Marco Cecchinato and Yannick Hanfmann will square off in the final of the Rio De Janeiro Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 10:30 am on QUADRA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yannick Hanfmann who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yannick Hanfmann is the pick to win this match.
Yannick Hanfmann -> 1.72
Marco Cecchinato -> 2.07
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Prediction and head to head Marco Cecchinato vs. Yannick Hanfmann
This will be the 4th time that Marco Cecchinato and Yannick Hanfmann face off. The head to head is 3-0 for Hanfmann (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Hanfmann won 6-3 4-6 7-6(2) in the 2nd round in the Szczecin Challenger back in 2021.
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. 117, the Italian reached the final after beating Gonzalo Villanueva 6-4 6-2, Jakub Paul 7-5 6-1, Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 7-63 2-6 7-63 and Federico Coria 1-6 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal against Coria, Marco recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-3 6-3).During the match, Cecchinato scored less points (3) than Coria. In fact, the world no. 117 won 80 points vs Coria’s. That means that Cecchinato was more focused during the important points. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Cecchinato couldn’t to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 6 double faults. Marco Cecchinato lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Cecchinato put 57% of his first serves in, winning 64% (35/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (19/41) on the 2nd serve. Cecchinato broke Coria 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Cecchinato has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (385-269). 34-26 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Cecchinato has a composed 345-188 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Cecchinato’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Lisbon Challenger.
The Italian has a compiled 34-29 win-loss record in 2022, 34-26 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rio De Janeiro Challenger
Marco has never competed in this tournament before.
Yannick Hanfmann
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-33 | 8-11 | 12-15 | 2-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-30 | 6-8 | 29-14 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-26 | 4-3 | 21-16 | 7-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-24 | 1-4 | 14-11 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 27-15 | 7-5 | 15-6 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 166, the German got to the final after defeating Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva 6-1 6-1, Jan Choinski 6-2 6-4, Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 and Alexandre Muller 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal, Yannick had a good straight sets win against Muller (6-3 6-3). During the match Hanfmann scored 64 points vs Muller’s 52. Yannick was very aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about serving, Hanfmann struck 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Yannick Hanfmann was quite effective on serve to win 71% (22/31) of his 1st serve and 63% (12/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Yannick broke Muller 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hanfmann hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Yannick’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Kitzbuhel and the Rio De Janeiro Challenger.
Hanfmann has an overall 27-21 win-loss record in 2022, 21-15 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cecchinato | Hanfmann |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 96 | 67 |
| Pts | 333-309 | 256-179 |
| Total Points | 642 | 435 |
| Winners | 153 | 98 |
| %Winners | 46% | 38% |
Both Cecchinato and Hanfmann played 4 matches. At the moment, Marco Cecchinato lost 2 sets while Yannick Hanfmann hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Cecchinato has played 2 sets more than Hanfmann (10 vs 8). Therefore, Cecchinato played 29 games more than Hanfmann. The Italian scored 153 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Hanfmann scored 98 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cecchinato | Hanfmann |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 221/351 | 126/185 |
| %1st in | 63% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 153/221 | 98/126 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 60/130 | 36/59 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 61% |
Cecchinato struck 8 aces (2 per match). Hanfmann scored 18 aces (4.5 per match). Cecchinato won 69% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Hanfmann won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cecchinato | Hanfmann |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 17 |
| Converted | 14/27 | 17/42 |
| % Converted | 52% | 40% |
| Conceded | 31 | 10 |
| Saved | 21 | 8 |
| % Saved | 68% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 2 |
Marco broke his opponents 14 times with a 52% conversion rate. Cecchinato surrendered his serve 10 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. The German broke his opponents 17 times with a 40% conversion rate. Yannick conceded his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cecchinato | ||||||
| R1 Villanueva |
R2 Paul |
1/4 Pucinelli De Almeida |
1/2 Coria |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 7-5 6-1 | 7-63 2-6 7-63 | 1-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 34 | 25 | 96 | |
| pts | 66-46 | 74-60 | 113-120 | 80-83 | 333-309 | |
| Total points | 112 | 134 | 233 | 163 | 642 | |
| Winners | 28 | 35 | 55 | 35 | 153 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% | 49% | 44% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 38/57 | 50/81 | 78/117 | 55/96 | 221/351 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 62% | 67% | 57% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 28/38 | 35/50 | 55/78 | 35/55 | 153/221 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 70% | 71% | 64% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 15/31 | 18/39 | 19/41 | 60/130 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 48% | 46% | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/5 | 1/9 | 4/5 | 14/27 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 80% | 11% | 80% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 31 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 7/8 | 3/6 | 8/12 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 88% | 50% | 67% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Hanfmann | ||||||
| R1 Lucas Reis Da |
R2 Choinski |
1/4 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
1/2 Muller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 67 | |
| pts | 57-33 | 69-48 | 66-46 | 64-52 | 256-179 | |
| Total points | 90 | 117 | 112 | 116 | 435 | |
| Winners | 19 | 30 | 27 | 22 | 98 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 43% | 41% | 34% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 22/39 | 37/52 | 36/44 | 31/50 | 126/185 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 71% | 82% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 19/22 | 30/37 | 27/36 | 22/31 | 98/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 81% | 75% | 71% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 8/15 | 6/8 | 12/19 | 36/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 53% | 75% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 4/11 | 4/10 | 4/13 | 17/42 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 36% | 40% | 31% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | – | 75% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
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