Luca Nardi and Francesco Passaro will face off in the semifinal of the Naples Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CAMPO D’AVALOS. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Luca Nardi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Luca Nardi is the pick to win this match.
Luca Nardi -> 1.41
Francesco Passaro -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Luca Nardi vs. Francesco Passaro
There is no head to head record between Luca Nardi and Francesco Passaro since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Luca Nardi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-27 | 13-14 | 8-5 | 9-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-36 | 20-10 | 8-13 | 12-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-20 | 5-2 | 11-10 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 3-3 | 26-13 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-9 | 7-2 | 1-2 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 96 (career-high), Nardi got to the semifinal after defeating Jozef Kovalik 6-3 6-3, Matteo Martineau 7-64 6-1 and Matteo Gigante 4-6 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter against Gigante, Nardi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-1). During the match, Nardi scored 88 points vs Gigante’s 72. Nardi was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Nardi was unable to score even 1 ace during the match and he committed only 3 double faults. Luca Nardi lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Nardi put 64% of his first serves in, winning 65% (33/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Gigante 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Nardi has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (133-101). 3-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Nardi has an overall54-42 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
The Italian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Chennai Challenger.
Luca has a composed 12-8 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Naples Challenger
Luca has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Passaro
8 - 7win/loss
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LWWWWLWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-25 | 4-5 | 35-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 227, Francesco reached the semifinal after beating Zsombor Piros 4-6 6-4 7-5, Stefano Napolitano 7-66 0-6 6-4 and Ugo Blanchet 6-2 2-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Francesco defeated Blanchet (6-2 2-6 6-2). During the match Passaro scored 84 points vs Blanchet’s 68. Francesco was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Passaro scored 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Francesco Passaro lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 68% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (14/27) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Blanchet 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francesco has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Passaro has a compiled 8-6 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Nardi | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 85 |
| Pts | 240-190 | 284-262 |
| Total Points | 430 | 546 |
| Winners | 94 | 126 |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% |
Both Nardi and Passaro played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Luca Nardi lost 1 set, while Francesco Passaro surrendered 3 sets. Nardi has played 2 set(s) less than Passaro (7 vs 9). Therefore, Nardi played 20 games less than Passaro. Nardi scored 94 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Passaro fired 126 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Nardi | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 0.7 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 134/208 | 191/279 |
| %1st in | 64% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 94/134 | 126/191 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 38/74 | 49/88 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 56% |
Nardi recorded 2 aces (0.7 per match). Passaro managed to score 16 aces (5.3 per match). Nardi won 70% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Passaro won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Nardi | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 11 |
| Converted | 14/28 | 11/21 |
| % Converted | 50% | 52% |
| Conceded | 20 | 31 |
| Saved | 13 | 21 |
| % Saved | 65% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 10 |
Nardi broke his opponents 14 times with a 50% conversion rate. Luca dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Passaro broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. Passaro conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Nardi | |||||
| R1 Kovalik |
R2 Martineau |
1/4 Gigante |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 7-64 6-1 | 4-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 20 | 27 | 65 | |
| pts | 75-64 | 77-54 | 88-72 | 240-190 | |
| Total points | 139 | 131 | 160 | 430 | |
| Winners | 28 | 33 | 33 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% | 38% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 42/65 | 41/63 | 51/80 | 134/208 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 28/42 | 33/41 | 33/51 | 94/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 80% | 65% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/23 | 12/22 | 16/29 | 38/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 55% | 55% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/8 | 6/9 | 14/28 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 38% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 5 | 9 | 20 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4/5 | 5/9 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 80% | 56% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Passaro | |||||
| R1 Piros |
R2 Napolitano |
1/4 Blanchet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 7-5 | 7-66 0-6 6-4 | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 29 | 24 | 85 | |
| pts | 106-94 | 94-100 | 84-68 | 284-262 | |
| Total points | 200 | 194 | 152 | 546 | |
| Winners | 43 | 46 | 37 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 49% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 63/99 | 70/95 | 58/85 | 191/279 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 74% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 43/63 | 46/70 | 37/58 | 126/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 66% | 64% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/36 | 13/25 | 14/27 | 49/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 52% | 52% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 2/4 | 5/6 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 50% | 83% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 14 | 10 | 7 | 31 | |
| Saved | 11/14 | 6/10 | 4/7 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 79% | 60% | 57% | 65% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWLWLWW Tennis Scores in Naples Challenger
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (6-2 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Matteo GiganteGigante (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Arthur GeaGea (6-74 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Federico CoriaCoria (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Theo Arribage/Vlad Victor CorneaArribage/Vlad Victor Cornea – Arjun Kadhe/Jeevan NedunchezhiyanKadhe/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
