Felipe Meligeni Alves and Francesco Maestrelli will square off in the 2nd round of the Turin Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on CAMPO 5. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felipe Meligeni Alves who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felipe Meligeni Alves is the pick to win this match.
Felipe Meligeni Alves -> 1.59
Francesco Maestrelli -> 2.26
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Francesco Maestrelli
There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Alves and Francesco Maestrelli since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Felipe Meligeni Alves
16 - 12win/loss
165
128
LWLLLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-22 | 2-7 | 22-12 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 8-6 | 26-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 0-3 | 33-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-10 | 0-2 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 132, Felipe reached the 2nd round after beating Gianluca Mager 6-4 6-1, Andrea Pellegrino 6-3 6-0 and Thiago Agustin Tirante 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round against Agustin Tirante, Meligeni Alves recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match, Meligeni Alves scored 82 points vs Agustin Tirante’s 63. Meligeni Alves was exceptionally aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Meligeni Alves made 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Felipe Meligeni Alves was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (32/45) of his 1st serve and 71% (20/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Meligeni Alves broke Agustin Tirante 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Meligeni Alves has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (291-193). 13-6 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Meligeni Alves has a compiled257-158 match record in the last 9 years on clay.
Felipe’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Sao Leopoldo Challenger.
Felipe has an aggregate 15-12 win-loss record in 2024, 13-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Turin Challenger
The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Maestrelli
16 - 16win/loss
319
149
LLLLLWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-31 | 5-5 | 18-22 | 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. 215, Francesco got to the 2nd round after beating Hugo Dellien 2-6 7-5 6-3, Matteo Gigante 7-62 6-2 and Mattia Bellucci 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Bellucci (6-4 6-2). During the match Maestrelli scored 71 points vs Bellucci’s 55. Francesco was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Maestrelli made 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Francesco Maestrelli lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Maestrelli put 65% of his first serves in, winning 70% (28/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. Francesco broke Bellucci 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
The Italian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Tenerife 2 Challenger and the Szekesfehervar Challenger.
Maestrelli has a composed 16-15 win-loss record in 2024, 11-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Meligeni Alves | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 68 |
| Pts | 196-139 | 240-210 |
| Total Points | 335 | 450 |
| Winners | 85 | 102 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Meligeni Alves and Maestrelli played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Alves lost 1 set, while Francesco Maestrelli dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Meligeni Alves and Maestrelli have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Meligeni Alves played 10 games less than Maestrelli. Meligeni Alves scored 85 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Maestrelli scored 102 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Alves | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 118/175 | 140/233 |
| %1st in | 67% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 85/118 | 102/140 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 37/57 | 46/93 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 49% |
Meligeni Alves blasted 15 aces (5 per match). Maestrelli bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Meligeni Alves won 72% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Maestrelli won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Alves | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/22 | 11/28 |
| % Converted | 59% | 39% |
| Conceded | 9 | 26 |
| Saved | 7 | 20 |
| % Saved | 78% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
The Brazilian broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. Meligeni Alves surrendered his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Maestrelli broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Alves | |||||
| Q1 Mager |
Q3 Pellegrino |
R1 Agustin Tirante |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-0 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 15 | 26 | 58 | |
| pts | 59-42 | 55-34 | 82-63 | 196-139 | |
| Total points | 101 | 89 | 145 | 335 | |
| Winners | 31 | 22 | 32 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 40% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 41/57 | 32/45 | 45/73 | 118/175 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 71% | 62% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 22/32 | 32/45 | 85/118 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 69% | 71% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 9/13 | 20/28 | 37/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 69% | 71% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 5/10 | 4/5 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 80% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 50% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Maestrelli | |||||
| Q1 Dellien |
Q3 Gigante |
R1 Bellucci |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-5 6-3 | 7-62 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 21 | 18 | 68 | |
| pts | 90-90 | 79-65 | 71-55 | 240-210 | |
| Total points | 180 | 144 | 126 | 450 | |
| Winners | 41 | 33 | 28 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 42% | 39% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 12 | 2 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 62/98 | 38/73 | 40/62 | 140/233 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 52% | 65% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 41/62 | 33/38 | 28/40 | 102/140 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 87% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/36 | 15/35 | 13/22 | 46/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 43% | 59% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 3/9 | 4/14 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 33% | 29% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 7 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 6/7 | 6/7 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 86% | 86% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-2 6-76 6-2) – See score progression
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Mattia BellucciBellucci (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-4 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Luciano DarderiDarderi – Camilo Ugo CarabelliUgo Carabelli (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (4-6 6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Maximilian MartererMarterer (6-4 0-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Jurij RodionovRodionov (6-3 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
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- Federico CoriaCoria – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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- Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-0) – H2H and prediction
