Gian Marco Ortenzi and Alex Rybakov will square off in the 1st round of the Francavilla Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:30 am on GRANDSTAND. 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 Alex Rybakov who should win in 2 sets.
Alex Rybakov -> 1.103
Gian Marco Ortenzi -> 6.35
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Prediction and head to head Gian Marco Ortenzi vs. Alex Rybakov
There is no head to head record between Gian Marco Ortenzi and Alex Rybakov since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Gian Marco Ortenzi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-15 | 2-1 | 25-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 25-14 | 5-3 | 20-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-21 | 4-4 | 18-15 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-17 | 1-3 | 30-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-5 | 2-1 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Gian got to the 1st round after defeating Artem Podorozhnyi 6-1 6-1 and Riccardo Balzerani 6-74 6-3 6-1.
In the qualifications against Balzerani, Marco Ortenzi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-3 6-1). During the match, Marco Ortenzi scored 106 points vs Balzerani’s 85. Marco Ortenzi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about the service games, Marco Ortenzi bagged 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Gian Marco Ortenzi lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Marco Ortenzi put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (43/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Balzerani 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 59% of the points he played.
Marco Ortenzi has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (72-49). 8-4 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Marco Ortenzi has a compiled55-35 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.
Gian has an aggregate 11-7 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Francavilla Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Alex Rybakov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-18 | 11-7 | 12-8 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-25 | 5-8 | 7-9 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-23 | 5-7 | 20-12 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-26 | 4-4 | 35-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 12-5 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 349, Rybakov will start his run in the Francavilla Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Prague where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Bolardt in the 2nd round on the 12th of May.
The American has a composed 12-13 win-loss record in 2022, 8-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Alex has an overall 143-94 record. He has a positive 75-43 record on clay.
Tennis Scores in Francavilla Challenger
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Giovanni FonioFonio (7-61 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Jeremy JahnJahn (6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Dan AddedAdded – Nick HardtHardt (6-4 1-6 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Carlos Gimeno ValeroGimeno Valero (6-3 5-2 ret.) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Yibing WuWu – Mats RosenkranzRosenkranz (7-5 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel Dutra Da SilvaDutra Da Silva – Arthur ReymondReymond (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo ViolaViola – Omar GiacaloneGiacalone (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Pawel CiasCias – Christopher HeymanHeyman (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Davide GaloppiniGaloppini – Mathias BourgueBourgue (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filippo BaldiBaldi – Harold MayotMayot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Billy HarrisHarris (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco FortiForti – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gian Marco OrtenziMarco Ortenzi – Alex RybakovRybakov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Riccardo BalzeraniBalzerani (0-0) – H2H and prediction