Jacob Fearnley and Matteo Gigante will clash against each other in the quarter of the Orleans Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 11:00 am on CENTRAL ARENA. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jacob Fearnley who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jacob Fearnley is the pick to win this match.
Jacob Fearnley -> 1.25
Matteo Gigante -> 3.64

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Prediction and head to head Jacob Fearnley vs. Matteo Gigante

There is no head to head record between Jacob Fearnley and Matteo Gigante since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Jacob Fearnley

Ranked no. 126 (career-high), the Brit got to the quarter after defeating Jonathan Eysseric 6-2 3-6 6-1 and Robin Bertrand 6-3 6-3.

In the 2^nd round, Jacob had a good straight sets win against Bertrand (6-3 6-3). During the match, Fearnley scored 65 points vs Bertrand’s 54. Jacob was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.

Talking about the service games, Fearnley fired 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Jacob Fearnley was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jacob broke Bertrand 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Fearnley has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.

Fearnley has a fantastic record in the last 4 years having won 81% of his matches (62-15). 15-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Fearnley has a compiled32-4 match record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Nottingham 2 Challenger where he beat Charles Broom in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3 and the Lincoln Challenger where he beat Chak Lam Coleman Wong in the final 6-4 6-2 and the Rennes Challenger where he overcame Quentin Halys in the final 0-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

The Brit has a composed 34-5 win-loss record in 2024, 15-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Orleans Challenger

Fearnley has never competed in this tournament before.

Matteo Gigante

Ranked no. 155, Matteo got to the quarter after beating Constant Lestienne 6-4 6-7(2) 6-4 and Hugo Grenier 6-4 7-5.

In the 2^nd round, Matteo had a good straight sets win against Grenier (6-4 7-5). During the match Gigante scored 75 points vs Grenier’s 68. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.

About the serving games, Gigante bagged 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Matteo Gigante lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Gigante put 70% of his first serves in, winning 71% (36/51) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Matteo broke Grenier 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Matteo has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger where he overcame 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 aggregate 38-20 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Fearnley	Gigante
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	42	55
Pts	146-117	188-177
Total Points	263	365
Winners	54	74
%Winners	37%	39%

Both Fearnley and Gigante played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jacob Fearnley surrendered 1 set, while Matteo Gigante surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Fearnley and Gigante have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Fearnley played 13 games less than Gigante. Fearnley scored 54 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Gigante managed to score 74 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Fearnley	Gigante
Aces	10	13
Avg per match	5	6.5
1st in	68/129	117/180
%1st in	53%	65%
1st pts	54/68	74/117
%1st pts	79%	63%
2nd pts	36/61	33/63
%2nd pts	59%	52%

Fearnley fired 10 aces (5 per match). Gigante managed to score 13 aces (6.5 per match). Fearnley won 79% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Gigante won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Fearnley	Gigante
Won	7	10
Converted	7/9	10/22
% Converted	78%	45%
Conceded	8	18
Saved	7	12
% Saved	88%	67%
Times Broken	1	6

Jacob broke his opponents 7 times with a 78% conversion rate. The Brit conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Gigante broke his opponents 10 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Fearnley
	R1 Eysseric	R2 Bertrand	Total
Score	6-2 3-6 6-1	6-3 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	24	18	42
pts	81-63	65-54	146-117
Total points	144	119	263
Winners	30	24	54
%Winners	37%	37%	37%
SERVE
Aces	6	4	10
Double Faults	3	5	8
1st in	38/65	30/64	68/129
% 1st in	58%	47%	53%
1st pts	30/38	24/30	54/68
% 1st pts	79%	80%	79%
2nd pts	17/27	19/34	36/61
% 2nd pts	63%	56%	59%
Breaks
Won	4	3	7
Converted	4/5	3/4	7/9
Converted %	80%	75%	78%
Conceded	2	6	8
Saved	1/2	6/6	7
Saved %	50%	100%	75%
Times Broken	1	0	1

Gigante
	R1 Lestienne	R2 Grenier	Total
Score	6-4 6-72 6-4	6-4 7-5
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	33	22	55
pts	113-109	75-68	188-177
Total points	222	143	365
Winners	38	36	74
%Winners	34%	48%	39%
SERVE
Aces	8	5	13
Double Faults	6	3	9
1st in	66/107	51/73	117/180
% 1st in	62%	70%	65%
1st pts	38/66	36/51	74/117
% 1st pts	58%	71%	63%
2nd pts	22/41	11/22	33/63
% 2nd pts	54%	50%	52%
Breaks
Won	7	3	10
Converted	7/16	3/6	10/22
Converted %	44%	50%	45%
Conceded	11	7	18
Saved	6/11	6/7	12
Saved %	55%	86%	71%
Times Broken	5	1	6

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