Thiago Moura Monteiro and Fabio Fognini will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Genova Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 8:00 pm on CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.666
Thiago Moura Monteiro -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Moura Monteiro vs. Fabio Fognini
There is no head to head record between Thiago Moura Monteiro and Fabio Fognini since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Thiago Moura Monteiro
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 35-22 | 0-2 | 31-16 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2023 | 34-30 | 3-7 | 30-22 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2022 | 43-33 | 8-8 | 28-16 | 4-7 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 33-27 | 8-8 | 25-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2020 | 27-18 | 7-9 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 118, Thiago reached the semifinal after defeating Stefano Travaglia 6-2 1-6 6-4, Lorenzo Rottoli 6-3 6-2 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter, Thiago had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-2 6-1). During the match, Moura Monteiro scored 58 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 31. The Brazilian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 19 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moura Monteiro fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Thiago Moura Monteiro was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 83% (19/23) of his 1st serve and 68% (13/19) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Brazilian broke Hsin Tseng 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moura Monteiro has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Moura Monteiro has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (356-274). 18-18 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moura Monteiro has an aggregate 295-190 match record in the last years on clay.
Thiago has a composed 21-26 win-loss record in 2023, 18-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
Fabio Fognini
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 25-22 | 4-8 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 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. 146, Fabio reached the semifinal after defeating Valentin Vacherot 7-5 6-4, Giovanni Oradini 6-0 6-3 and Zsombor Piros 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Piros (6-4 6-4). During the match Fognini scored 70 points vs Piros’s 53. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
About the serving games, Fognini bagged 2 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Fabio Fognini lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Fognini put 61% of his first serves in, winning 73% (27/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Piros 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fabio hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Italian’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Zug Challenger.
Fognini has an aggregate 15-15 win-loss record in 2023, 15-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
Fognini has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Moura Monteiro | Fognini |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
Tot Games | 57 | 57 |
Pts | 217-172 | 196-150 |
Total Points | 389 | 346 |
Winners | 79 | 74 |
%Winners | 36% | 38% |
Both Moura Monteiro and Fognini played 3 matches. At the moment, Thiago Moura Monteiro surrendered 1 set while Fabio Fognini hasn’t lost a set so far. Moura Monteiro has played 1 set more than Fognini (7 vs 6). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (57). The Brazilian scored 79 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Fabio managed to score 74 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Moura Monteiro | Fognini |
---|---|---|
Aces | 13 | 9 |
Avg per match | 4.3 | 3 |
1st in | 105/181 | 101/163 |
%1st in | 58% | 62% |
1st pts | 79/105 | 74/101 |
%1st pts | 75% | 73% |
2nd pts | 37/76 | 29/62 |
%2nd pts | 49% | 47% |
Moura Monteiro scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Fognini fired 9 aces (3 per match). Moura Monteiro won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Fognini won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Moura Monteiro | Fognini |
---|---|---|
Won | 13 | 16 |
Converted | 13/28 | 16/30 |
% Converted | 46% | 53% |
Conceded | 12 | 10 |
Saved | 8 | 3 |
% Saved | 67% | 30% |
Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Brazilian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Fabio broke his opponents 16 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 30% of the break points that he conceded.
Moura Monteiro | |||||
R1 Travaglia |
R2 Rottoli |
1/4 Hsin Tseng |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-2 1-6 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
Tot Games | 25 | 17 | 15 | 57 | |
pts | 93-91 | 66-50 | 58-31 | 217-172 | |
Total points | 184 | 116 | 89 | 389 | |
Winners | 39 | 21 | 19 | 79 | |
%Winners | 42% | 32% | 33% | 36% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
Double Faults | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
1st in | 53/86 | 29/53 | 23/42 | 105/181 | |
% 1st in | 62% | 55% | 55% | 58% | |
1st pts | 39/53 | 21/29 | 19/23 | 79/105 | |
% 1st pts | 74% | 72% | 83% | 75% | |
2nd pts | 12/33 | 12/24 | 13/19 | 37/76 | |
% 2nd pts | 36% | 50% | 68% | 49% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
Converted | 4/12 | 5/10 | 4/6 | 13/28 | |
Converted % | 33% | 50% | 67% | 46% | |
Conceded | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | |
Saved | 4/7 | 4/5 | 0/0 | 8 | |
Saved % | 57% | 80% | – | 46% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Fognini | |||||
R1 Vacherot |
R2 Oradini |
1/4 Piros |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 22 | 15 | 20 | 57 | |
pts | 73-66 | 53-31 | 70-53 | 196-150 | |
Total points | 139 | 84 | 123 | 346 | |
Winners | 25 | 22 | 27 | 74 | |
%Winners | 34% | 42% | 39% | 38% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Double Faults | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
1st in | 39/61 | 25/41 | 37/61 | 101/163 | |
% 1st in | 64% | 61% | 61% | 62% | |
1st pts | 25/39 | 22/25 | 27/37 | 74/101 | |
% 1st pts | 64% | 88% | 73% | 73% | |
2nd pts | 12/22 | 6/16 | 11/24 | 29/62 | |
% 2nd pts | 55% | 38% | 46% | 47% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
Converted | 5/11 | 6/9 | 5/10 | 16/30 | |
Converted % | 45% | 67% | 50% | 53% | |
Conceded | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |
Saved | 2/5 | 0/1 | 1/4 | 3 | |
Saved % | 40% | 0% | 25% | 22% | |
Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Genova Challenger
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Federico CoriaCoria (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Zsombor PirosPiros (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik JebensFrantzen/Hendrik Jebens (7-62 3-6 10-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Fabio FogniniFognini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Andrea VavassoriVavassori (0-0) – H2H and prediction