Giulio Zeppieri and Mattia Bellucci will play each other in the 2nd round of the Cagliari Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:00 am on CENTRALE. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Giulio Zeppieri who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Giulio Zeppieri is the pick to win this match.
Giulio Zeppieri -> 1.42
Mattia Bellucci -> 2.71
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Prediction and head to head Giulio Zeppieri vs. Mattia Bellucci
This will be the 2nd time that Giulio Zeppieri and Mattia Bellucci fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Zeppieri (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Zeppieri won 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in M25+H Pontedera back in 2019.
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. 125, Zeppieri got to the 2nd round after beating Andrea Vavassori 7-60 4-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Giulio defeated Vavassori (7-60 4-6 6-4). During the match, Zeppieri scored 111 points vs Vavassori’s 110. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zeppieri managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Giulio Zeppieri lost the serve 5 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Zeppieri put 56% of his first serves in, winning 64% (38/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 51% (24/47) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Vavassori 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Zeppieri has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 55% of his matches (115-94). 7-6 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Zeppieri has an aggregate96-71 match record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he defeated Titouan Droguet in the final 7-5 7-6(4).
Giulio has an aggregate 17-9 win-loss record in 2023, 7-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cagliari Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Mattia Bellucci
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-33 | 31-18 | 5-2 | 9-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-34 | 22-19 | 2-9 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 66-23 | 30-4 | 25-12 | 11-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-18 | 29-10 | 5-3 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 165, Bellucci got to the 2nd round after beating Diego Schwartzman 2-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round against Schwartzman, Mattia recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-3). During the match Bellucci scored 76 points vs Schwartzman’s 70. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Bellucci bagged 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Mattia Bellucci lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bellucci put 58% of his first serves in, winning 64% (27/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the 2nd serve. Mattia broke Schwartzman 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Mattia has a composed 6-12 win-loss record in 2023, 1-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zeppieri | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 25 |
| Pts | 111-110 | 76-70 |
| Total Points | 221 | 146 |
| Winners | 38 | 27 |
| %Winners | 34% | 36% |
Both Zeppieri and Bellucci played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Giulio Zeppieri dropped 1 set, while Mattia Bellucci surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zeppieri and Bellucci have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Zeppieri played 8 games more than Bellucci. Zeppieri scored 38 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Mattia bagged 27 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zeppieri | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 2 |
| 1st in | 59/106 | 42/72 |
| %1st in | 56% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 27/42 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 24/47 | 17/30 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 57% |
Zeppieri struck 3 aces . Bellucci bagged 2 aces . Zeppieri won 64% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Bellucci won 64% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zeppieri | Bellucci |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 42% | 45% |
| Conceded | 14 | 8 |
| Saved | 9 | 4 |
| % Saved | 64% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
The Italian broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Bellucci broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zeppieri | |||
| R1 Vavassori |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-60 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 111-110 | 111-110 | |
| Total points | 221 | 221 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 59/106 | 59/106 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 38/59 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/47 | 24/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 14 | |
| Saved | 9/14 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 | |
| Bellucci | |||
| R1 Schwartzman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 76-70 | 76-70 | |
| Total points | 146 | 146 | |
| Winners | 27 | 27 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 42/72 | 42/72 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 27/42 | 27/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 17/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
L Tennis Scores in Cagliari Challenger
- Borna GojoGojo – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 6-76 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Steven DiezDiez (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-4 4-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Gianluca MagerMager (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Flavio CobolliCobolli (5-7 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Francesco PassaroPassaro (3-6 7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Mattia BellucciBellucci – Diego SchwartzmanSchwartzman (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (6-1 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (7-60 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander Erler/Lucas MiedlerErler/Lucas Miedler – Nikola Cacic/Aleksandr NedovyesovCacic/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 6-7(6) 6-4) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (7-6(7) 6-4) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Gianluca MagerMager (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Francesco PassaroPassaro (3-6 7-6(7) 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Steven DiezDiez (7-6(2) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Laslo DjereDjere (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Taro DanielDaniel (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Ugo HumbertHumbert (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna GojoGojo – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (1-0) – H2H and prediction
