Vilius Gaubas and Andrew Paulson will face off in the semifinal of the Cordenons Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on SERENA MANIVA CENTER. 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 Vilius Gaubas who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Vilius Gaubas is the pick to win this match.
Vilius Gaubas -> 1.84
Andrew Paulson -> 1.9

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Prediction and head to head Vilius Gaubas vs. Andrew Paulson

There is no head to head record between Vilius Gaubas and Andrew Paulson since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Vilius Gaubas

Ranked no. 221 (career-high), the Lithuanian got to the semifinal after beating Felix Gill 7-5 6-3, Luciano Emanuel Ambrogi 6-2 6-4 and Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter, Gaubas had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-4 6-4). During the match, Gaubas scored 66 points vs Giustino’s 60. Vilius was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gaubas managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Vilius Gaubas was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (33/46) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Lithuanian broke Giustino twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Gaubas hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Gaubas has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 63% of his matches (120-70). 33-17 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gaubas has a compiled105-54 win-loss record in the last 4 years on clay.

The Lithuanian’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Antalya,M25 Faro,the Rome Challenger and the Verona Challenger.

The Lithuanian has an overall 39-21 win-loss record in 2024, 33-17 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Cordenons Challenger

The Lithuanian has never competed in this tournament before.

Andrew Paulson

Ranked no. 359, Andrew reached the semifinal after beating Filip Jeff Planinsek 7-6(10) 2-6 6-1, Ergi Kirkin 3-6 6-0 6-4 and Andrea Collarini 4-6 6-4 7-6(5).

In the quarter against Collarini, Andrew recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 7-6⁵). During the match Paulson scored 100 points vs Collarini’s 97. Andrew was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Paulson fired 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Andrew Paulson lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Paulson put 61% of his first serves in, winning 72% (44/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Paulson broke Collarini 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Paulson has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

The Czech has a compiled 8-3 win-loss record in 2024, 8-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gaubas	Paulson
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	9
Tot Games	59	86
Pts	193-164	272-256
Total Points	357	528
Winners	87	111
%Winners	45%	41%

Both Gaubas and Paulson played 3 matches. At the moment, Andrew Paulson lost 3 sets while Vilius Gaubas hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gaubas has played 3 set(s) less than Paulson (6 vs 9). Therefore, Gaubas played 27 games less than Paulson. Gaubas scored 87 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Andrew blasted 111 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gaubas	Paulson
Aces	7	17
Avg per match	2.3	5.7
1st in	121/196	155/277
%1st in	62%	56%
1st pts	87/121	111/155
%1st pts	72%	72%
2nd pts	39/75	65/122
%2nd pts	52%	53%

Gaubas blasted 7 aces (2.3 per match). Paulson bagged 17 aces (5.7 per match). Gaubas won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Paulson won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gaubas	Paulson
Won	11	11
Converted	11/20	11/18
% Converted	55%	61%
Conceded	12	21
Saved	8	12
% Saved	67%	57%
Times Broken	4	9

The Lithuanian broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. The Lithuanian dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Paulson broke his opponents 11 times with a 61% conversion rate. Paulson conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Gaubas
	R1 Gill	R2 Emanuel	1/4 Giustino	Total
Score	7-5 6-3	6-2 6-4	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	21	18	20	59
pts	69-63	58-41	66-60	193-164
Total points	132	99	126	357
Winners	31	23	33	87
%Winners	45%	40%	50%	45%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	2	7
Double Faults	5	2	2	9
1st in	44/74	31/51	46/71	121/196
% 1st in	59%	61%	65%	62%
1st pts	31/44	23/31	33/46	87/121
% 1st pts	70%	74%	72%	72%
2nd pts	13/30	11/20	15/25	39/75
% 2nd pts	43%	55%	60%	52%
Breaks
Won	4	5	2	11
Converted	4/5	5/9	2/6	11/20
Converted %	80%	56%	33%	55%
Conceded	5	4	3	12
Saved	3/5	2/4	3/3	8
Saved %	60%	50%	100%	70%
Times Broken	2	2	0	4

Paulson
	R1 Jeff	R2 Kirkin	1/4 Collarini	Total
Score	7-610 2-6 6-1	3-6 6-0 6-4	4-6 6-4 7-65
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	28	25	33	86
pts	96-92	76-67	100-97	272-256
Total points	188	143	197	528
Winners	39	28	44	111
%Winners	41%	37%	44%	41%
SERVE
Aces	3	4	10	17
Double Faults	7	4	4	15
1st in	52/100	42/77	61/100	155/277
% 1st in	52%	55%	61%	56%
1st pts	39/52	28/42	44/61	111/155
% 1st pts	75%	67%	72%	72%
2nd pts	25/48	23/35	17/39	65/122
% 2nd pts	52%	66%	44%	53%
Breaks
Won	2	4	5	11
Converted	2/6	4/5	5/7	11/18
Converted %	33%	80%	71%	61%
Conceded	6	5	10	21
Saved	4/6	3/5	5/10	12
Saved %	67%	60%	50%	59%
Times Broken	2	2	5	9

Tennis Scores in Cordenons Challenger

• Andrew PaulsonPaulson – Andrea CollariniCollarini (4-6 6-4 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Carlos TabernerTaberner – Riccardo BonadioBonadio (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Vilius GaubasGaubas – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander BlockxBlockx – Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Daniel Cukierman/Neil OberleitnerCukierman/Neil Oberleitner – David Stevenson/Marcus WillisStevenson/Marcus Willis (6-4 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Jiri Barnat/Andrew PaulsonBarnat/Andrew Paulson – Vlad Victor Cornea/Jonathan EyssericVictor Cornea/Jonathan Eysseric (6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Andrew PaulsonPaulson – (0-0) – H2H and prediction