Matteo Gigante and Francesco Maestrelli will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Tenerife 2 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Gigante who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matteo Gigante is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Gigante -> 1.56
Francesco Maestrelli -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Matteo Gigante vs. Francesco Maestrelli
This will be the 3rd time that Matteo Gigante and Francesco Maestrelli fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Maestrelli won 1-6 6-1 6-3 in the quarter in the Tenerife 1 Challenger back in 2023.
Matteo Gigante
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-24 | 27-10 | 11-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-5 | 19-18 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 9-1 | 27-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-15 | 2-2 | 16-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 183, Gigante got to the semifinal after beating Alessandro Giannessi 6-2 6-3, Adrian Andreev 6-4 6-3 and Salvatore Caruso 6-3 1-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Gigante defeated Caruso (6-3 1-6 6-2). During the match, Gigante scored 73 points vs Caruso’s 70. Matteo was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gigante made 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Matteo Gigante lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gigante put 58% of his first serves in, winning 73% (30/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 33% (10/30) on the 2nd serve. Matteo broke Caruso 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gigante has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Gigante has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (113-80). 12-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gigante has an aggregate34-11 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he beat Seong Chan Hong in the final 6-4 6-1.
The Italian has an overall 12-4 win-loss record in 2024, 12-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tenerife 2 Challenger
Francesco Maestrelli
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-33 | 11-6 | 21-23 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 9-10 | 16-24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-24 | 5-4 | 34-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-18 | 8-3 | 18-12 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 244, the Italian reached the semifinal after defeating David Jorda Sanchis 6-3 6-4, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna 6-2 6-4 and Martin Damm 7-64 6-2.
In the quarter, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Damm (7-64 6-2). During the match Maestrelli scored 73 points vs Damm’s 58. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Maestrelli managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Francesco Maestrelli was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (25/32) of his 1st serve and 75% (18/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Maestrelli broke Damm twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francesco hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Francesco has a compiled 5-6 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tenerife 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gigante | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 58 |
| Pts | 206-164 | 214-161 |
| Total Points | 370 | 375 |
| Winners | 80 | 78 |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% |
Both Gigante and Maestrelli played 3 matches. At the moment, Matteo Gigante conceded 1 set while Francesco Maestrelli hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gigante has played 1 set more than Maestrelli (7 vs 6). Therefore, Gigante played 2 games more than Maestrelli. The Italian scored 80 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian made 78 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gigante | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 5 |
| 1st in | 103/187 | 101/169 |
| %1st in | 55% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 80/103 | 78/101 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 41/84 | 43/68 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 63% |
Gigante scored 12 aces (4 per match). Maestrelli made 15 aces (5 per match). Gigante won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Maestrelli won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gigante | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 10 |
| Converted | 12/22 | 10/34 |
| % Converted | 55% | 29% |
| Conceded | 20 | 5 |
| Saved | 15 | 2 |
| % Saved | 75% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Matteo broke his opponents 12 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Francesco broke his opponents 10 times with a 29% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gigante | |||||
| R1 Giannessi |
R2 Andreev |
1/4 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 1-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 24 | 60 | |
| pts | 66-43 | 67-51 | 73-70 | 206-164 | |
| Total points | 109 | 118 | 143 | 370 | |
| Winners | 28 | 22 | 30 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 33% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 33/52 | 29/64 | 41/71 | 103/187 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 45% | 58% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 22/29 | 30/41 | 80/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 76% | 73% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 21/35 | 10/30 | 41/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 60% | 33% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/4 | 5/7 | 12/22 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 75% | 71% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/4 | 6/7 | 5/9 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 56% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Maestrelli | |||||
| R1 Jorda Sanchis |
R2 Rodriguez |
1/4 Damm |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-2 6-4 | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 21 | 58 | |
| pts | 68-45 | 73-58 | 73-58 | 214-161 | |
| Total points | 113 | 131 | 131 | 375 | |
| Winners | 30 | 23 | 25 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 32% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 34/54 | 35/59 | 32/56 | 101/169 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 59% | 57% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 30/34 | 23/35 | 25/32 | 78/101 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 66% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/20 | 14/24 | 18/24 | 43/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 58% | 75% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 5/16 | 2/9 | 10/34 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 31% | 22% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 33% | – | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Tenerife 2 Challenger
- Matteo GiganteGigante – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (6-3 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Jozef KovalikKovalik (7-5 3-6 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Jules MarieMarie – Henrique RochaRocha (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Martin DammDamm (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Jules MarieMarie – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
