Nick Hardt and Jacopo Berrettini will face off in the semifinal of the Francavilla Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:00 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 Nick Hardt who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nick Hardt is the pick to win this match.
Nick Hardt -> 1.48
Jacopo Berrettini -> 2.49
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Prediction and head to head Nick Hardt vs. Jacopo Berrettini
There is no head to head record between Nick Hardt and Jacopo Berrettini since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Nick Hardt
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 6-6 | 34-18 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-28 | 11-9 | 10-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 18-6 | 28-16 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-19 | 9-6 | 35-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 8-11 | 6-6 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 214, Nick reached the semifinal after beating Enrico Dalla Valle 7-61 6-2, Maks Kasnikowski 6-77 6-3 6-2 and Andrea Pellegrino 7-61 6-3.
In the quarter, Nick had a good straight sets win against Pellegrino (7-61 6-3). During the match, Hardt scored 81 points vs Pellegrino’s 68. The Dominican was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hardt struck 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Nick Hardt was extremely effective on serve to win 75% (38/51) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Dominican broke Pellegrino twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hardt has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Hardt has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (213-133). 25-6 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hardt has an aggregate137-79 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Barcelona Challenger where he overcame Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the final 6-4 3-6 6-2.
The Dominican has an overall 31-11 win-loss record in 2024, 25-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Francavilla Challenger
Jacopo Berrettini
12 - 8win/loss
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LLWLLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-26 | 3-7 | 29-17 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-14 | 8-8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 9-12 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-27 | 6-5 | 17-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 11-9 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 790, the Italian reached the semifinal after beating Ivan Gakhov 7-67 1-6 7-5, Alexis Galarneau 4-6 7-5 7-5 and Elmer Moller 4-6 7-63 6-3.
In the quarter against Moller, Jacopo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-63 6-3).During the match Berrettini scored less points (2) than Moller. In fact, the world no. 214 won 99 points vs Moller’s. That means that Berrettini was more focused during the important points. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Berrettini scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Jacopo Berrettini lost the serve 6 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Berrettini put 62% of his first serves in, winning 52% (31/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the 2nd serve. Jacopo broke Moller 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Berrettini has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Jacopo’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in M15 Rovinj and the Barletta Challenger.
Jacopo has a composed 11-8 win-loss record in 2024, 10-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hardt | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 98 |
| Pts | 276-235 | 316-320 |
| Total Points | 511 | 636 |
| Winners | 129 | 120 |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% |
Both Hardt and Berrettini played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Nick Hardt surrendered 1 set, while Jacopo Berrettini conceded 3 sets. Hardt has played 2 set(s) less than Berrettini (7 vs 9). Therefore, Hardt played 25 games less than Berrettini. Hardt scored 129 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Berrettini struck 120 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hardt | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 3 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 191/267 | 186/313 |
| %1st in | 72% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 129/191 | 120/186 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 44/76 | 51/127 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 40% |
Hardt managed to score 13 aces (4.3 per match). Berrettini bagged 3 aces (1 per match). Hardt won 68% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Berrettini won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 40% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hardt | Berrettini |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 18 |
| Converted | 11/23 | 18/36 |
| % Converted | 48% | 50% |
| Conceded | 20 | 34 |
| Saved | 15 | 16 |
| % Saved | 75% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 18 |
Nick broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Dominican dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Jacopo broke his opponents 18 times with a 50% conversion rate. Berrettini conceded his serve 18 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hardt | |||||
| R1 Dalla Valle |
R2 Kasnikowski |
1/4 Pellegrino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-61 6-2 | 6-77 6-3 6-2 | 7-61 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 30 | 22 | 73 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 116-103 | 81-68 | 276-235 | |
| Total points | 143 | 219 | 149 | 511 | |
| Winners | 37 | 54 | 38 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 57/78 | 83/113 | 51/76 | 191/267 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | 67% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 37/57 | 54/83 | 38/51 | 129/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 65% | 75% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 19/30 | 13/25 | 44/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 63% | 52% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/14 | 2/4 | 11/23 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 36% | 50% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 8 | 4 | 20 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6/8 | 3/4 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Berrettini | |||||
| R1 Gakhov |
R2 Galarneau |
1/4 Moller |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 1-6 7-5 | 4-6 7-5 7-5 | 4-6 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 34 | 32 | 98 | |
| pts | 98-106 | 119-113 | 99-101 | 316-320 | |
| Total points | 204 | 232 | 200 | 636 | |
| Winners | 40 | 49 | 31 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | 31% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 58/99 | 68/117 | 60/97 | 186/313 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 58% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/58 | 49/68 | 31/60 | 120/186 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 52% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/41 | 15/49 | 21/37 | 51/127 | |
| % 2nd pts | 37% | 31% | 57% | 40% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 8/17 | 6/10 | 18/36 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 47% | 60% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 16 | 10 | 34 | |
| Saved | 3/8 | 9/16 | 4/10 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 38% | 56% | 40% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLLWLLLW Tennis Scores in Francavilla Challenger
- Nick HardtHardt – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (7-61 6-3) – See score progression
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Gabriele PirainoPiraino (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Franco AgamenoneAgamenone – Ryan NijboerNijboer (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini – Elmer MollerMoller (4-6 7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Sander Arends/Matwe MiddelkoopArends/Matwe Middelkoop – Gabriel Debru/Ethan QuinnDebru/Ethan Quinn (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Nick HardtHardt – Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Franco AgamenoneAgamenone (2-1) – H2H and prediction
