PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Cecchinato, Caruso, Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Meligeni Rodrigues Alves to play on Thursday – Trieste Challenger

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Marco Cecchinato, Salvatore Caruso, Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves are going to play on Thursday at the Trieste Challenger.

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Marco Cecchinato vs. Zhizhen Zhang

Head to head 1-0 for Zhang

Seeded no. 5, Marco Cecchinato will fight against Zhizhen Zhang for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT GIORGI.

Marco Cecchinato: ranking and results

Ranked no. 147, Marco got to the 2^nd round after defeating Andrej Martin 1-6 6-4 7-5.

Cecchinato has a 16-20 win-loss record in 2022, 16-17 on clay (See FULL STATS). Marco’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Parma Challenger and the Verona Challenger.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger The Italian didn’t compete in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Zhizhen Zhang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 239, Zhang got to the 2^nd round after beating Pietro Pampanin 6-2 6-1, Elliot Benchetrit 6-0 6-1 and Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 6-3 6-2.

Zhizhen has a 26-19 win-loss record in 2022, 21-10 on clay (See FULL STATS). Zhizhen’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Luedenscheid Challenger.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger Zhang didn’t compete in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Marco Cecchinato and Zhizhen Zhang play each other. Their current record is 1-0 for Zhang (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

Before, the last time they squared off, Zhang won 6-4 6-7(2) 6-3 in the quarter in the Braunschweig Challenger back in July 2022.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zhizhen Zhang who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zhizhen Zhang is the pick to win this match.
Zhizhen Zhang -> 1.95
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.85

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Salvatore Caruso vs. Nerman Fatic

Head to head 0-0

Salvatore Caruso will play Nerman Fatic in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 4:30 pm on CENTER COURT GIORGI.

Salvatore Caruso: ranking and results

Ranked no. 263, Salvatore got to the 2^nd round after beating Giovanni Oradini 6-3 6-4.

The Italian has a 14-16 win-loss record in 2022, 7-9 on clay (See FULL STATS). The Italian’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Bendigo Challenger.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger Caruso didn’t compete in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Nerman Fatic: ranking and results

Ranked no. 284, the Bosnian got to the 2^nd round after defeating Gianluca Mager 6-3 6-0.

Nerman has a 18-16 win-loss record in 2022, 18-12 on clay (See FULL STATS). Nerman’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Antalya.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger Fatic lost in the qualifications 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Timofey Skatov.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Salvatore Caruso and Nerman Fatic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Salvatore Caruso who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Salvatore Caruso is the pick to win this match.
Salvatore Caruso -> 1.6
Nerman Fatic -> 2.34

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Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna vs. Francesco Maestrelli

Head to head 0-0

Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna will fight against Francesco Maestrelli in the 2^nd round for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 8:30 pm on GRAND STAND.

Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna: ranking and results

Ranked no. 163, Fa Rodriguez Taverna got to the 2^nd round after beating Ernests Gulbis 6-4 7-6².

Santiago has a 30-15 win-loss record in 2022, 29-14 on clay (See FULL STATS). Santiago’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Buenos Aires Challenger,the Concepcion Challenger and M25 Rosario.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger Fa Rodriguez Taverna didn’t compete in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Francesco Maestrelli: ranking and results

Ranked no. 237 (career high), Maestrelli reached the 2^nd round after defeating Andrey Chepelev 6-2 6-3.

The Italian has a 37-14 win-loss record in 2022, 32-10 on clay (See FULL STATS). Francesco’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,the Francavilla Challenger and the Verona Challenger.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger The Italian didn’t compete in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna and Francesco Maestrelli since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

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 -> 2.36
Santiago Fa Rodriguez Taverna -> 1.59

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Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux

Head to head 1-0 for Meligeni Rodrigues Alves

Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves will play Geoffrey Blancaneaux in the 2^nd round for the 2^nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT GIORGI.

Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves: ranking and results

Ranked no. 144 (career high), Felipe reached the 2^nd round after defeating Dennis Novak 2-6 7-5 6-4.

The Brazilian has a 24-15 win-loss record in 2022, 24-14 on clay (See FULL STATS). Felipe’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Iasi Challenger.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger Felipe lost in the 1^st round 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-1 to Antoine Hoang.

Geoffrey Blancaneaux: ranking and results

Ranked no. 156 (career high), Blancaneaux got to the 2^nd round after beating Gilles Simon 6-3 7-6⁴.

Geoffrey has a 25-21 win-loss record in 2022, 11-9 on clay (See FULL STATS). Blancaneaux’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Santo Domingo.

Last year in the Trieste Challenger The French player didn’t play in the Trieste Challenger in 2021.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2^nd time that Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves and Geoffrey Blancaneaux square off. Their current record is 1-0 for Meligeni Rodrigues Alves (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time they fought against each other, Meligeni Rodrigues Alves won 6-4 7-6(3) in the quarter in the Punta Del Este Challenger back in 2020.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves is the pick to win this match.
Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues Alves -> 1.51
Geoffrey Blancaneaux -> 2.56

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Last Results

These are the last results of the The Trieste Challenger

• Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Renzo OlivoOlivo (1-6 7-5 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (7-5 6-0) – Score progression – Stats
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Mattia BellucciBellucci (7-6² 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
• Norbert GombosGombos – Andrea CollariniCollarini (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats

Upcoming matches

These are the upcoming matches of the The Trieste Challenger

• Norbert GombosGombos – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Nerman FaticFatic – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Geoffrey BlancaneauxBlancaneaux – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-1) – H2H – Prediction
• Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-0) – H2H – Prediction