Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Illya Marchenko will face off in the semifinal of the Salinas Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on CANCHA CENTRAL A. GÓMEZ. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard who should win in 3 sets.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 1.65
Illya Marchenko -> 2.17
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Prediction and head to head Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Illya Marchenko
There is no head to head record between Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Illya Marchenko since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-25 | 15-9 | 10-5 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-27 | 21-12 | 9-9 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 0-0 | 31-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-22 | 5-6 | 15-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Mateus Alves 6-3 6-4, Alex Bolt 3-6 6-4 7-69 and Beibit Zhukayev 7-69 6-76 6-4.
In the quarter, Giovanni defeated Zhukayev (7-69 6-76 6-4). During the match, Mpetshi Perricard scored 123 points vs Zhukayev’s 115. Mpetshi Perricard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Regarding the service games, Mpetshi Perricard fired 15 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard was exceptionally effective on serve to win 80% (53/66) of his 1st serve and 53% (28/53) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Giovanni broke Zhukayev 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has surrendered 2 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Mpetshi Perricard has a winning match record in the last 6 years having won 54% of his matches (91-76). 18-7 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mpetshi Perricard has a composed23-13 record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Leon Challenger where he defeated Juan Pablo Ficovich in the final 6-7(5) 7-6(6) 7-6(3).
Giovanni has a compiled 30-18 win-loss record in 2023, 18-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Salinas Challenger
Giovanni has never competed in this tournament before.
Illya Marchenko
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-22 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 42-22 | 17-5 | 6-6 | 18-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-25 | 9-10 | 3-4 | 8-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 37-28 | 5-7 | 2-5 | 26-12 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-14 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 328, Illya reached the semifinal after beating Omni Kumar 3-6 6-3 6-4, Evgeny Donskoy 7-5 7-5 and Rio Noguchi 6-3 3-6 7-62.
In the quarter, The Ukrainian defeated Noguchi (6-3 3-6 7-62). During the match Marchenko scored 104 points vs Noguchi’s 99. Illya was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Marchenko fired 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Illya Marchenko was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (41/57) of his 1st serve and 52% (25/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Illya broke Noguchi 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Illya has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Marchenko’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Puerto Vallarta Challenger.
The Ukrainian has a compiled 24-14 win-loss record in 2023, 12-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mpetshi Perricard | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 87 | 83 |
| Pts | 301-278 | 265-240 |
| Total Points | 579 | 505 |
| Winners | 134 | 100 |
| %Winners | 45% | 38% |
Both Mpetshi Perricard and Marchenko played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard lost 2 sets, while Illya Marchenko dropped 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Mpetshi Perricard and Marchenko have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Mpetshi Perricard played 4 games more than Marchenko. Giovanni scored 134 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Ukrainian recorded 100 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mpetshi Perricard | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 38 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 12.7 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 165/284 | 138/259 |
| %1st in | 58% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 134/165 | 100/138 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 59/119 | 61/121 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 50% |
Mpetshi Perricard fired 38 aces (12.7 per match). Marchenko blasted 20 aces (6.7 per match). Mpetshi Perricard won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Marchenko won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mpetshi Perricard | Marchenko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 13 |
| Converted | 8/21 | 13/27 |
| % Converted | 38% | 48% |
| Conceded | 11 | 23 |
| Saved | 6 | 13 |
| % Saved | 55% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 10 |
Giovanni broke his opponents 8 times with a 38% conversion rate. Giovanni conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. The Ukrainian broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Illya conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mpetshi Perricard | |||||
| R1 Alves | R2 Bolt | 1/4 Zhukayev | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 3-6 6-4 7-69 | 7-69 6-76 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 32 | 36 | 87 | |
| pts | 60-45 | 118-118 | 123-115 | 301-278 | |
| Total points | 105 | 236 | 238 | 579 | |
| Winners | 33 | 48 | 53 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 41% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 13 | 15 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 37/55 | 62/110 | 66/119 | 165/284 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 56% | 55% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 33/37 | 48/62 | 53/66 | 134/165 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 77% | 80% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/18 | 22/48 | 28/53 | 59/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 46% | 53% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 8/21 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 38% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/5 | 4/6 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 40% | 67% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Marchenko | |||||
| R1 Kumar | R2 Donskoy | 1/4 Noguchi | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 7-5 | 6-3 3-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 24 | 31 | 83 | |
| pts | 85-78 | 76-63 | 104-99 | 265-240 | |
| Total points | 163 | 139 | 203 | 505 | |
| Winners | 35 | 24 | 41 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 32% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 46/90 | 35/64 | 57/105 | 138/259 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 55% | 54% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 24/35 | 41/57 | 100/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 69% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/44 | 12/29 | 25/48 | 61/121 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 41% | 52% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 7 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 7/13 | 3/10 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 54% | 30% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 10 | 23 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/6 | 7/10 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 17% | 70% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
Tennis Scores in Salinas Challenger
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (7-69 6-76 6-4) – See score progression
- Illya MarchenkoMarchenko – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-3 3-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-5 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Matija PecoticPecotic – Omar JasikaJasika (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Matija PecoticPecotic – Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek (1-0) – H2H and prediction