Gianluca Mager and Timofey Skatov will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Parma Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Timofey Skatov who should win in 3 sets.
Timofey Skatov -> 1.76
Gianluca Mager -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Gianluca Mager vs. Timofey Skatov
This will be the 2nd time that Gianluca Mager and Timofey Skatov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Mager (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Mager won 6-3 1-6 6-4 in the 1st round in the Szczecin Challenger back in September 2022.
Gianluca Mager
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-24 | 0-0 | 41-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-20 | 3-5 | 15-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-28 | 2-5 | 17-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-28 | 4-7 | 22-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-15 | 1-4 | 10-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 184, the Italian got to the semifinal after beating Marco Cecchinato 5-7 6-4 6-3, Federico Arnaboldi 6-2 6-3 and Dusan Lajovic 7-63 6-3.
In the quarter, Gianluca had a good straight sets win against Lajovic (7-63
6-3). During the match, Mager scored 78 points vs Lajovic’s 67. Gianluca was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.Talking about the service games, Mager fired 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Gianluca Mager was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Mager was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Lajovic 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Mager has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Mager has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 56% of his matches (337-266). 17-20 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Mager has a composed270-183 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.
Gianluca’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Gran Canaria Challenger.
Mager has an aggregate 19-25 win-loss record in 2022, 17-20 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Parma Challenger
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. 209, the Kazakhstani got to the semifinal after defeating Stefano Napolitano 7-5 6-3, Carlos Taberner 6-72 6-2 6-2 and Mate Valkusz 1-6 7-5 4-0 ret..
In the quarter against Valkusz, the Kazakhstani had a free pass after Valkusz retired on a 1-6 7-5 4-0 . scoreline.
Skatov’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi 2 Challenger,the Seville Challenger,the Braga Challenger and the Lisbon Challenger.
Skatov has a compiled 27-28 win-loss record in 2022, 23-23 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mager | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 73 |
| Pts | 247-207 | 261-228 |
| Total Points | 454 | 489 |
| Winners | 101 | 118 |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% |
Both Mager and Skatov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Gianluca Mager dropped 1 set, while Timofey Skatov conceded 2 sets. Mager has played 2 set(s) less than Skatov (7 vs 9). Therefore, Mager played 3 games less than Skatov. Gianluca scored 101 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani made 118 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mager | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 8.3 | 0 |
| 1st in | 129/212 | 191/235 |
| %1st in | 61% | 81% |
| 1st pts | 101/129 | 118/191 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 47/83 | 24/44 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 55% |
Mager struck 25 aces (8.3 per match). Skatov didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Mager won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Skatov won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mager | Skatov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 16 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 16/35 |
| % Converted | 41% | 46% |
| Conceded | 11 | 25 |
| Saved | 8 | 15 |
| % Saved | 73% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 10 |
Mager broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Mager lost his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. Timofey broke his opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. Skatov conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mager | |||||
| R1 Cecchinato | R2 Arnaboldi | 1/4 Lajovic | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 17 | 22 | 70 | |
| pts | 98-93 | 71-47 | 78-67 | 247-207 | |
| Total points | 191 | 118 | 145 | 454 | |
| Winners | 46 | 25 | 30 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 35% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 6 | 8 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 62/94 | 26/39 | 41/79 | 129/212 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 67% | 52% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 46/62 | 25/26 | 30/41 | 101/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 96% | 73% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/32 | 7/13 | 20/38 | 47/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 54% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 4/12 | 4/4 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 33% | 100% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 80% | – | 67% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Skatov | |||||
| R1 Napolitano | R2 Taberner | 1/4 Valkusz | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-72 6-2 6-2 | 1-6 7-5 4-0 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 29 | 23 | 73 | |
| pts | 76-64 | 104-91 | 81-73 | 261-228 | |
| Total points | 140 | 195 | 154 | 489 | |
| Winners | 37 | 50 | 31 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 48% | 38% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 59/71 | 77/92 | 55/72 | 191/235 | |
| % 1st in | 83% | 84% | 76% | 81% | |
| 1st pts | 37/59 | 50/77 | 31/55 | 118/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 65% | 56% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/12 | 9/15 | 10/17 | 24/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 60% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 6/19 | 5/9 | 16/35 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 32% | 56% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 10 | 25 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 7/9 | 5/10 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 78% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Tennis Scores in Parma Challenger
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Mate ValkuszValkusz (1-6 7-5 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Dusan LajovicLajovic (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Tomislav Brkic/Nikola CacicBrkic/Nikola Cacic – Vlad Victor Cornea/Zdenek KolarVictor Cornea/Zdenek Kolar (6-72 7-5 10-7) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Vit KoprivaKopriva – Jozef KovalikKovalik (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Gianluca MagerMager (0-1) – H2H and prediction