Hugo Gaston and Francesco Passaro will clash against each other in the final of the Trieste Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 4:30 pm on CENTRAL COURT GIORGI. 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 Passaro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.88
Hugo Gaston -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Francesco Passaro
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Francesco Passaro since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-20 | 5-6 | 10-9 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 120, the French player reached the final after beating Salvatore Caruso 6-1 6-0, Roman Andres Burruchaga 6-3 4-6 6-0, Kyrian Jacquet 4-6 6-4 6-4 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-3 3-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, The French player defeated Martinez Portero (6-3 3-6 6-2). During the match, Gaston scored 91 points vs Martinez Portero’s 81. Hugo was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gaston struck 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 4 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 49% of his first serves in, winning 60% (24/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (23/42) on the 2nd serve. Gaston broke Martinez Portero 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hugo has lost 3 set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Gaston has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (191-139). 23-14 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaston has a compiled109-64 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Iasi Challenger where he overcame Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the final 3-6 6-0 6-4.
Hugo has a composed 26-19 win-loss record in 2023, 23-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Trieste Challenger
Francesco Passaro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-18 | 3-3 | 24-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 156, Passaro got to the final after beating Luciano Darderi 6-4 6-4, Dino Prizmic 4-6 6-4 6-2, Guido Andreozzi 3-6 6-1 6-4 and Fabian Marozsan 3-6 7-5 6-2.
In the semifinal against Marozsan, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-5 6-2). During the match Passaro scored 109 points vs Marozsan’s 102. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Passaro recorded 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Francesco Passaro lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 63% of his first serves in, winning 65% (36/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Marozsan 5 times after converting 28% of his break points (5/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Passaro has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Madrid Challenger,the Vicenza Challenger and the Trieste Challenger.
Francesco has a composed 21-24 win-loss record in 2023, 13-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Trieste Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 94 | 103 |
| Pts | 339-271 | 349-299 |
| Total Points | 610 | 648 |
| Winners | 123 | 156 |
| %Winners | 36% | 45% |
Both Gaston and Passaro played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston conceded 3 sets, while Francesco Passaro conceded 3 sets. Talking about their workload, Gaston and Passaro have played the same amount of sets 11. However, Gaston played 9 games less than Passaro. Gaston scored 123 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Francesco made 156 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 163/287 | 214/304 |
| %1st in | 57% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 123/163 | 156/214 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 67/124 | 49/90 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 54% |
Gaston bagged 10 aces (2.5 per match). Passaro bagged 17 aces (4.3 per match). Gaston won 75% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Passaro won 73% of the points on 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 | Gaston | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 15 |
| Converted | 18/36 | 15/39 |
| % Converted | 50% | 38% |
| Conceded | 22 | 27 |
| Saved | 15 | 20 |
| % Saved | 68% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
Hugo broke his opponents 18 times with a 50% conversion rate. Gaston conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Passaro broke his opponents 15 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | ||||||
| R1 Caruso |
R2 Andres |
1/4 Jacquet |
1/2 Martinez Portero |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 6-3 4-6 6-0 | 4-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 25 | 30 | 26 | 94 | |
| pts | 58-31 | 101-79 | 89-80 | 91-81 | 339-271 | |
| Total points | 89 | 180 | 169 | 172 | 610 | |
| Winners | 19 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 44% | 40% | 26% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 23/46 | 53/80 | 47/79 | 40/82 | 163/287 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 66% | 59% | 49% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 19/23 | 44/53 | 36/47 | 24/40 | 123/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 83% | 77% | 60% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 11/27 | 20/32 | 23/42 | 67/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 41% | 63% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 4/14 | 3/6 | 6/10 | 18/36 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 29% | 50% | 60% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 22 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 8/12 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 33% | 67% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | |
| Passaro | ||||||
| R1 Darderi |
R2 Prizmic |
1/4 Andreozzi |
1/2 Marozsan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-1 6-4 | 3-6 7-5 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 103 | |
| pts | 60-47 | 92-76 | 88-74 | 109-102 | 349-299 | |
| Total points | 107 | 168 | 162 | 211 | 648 | |
| Winners | 29 | 37 | 54 | 36 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 40% | 61% | 33% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/53 | 47/72 | 76/91 | 55/88 | 214/304 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 65% | 84% | 63% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 37/47 | 54/76 | 36/55 | 156/214 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 79% | 71% | 65% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 12/25 | 6/15 | 18/33 | 49/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 48% | 40% | 55% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 5/13 | 3/4 | 5/18 | 15/39 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 75% | 28% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 27 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 8/9 | 9/12 | 20 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 89% | 75% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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