H2H, prediction of Francesco Forti vs Denis Istomin in Rome Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 24th April 2023

PREVIEW. Rome Challenger. Forti and Istomin will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Rome Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Monday the 24th of April

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Prediction and head to head Francesco Forti vs. Denis Istomin

Francesco Forti and Denis Istomin will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Rome Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12:30 pm on CAMPO 5. 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 Francesco Forti who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Francesco Forti is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Forti -> 1.34
Denis Istomin -> 3.06

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Prediction and head to head Francesco Forti vs. Denis Istomin

There is no head to head record between Francesco Forti and Denis Istomin since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Francesco Forti

Francesco Forti
Francesco Forti

19 - 10win/loss

Hard
8-5
I Hard
4-2
Clay
5-2
Carpet
2-1
Rank
303
High
303
LWWLWLWLWW
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 53-33 20-8 26-21 5-3 0-0 2-1
2022 31-22 1-1 29-18 1-3 0-0 0-0
2021 42-29 1-1 35-20 6-8 0-0 0-0
2020 20-13 8-4 4-5 8-4 0-0 0-0
2019 29-26 5-8 22-17 2-1 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 357, Forti reached the qualifications after beating Nicolas Barrientos 6-3 6-1.

In the qualifications, Francesco had a good straight sets win against Barrientos (6-3 6-1). During the match, Forti scored 59 points vs Barrientos’s 40. Forti was quite aggressive to blast 19 winners.

Talking about the service games, Forti couldn’t to score even 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Francesco Forti lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Forti put 62% of his first serves in, winning 58% (19/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Barrientos 6 times after converting 86% of his break points (6/7).

Forti has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (176-129). 4-2 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Forti has an aggregate115-84 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.

Francesco’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Monastir.

Forti has an overall 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Rome Challenger

Forti has never competed in this tournament before.

Forti
Rome Challenger
Forti's Record

Denis Istomin

Denis Istomin
Denis Istomin

1 - 1win/loss

Clay
1-1
Rank
740
High
33
LLW
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2023 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 13-26 8-10 4-7 1-9 0-0 0-0
2021 17-29 2-8 7-8 7-12 1-1 0-0
2020 12-15 5-6 2-3 5-6 0-0 0-0
2019 24-32 17-14 4-9 3-4 0-5 0-0
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Ranked no. 760, the Uzbek reached the qualifications after beating Sebastian Fanselow 6-4 4-6 6-3.

In the qualifications, The Uzbek defeated Fanselow (6-4 4-6 6-3). During the match Istomin and Fanselow scored the same amount of points (104). However, the world no. 357 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Istomin was extremely aggressive to blast 42 winners.

About the serving games, Istomin bagged 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Denis Istomin lost the serve 4 times and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Istomin put 53% of his first serves in, winning 74% (42/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (19/50) on the 2nd serve. Istomin broke Fanselow 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).

The Uzbek has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Istomin
Rome Challenger
Istomin's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament

F.Forti
D.Istomin
1h:13
1h:13
Time on court​
!
2h:36
2h:36
1h:13
1h:13
Last match​
!
2h:36
2h:36
1
1
Match played
1
1
16
16
Games Played​
29
29
2
2
Set played​​
3
3
59
59
Total points​
104
104
59
59
Avg point​
104
104
19
19
Winners
42
42
19
19
Avg Winners​
42
42
32%
32%
Ratio winners
40%
40%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
8
8
0
0
Avg Aces
8
8
2
2
Double Faults
6
6
2
2
Avg Double Faults
!
6
6
19/33
19/33
1st won total​
42/57
42/57
58%
58%
1st won %
!
74%
74%
12/20
12/20
2nd won total​
19/50
19/50
60%
60%
2nd won %
!
38%
38%
-- Break Points --
6/7
6/7
BP won
6/14
6/14
6/7
6/7
Avg BP won
6/14
6/14
!
86%
86%
Won
43%
43%
5
5
Conceded
19
19
5
5
Avg Conceded
19
19
2
2
Broken
4
4
2
2
Avg Broken
4
4
3
3
Saved
15
15
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Forti Istomin
Match played 1 1
Tot Set 2 3
Tot Games 16 29
Pts 59-40 104-104
Total Points 99 208
Winners 19 42
%Winners 32% 40%

Both Forti and Istomin played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Denis Istomin lost 1 set while Francesco Forti hasn’t dropped a set so far. Forti has played 1 set(s) less than Istomin (2 vs 3). Therefore, Forti played 13 games less than Istomin. Francesco scored 19 winners (32% of the total points). On the other side, Istomin managed to score 42 winners (40%).

Serve Performance

Serve Forti Istomin
Aces 0 8
Avg per match 0 8
1st in 33/53 57/107
%1st in 62% 53%
1st pts 19/33 42/57
%1st pts 58% 74%
2nd pts 12/20 19/50
%2nd pts 60% 38%

Forti didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Istomin made 8 aces . Forti won 58% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Istomin won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 38% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Forti Istomin
Won 6 6
Converted 6/7 6/14
% Converted 86% 43%
Conceded 5 19
Saved 3 15
% Saved 60% 79%
Times Broken 2 4

Francesco broke his opponent 6 times with a 86% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Denis broke his opponent 6 times with a 43% conversion rate. Istomin conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.

Forti
Q1
Barrientos		 Total
Score 6-3 6-1
Tot Set 2 2
Tot Games 16 16
pts 59-40 59-40
Total points 99 99
Winners 19 19
%Winners 32% 32%
SERVE
Aces 0 0
Double Faults 2 2
1st in 33/53 33/53
% 1st in 62% 62%
1st pts 19/33 19/33
% 1st pts 58% 58%
2nd pts 12/20 12/20
% 2nd pts 60% 60%
Breaks
Won 6 6
Converted 6/7 6/7
Converted % 86% 86%
Conceded 5 5
Saved 3/5 3
Saved % 60% 60%
Times Broken 2 2
Istomin
Q1
Fanselow		 Total
Score 6-4 4-6 6-3
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 29 29
pts 104-104 104-104
Total points 208 208
Winners 42 42
%Winners 40% 40%
SERVE
Aces 8 8
Double Faults 6 6
1st in 57/107 57/107
% 1st in 53% 53%
1st pts 42/57 42/57
% 1st pts 74% 74%
2nd pts 19/50 19/50
% 2nd pts 38% 38%
Breaks
Won 6 6
Converted 6/14 6/14
Converted % 43% 43%
Conceded 19 19
Saved 15/19 15
Saved % 79% 79%
Times Broken 4 4

Head 2 Head

Francesco Forti
  • 0Slam
  • 0Main
  • 0Chall
  • 4Minor
Denis Istomin
  • 0Slam
  • 2Main
  • 12Chall
  • 5Minor

Francesco
Forti

1:0

Denis
Istomin

Rank

396

High

303

1Clay0

Rank

740

High

33

Win Loss
Forti
Istomin
2024 2023 2022
0 - 0
0 - 0
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