Constant Lestienne and Emilio Gomez will square off in the final of the Malaga Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 7:00 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 Constant Lestienne who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Constant Lestienne is the pick to win this match.
Constant Lestienne -> 1.66
Emilio Gomez -> 2.10

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Prediction and head to head Constant Lestienne vs. Emilio Gomez

There is no head to head record between Constant Lestienne and Emilio Gomez since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Constant Lestienne

Ranked no. 149, Constant reached the final after defeating Evgeny Donskoy 2-6 6-3 7-6⁴, Jason Jung 6-1 6-3, Steven Diez 6-1 3-6 7-6⁶ and Michael Mmoh 4-6 6-4 6-4.

In the semifinal against Mmoh, Constant recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-4).During the match, Lestienne scored less points (2) than Mmoh. In fact, the world no. 149 won 84 points vs Mmoh’s. That means that Lestienne was more focused during the important points. Lestienne was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Regarding the service games, Lestienne managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Constant Lestienne lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Lestienne put 61% of his first serves in, winning 66% (35/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Mmoh 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Constant has surrendered 3 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.

Lestienne has a favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (361-252). 5-1 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lestienne has an overall 40-23 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

The French player best result of the season was reaching the final in the Cherbourg Challenger.

The French player has a composed 25-17 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Malaga Challenger

Constant has never competed in this tournament before.

Emilio Gomez

Ranked no. 151, Gomez got to the final after defeating Yasutaka Uchiyama 7-6⁶ 5-7 6-4, Kaichi Uchida 6-1 6-4, James McCabe 6-2 4-6 6-1 and Altug Celikbilek 5-7 7-6⁰ 7-6⁶.

In the semifinal against Celikbilek, Emilio recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-6⁰ 7-6⁶). During the match Gomez scored 119 points vs Celikbilek’s 116. The Ecuadorian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.

About the serving games, Gomez scored 8 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Emilio Gomez was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (53/75) of his 1st serve and 55% (28/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Gomez broke Celikbilek 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Emilio has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

Emilio’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Salinas Challenger.

Gomez has an aggregate 23-15 win-loss record in 2022, 19-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Lestienne	Gomez
Match played	4	4
Tot Set	11	11
Tot Games	105	115
Pts	339-302	369-322
Total Points	641	691
Winners	141	158
%Winners	42%	43%

Both Lestienne and Gomez played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Constant Lestienne lost 3 sets, while Emilio Gomez conceded 3 sets. Talking about their workload, Lestienne and Gomez have played the same amount of sets 11. However, Lestienne played 10 games less than Gomez. The French player scored 141 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Gomez managed to score 158 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Lestienne	Gomez
Aces	15	19
Avg per match	3.8	4.8
1st in	198/317	211/352
%1st in	62%	60%
1st pts	141/198	158/211
%1st pts	71%	75%
2nd pts	63/119	75/141
%2nd pts	53%	53%

Lestienne recorded 15 aces (3.8 per match). Gomez bagged 19 aces (4.8 per match). Lestienne won 71% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Gomez won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Lestienne	Gomez
Won	15	16
Converted	15/33	16/31
% Converted	45%	52%
Conceded	21	21
Saved	11	10
% Saved	52%	48%
Times Broken	10	11

Constant broke his opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. Constant lost his serve 10 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded. Emilio broke his opponents 16 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Ecuadorian conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.

Lestienne
	R1 Donskoy	R2 Jung	1/4 Diez	1/2 Mmoh	Total
Score	2-6 6-3 7-64	6-1 6-3	6-1 3-6 7-66	4-6 6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	3	3	11
Tot Games	30	16	29	30	105
pts	90-86	60-33	105-97	84-86	339-302
Total points	176	93	202	170	641
Winners	42	20	44	35	141
%Winners	47%	33%	42%	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	4	2	7	2	15
Double Faults	3	0	4	2	9
1st in	60/89	26/44	59/97	53/87	198/317
% 1st in	67%	59%	61%	61%	62%
1st pts	42/60	20/26	44/59	35/53	141/198
% 1st pts	70%	77%	75%	66%	71%
2nd pts	12/29	13/18	17/38	21/34	63/119
% 2nd pts	41%	72%	45%	62%	53%
Breaks
Won	3	4	4	4	15
Converted	3/5	4/9	4/10	4/9	15/33
Converted %	60%	44%	40%	44%	45%
Conceded	8	3	6	4	21
Saved	4/8	3/3	3/6	1/4	11
Saved %	50%	100%	50%	25%	56%
Times Broken	4	0	3	3	10

Gomez
	R1 Uchiyama	R2 Uchida	1/4 McCabe	1/2 Celikbilek	Total
Score	7-66 5-7 6-4	6-1 6-4	6-2 4-6 6-1	5-7 7-60 7-66
Tot Set	3	2	3	3	11
Tot Games	35	17	25	38	115
pts	102-100	63-39	85-67	119-116	369-322
Total points	202	102	152	235	691
Winners	46	29	30	53	158
%Winners	45%	46%	35%	45%	43%
SERVE
Aces	5	4	2	8	19
Double Faults	5	1	5	5	16
1st in	61/102	35/54	40/70	75/126	211/352
% 1st in	60%	65%	57%	60%	60%
1st pts	46/61	29/35	30/40	53/75	158/211
% 1st pts	75%	83%	75%	71%	75%
2nd pts	25/41	10/19	12/30	28/51	75/141
% 2nd pts	61%	53%	40%	55%	53%
Breaks
Won	2	4	7	3	16
Converted	2/4	4/4	7/16	3/7	16/31
Converted %	50%	100%	44%	43%	52%
Conceded	3	4	5	9	21
Saved	1/3	3/4	1/5	5/9	10
Saved %	33%	75%	20%	56%	46%
Times Broken	2	1	4	4	11

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