Lukas Klein and Stefano Napolitano will square off in the qualifications of the Australian Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 am on Court 7. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Lukas Klein who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Lukas Klein is the pick to win this match.
Lukas Klein -> 1.3
Stefano Napolitano -> 3.4
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Prediction and head to head Lukas Klein vs. Stefano Napolitano
There is no head to head record between Lukas Klein and Stefano Napolitano since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Lukas Klein
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-12 | 13-6 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-29 | 9-8 | 15-12 | 11-6 | 1-2 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 44-22 | 5-0 | 27-17 | 8-3 | 3-1 | 1-1 |
| 2021 | 28-22 | 0-2 | 23-17 | 2-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-15 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 164, the Slovakian got to the qualifications after beating Marco Trungelliti 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Denis Kudla 6-3 6-72 6-4.
In the qualifications, Lukas defeated Kudla (6-3 6-72 6-4). During the match, Klein scored 98 points vs Kudla’s 89. Lukas was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Klein recorded 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Lukas Klein was extremely effective on serve to win 77% (46/60) of his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Lukas broke Kudla 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Slovakian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Klein has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (299-176). 5-1 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Klein has a composed 89-39 record in the last years on hard.
Klein has a composed 5-1 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Stefano Napolitano
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-12 | 9-3 | 11-6 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 53-23 | 9-6 | 38-13 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-24 | 1-1 | 20-15 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-17 | 1-2 | 1-9 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 229, Stefano reached the qualifications after defeating Radu Albot 7-5 7-5 and Rudolf Molleker 1-6 6-4 6-2.
In the qualifications against Molleker, Napolitano recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Napolitano scored 83 points vs Molleker’s 72. Stefano was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Napolitano bagged 10 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Stefano Napolitano was very effective on serve to win 74% (37/50) of his 1st serve and 53% (9/17) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Napolitano broke Molleker 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Napolitano has a compiled 2-0 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2018 and 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Klein | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 59 | 49 |
| Pts | 188-171 | 163-143 |
| Total Points | 359 | 306 |
| Winners | 85 | 69 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Klein and Napolitano played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Lukas Klein surrendered 2 sets, while Stefano Napolitano lost 1 set. Klein has played 1 set more than Napolitano (6 vs 5). Therefore, Klein played 10 games more than Napolitano. Lukas scored 85 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian recorded 69 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Klein | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 9 |
| 1st in | 122/179 | 96/152 |
| %1st in | 68% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 85/122 | 69/96 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 36/57 | 30/56 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 54% |
Klein scored 20 aces (10 per match). Napolitano made 18 aces (9 per match). Klein won 70% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Napolitano won 72% of the points on 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 | Klein | Napolitano |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/20 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 35% | 54% |
| Conceded | 14 | 17 |
| Saved | 10 | 12 |
| % Saved | 71% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Klein broke his opponents 7 times with a 35% conversion rate. Klein lost his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Stefano broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Klein | ||||
| Q1 Trungelliti |
Q2 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-3 6-72 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 32 | 59 | |
| pts | 90-82 | 98-89 | 188-171 | |
| Total points | 172 | 187 | 359 | |
| Winners | 39 | 46 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 11 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 62/92 | 60/87 | 122/179 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 69% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 39/62 | 46/60 | 85/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 77% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/30 | 15/27 | 36/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 56% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 4/13 | 7/20 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 31% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 2/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 50% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Napolitano | ||||
| Q1 Albot |
Q2 Molleker |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 1-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 25 | 49 | |
| pts | 80-71 | 83-72 | 163-143 | |
| Total points | 151 | 155 | 306 | |
| Winners | 32 | 37 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 10 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 46/85 | 50/67 | 96/152 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 75% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/46 | 37/50 | 69/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 74% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/39 | 9/17 | 30/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 53% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 3/7 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 43% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 17 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 3/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 50% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
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