Luca Potenza and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Porto Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 5:00 pm on CENTRAL COURT PORTO OPEN. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Luca Potenza who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Luca Potenza is the pick to win this match.
Luca Potenza -> 1.26
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha -> 3.58
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Prediction and head to head Luca Potenza vs. Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
There is no head to head record between Luca Potenza and Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Luca Potenza
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-16 | 10-6 | 12-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 20-28 | 6-9 | 13-18 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-26 | 10-9 | 13-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 39-25 | 27-13 | 6-7 | 6-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-7 | 23-6 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 527, the Italian will start his run in the Porto Challenger after he played his last match in the Segovia Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-3 to Escoffier in the 2nd round on the 27th of July.
Potenza has a composed 17-18 win-loss record in 2023, 6-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Luca’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Rome.
Talking about his overall career, Luca has an overall 134-92 record. He has a positive 88-44 record on hard.
Previously in the Porto Challenger
Potenza has never competed in this tournament before.
Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-25 | 18-21 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-24 | 28-22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-15 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 668, Niki will start his run in the Porto Challenger after he played his last match in the Astana Challenger where he lost 6-1 6-4 to Statham in the 1st round on the 25th of July.
Kaliyanda has an overall 13-14 win-loss record in 2023, 13-14 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Indian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 New Delhi.
In terms of his career, Kaliyanda has an overall 128-137 record. He has a negative 110-112 record on hard.
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