Mate Valkusz and Hernan Casanova will clash against each other in the quarter of the Francavilla Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:30 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 Mate Valkusz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mate Valkusz is the pick to win this match.
Mate Valkusz -> 1.27
Hernan Casanova -> 3.76
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Prediction and head to head Mate Valkusz vs. Hernan Casanova
There is no head to head record between Mate Valkusz and Hernan Casanova since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Mate Valkusz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-6 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-24 | 5-2 | 23-14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 33-14 | 5-5 | 27-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-9 | 4-2 | 27-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 268, Valkusz got to the quarter after beating Carlos Gimeno Valero 6-3 5-2 ret. and Matteo Viola 6-3 2-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Mate defeated Viola (6-3 2-6 6-3). During the match, Valkusz scored 83 points vs Viola’s 77. Mate was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Valkusz made 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mate Valkusz lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Valkusz put 59% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (13/33) on the 2nd serve. Mate broke Viola 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Valkusz has a fantastic match record in the last 8 years having won 72% of his matches (159-63). 21-3 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Valkusz has an overall127-39 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Hungarian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Opatija.
Valkusz has a compiled 24-7 win-loss record in 2022, 21-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Francavilla Challenger
Valkusz has never competed in this tournament before.
Hernan Casanova
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-18 | 0-0 | 25-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 0-2 | 29-25 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-32 | 3-3 | 42-28 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 307, the Argentine reached the quarter after defeating Giovanni Fonio 7-61 6-1 and Joao Domingues 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Argentine had a good straight sets win against Domingues (6-4 6-4). During the match Casanova scored 70 points vs Domingues’s 58. Hernan was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Casanova was unable to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Hernan Casanova lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Casanova put 87% of his first serves in, winning 57% (33/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 89% (8/9) on the 2nd serve. Hernan broke Domingues 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Argentine has a compiled 13-9 win-loss record in 2022, 13-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Valkusz | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 42 | 40 |
| Pts | 156-134 | 153-117 |
| Total Points | 290 | 270 |
| Winners | 60 | 72 |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% |
Both Valkusz and Casanova played 2 matches. At the moment, Mate Valkusz lost 1 set while Hernan Casanova hasn’t lost a set so far. Valkusz has played 2 sets more than Casanova (6 vs 4). Therefore, Valkusz played 2 games more than Casanova. Valkusz scored 60 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Argentine managed to score 72 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Valkusz | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0 |
| 1st in | 84/153 | 120/138 |
| %1st in | 55% | 87% |
| 1st pts | 60/84 | 72/120 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 60% |
| 2nd pts | 32/69 | 14/18 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 78% |
Valkusz blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Casanova didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Valkusz won 71% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Casanova won 60% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 78% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Valkusz | Casanova |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/16 | 9/20 |
| % Converted | 50% | 45% |
| Conceded | 16 | 12 |
| Saved | 12 | 7 |
| % Saved | 75% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The Hungarian broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Valkusz dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Hernan broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Valkusz | ||||
| R1 Gimeno |
R2 Viola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-2 ret. | 6-3 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 26 | 42 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 83-77 | 156-134 | |
| Total points | 130 | 160 | 290 | |
| Winners | 25 | 35 | 60 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 42% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 37/73 | 47/80 | 84/153 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 59% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 25/37 | 35/47 | 60/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 74% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/36 | 13/33 | 32/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 39% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 9/10 | 3/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 90% | 50% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Casanova | ||||
| R1 Fonio |
R2 Domingues |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-1 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 40 | |
| pts | 83-59 | 70-58 | 153-117 | |
| Total points | 142 | 128 | 270 | |
| Winners | 39 | 33 | 72 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 62/71 | 58/67 | 120/138 | |
| % 1st in | 87% | 87% | 87% | |
| 1st pts | 39/62 | 33/58 | 72/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 57% | 60% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/9 | 8/9 | 14/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 89% | 78% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/9 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 44% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 6/8 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 75% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
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