Zsombor Piros and Laurent Lokoli will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Tampere Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zsombor Piros who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.444
Laurent Lokoli -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Zsombor Piros vs. Laurent Lokoli

This will be the 2nd time that Zsombor Piros and Laurent Lokoli face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Piros (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they locked horns, Piros won 7-6(2) 6-3 in the qualifications in the Mestre Challenger back in 2018.

Zsombor Piros

Zsombor Piros

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Rank
165
High
106
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 39-16 6-4 26-8 7-3 0-1 0-0
2024 31-29 1-6 17-17 13-5 0-1 0-0
2023 48-29 3-2 35-18 5-7 5-2 0-0
2022 38-23 7-6 19-9 10-7 2-1 0-0
2021 47-16 3-2 31-9 13-5 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 165 (career-high), Zsombor got to the semifinal after defeating Leo Borg 6-2 6-3, Luigi Sorrentino 3-6 7-610 6-2 and Maximilian Marterer 6-3 6-3.

In the quarter, Zsombor had a good straight sets win against Marterer (6-3 6-3). During the match, Piros scored 62 points vs Marterer’s 48. Zsombor was extremely aggressive to blast 19 winners.

Talking about the service games, Piros bagged 5 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Zsombor Piros was exceptionally effective on serve to win 79% (19/24) of his 1st serve and 63% (22/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Piros broke Marterer 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Piros has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Piros has a solid match record in the last 7 years having won 64% of his matches (173-97). 17-9 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Piros has an overall115-55 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.

Zsombor’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Split Challenger.

The Hungarian has an aggregate 27-15 win-loss record in 2022, 17-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Tampere Challenger

Tampere Challenger
Piros's Record

Laurent Lokoli

Laurent Lokoli

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Rank
474
High
167
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 30-18 17-7 13-9 0-2 0-0 0-0
2024 32-22 24-14 8-6 0-2 0-0 0-0
2023 29-26 12-10 5-6 6-6 6-4 0-0
2022 59-22 26-10 27-7 6-5 0-0 0-0
2021 18-18 14-12 4-5 0-1 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 241, Lokoli reached the semifinal after beating Arthur Fils 6-74 6-4 6-2, Thiago Agustin Tirante 3-6 6-2 6-3 and Gerald Melzer 7-65 4-6 7-5.

In the quarter, Lokoli defeated Melzer (7-65 4-6 7-5). During the match Lokoli scored 126 points vs Melzer’s 121. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 44 winners.

About the serving games, Lokoli managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Laurent Lokoli lost the serve 6 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Lokoli put 52% of his first serves in, winning 72% (44/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (23/57) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Melzer 6 times after converting 33% of his break points (6/18).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The French player has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

The French player best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Monastir,M15 Monastir,M25 Vale do Lobo,M25 Santa Margherita di Pula,M25 La Nucia and M25 Skopje.

Laurent has an aggregate 51-12 win-loss record in 2022, 27-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Tampere Challenger
Lokoli's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Z.Piros
L.Lokoli
4h:39
4h:39
Time on court​
!
9h:08
9h:08
1h:16
1h:16
Last match​
!
3h:53
3h:53
3
3
Match played
3
3
65
65
Games Played​
92
92
7
7
Set played​​
9
9
224
224
Total points​
339
339
74.7
74.7
Avg point​
113
113
76
76
Winners
131
131
25.3
25.3
Avg Winners​
43.7
43.7
34%
34%
Ratio winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
11
11
Aces
11
11
3.7
3.7
Avg Aces
3.7
3.7
5
5
Double Faults
12
12
1.7
1.7
Avg Double Faults
4
4
76/109
76/109
1st won total​
131/180
131/180
70%
70%
1st won %
!
73%
73%
63/108
63/108
2nd won total​
63/127
63/127
58%
58%
2nd won %
50%
50%
-- Break Points --
12/21
12/21
BP won
13/43
13/43
4/7
4/7
Avg BP won
4.3/14.3
4.3/14.3
!
57%
57%
Won
30%
30%
19
19
Conceded
20
20
6.3
6.3
Avg Conceded
6.7
6.7
6
6
Broken
8
8
2
2
Avg Broken
2.7
2.7
13
13
Saved
12
12
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Piros Lokoli
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 7 9
Tot Games 65 92
Pts 224-183 339-310
Total Points 407 649
Winners 76 131
%Winners 34% 39%

Both Piros and Lokoli played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Zsombor Piros dropped 1 set, while Laurent Lokoli conceded 3 sets. Piros has played 2 set(s) less than Lokoli (7 vs 9). Therefore, Piros played 27 games less than Lokoli. The Hungarian scored 76 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Lokoli blasted 131 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve Piros Lokoli
Aces 11 11
Avg per match 3.7 3.7
1st in 109/217 180/307
%1st in 50% 59%
1st pts 76/109 131/180
%1st pts 70% 73%
2nd pts 63/108 63/127
%2nd pts 58% 50%

Piros made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Lokoli blasted 11 aces (3.7 per match). Piros won 70% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Lokoli won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Piros Lokoli
Won 12 13
Converted 12/21 13/43
% Converted 57% 30%
Conceded 19 20
Saved 13 12
% Saved 68% 60%
Times Broken 6 8

The Hungarian broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Piros surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Lokoli broke his opponents 13 times with a 30% conversion rate. Laurent conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Piros
R1
Borg		 R2
Sorrentino		 1/4
Marterer		 Total
Score 6-2 6-3 3-6 7-610 6-2 6-3 6-3
Tot Set 2 3 2 7
Tot Games 17 30 18 65
pts 61-43 101-92 62-48 224-183
Total points 104 193 110 407
Winners 22 35 19 76
%Winners 36% 35% 31% 34%
SERVE
Aces 3 3 5 11
Double Faults 1 4 0 5
1st in 31/55 54/103 24/59 109/217
% 1st in 56% 52% 41% 50%
1st pts 22/31 35/54 19/24 76/109
% 1st pts 71% 65% 79% 70%
2nd pts 12/24 29/49 22/35 63/108
% 2nd pts 50% 59% 63% 58%
Breaks
Won 5 4 3 12
Converted 5/5 4/10 3/6 12/21
Converted % 100% 40% 50% 57%
Conceded 5 10 4 19
Saved 3/5 6/10 4/4 13
Saved % 60% 60% 100% 73%
Times Broken 2 4 0 6
Lokoli
R1
Fils		 R2
Agustin		 1/4
Melzer		 Total
Score 6-74 6-4 6-2 3-6 6-2 6-3 7-65 4-6 7-5
Tot Set 3 3 3 9
Tot Games 31 26 35 92
pts 115-105 98-84 126-121 339-310
Total points 220 182 247 649
Winners 52 35 44 131
%Winners 45% 36% 35% 39%
SERVE
Aces 3 0 8 11
Double Faults 2 4 6 12
1st in 68/106 51/83 61/118 180/307
% 1st in 64% 61% 52% 59%
1st pts 52/68 35/51 44/61 131/180
% 1st pts 76% 69% 72% 73%
2nd pts 22/38 18/32 23/57 63/127
% 2nd pts 58% 56% 40% 50%
Breaks
Won 3 4 6 13
Converted 3/7 4/18 6/18 13/43
Converted % 43% 22% 33% 30%
Conceded 7 4 9 20
Saved 7/7 2/4 3/9 12
Saved % 100% 50% 33% 61%
Times Broken 0 2 6 8

Tennis Scores in Tampere Challenger

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