Dusan Lajovic and Andrea Pellegrino will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Genova Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dusan Lajovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dusan Lajovic is the pick to win this match.
Dusan Lajovic -> 1.52
Andrea Pellegrino -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Andrea Pellegrino
There is no head to head record between Dusan Lajovic and Andrea Pellegrino since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Dusan Lajovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-20 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-28 | 8-10 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 7-6 | 7-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 93, Lajovic reached the semifinal after beating Gianluca Mager 6-4 7-64, Gabriele Piraino 6-3 6-2 and Marco Cecchinato 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Lajovic had a good straight sets win against Cecchinato (6-2 6-2). During the match, Lajovic scored 57 points vs Cecchinato’s 36. Lajovic was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lajovic scored just 1 ace and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Dusan Lajovic was very efficient on serve to win 73% (24/33) of his 1st serve and 79% (11/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Lajovic broke Cecchinato 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dusan hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Lajovic has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (301-277). 18-12 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lajovic has a composed 179-128 match record in the last years on clay.
The Serbian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Parma Challenger.
Lajovic has a compiled 24-25 win-loss record in 2022, 18-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
Dusan has never competed in this tournament before.
Andrea Pellegrino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-26 | 0-2 | 24-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-29 | 2-2 | 28-26 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-28 | 0-3 | 27-20 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-29 | 2-3 | 22-23 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-14 | 0-1 | 14-6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 164 (career-high), Pellegrino reached the semifinal after defeating Giulio Zeppieri 2-6 6-1 6-3, Pablo Andujar 6-4 6-2 and Albert Ramos-Vinolas 2-6 7-65 7-62.
In the quarter against Ramos-Vinolas, Andrea recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-65 7-62).During the match Pellegrino scored less points (5) than Ramos-Vinolas. In fact, the world no. 93 won 119 points vs Ramos-Vinolas’s. That means that Pellegrino was more focused during the important points. Pellegrino was very aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about serving, Pellegrino blasted 4 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 14 double faults. Andrea Pellegrino lost the serve 9 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Pellegrino put 68% of his first serves in, winning 57% (51/90) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (17/43) on the 2nd serve. Andrea broke Ramos-Vinolas 7 times after converting 35% of his break points (7/20).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pellegrino has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Pellegrino’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Vicenza Challenger.
Pellegrino has a compiled 27-23 win-loss record in 2022, 24-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajovic | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 76 |
| Pts | 201-150 | 277-255 |
| Total Points | 351 | 532 |
| Winners | 83 | 107 |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% |
Both Lajovic and Pellegrino played 3 matches. At the moment, Andrea Pellegrino conceded 2 sets while Dusan Lajovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Lajovic has played 2 set(s) less than Pellegrino (6 vs 8). Therefore, Lajovic played 20 games less than Pellegrino. Lajovic scored 83 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Andrea scored 107 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajovic | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 107/160 | 171/255 |
| %1st in | 67% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 83/107 | 107/171 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 31/53 | 38/84 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 45% |
Lajovic recorded 2 aces (0.7 per match). Pellegrino managed to score 10 aces (3.3 per match). Lajovic won 78% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Pellegrino 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 | Lajovic | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 18 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 18/49 |
| % Converted | 44% | 37% |
| Conceded | 10 | 36 |
| Saved | 7 | 21 |
| % Saved | 70% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 15 |
The Serbian broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Andrea broke his opponents 18 times with a 37% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 15 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajovic | |||||
| R1 Mager |
R2 Piraino |
1/4 Cecchinato |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 17 | 16 | 56 | |
| pts | 79-66 | 65-48 | 57-36 | 201-150 | |
| Total points | 145 | 113 | 93 | 351 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | 24 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 40/62 | 34/51 | 33/47 | 107/160 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 67% | 70% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 32/40 | 27/34 | 24/33 | 83/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 79% | 73% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 8/17 | 11/14 | 31/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 47% | 79% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/10 | 4/6 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 40% | 67% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 1/2 | 4/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pellegrino | |||||
| R1 Zeppieri |
R2 Andujar |
1/4 Ramos-Vinolas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-1 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | 2-6 7-65 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 18 | 34 | 76 | |
| pts | 84-76 | 74-55 | 119-124 | 277-255 | |
| Total points | 160 | 129 | 243 | 532 | |
| Winners | 33 | 23 | 51 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 31% | 43% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 4 | 14 | 26 | |
| 1st in | 51/75 | 30/47 | 90/133 | 171/255 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/51 | 23/30 | 51/90 | 107/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 77% | 57% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 10/17 | 17/43 | 38/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 59% | 40% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/16 | 7/20 | 18/49 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 31% | 35% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 2 | 23 | 36 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 0/2 | 14/23 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 0% | 61% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWLLWWWWL Tennis Scores in Genova Challenger
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-74 6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (2-6 7-65 7-62) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Dusan LajovicLajovic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
