Jelle Sels and Jesper De Jong will square off in the 2nd round of the Roseto Degli Abruzzi Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on COURT 2. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jesper De Jong who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jesper De Jong is the pick to win this match.
Jesper De Jong -> 1.3
Jelle Sels -> 3.3
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Prediction and head to head Jelle Sels vs. Jesper De Jong
This will be the 2nd time that Jelle Sels and Jesper De Jong face off. The head to head is 1-0 for De (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, De won 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the semifinal in M25 Klosters back in 2020.
Jelle Sels
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 26-11 | 13-6 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-27 | 5-4 | 3-14 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-33 | 0-0 | 26-17 | 22-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-31 | 2-3 | 14-13 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 18-10 | 0-1 | 14-8 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 169, the Dutch got to the 2nd round after defeating Gianmarco Ferrari 7-63 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Dutch defeated Ferrari (7-63 2-6 6-3). During the match, Sels and Ferrari scored the same amount of points (99). However, the world no. 169 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Dutch was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sels fired 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Jelle Sels lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sels put 58% of his first serves in, winning 63% (40/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (25/45) on the 2nd serve. The Dutch broke Ferrari twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Sels has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (291-230). 1-1 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Sels has a compiled 172-123 record in the last years on clay.
Jelle has a compiled 1-3 win-loss record in 2023, 1-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roseto Degli Abruzzi Challenger
Jelle has never competed in this tournament before.
Jesper De Jong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-14 | 7-3 | 14-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-23 | 19-4 | 30-14 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-28 | 12-7 | 10-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-29 | 2-6 | 27-18 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 31-12 | 7-3 | 14-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 243, De reached the 2nd round after defeating Gabriele Piraino 2-6 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round against Piraino, The Dutch recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 7-5).During the match De scored less points (1) than Piraino. In fact, the world no. 169 won 100 points vs Piraino’s. That means that De was more focused during the important points. The Dutch was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, De managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jesper De Jong lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, De put 51% of his first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 39% (19/49) on the 2nd serve. Jesper broke Piraino 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
The Dutch’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Tigre 2 Challenger and M25 Quinta Do Lago.
Jesper has a composed 26-8 win-loss record in 2023, 16-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sels | De |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 29 |
| Pts | 99-99 | 100-101 |
| Total Points | 198 | 201 |
| Winners | 40 | 36 |
| %Winners | 40% | 36% |
Both Sels and De played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Jelle Sels dropped 1 set, while Jesper De Jong conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Sels and De have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Sels played 1 game more than De. Jelle scored 40 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Jesper fired 36 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sels | De |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 5 |
| 1st in | 63/108 | 51/100 |
| %1st in | 58% | 51% |
| 1st pts | 40/63 | 36/51 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 25/45 | 19/49 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 39% |
Sels managed to score 3 aces . De bagged 5 aces . Sels won 63% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, De won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 39% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sels | De |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 5 |
| Converted | 2/7 | 5/12 |
| % Converted | 29% | 42% |
| Conceded | 9 | 10 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 67% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
Jelle broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. The Dutch lost his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Jesper conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sels | |||
| R1 Ferrari |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 99-99 | 99-99 | |
| Total points | 198 | 198 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 63/108 | 63/108 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 40/63 | 40/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/45 | 25/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| De | |||
| R1 Piraino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 29 | |
| pts | 100-101 | 100-101 | |
| Total points | 201 | 201 | |
| Winners | 36 | 36 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 51/100 | 51/100 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 36/51 | 36/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/49 | 19/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 39% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/10 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Roseto Degli Abruzzi Challenger
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Dan AddedAdded (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Nino SerdarusicSerdarusic (7-5 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Titouan DroguetDroguet (6-4 2-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Sumit NagalNagal – Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Jesper De JongDe Jong – Gabriele PirainoPiraino (2-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Raphael CollignonCollignon – Illya MarchenkoMarchenko (6-75 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Gian Marco MoroniMarco Moroni (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina – Kacper ZukZuk (7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Ergi KirkinKirkin (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Jelle SelsSels – Gianmarco FerrariFerrari (7-63 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Mate ValkuszValkusz (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Edoardo LavagnoLavagno (7-5 4-4 ret.) – See score progression
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Juan Bautista TorresBautista Torres (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Kilian FeldbauschFeldbausch – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-65 6-0) – See score progression
- Francesco FortiForti – Giovanni FonioFonio (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Nikola MilojevicMilojevic (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jelle SelsSels – Jesper De JongDe Jong (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcina (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip MisolicMisolic – Gianluca MagerMager (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Francesco FortiForti (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicholas David IonelDavid Ionel – Sumit NagalNagal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
