Matteo Gigante and Laurent Lokoli will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Olbia Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 10:00 am on CLOTO ARENA. 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 -> 1.42
Laurent Lokoli -> 2.69

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Prediction and head to head Matteo Gigante vs. Laurent Lokoli

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

Matteo Gigante

Ranked no. 150, the Italian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Rudolf Molleker 6-2 6-2.

In the 1^st round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Molleker (6-2 6-2). During the match, Gigante scored 68 points vs Molleker’s 45. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Talking about the service games, Gigante managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Matteo Gigante conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Gigante put 60% of his first serves in, winning 76% (29/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Molleker 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Gigante has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (140-98). 25-8 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gigante has a compiled47-17 match record in the last 6 years on hard.

His best result of the current 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 defeated Stefano Travaglia in the final 6-2 6-4.

Gigante has a composed 39-22 win-loss record in 2024, 25-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Olbia Challenger

Laurent Lokoli

Ranked no. 469, Lokoli got to the 2^nd round after beating Matteo Mura 6-0 6-2, Carlos Sanchez Jover 6-3 6-3 and Steven Diez 4-6 6-3 6-0.

In the 1^st round against Diez, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-0). During the match Lokoli scored 94 points vs Diez’s 79. Laurent was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

About the serving games, Lokoli blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Laurent Lokoli lost the serve twice and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Lokoli put 67% of his first serves in, winning 67% (38/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Diez 6 times after converting 43% of his break points (6/14).

The French player has a compiled 32-21 win-loss record in 2024, 24-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Olbia Challenger

Lokoli has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gigante	Lokoli
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	2	7
Tot Games	16	57
Pts	68-45	222-162
Total Points	113	384
Winners	29	79
%Winners	43%	36%

Gigante played 1 match while Lokoli competed in 3 matches. Lokoli started his run from the qualifications while Gigante had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Laurent Lokoli dropped 1 set while Matteo Gigante hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gigante has played 5 set(s) less than Lokoli (2 vs 7). Therefore, Gigante played 41 games less than Lokoli. The Italian scored 29 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 79 winners (36%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gigante	Lokoli
Aces	7	7
Avg per match	7	2.3
1st in	38/63	110/179
%1st in	60%	61%
1st pts	29/38	79/110
%1st pts	76%	72%
2nd pts	12/25	37/69
%2nd pts	48%	54%

Gigante made 7 aces . Lokoli scored 7 aces (2.3 per match). Gigante won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Lokoli won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gigante	Lokoli
Won	4	16
Converted	4/7	16/33
% Converted	57%	48%
Conceded	3	19
Saved	3	15
% Saved	100%	79%
Times Broken	0	4

The Italian broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. Gigante was rock solid on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 3 break points. The French player broke his opponents 16 times with a 48% conversion rate. Lokoli conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.

Gigante
	R1 Molleker	Total
Score	6-2 6-2
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	16	16
pts	68-45	68-45
Total points	113	113
Winners	29	29
%Winners	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	38/63	38/63
% 1st in	60%	60%
1st pts	29/38	29/38
% 1st pts	76%	76%
2nd pts	12/25	12/25
% 2nd pts	48%	48%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/7	4/7
Converted %	57%	57%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	3/3	3
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Lokoli
	Q1 Mura	Q3 Sanchez	R1 Diez	Total
Score	6-0 6-2	6-3 6-3	4-6 6-3 6-0
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	14	18	25	57
pts	62-33	66-50	94-79	222-162
Total points	95	116	173	384
Winners	16	25	38	79
%Winners	26%	38%	40%	36%
SERVE
Aces	0	3	4	7
Double Faults	3	0	2	5
1st in	20/40	33/54	57/85	110/179
% 1st in	50%	61%	67%	61%
1st pts	16/20	25/33	38/57	79/110
% 1st pts	80%	76%	67%	72%
2nd pts	14/20	9/21	14/28	37/69
% 2nd pts	70%	43%	50%	54%
Breaks
Won	5	5	6	16
Converted	5/11	5/8	6/14	16/33
Converted %	45%	63%	43%	48%
Conceded	3	5	11	19
Saved	3/3	3/5	9/11	15
Saved %	100%	60%	82%	242%
Times Broken	0	2	2	4

Tennis Scores in Olbia Challenger

• Andrea VavassoriVavassori – Daniel Merida AguilarMerida Aguilar (6-4 7-6¹) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Martin LandaluceMartin – Stefano TravagliaStefano (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression

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