Alexis Galarneau and Francesco Maestrelli will square off in the semifinal of the Francavilla Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Maestrelli who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Maestrelli is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Maestrelli -> 1.57
Alexis Galarneau -> 2.4
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Prediction and head to head Alexis Galarneau vs. Francesco Maestrelli
There is no head to head record between Alexis Galarneau and Francesco Maestrelli since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Alexis Galarneau
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-26 | 15-12 | 8-6 | 12-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-26 | 20-18 | 3-5 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-28 | 12-7 | 9-9 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 13-9 | 5-6 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 309, Alexis reached the semifinal after defeating Jeremy Jahn 6-4 6-3, Riccardo Balzerani 6-3 4-0 ret. and Alex Rybakov 2-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Rybakov, Alexis recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-4).During the match, Galarneau scored less points (4) than Rybakov. In fact, the world no. 309 won 81 points vs Rybakov’s. That means that Galarneau was more focused during the important points. The Canadian was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Regarding the service games, Galarneau fired 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Alexis Galarneau lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Galarneau put 58% of his first serves in, winning 65% (37/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (22/41) on the 2nd serve. Galarneau broke Rybakov 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Galarneau has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Galarneau has a winning match record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (92-72). 8-4 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Galarneau has an aggregate14-13 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Galarneau has a composed 20-10 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Francavilla Challenger
The Canadian has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Maestrelli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-36 | 11-7 | 21-23 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 9-10 | 16-24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-24 | 5-4 | 34-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-18 | 8-3 | 18-12 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 512, the Italian got to the semifinal after defeating Oleksii Krutykh 4-6 6-3 6-2, Billy Harris 2-6 6-3 6-2 and Mathias Bourgue 3-6 6-3 6-1.
In the quarter against Bourgue, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Maestrelli scored 77 points vs Bourgue’s 62. Maestrelli was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Maestrelli struck 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francesco Maestrelli lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Maestrelli put 66% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the 2nd serve. Maestrelli was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Bourgue 5 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.
Francesco has an overall 20-9 win-loss record in 2022, 15-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Galarneau | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 77 |
| Pts | 203-169 | 268-233 |
| Total Points | 372 | 501 |
| Winners | 87 | 115 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Galarneau and Maestrelli played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexis Galarneau conceded 1 set, while Francesco Maestrelli dropped 3 sets. Galarneau has played 1 set(s) less than Maestrelli (8 vs 9). Therefore, Galarneau played 18 games less than Maestrelli. The Canadian scored 87 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Maestrelli blasted 115 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Galarneau | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 122/206 | 161/247 |
| %1st in | 59% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 87/122 | 115/161 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 46/84 | 47/86 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 55% |
Galarneau scored 9 aces (3 per match). Maestrelli made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Galarneau won 71% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Maestrelli won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Galarneau | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/20 | 12/25 |
| % Converted | 50% | 48% |
| Conceded | 16 | 16 |
| Saved | 11 | 10 |
| % Saved | 69% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 |
Galarneau broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Galarneau dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 12 times with a 48% conversion rate. Maestrelli conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Galarneau | |||||
| R1 Jahn |
R2 Balzerani |
1/4 Rybakov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 4-0 ret. | 2-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 13 | 27 | 59 | |
| pts | 72-56 | 50-28 | 81-85 | 203-169 | |
| Total points | 128 | 78 | 166 | 372 | |
| Winners | 34 | 16 | 37 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 32% | 46% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 47/75 | 18/33 | 57/98 | 122/206 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 55% | 58% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 34/47 | 16/18 | 37/57 | 87/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 89% | 65% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 9/15 | 22/41 | 46/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 60% | 54% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 4/9 | 3/7 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 44% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 | |
| Saved | 7/8 | 0/1 | 4/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 88% | 0% | 57% | 48% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Maestrelli | |||||
| R1 Krutykh |
R2 Harris |
1/4 Bourgue |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 25 | 25 | 77 | |
| pts | 87-77 | 104-94 | 77-62 | 268-233 | |
| Total points | 164 | 198 | 139 | 501 | |
| Winners | 44 | 38 | 33 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 37% | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 52/80 | 62/96 | 47/71 | 161/247 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 44/52 | 38/62 | 33/47 | 115/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 61% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 20/34 | 15/24 | 47/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 59% | 63% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/11 | 5/5 | 12/25 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 36% | 100% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 | 5 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/8 | 3/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 63% | 60% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Francavilla Challenger
- Hernan CasanovaCasanova – Mate ValkuszValkusz (7-64 5-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Dan AddedAdded (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Mathias BourgueBourgue (3-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Alex RybakovRybakov (2-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (0-0) – H2H and prediction
