Riccardo Bonadio and Mate Valkusz will square off in the semifinal of the Ostrava Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Mate Valkusz who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mate Valkusz is the pick to win this match.
Mate Valkusz -> 1.69
Riccardo Bonadio -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Riccardo Bonadio vs. Mate Valkusz
This will be the 3rd time that Riccardo Bonadio and Mate Valkusz clash against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Valkusz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Valkusz won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1st round in the Parma Challenger back in 2022.
Riccardo Bonadio
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-14 | 1-3 | 15-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-35 | 7-6 | 25-28 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-33 | 2-2 | 42-30 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 28-33 | 0-0 | 27-32 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-15 | 6-3 | 23-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 180, Bonadio got to the semifinal after defeating Alex Marti Pujolras 6-4 6-3, Harold Mayot 6-1 7-63 and Jiri Vesely 6-75 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Vesely, Riccardo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-4). During the match, Bonadio scored 99 points vs Vesely’s 89. Riccardo was extremely aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bonadio scored 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Riccardo Bonadio was very efficient on serve to win 75% (45/60) of his 1st serve and 58% (23/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Italian broke Vesely 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Bonadio has a winning record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (277-191). 12-6 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Bonadio has an overall240-160 record in the last 9 years on clay.
The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Tenerife 3 Challenger.
Riccardo has an aggregate 19-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ostrava Challenger
Mate Valkusz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-6 | 3-2 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-24 | 5-2 | 23-14 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 33-14 | 5-5 | 27-6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-9 | 4-2 | 27-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297, the Hungarian reached the semifinal after beating Patrik Rikl 6-3 4-6 6-1, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-3 6-4 and Frederico Ferreira Silva 7-64 6-1.
In the quarter, Mate had a good straight sets win against Ferreira Silva (7-64 6-1). During the match Valkusz scored 84 points vs Ferreira Silva’s 67. The Hungarian was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Valkusz bagged 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Mate Valkusz lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Valkusz put 63% of his first serves in, winning 68% (34/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. Valkusz broke Ferreira Silva 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Valkusz has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Valkusz’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Tenerife 1 Challenger.
Valkusz has a composed 12-9 win-loss record in 2023, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonadio | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 65 |
| Pts | 249-208 | 234-183 |
| Total Points | 457 | 417 |
| Winners | 99 | 88 |
| %Winners | 40% | 38% |
Both Bonadio and Valkusz played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Riccardo Bonadio conceded 1 set, while Mate Valkusz surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Bonadio and Valkusz have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Bonadio played 6 games more than Valkusz. The Italian scored 99 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Mate scored 88 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonadio | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 139/230 | 124/204 |
| %1st in | 60% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 99/139 | 88/124 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 56/91 | 38/80 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 48% |
Bonadio managed to score 8 aces (2.7 per match). Valkusz blasted 10 aces (3.3 per match). Bonadio won 71% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Valkusz won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bonadio | Valkusz |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 16 |
| Converted | 11/21 | 16/31 |
| % Converted | 52% | 52% |
| Conceded | 13 | 19 |
| Saved | 10 | 11 |
| % Saved | 77% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 8 |
Bonadio broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Italian lost his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Mate broke his opponents 16 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Hungarian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bonadio | |||||
| R1 Marti |
R2 Mayot |
1/4 Vesely |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-1 7-63 | 6-75 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 20 | 32 | 71 | |
| pts | 65-52 | 85-67 | 99-89 | 249-208 | |
| Total points | 117 | 152 | 188 | 457 | |
| Winners | 24 | 30 | 45 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 32/51 | 47/79 | 60/100 | 139/230 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 59% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 24/32 | 30/47 | 45/60 | 99/139 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 64% | 75% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/19 | 19/32 | 23/40 | 56/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 59% | 58% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/8 | 4/7 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 57% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 7/8 | 1/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 88% | 33% | 74% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Valkusz | |||||
| R1 Rikl |
R2 Blancaneaux |
1/4 Ferreira Silva |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-64 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 19 | 20 | 65 | |
| pts | 86-70 | 64-46 | 84-67 | 234-183 | |
| Total points | 156 | 110 | 151 | 417 | |
| Winners | 35 | 19 | 34 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 30% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 2 | 4 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 48/79 | 26/46 | 50/79 | 124/204 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 57% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 35/48 | 19/26 | 34/50 | 88/124 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | 68% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 10/20 | 13/29 | 38/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 50% | 45% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 6/11 | 5/11 | 16/31 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 55% | 45% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 1/4 | 6/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 25% | 67% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWWL Tennis Scores in Ostrava Challenger
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-75 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki – Damir DzumhurDzumhur (5-7 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (7-6(4) 6-1) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Jiri VeselyVesely (6-7(5) 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mate ValkuszValkusz – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (2-0) – H2H and prediction
