Francesco Passaro and Gonzalo Bueno will face off in the 2nd round of the Genova Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 11:00 am on CAMPO CENTRALE. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Passaro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.43
Gonzalo Bueno -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Passaro vs. Gonzalo Bueno
There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Gonzalo Bueno since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Francesco Passaro
31 - 22win/loss
115
107
WLWWWWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-23 | 4-5 | 31-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-35 | 8-11 | 18-20 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 49-28 | 12-6 | 35-18 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-27 | 4-5 | 39-22 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 145, Francesco got to the 2nd round after beating Federico Arnaboldi 6-7(5) 7-6(10) 6-2.
In the 1st round against Arnaboldi, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-610 6-2). During the match, Passaro scored 123 points vs Arnaboldi’s 112. Passaro was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Passaro blasted 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Francesco Passaro was quite efficient on serve to win 72% (56/78) of his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Italian broke Arnaboldi 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Passaro has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (165-129). 26-16 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Passaro has an aggregate133-91 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
His best result of the year was conquering the title the Turin Challenger where he overcame Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-3 7-5.
The Italian has a composed 30-22 win-loss record in 2024, 26-16 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
Gonzalo Bueno
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-28 | 0-0 | 34-27 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-28 | 2-1 | 38-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 20-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 288, the Peruvian reached the 2nd round after defeating Alexander Weis 7-5 7-6(6).
In the 1st round, The Peruvian had a good straight sets win against Weis (7-5 7-66). During the match Bueno scored 100 points vs Weis’s 91. Gonzalo was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Bueno couldn’t to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 4 double faults. Gonzalo Bueno lost the serve 4 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Bueno put 71% of his first serves in, winning 63% (44/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. The Peruvian broke Weis 5 times after converting 33% of his break points (5/15).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Buenos Aires Challenger where he defeated Dmitry Popko in the final 6-4 2-6 7-6(4) and the Concepcion Challenger where he defeated Juan Pablo Ficovich in the final 6-4 6-0.
The Peruvian has a composed 27-19 win-loss record in 2024, 27-19 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Genova Challenger
The Peruvian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Passaro | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 25 |
| Pts | 123-112 | 100-91 |
| Total Points | 235 | 191 |
| Winners | 56 | 44 |
| %Winners | 46% | 44% |
Both Passaro and Bueno played 1 match. At the moment, Francesco Passaro conceded 1 set while Gonzalo Bueno hasn’t dropped a set so far. Passaro has played 1 set more than Bueno (3 vs 2). Therefore, Passaro played 9 games more than Bueno. The Italian scored 56 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Bueno bagged 44 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Passaro | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 0 |
| 1st in | 78/107 | 70/98 |
| %1st in | 73% | 71% |
| 1st pts | 56/78 | 44/70 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 12/28 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 43% |
Passaro made 7 aces . Bueno didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Passaro won 72% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Bueno won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Passaro | Bueno |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 5 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 5/15 |
| % Converted | 40% | 33% |
| Conceded | 6 | 13 |
| Saved | 4 | 9 |
| % Saved | 67% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Francesco broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Italian surrendered his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Bueno broke his opponent 5 times with a 33% conversion rate. Gonzalo conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Passaro | |||
| R1 Arnaboldi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 7-610 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 123-112 | 123-112 | |
| Total points | 235 | 235 | |
| Winners | 56 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 78/107 | 78/107 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 56/78 | 56/78 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 17/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Bueno | |||
| R1 Weis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 100-91 | 100-91 | |
| Total points | 191 | 191 | |
| Winners | 44 | 44 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 70/98 | 70/98 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 44/70 | 44/70 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 12/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 5/15 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 13 | |
| Saved | 9/13 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 69% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLLWLLLLL Tennis Scores in Genova Challenger
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-75 7-610 6-2) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Matthew DellavedovaDellavedova (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Moez EcharguiEchargui (1-6 4-4 ret.) – See score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri (7-5 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Martin KlizanKlizan – Gianluca MagerMager (7-5 7-64) – See score progression
- Kilian FeldbauschFeldbausch – Federico BondioliBondioli (6-2 4-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Jacopo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Mili PoljicakPoljicak – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Gabriel DebruDebru (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan – Dmitry PopkoPopko (7-5 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Samuel Vincent RuggeriVincent Ruggeri (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Stefano NapolitanoNapolitano (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Andrea PicchionePicchione – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas – Gianluca CadenassoCadenasso (4-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (4-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Gonzalo BuenoBueno – Alexander WeisWeis (7-5 7-66) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Martin KlizanKlizan – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Adrian AndreevAndreev (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Andrea PicchionePicchione – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (0-0) – H2H and prediction
