Francesco Maestrelli and Stefano Napolitano will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Montechiarugolo Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 8:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Maestrelli who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Maestrelli is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Maestrelli -> 1.69
Stefano Napolitano -> 2.08
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Maestrelli vs. Stefano Napolitano
This will be the 2nd time that Francesco Maestrelli and Stefano Napolitano clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Maestrelli (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Maestrelli won 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the quarter in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula back in 2022.
Francesco Maestrelli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-36 | 11-7 | 21-23 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 9-10 | 16-24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-24 | 5-4 | 34-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-18 | 8-3 | 18-12 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 183, Maestrelli got to the 2nd round after beating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 7-5 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Munar Clar (7-5 6-3). During the match, Maestrelli scored 79 points vs Munar Clar’s 65. Francesco was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Maestrelli made 4 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Francesco Maestrelli lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Maestrelli put 61% of his first serves in, winning 62% (29/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (17/30) on the 2nd serve. Francesco broke Munar Clar 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Maestrelli has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 58% of his matches (100-73). 6-11 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Maestrelli has an aggregate64-42 record in the last 6 years on clay.
Maestrelli’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Tenerife 1 Challenger.
Maestrelli has a compiled 15-19 win-loss record in 2023, 6-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Montechiarugolo Challenger
Maestrelli has never competed in this tournament before.
Stefano Napolitano
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-17 | 10-4 | 11-10 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-23 | 9-6 | 38-13 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-24 | 1-1 | 20-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-17 | 1-2 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 421, Stefano got to the 2nd round after beating Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-3 6-4, Maxime Janvier 6-4 6-2 and Pablo Cuevas 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round against Cuevas, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match Napolitano scored 83 points vs Cuevas’s 74. Napolitano was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Napolitano scored 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Stefano Napolitano lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Napolitano put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (32/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. Napolitano broke Cuevas 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Stefano’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Frascati.
Napolitano has an overall 26-12 win-loss record in 2023, 20-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Maestrelli | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 21 | 63 |
| Pts | 79-65 | 208-163 |
| Total Points | 144 | 371 |
| Winners | 29 | 85 |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% |
Maestrelli played 1 match while Napolitano competed in 3 matches. Napolitano started his run from the qualifications while Maestrelli had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Stefano Napolitano dropped 1 set while Francesco Maestrelli hasn’t conceded a set so far. Maestrelli has played 5 set(s) less than Napolitano (2 vs 7). Therefore, Maestrelli played 42 games less than Napolitano. Maestrelli scored 29 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Stefano fired 85 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Maestrelli | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 3.3 |
| 1st in | 47/77 | 113/186 |
| %1st in | 61% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 29/47 | 85/113 |
| %1st pts | 62% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 42/73 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 58% |
Maestrelli bagged 4 aces . Napolitano scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Maestrelli won 62% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Napolitano won 75% of the points on 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 | Maestrelli | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 12 |
| Converted | 5/12 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 42% | 57% |
| Conceded | 8 | 11 |
| Saved | 5 | 7 |
| % Saved | 63% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
Maestrelli broke his opponent 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Francesco lost his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Napolitano broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Maestrelli | |||
| R1 Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 79-65 | 79-65 | |
| Total points | 144 | 144 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 47/77 | 47/77 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 29/47 | 29/47 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 17/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 5/12 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Napolitano | |||||
| Q1 Merida |
Q3 Janvier |
R1 Cuevas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 26 | 63 | |
| pts | 63-46 | 62-43 | 83-74 | 208-163 | |
| Total points | 109 | 105 | 157 | 371 | |
| Winners | 30 | 23 | 32 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 37% | 39% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 37/57 | 29/48 | 47/81 | 113/186 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 60% | 58% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 23/29 | 32/47 | 85/113 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 79% | 68% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 12/19 | 17/34 | 42/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 63% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/2 | 4/7 | 6/12 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 57% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/2 | 4/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 57% | 207% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLLWLW Tennis Scores in Montechiarugolo Challenger
- Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano – Pablo CuevasCuevas (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexandre MullerMuller – Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Dmitry PopkoPopko (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Luciano DarderiDarderi (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Salvatore CarusoCaruso – Francesco PassaroPassaro (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri – Bogdan BobrovBobrov (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Filippo MoroniMoroni (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Edoardo LavagnoLavagno (6-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Blaz RolaRola – Alexander WeisWeis (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Matteo GiganteGigante – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Adrian AndreevAndreev (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Fernando VerdascoVerdasco (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Francesco FortiForti (7-64 7-62) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Giovanni FonioFonio (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea CollariniCollarini – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Blaz RolaRola – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico GaioGaio – Alexandre MullerMuller (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Riccardo BonadioBonadio – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (1-0) – H2H and prediction
