Fabio Fognini and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will face off in the quarter of the Valencia Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 4:00 pm on PISTA CENTRAL. 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 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Fabio Fognini is the pick to win this match.
Fabio Fognini -> 1.38
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 2.92
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Prediction and head to head Fabio Fognini vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
This will be the 2nd time that Fabio Fognini and Pierre-Hugues Herbert square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Fognini (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Fognini won 6-4 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in at the Australian Open back in 2021.
Highlights Fabio Fognini vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert – Australian Open 09-February-2021
Fabio Fognini
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 18-15 | 4-5 | 12-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 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. 131, the Italian got to the quarter after beating Riccardo Bonadio 2-6 7-5 6-1 and Jozef Kovalik 6-1 4-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Fabio defeated Kovalik (6-1 4-6 6-3). During the match, Fognini scored 94 points vs Kovalik’s 77. Fognini was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fognini bagged 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Fabio Fognini lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Fognini put 51% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (22/46) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Kovalik 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fabio has surrendered 2 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Fognini has positive record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (286-227). 19-12 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fognini has an aggregate 148-99 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
The Italian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Genova Challenger.
Fabio has an aggregate 24-23 win-loss record in 2023, 19-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Valencia Challenger
Fognini has never competed in this tournament before.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-17 | 1-2 | 5-8 | 12-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-15 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-21 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-13 | 4-3 | 7-4 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 250, Herbert got to the quarter after beating Carles Cordoba 6-2 6-1, Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 0-6 7-64 6-1, Corentin Moutet 3-6 6-4 6-1 and Adrian Andreev 6-1 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Herbert had a good straight sets win against Andreev (6-1 6-2). During the match Herbert scored 58 points vs Andreev’s 32. Pierre-Hugues was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Herbert made 12 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Pierre-Hugues Herbert was pretty efficient on serve to win 85% (23/27) of his 1st serve and 61% (11/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Herbert broke Andreev 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Herbert started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Pierre-Hugues’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Oeiras 2 Challenger,the St. Brieuc Challenger and Metz.
Pierre-Hugues has a composed 26-21 win-loss record in 2023, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fognini | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 82 |
| Pts | 188-159 | 281-212 |
| Total Points | 347 | 493 |
| Winners | 65 | 117 |
| %Winners | 35% | 42% |
Fognini played 2 matches while Herbert competed in 4 matches. Herbert started his run from the qualifications while Fognini had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Fabio Fognini dropped 2 sets, while Pierre-Hugues Herbert conceded 2 sets. Fognini has played 4 set(s) less than Herbert (6 vs 10). Therefore, Fognini played 29 games less than Herbert. The Italian scored 65 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Herbert scored 117 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fognini | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 25 |
| Avg per match | 4.5 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 87/180 | 152/253 |
| %1st in | 48% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 65/87 | 117/152 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 50/93 | 55/101 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 54% |
Fognini scored 9 aces (4.5 per match). Herbert fired 25 aces (6.3 per match). Fognini won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Herbert won 77% of the points behind 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 | Fognini | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 16 |
| Converted | 9/23 | 16/28 |
| % Converted | 39% | 57% |
| Conceded | 19 | 21 |
| Saved | 14 | 15 |
| % Saved | 74% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 |
The Italian broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. Pierre-Hugues broke his opponents 16 times with a 57% conversion rate. Herbert conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Fognini | ||||
| R1 Bonadio |
R2 Kovalik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 26 | 53 | |
| pts | 94-82 | 94-77 | 188-159 | |
| Total points | 176 | 171 | 347 | |
| Winners | 30 | 35 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 37% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 40/87 | 47/93 | 87/180 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 51% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 35/47 | 65/87 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/47 | 22/46 | 50/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 48% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 6/13 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 46% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 9/12 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Herbert | ||||||
| Q1 Cordoba |
Q3 Sanchez-Izquierdo |
R1 Moutet |
R2 Andreev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 0-6 7-64 6-1 | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 82 | |
| pts | 58-29 | 80-75 | 85-76 | 58-32 | 281-212 | |
| Total points | 87 | 155 | 161 | 90 | 493 | |
| Winners | 21 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 46% | 42% | 40% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 25/46 | 47/72 | 53/90 | 27/45 | 152/253 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 65% | 59% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 21/25 | 37/47 | 36/53 | 23/27 | 117/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 79% | 68% | 85% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 11/25 | 18/37 | 11/18 | 55/101 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 44% | 49% | 61% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/6 | 5/8 | 4/8 | 16/28 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 50% | 63% | 50% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 2/5 | 5/8 | 5/5 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 40% | 63% | 100% | 152% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
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