Giulio Zeppieri and Alejandro Tabilo will square off in the final of the Karlsruhe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and 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 -> 1.77
Alejandro Tabilo -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Giulio Zeppieri vs. Alejandro Tabilo
There is no head to head record between Giulio Zeppieri and Alejandro Tabilo since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
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 final after beating Akira Santillan 6-3 7-5, Benoit Paire 4-6 6-3 6-4, Ivan Gakhov 6-1 6-4 and Zsombor Piros 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the semifinal against Piros, Giulio recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, Zeppieri scored 83 points vs Piros’s 78. Zeppieri was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zeppieri recorded 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Giulio Zeppieri lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Zeppieri put 63% of his first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Piros 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Zeppieri has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 56% of his matches (128-101). 19-12 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Zeppieri has a compiled108-77 record in the last 6 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he overcame Titouan Droguet in the final 7-5 7-6(4).
Zeppieri has a compiled 30-16 win-loss record in 2023, 19-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Karlsruhe Challenger
Zeppieri has never competed in this tournament before.
Alejandro Tabilo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-13 | 10-3 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-26 | 13-5 | 39-19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 7-6 | 23-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-30 | 13-9 | 22-15 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-11 | 5-2 | 11-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 145, Tabilo reached the final after beating Henri Squire 7-5 6-1, Liam Gavrielides 6-1 6-1, Leandro Riedi 6-1 3-6 7-5 and Timofey Skatov 6-4 6-1.
In the semifinal, Tabilo had a good straight sets win against Skatov (6-4 6-1). During the match Tabilo scored 65 points vs Skatov’s 50. Alejandro was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
About the serving games, Tabilo fired 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alejandro Tabilo lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Tabilo put 55% of his first serves in, winning 81% (29/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 41% (12/29) on the 2nd serve. The Chilean broke Skatov 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chilean has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Francavilla Challenger where he beat Benoit Paire in the final 6-1 7-5.
Alejandro has an overall 30-15 win-loss record in 2023, 23-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zeppieri | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 93 | 78 |
| Pts | 319-262 | 299-223 |
| Total Points | 581 | 522 |
| Winners | 148 | 120 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Both Zeppieri and Tabilo played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Giulio Zeppieri surrendered 2 sets, while Alejandro Tabilo conceded 1 set. Zeppieri has played 1 set more than Tabilo (10 vs 9). Therefore, Zeppieri played 15 games more than Tabilo. Giulio scored 148 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Alejandro fired 120 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zeppieri | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 194/302 | 167/270 |
| %1st in | 64% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 148/194 | 120/167 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 59/108 | 56/103 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 54% |
Zeppieri blasted 26 aces (6.5 per match). Tabilo scored 21 aces (5.3 per match). Zeppieri won 76% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Tabilo won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zeppieri | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 19 |
| Converted | 11/28 | 19/37 |
| % Converted | 39% | 51% |
| Conceded | 16 | 30 |
| Saved | 12 | 24 |
| % Saved | 75% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The Italian broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Tabilo broke his opponents 19 times with a 51% conversion rate. The Chilean conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zeppieri | ||||||
| R1 Santillan |
R2 Paire |
1/4 Gakhov |
1/2 Piros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 93 | |
| pts | 74-60 | 100-85 | 62-39 | 83-78 | 319-262 | |
| Total points | 134 | 185 | 101 | 161 | 581 | |
| Winners | 37 | 46 | 30 | 35 | 148 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 46% | 48% | 42% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/72 | 58/96 | 35/52 | 52/82 | 194/302 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 60% | 67% | 63% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 37/49 | 46/58 | 30/35 | 35/52 | 148/194 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 79% | 86% | 67% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 21/38 | 9/17 | 15/30 | 59/108 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 55% | 53% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/8 | 3/5 | 4/8 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 25% | 60% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 100% | 63% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Tabilo | ||||||
| R1 Squire |
R2 Gavrielides |
1/4 Riedi |
1/2 Skatov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-1 | 6-1 6-1 | 6-1 3-6 7-5 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 14 | 28 | 17 | 78 | |
| pts | 63-39 | 68-41 | 103-93 | 65-50 | 299-223 | |
| Total points | 102 | 109 | 196 | 115 | 522 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 38 | 29 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 37% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 34/48 | 40/56 | 57/101 | 36/65 | 167/270 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | 56% | 55% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 24/34 | 29/40 | 38/57 | 29/36 | 120/167 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 73% | 67% | 81% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/14 | 9/16 | 21/44 | 12/29 | 56/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 100% | 56% | 48% | 41% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/9 | 6/12 | 4/10 | 19/37 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 56% | 50% | 40% | 51% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 30 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 7/7 | 11/15 | 5/6 | 24 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 73% | 83% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
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