Filip Cristian Jianu and Marco Cecchinato will face off in the 2nd round of the Milan Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 12:00 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 Marco Cecchinato who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marco Cecchinato is the pick to win this match.
Marco Cecchinato -> 1.57
Filip Cristian Jianu -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Filip Cristian Jianu vs. Marco Cecchinato
This will be the 2nd time that Filip Cristian Jianu and Marco Cecchinato face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Cecchinato (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Cecchinato won 6-3 6-2 in the 2nd round in the Skopje Challenger back in May 2024.
Filip Cristian Jianu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 49-16 | 0-0 | 49-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-35 | 2-2 | 44-29 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-38 | 3-9 | 22-20 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 50-39 | 7-5 | 41-28 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 19-15 | 9-5 | 10-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 276, Cristian Jianu got to the 2nd round after beating Javier Barranco Cosano 6-3 7-67.
In the 1st round, Filip had a good straight sets win against Barranco Cosano (6-3 7-67). During the match, Cristian Jianu scored 79 points vs Barranco Cosano’s 76. Filip was very aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Cristian Jianu wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault. Filip Cristian Jianu lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Cristian Jianu put 62% of his first serves in, winning 64% (34/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Cristian Jianu broke Barranco Cosano 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Cristian Jianu has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (263-177). 49-16 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Cristian Jianu has an aggregate220-129 record in the last 8 years on clay.
Filip’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M25 Hammamet and M15 Kish Island.
Filip has an overall 49-16 win-loss record in 2024, 49-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Milan Challenger
Filip has never competed in this tournament before.
Marco Cecchinato
19 - 18win/loss
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WLWWWWLWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 19-18 | 0-2 | 19-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-23 | 1-4 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-33 | 0-3 | 43-30 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-27 | 1-5 | 31-19 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-17 | 1-4 | 22-11 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 365, the Italian got to the 2nd round after beating Federico Cina 6-2 7-64.
In the 1st round, Marco had a good straight sets win against Cina (6-2 7-64). During the match Cecchinato scored 70 points vs Cina’s 57. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Cecchinato made 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Marco Cecchinato was pretty effective on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Italian broke Cina 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Cecchinato’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Punta Del Este Challenger.
Cecchinato has a compiled 19-18 win-loss record in 2024, 19-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Cristian Jianu | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 21 |
| Pts | 79-76 | 70-57 |
| Total Points | 155 | 127 |
| Winners | 34 | 30 |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% |
Both Cristian Jianu and Cecchinato played 1 match. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Cristian Jianu and Cecchinato have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Cristian Jianu played 1 game more than Cecchinato. Cristian Jianu scored 34 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Cecchinato blasted 30 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Cristian Jianu | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 0 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 0 | 4 |
| 1st in | 53/86 | 41/66 |
| %1st in | 62% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 34/53 | 30/41 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 16/25 |
| %2nd pts | 42% | 64% |
Cristian Jianu didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Cecchinato recorded 4 aces . Cristian Jianu won 64% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Cecchinato won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Cristian Jianu | Cecchinato |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/7 |
| % Converted | 50% | 43% |
| Conceded | 10 | 2 |
| Saved | 7 | 1 |
| % Saved | 70% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Cristian Jianu broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Cristian Jianu dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Marco conceded his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Cristian Jianu | |||
| R1 Barranco Cosano |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-67 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 79-76 | 79-76 | |
| Total points | 155 | 155 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 53/86 | 53/86 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 34/53 | 34/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/33 | 14/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Cecchinato | |||
| R1 Cina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 70-57 | 70-57 | |
| Total points | 127 | 127 | |
| Winners | 30 | 30 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 41/66 | 41/66 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 30/41 | 30/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 16/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWWWLWLW Tennis Scores in Milan Challenger
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- Samuel Vincent RuggeriVincent Ruggeri – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (6-73 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Javier Barranco CosanoBarranco Cosano (6-3 7-67) – See score progression
- Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo – Andrea PicchionePicchione (6-3 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Carlos TabernerTaberner (7-5 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Gianluca MagerMager – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Federico GaioGaio – Egor GerasimovGerasimov (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Marco CecchinatoCecchinato – Federico CinaCina (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Vilius GaubasGaubas – Yaroslav DeminDemin (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Elmer MollerMoller – Tristan LamasineLamasine (7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Gonzalo BuenoBueno (4-6 6-0 7-63) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Mathias BourgueBourgue (6-2 3-6 7-68) – See score progression
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-4 1-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico GaioGaio – Ivan GakhovGakhov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gianluca MagerMager – Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Giovanni FonioFonio (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Nikolas Sanchez-IzquierdoSanchez-Izquierdo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (0-1) – H2H and prediction
