Francesco Passaro and Lukas Klein will square off in the semifinal of the Como Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 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 Francesco Passaro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.6
Lukas Klein -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Passaro vs. Lukas Klein
There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Lukas Klein since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Francesco Passaro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-23 | 4-5 | 31-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 146, the Italian got to the semifinal after beating Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 7-65 4-6 6-3, Damir Dzumhur 6-2 7-5 and Matteo Gigante 6-74 6-1 7-5.
In the quarter against Gigante, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-1 7-5). During the match, Passaro scored 120 points vs Gigante’s 101. Francesco was quite aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Passaro struck 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Francesco Passaro was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (49/69) of his 1st serve and 65% (22/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Passaro broke Gigante 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francesco has lost 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Passaro has a solid record in the last 5 years having won 61% of his matches (100-63). 32-13 on clay in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Passaro has an overall86-50 win-loss record in the last 5 years on clay.
Francesco’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Monastir,the Sanremo Challenger,the Forli 6 Challenger,the Milan Challenger and the Trieste Challenger.
Passaro has an aggregate 42-19 win-loss record in 2022, 32-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Como Challenger
Passaro has never competed in this tournament before.
Lukas Klein
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-24 | 16-10 | 9-7 | 5-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-29 | 9-8 | 15-12 | 11-6 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 44-22 | 5-0 | 27-17 | 8-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 28-22 | 0-2 | 23-17 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-15 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 300, the Slovakian reached the semifinal after defeating Gianmarco Ferrari 4-6 6-1 6-4, Giulio Zeppieri 7-65 2-6 7-68 and Riccardo Bonadio 4-6 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter against Bonadio, Lukas recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-4). During the match Klein scored 98 points vs Bonadio’s 87. Klein was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Klein recorded 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Lukas Klein lost the serve 4 times and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Klein put 64% of his first serves in, winning 63% (39/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Slovakian broke Bonadio 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Slovakian’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Troisdorf Challenger.
Klein has an overall 24-15 win-loss record in 2022, 21-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Passaro | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 89 |
| Pts | 286-251 | 312-299 |
| Total Points | 537 | 611 |
| Winners | 123 | 130 |
| %Winners | 43% | 42% |
Both Passaro and Klein played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francesco Passaro conceded 2 sets, while Lukas Klein dropped 3 sets. Passaro has played 1 set(s) less than Klein (8 vs 9). Therefore, Passaro played 5 games less than Klein. Francesco scored 123 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Klein fired 130 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Passaro | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 178/267 | 206/318 |
| %1st in | 67% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 123/178 | 130/206 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 49/89 | 50/112 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 45% |
Passaro made 12 aces (4 per match). Klein scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Passaro won 69% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Klein won 63% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Passaro | Klein |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 18 |
| Converted | 15/26 | 18/32 |
| % Converted | 58% | 56% |
| Conceded | 26 | 39 |
| Saved | 18 | 23 |
| % Saved | 69% | 59% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 16 |
Francesco broke his opponents 15 times with a 58% conversion rate. Francesco dropped his serve 8 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Lukas broke his opponents 18 times with a 56% conversion rate. Klein conceded his serve 16 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded.
| Passaro | |||||
| R1 Moreno De Alboran |
R2 Dzumhur |
1/4 Gigante |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 4-6 6-3 | 6-2 7-5 | 6-74 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 32 | 84 | |
| pts | 93-92 | 73-58 | 120-101 | 286-251 | |
| Total points | 185 | 131 | 221 | 537 | |
| Winners | 48 | 26 | 49 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 36% | 41% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 69/101 | 40/63 | 69/103 | 178/267 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 63% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 48/69 | 26/40 | 49/69 | 123/178 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 65% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 9/23 | 22/34 | 49/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 39% | 65% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 7/10 | 5/11 | 15/26 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 70% | 45% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 12 | 9 | 26 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 8/12 | 8/9 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 67% | 89% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | |
| Klein | |||||
| R1 Ferrari |
R2 Zeppieri |
1/4 Bonadio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 7-65 2-6 7-68 | 4-6 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 34 | 28 | 89 | |
| pts | 95-85 | 119-127 | 98-87 | 312-299 | |
| Total points | 180 | 246 | 185 | 611 | |
| Winners | 47 | 44 | 39 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 37% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 64/102 | 80/119 | 62/97 | 206/318 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 67% | 64% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 47/64 | 44/80 | 39/62 | 130/206 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 55% | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/38 | 18/39 | 17/35 | 50/112 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 46% | 49% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 7/13 | 6/11 | 18/32 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 54% | 55% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 14 | 15 | 39 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 5/14 | 11/15 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 36% | 73% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Como Challenger
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Matteo GiganteGigante (6-74 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Nerman FaticFatic (7-5 2-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Lukas KleinKlein – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (4-6 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe – Kenny de Schepperde Schepper (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Lukas KleinKlein (0-0) – H2H and prediction
