Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Fabio Fognini will face off in the semifinal of the Valencia Challenger for the 15th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on PISTA CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.66
Albert Ramos-Vinolas -> 2.16
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Prediction and head to head Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs. Fabio Fognini
This will be the 15th time that Albert Ramos-Vinolas and Fabio Fognini clash against each other. The head to head is 11-3 for Fognini (see full H2H stats), 5-2 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ramos-Vinolas won 6-1 2-6 6-2 in the 1st round in Gstaad back in July 2023.
Highlights Albert Ramos-Vinolas vs Fabio Fognini – Gstaad 18-July-2023
Albert Ramos-Vinolas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-19 | 0-1 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-37 | 1-8 | 30-24 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-28 | 4-7 | 21-15 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-26 | 5-8 | 19-12 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-14 | 2-3 | 7-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 96, Albert got to the semifinal after defeating Marco Trungelliti 6-2 7-611, Alessandro Giannessi 6-1 0-6 7-63 and Hugo Gaston 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter, Ramos-Vinolas had a good straight sets win against Gaston (6-2 6-4). During the match, Ramos-Vinolas scored 61 points vs Gaston’s 49. Albert was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ramos-Vinolas wasn’t able to score even 1 ace in the course of the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Albert Ramos-Vinolas was quite effective on serve to win 74% (31/42) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Albert was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Gaston 3 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ramos-Vinolas has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Ramos-Vinolas has favorable record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (329-289). 28-22 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ramos-Vinolas has an overall 256-160 match record in the last years on clay.
Ramos-Vinolas’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Gstaad.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 31-35 win-loss record in 2023, 28-22 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Valencia Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
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 semifinal after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 2-6 7-5 6-1, Jozef Kovalik 6-1 4-6 6-3 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-5.
In the quarter, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Herbert (6-4 7-5). During the match Fognini scored 80 points vs Herbert’s 66. Fabio was quite aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about serving, Fognini wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Fabio Fognini lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Fognini put 70% of his first serves in, winning 67% (31/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (7/20) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Herbert 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Fabio has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Fabio’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Genova Challenger.
The Italian has a composed 25-23 win-loss record in 2023, 20-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ramos-Vinolas | Fognini |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 75 |
| Pts | 224-205 | 268-225 |
| Total Points | 429 | 493 |
| Winners | 101 | 96 |
| %Winners | 45% | 36% |
Both Ramos-Vinolas and Fognini played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Albert Ramos-Vinolas conceded 1 set, while Fabio Fognini lost 2 sets. Ramos-Vinolas has played 1 set(s) less than Fognini (7 vs 8). Therefore, Ramos-Vinolas played 10 games less than Fognini. Ramos-Vinolas scored 101 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Fognini bagged 96 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ramos-Vinolas | Fognini |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 3 |
| 1st in | 152/215 | 133/246 |
| %1st in | 71% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 101/152 | 96/133 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 33/63 | 57/113 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 50% |
Ramos-Vinolas managed to score 2 aces (0.7 per match). Fognini blasted 9 aces (3 per match). Ramos-Vinolas won 66% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Fognini 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 | Ramos-Vinolas | Fognini |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 15 |
| Converted | 10/19 | 15/36 |
| % Converted | 53% | 42% |
| Conceded | 15 | 27 |
| Saved | 9 | 18 |
| % Saved | 60% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 9 |
Ramos-Vinolas broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Albert lost his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. Fabio conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ramos-Vinolas | |||||
| R1 Trungelliti |
R2 Giannessi |
1/4 Gaston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-611 | 6-1 0-6 7-63 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 26 | 18 | 65 | |
| pts | 75-69 | 88-87 | 61-49 | 224-205 | |
| Total points | 144 | 175 | 110 | 429 | |
| Winners | 40 | 30 | 31 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 34% | 51% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 57/78 | 53/80 | 42/57 | 152/215 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 66% | 74% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 40/57 | 30/53 | 31/42 | 101/152 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 57% | 74% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/21 | 12/27 | 8/15 | 33/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 44% | 53% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 5/13 | 3/3 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 100% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 2/8 | 3/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Fognini | |||||
| R1 Bonadio |
R2 Kovalik |
1/4 Herbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-5 6-1 | 6-1 4-6 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 26 | 22 | 75 | |
| pts | 94-82 | 94-77 | 80-66 | 268-225 | |
| Total points | 176 | 171 | 146 | 493 | |
| Winners | 30 | 35 | 31 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 37% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 40/87 | 47/93 | 46/66 | 133/246 | |
| % 1st in | 46% | 51% | 70% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 35/47 | 31/46 | 96/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 74% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/47 | 22/46 | 7/20 | 57/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 48% | 35% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 6/13 | 6/13 | 15/36 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 46% | 46% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 8 | 27 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 9/12 | 4/8 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 75% | 50% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWLWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Valencia Challenger
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Martin LandaluceLandaluce (7-66 7-62) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Hugo GastonGaston (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Vlad Victor Cornea/Philipp OswaldVictor Cornea/Philipp Oswald – Marco Bortolotti/Mircea-Alexandru JecanBortolotti/Mircea-Alexandru Jecan (7-66 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Fabio FogniniFognini (3-11) – H2H and prediction
