Marco Cecchinato and Timofey Skatov will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Lisbon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:30 pm on ESTÁDIO CIF. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marco Cecchinato who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marco Cecchinato is the pick to win this match.
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.56
Timofey Skatov -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Timofey Skatov
There is no head to head record between Marco Cecchinato and Timofey Skatov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Marco Cecchinato
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-25 | 0-2 | 26-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-23 | 1-4 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 0-3 | 43-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-27 | 1-5 | 31-19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-17 | 1-4 | 22-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, the Italian got to the semifinal after beating Daniel Michalski 6-1 6-2, Gianluca Mager 6-1 7-62 and Carlos Taberner 7-62 6-4.
In the quarter, Cecchinato had a good straight sets win against Taberner (7-62 6-4). During the match, Cecchinato scored 76 points vs Taberner’s 66. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cecchinato struck 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Marco Cecchinato lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Cecchinato put 68% of his first serves in, winning 67% (31/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 73% (16/22) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Taberner twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
Cecchinato has positive record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (379-268). 28-25 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Cecchinato has a compiled 339-187 record in the last years on clay.
The Italian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Parma Challenger,the Verona Challenger and the San Marino Challenger.
Marco has a compiled 28-28 win-loss record in 2022, 28-25 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lisbon Challenger
Marco has never competed in this tournament before.
Timofey Skatov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-23 | 5-7 | 29-14 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-29 | 6-4 | 23-22 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-32 | 4-3 | 30-27 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 0-2 | 33-21 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 37-14 | 3-1 | 34-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 233, the Kazakhstani got to the semifinal after beating Oriol Roca Batalla 7-68 7-65, Francesco Passaro 6-1 5-7 6-1 and Benoit Paire 6-4 2-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Timofey defeated Paire (6-4 2-6 7-5).During the match Skatov scored less points (3) than Paire. In fact, the world no. 137 won 106 points vs Paire’s. That means that Skatov was more focused during the important points. The Kazakhstani was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.
About the serving games, Skatov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Timofey Skatov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Skatov put 79% of his first serves in, winning 64% (56/88) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. Timofey broke Paire 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Kazakhstani has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger,the Seville Challenger and the Braga Challenger.
Skatov has an aggregate 24-27 win-loss record in 2022, 20-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cecchinato | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 82 |
| Pts | 199-142 | 292-276 |
| Total Points | 341 | 568 |
| Winners | 84 | 147 |
| %Winners | 42% | 50% |
Both Cecchinato and Skatov played 3 matches. At the moment, Timofey Skatov conceded 2 sets while Marco Cecchinato hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Cecchinato has played 2 set(s) less than Skatov (6 vs 8). Therefore, Cecchinato played 24 games less than Skatov. Marco scored 84 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani recorded 147 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cecchinato | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3.7 | 0.7 |
| 1st in | 117/165 | 226/291 |
| %1st in | 71% | 78% |
| 1st pts | 84/117 | 147/226 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 34/48 | 30/65 |
| %2nd pts | 71% | 46% |
Cecchinato made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Skatov bagged 2 aces (0.7 per match). Cecchinato won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 71% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cecchinato | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 13 |
| Converted | 10/19 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 53% | 45% |
| Conceded | 8 | 37 |
| Saved | 5 | 28 |
| % Saved | 63% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 9 |
Cecchinato broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Skatov broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cecchinato | |||||
| R1 Michalski |
R2 Mager |
1/4 Taberner |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 7-62 | 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 20 | 23 | 58 | |
| pts | 55-27 | 68-49 | 76-66 | 199-142 | |
| Total points | 82 | 117 | 142 | 341 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 31 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 29/39 | 42/58 | 46/68 | 117/165 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 72% | 68% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 24/29 | 29/42 | 31/46 | 84/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 69% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/10 | 10/16 | 16/22 | 34/48 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 63% | 73% | 71% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 4/7 | 2/7 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 57% | 29% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/6 | 1/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 50% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Skatov | |||||
| R1 Roca Batalla |
R2 Passaro |
1/4 Paire |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-68 7-65 | 6-1 5-7 6-1 | 6-4 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | 30 | 82 | |
| pts | 87-86 | 99-81 | 106-109 | 292-276 | |
| Total points | 173 | 180 | 215 | 568 | |
| Winners | 47 | 44 | 56 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 44% | 53% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 66/89 | 72/91 | 88/111 | 226/291 | |
| % 1st in | 74% | 79% | 79% | 78% | |
| 1st pts | 47/66 | 44/72 | 56/88 | 147/226 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 61% | 64% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/23 | 11/19 | 10/23 | 30/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 58% | 43% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 7/18 | 3/7 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 39% | 43% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 10 | 15 | 37 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 7/10 | 12/15 | 28 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 70% | 80% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLWWWLL Tennis Scores in Lisbon Challenger
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Alexandre MullerMuller (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Benoit PairePaire (6-4 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Carlos TabernerTaberner (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (0-0) – H2H and prediction
