Fabio Fognini and Joris De Loore will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Zug Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE 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 Fabio Fognini who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Fabio Fognini is the pick to win this match.
Fabio Fognini -> 1.6
Joris De Loore -> 2.27
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Prediction and head to head Fabio Fognini vs. Joris De Loore
There is no head to head record between Fabio Fognini and Joris De Loore since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Fabio Fognini
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-14 | 4-5 | 12-9 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-23 | 0-8 | 23-12 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-26 | 10-9 | 12-12 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-24 | 12-12 | 7-8 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-10 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, Fognini got to the semifinal after defeating Kilian Feldbausch 6-4 6-2, Aziz Dougaz 1-6 7-65 6-0 and Jakub Mensik 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Fabio had a good straight sets win against Mensik (6-4 6-2). During the match, Fognini scored 67 points vs Mensik’s 52. Fognini was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Fognini wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Fabio Fognini was exceptionally effective on serve to win 73% (24/33) of his 1st serve and 64% (18/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Fognini broke Mensik 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has lost 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Fognini has winning record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (271-215). 9-7 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Fognini has an aggregate 138-94 record in the last years on clay.
Fognini has a compiled 9-11 win-loss record in 2023, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zug Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Joris De Loore
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-15 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-25 | 5-3 | 10-8 | 27-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-18 | 14-4 | 22-10 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 10-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 202, the Belgian reached the semifinal after defeating Dominic Stricker 4-6 7-5 6-3, Geoffrey Blancaneaux 7-65 6-74 6-3 and Matteo Gigante 3-6 7-65 6-4.
In the quarter against Gigante, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-4). During the match De Loore scored 100 points vs Gigante’s 93. Joris was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, De Loore scored 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Joris De Loore lost the serve 4 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, De Loore put 65% of his first serves in, winning 79% (41/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Gigante 4 times after converting 24% of his break points (4/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
De Loore has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Oeiras 1 Challenger where he overcame Filip Cristian Jianu in the final 6-3 6-2.
Joris has a composed 33-16 win-loss record in 2023, 9-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fognini | De Loore |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 98 |
| Pts | 223-191 | 303-277 |
| Total Points | 414 | 580 |
| Winners | 78 | 143 |
| %Winners | 35% | 47% |
Both Fognini and De Loore played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Fabio Fognini conceded 1 set, while Joris De Loore lost 3 sets. Fognini has played 2 set(s) less than De Loore (7 vs 9). Therefore, Fognini played 36 games less than De Loore. Fabio scored 78 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Joris bagged 143 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fognini | De Loore |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 9.7 |
| 1st in | 121/208 | 179/284 |
| %1st in | 58% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 78/121 | 143/179 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 49/87 | 56/105 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 53% |
Fognini recorded 3 aces (1 per match). De Loore blasted 29 aces (9.7 per match). Fognini won 64% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, De Loore won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Fognini | De Loore |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/26 | 9/29 |
| % Converted | 50% | 31% |
| Conceded | 22 | 16 |
| Saved | 15 | 9 |
| % Saved | 68% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
The Italian broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. Fognini lost his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. De Loore broke his opponents 9 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fognini | |||||
| R1 Feldbausch |
R2 Dougaz |
1/4 Mensik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 1-6 7-65 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 18 | 62 | |
| pts | 69-53 | 87-86 | 67-52 | 223-191 | |
| Total points | 122 | 173 | 119 | 414 | |
| Winners | 21 | 33 | 24 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 38% | 36% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 34/55 | 54/92 | 33/61 | 121/208 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 59% | 54% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 21/34 | 33/54 | 24/33 | 78/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 61% | 73% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 19/38 | 18/28 | 49/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 50% | 64% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 43% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 11 | 6 | 22 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 7/11 | 6/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 64% | 100% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | |
| De Loore | |||||
| R1 Stricker |
R2 Blancaneaux |
1/4 Gigante |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 7-65 6-74 6-3 | 3-6 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 35 | 32 | 98 | |
| pts | 95-85 | 108-99 | 100-93 | 303-277 | |
| Total points | 180 | 207 | 193 | 580 | |
| Winners | 46 | 56 | 41 | 143 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 52% | 41% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 58/93 | 69/111 | 52/80 | 179/284 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 46/58 | 56/69 | 41/52 | 143/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 81% | 79% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/35 | 26/42 | 13/28 | 56/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 62% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/4 | 4/17 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 24% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 2/6 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 33% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
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