Zsombor Piros and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna will square off in the 2nd round of the Szekesfehervar Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zsombor Piros who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zsombor Piros is the pick to win this match.
Zsombor Piros -> 1.4
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Zsombor Piros vs. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
This will be the 2nd time that Zsombor Piros and Santiago Rodriguez Taverna square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rodriguez (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they locked horns, Rodriguez won 6-2 3-6 7-6(8) in the qualifications in at the Australian Open back in January 2024.
Zsombor Piros
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-15 | 1-4 | 7-10 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-29 | 3-2 | 35-18 | 5-7 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-23 | 7-6 | 19-9 | 10-7 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-16 | 3-2 | 31-9 | 13-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 106 (career-high), Piros reached the 2nd round after defeating Giovanni Fonio 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, Zsombor had a good straight sets win against Fonio (6-3 6-2). During the match, Piros scored 55 points vs Fonio’s 36. The Hungarian was quite aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about the service games, Piros made 3 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Zsombor Piros was very efficient on serve to win 80% (20/25) of his 1st serve and 67% (14/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Zsombor broke Fonio 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Piros has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (241-139). 1-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Piros has a compiled153-73 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Cherbourg Challenger where he overcame Matteo Martineau in the final 6-3 6-4.
Zsombor has an overall 9-5 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szekesfehervar Challenger
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
7 - 8win/loss
253
157
LWLLLWWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-17 | 3-3 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-35 | 7-7 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 0-2 | 35-24 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 67-26 | 40-16 | 26-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 196, Santiago got to the 2nd round after defeating Gerald Melzer 6-3 4-6 7-65.
In the 1st round, Santiago defeated Melzer (6-3 4-6 7-65).During the match Rodriguez scored less points (3) than Melzer. In fact, the world no. 106 won 102 points vs Melzer’s. That means that Rodriguez was more focused during the important points. Santiago was very aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Rodriguez struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Santiago Rodriguez Taverna lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rodriguez put 57% of his first serves in, winning 62% (41/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (28/49) on the 2nd serve. Rodriguez broke Melzer 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Rodriguez has a compiled 7-7 win-loss record in 2024, 4-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Szekesfehervar Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Piros | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 |
| Pts | 55-36 | 102-105 |
| Total Points | 91 | 207 |
| Winners | 20 | 41 |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% |
Both Piros and Rodriguez played 1 match. At the moment, Santiago Rodriguez Taverna dropped 1 set while Zsombor Piros hasn’t dropped a set so far. Piros has played 1 set(s) less than Rodriguez (2 vs 3). Therefore, Piros played 15 games less than Rodriguez. Piros scored 20 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Santiago made 41 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Piros | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 25/46 | 66/115 |
| %1st in | 54% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 41/66 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 62% |
| 2nd pts | 14/21 | 28/49 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 57% |
Piros managed to score 3 aces . Rodriguez recorded 6 aces . Piros won 80% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Rodriguez won 62% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Piros | Rodriguez |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 4 |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 67% | 67% |
| Conceded | 3 | 8 |
| Saved | 3 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 |
Piros broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Piros had a solid display on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points. Santiago broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. Rodriguez conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Piros | |||
| R1 Fonio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 55-36 | 55-36 | |
| Total points | 91 | 91 | |
| Winners | 20 | 20 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 25/46 | 25/46 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 20/25 | 20/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/21 | 14/21 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodriguez | |||
| R1 Melzer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 102-105 | 102-105 | |
| Total points | 207 | 207 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 66/115 | 66/115 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 41/66 | 41/66 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 62% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/49 | 28/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLLWWWLL Tennis Scores in Szekesfehervar Challenger
- Samuel Vincent RuggeriVincent Ruggeri – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (1-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Filip MisolicMisolic (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jozef KovalikKovalik – Peter FajtaFajta (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Manuel GuinardGuinard – Matyas FueleFuele (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Gerald MelzerMelzer (6-3 4-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Richard GasquetGasquet (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Mate ValkuszValkusz (4-6 6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Attila BorosBoros (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Nerman FaticFatic – Pablo Llamas RuizLlamas Ruiz (6-4 6-75 6-0) – See score progression
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Timofey SkatovSkatov (6-72 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Giovanni FonioFonio (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-62 6-0) – See score progression
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-4 1-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alessandro GiannessiGiannessi – Matteo MartineauMartineau (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Nerman FaticFatic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Daniel MichalskiMichalski (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Manuel GuinardGuinard (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna – Zsombor PirosPiros (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Cezar Cretu (ROU)Cretu (ROU) – Pol Martin TiffonMartin Tiffon (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Jozef KovalikKovalik (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (0-2) – H2H and prediction
