Felipe Meligeni Alves and Alejandro Moro Canas will play each other in the semifinal of the Lyon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT SOPRA STERIA. 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 Felipe Meligeni Alves who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felipe Meligeni Alves is the pick to win this match.
Felipe Meligeni Alves -> 1.571
Alejandro Moro Canas -> 2.33
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Alejandro Moro Canas
There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Alves and Alejandro Moro Canas since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Felipe Meligeni Alves
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-16 | 2-5 | 17-8 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 8-6 | 26-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 0-3 | 33-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-10 | 0-2 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 156, Meligeni Alves reached the semifinal after beating Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 3-6 6-3 6-4, Gianluca Mager 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Mathias Bourgue 7-64 6-75 6-3.
In the quarter, Felipe defeated Bourgue (7-64 6-75 6-3). During the match, Meligeni Alves scored 120 points vs Bourgue’s 109. Meligeni Alves was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Meligeni Alves blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Felipe Meligeni Alves was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (49/64) of his 1st serve and 68% (28/41) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Meligeni Alves broke Bourgue twice after converting 15% of his break points (2/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian has surrendered 3 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Meligeni Alves has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (259-169). 16-13 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Meligeni Alves has an overall234-143 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Felipe’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 4 Challenger.
Felipe has an aggregate 19-17 win-loss record in 2023, 16-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lyon Challenger
Felipe has never competed in this tournament before.
Alejandro Moro Canas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-17 | 6-3 | 13-8 | 2-4 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-31 | 17-11 | 17-15 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-18 | 20-8 | 20-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-16 | 30-8 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 305, the Spaniard reached the semifinal after defeating Kaichi Uchida 6-1 1-0 ret., Clement Tabur 6-2 6-3 and Pablo Llamas Ruiz 6-73 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter against Llamas Ruiz, The Spaniard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 6-1). During the match Moro Canas scored 98 points vs Llamas Ruiz’s 84. Moro Canas was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Moro Canas wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alejandro Moro Canas lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Moro Canas put 69% of his first serves in, winning 71% (40/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. Moro Canas broke Llamas Ruiz 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moro Canas has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Moro Canas’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Prague 2 Challenger.
The Spaniard has a composed 21-15 win-loss record in 2023, 11-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Meligeni Alves | Moro Canas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 90 | 55 |
| Pts | 306-274 | 194-142 |
| Total Points | 580 | 336 |
| Winners | 118 | 76 |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% |
Both Meligeni Alves and Moro Canas played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Alves surrendered 3 sets, while Alejandro Moro Canas dropped 1 set. Meligeni Alves has played 1 set more than Moro Canas (9 vs 8). Therefore, Meligeni Alves played 35 games more than Moro Canas. The Brazilian scored 118 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard recorded 76 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Alves | Moro Canas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 1st in | 165/267 | 101/153 |
| %1st in | 62% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 118/165 | 76/101 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 58/102 | 30/52 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 58% |
Meligeni Alves bagged 8 aces (2.7 per match). Moro Canas made 4 aces (1.3 per match). Meligeni Alves won 72% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Moro Canas won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Alves | Moro Canas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 14 |
| Converted | 13/41 | 14/31 |
| % Converted | 32% | 45% |
| Conceded | 24 | 8 |
| Saved | 15 | 4 |
| % Saved | 63% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 4 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 13 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Brazilian surrendered his serve 9 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 14 times with a 45% conversion rate. Moro Canas conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Alves | |||||
| R1 Pucinelli De Almeida |
R2 Mager |
1/4 Bourgue |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 7-64 6-75 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 27 | 35 | 90 | |
| pts | 89-88 | 97-77 | 120-109 | 306-274 | |
| Total points | 177 | 174 | 229 | 580 | |
| Winners | 32 | 37 | 49 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 48/72 | 64/105 | 165/267 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/53 | 37/48 | 49/64 | 118/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 77% | 77% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/37 | 13/24 | 28/41 | 58/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 54% | 68% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 5/18 | 2/13 | 13/41 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 28% | 15% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 9 | 2 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 56% | 100% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9 | |
| Moro Canas | |||||
| R1 Uchida |
R2 Tabur |
1/4 Llamas Ruiz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 1-0 ret. | 6-2 6-3 | 6-73 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 8 | 17 | 30 | 55 | |
| pts | 36-19 | 60-39 | 98-84 | 194-142 | |
| Total points | 55 | 99 | 182 | 336 | |
| Winners | 17 | 19 | 40 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 32% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 20/26 | 25/46 | 56/81 | 101/153 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 54% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 17/20 | 19/25 | 40/56 | 76/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 76% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 3/6 | 15/21 | 12/25 | 30/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 71% | 48% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/8 | 7/14 | 14/31 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 50% | 50% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 0/1 | 2/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 40% | 47% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWLWWL Tennis Scores in Lyon Challenger
- Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (6-73 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Mathias BourgueBourgue (7-64 6-75 6-3) – See score progression
- Petros Tsitsipas/Sem VerbeekTsitsipas/Sem Verbeek – Alex Lawson/Michail PervolarakisLawson/Michail Pervolarakis (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Benoit PairePaire – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-0) – H2H and prediction
