Giulio Zeppieri and Kaichi Uchida will square off in the semifinal of the Rovereto Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. 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 Giulio Zeppieri who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Giulio Zeppieri is the pick to win this match.
Giulio Zeppieri -> 1.37
Kaichi Uchida -> 2.97
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Prediction and head to head Giulio Zeppieri vs. Kaichi Uchida
There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Kaichi Uchida since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Giulio Zeppieri
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-18 | 8-4 | 7-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-26 | 7-5 | 19-13 | 14-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-31 | 1-2 | 25-22 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-20 | 0-0 | 26-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-12 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 127 (career-high), Giulio got to the semifinal after beating Gianmarco Ferrari 6-1 6-3, Charles Broom 4-6 6-1 6-2 and Antoine Escoffier 2-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Escoffier, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Zeppieri scored 89 points vs Escoffier’s 78. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zeppieri struck 7 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults. Giulio Zeppieri lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zeppieri put 60% of his first serves in, winning 73% (33/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. Giulio broke Escoffier 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zeppieri has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Zeppieri has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 55% of his matches (107-87). 8-0 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zeppieri has a compiled15-16 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he overcame Titouan Droguet in the final 7-5 7-6(4).
The Italian has an aggregate 9-2 win-loss record in 2023, 8-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rovereto Challenger
Giulio has never competed in this tournament before.
Kaichi Uchida
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-28 | 16-21 | 16-6 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 17-33 | 4-18 | 3-10 | 9-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-34 | 24-23 | 8-5 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-26 | 27-13 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 10-5 | 1-2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195, the Japanese reached the semifinal after defeating Filip Cristian Jianu 6-4 3-1 ret., Peter Gojowczyk 1-6 6-1 7-61 and Jurij Rodionov 7-66 2-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The Japanese defeated Rodionov (7-66 2-6 6-3).During the match Uchida scored less points (5) than Rodionov. In fact, the world no. 127 won 96 points vs Rodionov’s. That means that Uchida was more focused during the important points. Uchida was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Uchida managed to score 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Kaichi Uchida lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Uchida put 51% of his first serves in, winning 78% (43/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (24/52) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Rodionov twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Kaichi has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Uchida has an overall 7-5 win-loss record in 2023, 6-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zeppieri | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 71 |
| Pts | 236-186 | 253-237 |
| Total Points | 422 | 490 |
| Winners | 103 | 93 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Both Zeppieri and Uchida played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Giulio Zeppieri conceded 2 sets, while Kaichi Uchida surrendered 2 sets. Zeppieri has played 1 set(s) less than Uchida (8 vs 9). Therefore, Zeppieri played 5 games less than Uchida. Giulio scored 103 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Kaichi recorded 93 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zeppieri | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 7 |
| 1st in | 139/211 | 126/255 |
| %1st in | 66% | 49% |
| 1st pts | 103/139 | 93/126 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 38/72 | 70/129 |
| %2nd pts | 53% | 54% |
Zeppieri fired 19 aces (6.3 per match). Uchida struck 21 aces (7 per match). Zeppieri won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points. On the other side, Uchida won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zeppieri | Uchida |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 7 |
| Converted | 12/24 | 7/17 |
| % Converted | 50% | 41% |
| Conceded | 17 | 23 |
| Saved | 13 | 18 |
| % Saved | 76% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The Italian broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. Zeppieri surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 7 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zeppieri | |||||
| R1 Ferrari |
R2 Broom |
1/4 Escoffier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 4-6 6-1 6-2 | 2-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 25 | 25 | 66 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 88-69 | 89-78 | 236-186 | |
| Total points | 98 | 157 | 167 | 422 | |
| Winners | 25 | 45 | 33 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 51% | 37% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 7 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/48 | 63/88 | 45/75 | 139/211 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 72% | 60% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/31 | 45/63 | 33/45 | 103/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 71% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 13/25 | 15/30 | 38/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 52% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/8 | 4/10 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 40% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 7 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 8/9 | 4/7 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 89% | 57% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Uchida | |||||
| R1 Cristian |
R2 Gojowczyk |
1/4 Rodionov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-1 ret. | 1-6 6-1 7-61 | 7-66 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 27 | 30 | 71 | |
| pts | 48-33 | 109-103 | 96-101 | 253-237 | |
| Total points | 81 | 212 | 197 | 490 | |
| Winners | 16 | 34 | 43 | 93 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 31% | 45% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 19/44 | 52/104 | 55/107 | 126/255 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 50% | 51% | 49% | |
| 1st pts | 16/19 | 34/52 | 43/55 | 93/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 65% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 30/52 | 24/52 | 70/129 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 58% | 46% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 3/12 | 2/3 | 7/17 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 25% | 67% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 | 9 | 23 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 9/12 | 7/9 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 78% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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