Matteo Gigante and Enzo Couacaud will face off in the quarter of the Manacor Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on PISTA 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Matteo Gigante who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Matteo Gigante is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Gigante -> 1.69
Enzo Couacaud -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Matteo Gigante vs. Enzo Couacaud
There is no head to head record between Matteo Gigante and Enzo Couacaud since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Matteo Gigante
35 - 18win/loss
142
132
LLLWWWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 27-10 | 11-10 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-29 | 10-5 | 19-18 | 1-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-20 | 9-1 | 27-15 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-15 | 2-2 | 16-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-9 | 1-1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 175, Matteo got to the quarter after beating Jurij Rodionov 6-1 7-6(3) and Charles Broom 6-3 5-7 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Gigante defeated Broom (6-3 5-7 6-3). During the match, Gigante scored 103 points vs Broom’s 90. The Italian was extremely aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gigante blasted 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Matteo Gigante lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Gigante put 68% of his first serves in, winning 74% (49/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Broom 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gigante has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Gigante has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (135-94). 22-5 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gigante has an aggregate44-14 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he beat Seong Chan Hong in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Tenerife 2 Challenger where he beat Stefano Travaglia in the final 6-2 6-4.
Matteo has an overall 34-18 win-loss record in 2024, 22-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Manacor Challenger
The Italian has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
26 - 15win/loss
208
151
LLLWLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-20 | 8-6 | 21-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 12-9 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-28 | 27-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-24 | 5-4 | 16-17 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195, Enzo reached the quarter after beating Rudolf Molleker 7-6(5) 6-0 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 4-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Herbert, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Couacaud scored 112 points vs Herbert’s 101. Enzo was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
About the serving games, Couacaud made 12 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Enzo Couacaud lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Couacaud put 59% of his first serves in, winning 70% (38/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the 2nd serve. Couacaud broke Herbert 4 times after converting 24% of his break points (4/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Florianopolis Challenger where he overcame Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva in the final 3-6 6-4 7-6(1).
Enzo has a composed 26-14 win-loss record in 2024, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gigante | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 50 | 47 |
| Pts | 171-141 | 190-154 |
| Total Points | 312 | 344 |
| Winners | 81 | 67 |
| %Winners | 47% | 35% |
Both Gigante and Couacaud played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Matteo Gigante lost 1 set, while Enzo Couacaud conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gigante and Couacaud have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Gigante played 3 games more than Couacaud. The Italian scored 81 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 67 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gigante | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 15 |
| 1st in | 109/160 | 85/145 |
| %1st in | 68% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 81/109 | 67/85 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 23/51 | 34/60 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 57% |
Gigante managed to score 12 aces (6 per match). Couacaud struck 30 aces (15 per match). Gigante won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gigante | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/15 | 7/23 |
| % Converted | 60% | 30% |
| Conceded | 14 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 7 |
| % Saved | 64% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 |
The Italian broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Matteo dropped his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gigante | ||||
| R1 Rodionov |
R2 Broom |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-63 | 6-3 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 30 | 50 | |
| pts | 68-51 | 103-90 | 171-141 | |
| Total points | 119 | 193 | 312 | |
| Winners | 32 | 49 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 48% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 43/63 | 66/97 | 109/160 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 32/43 | 49/66 | 81/109 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/20 | 13/31 | 23/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 42% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/10 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 6/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 67% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Couacaud | ||||
| R1 Molleker |
R2 Herbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-0 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 | 47 | |
| pts | 78-53 | 112-101 | 190-154 | |
| Total points | 131 | 213 | 344 | |
| Winners | 29 | 38 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 18 | 12 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 31/53 | 54/92 | 85/145 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 29/31 | 38/54 | 67/85 | |
| % 1st pts | 94% | 70% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 21/38 | 34/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 55% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/17 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 24% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 78% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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