scored 21 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Denis fired 59 winners (52%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaio | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 9 |
| 1st in | 26/47 | 80/117 |
| %1st in | 55% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 59/80 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 22/37 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 59% |
Gaio blasted 9 aces . Istomin recorded 9 aces . Gaio won 81% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Istomin won 74% 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 | Gaio | Istomin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 2/4 |
| % Converted | 56% | 50% |
| Conceded | 2 | 10 |
| Saved | 1 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
The Italian broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. The Uzbek conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaio | |||
| R1 Jubb |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 61-44 | 61-44 | |
| Total points | 105 | 105 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 26/47 | 26/47 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 21/26 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 10/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Istomin | |||
| R1 Bellier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 114-102 | 114-102 | |
| Total points | 216 | 216 | |
| Winners | 59 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 80/117 | 80/117 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 59/80 | 59/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 22/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Nicolas BarrientosBarrientos (7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Nicolas MejiaMejia (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
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- Federico GaioGaio – Denis IstominIstomin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
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- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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