Matteo Covato and Calvin Hemery will face off in the 2nd round of the Brazzaville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CENTRAL COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Calvin Hemery who should win in 2 sets.
Calvin Hemery -> 1.035
Matteo Covato -> 9.2
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Prediction and head to head Matteo Covato vs. Calvin Hemery
There is no head to head record between Matteo Covato and Calvin Hemery since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Matteo Covato
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 20-18 | 8-7 | 12-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 3-12 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, Matteo got to the 2nd round after defeating Cheik Pandzou Ekoume 6-1 6-1 and Courtney John Lock 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, Matteo had a good straight sets win against John Lock (6-3 6-2). During the match, Covato scored 66 points vs John Lock’s 48. Matteo was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Covato recorded 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Matteo Covato conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Covato put 62% of his first serves in, winning 81% (26/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (9/20) on the 2nd serve. Matteo broke John Lock 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Covato has a weak record in the last 2 years having won 42% of his matches (21-29). 12-10 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Covato has an overall12-10 win-loss record in the last 2 years on clay.
The Italian has an overall 18-17 win-loss record in 2024, 12-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brazzaville Challenger
Matteo has never competed in this tournament before.
Calvin Hemery
34 - 31win/loss
201
116
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-33 | 1-3 | 27-19 | 11-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-25 | 8-2 | 28-14 | 13-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-29 | 6-6 | 19-16 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 8-6 | 20-8 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2020 | 7-7 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 234, Hemery got to the 2nd round after beating Yuvan Nandal 6-3 6-1.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Nandal (6-3 6-1). During the match Hemery scored 62 points vs Nandal’s 42. Calvin was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Hemery fired 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Calvin Hemery lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Hemery put 59% of his first serves in, winning 85% (23/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Nandal 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
The French player best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Blois Challenger and the Tampere Challenger.
The French player has an overall 34-31 win-loss record in 2024, 26-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Covato | Hemery |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 16 |
| Pts | 119-66 | 62-42 |
| Total Points | 185 | 104 |
| Winners | 43 | 23 |
| %Winners | 36% | 37% |
Covato played 2 matches while Hemery competed in 1 match. Covato started his run from the qualifications while Hemery had a direct access to the main draw. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Covato has played 2 sets more than Hemery (4 vs 2). Therefore, Covato played 15 games more than Hemery. Matteo scored 43 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Calvin recorded 23 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Covato | Hemery |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 9 |
| 1st in | 53/84 | 27/46 |
| %1st in | 63% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 43/53 | 23/27 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 9/19 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 47% |
Covato recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Hemery fired 9 aces . Covato won 81% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Hemery won 85% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Covato | Hemery |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 5 |
| Converted | 10/15 | 5/11 |
| % Converted | 67% | 45% |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 |
| Saved | 1 | 2 |
| % Saved | 50% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
Covato broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. Matteo dropped his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Covato | ||||
| Q3 Pandzou | R1 John | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 17 | 31 | |
| pts | 53-18 | 66-48 | 119-66 | |
| Total points | 71 | 114 | 185 | |
| Winners | 17 | 26 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 7 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 21/32 | 32/52 | 53/84 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 62% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 17/21 | 26/32 | 43/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/11 | 9/20 | 18/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 82% | 45% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/6 | 4/9 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 44% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hemery | ||||
| R1 Nandal | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | |||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | ||
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | ||
| pts | 62-42 | 62-42 | ||
| Total points | 104 | 104 | ||
| Winners | 23 | 23 | ||
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | ||
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | ||
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1st in | 27/46 | 27/46 | ||
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | ||
| 1st pts | 23/27 | 23/27 | ||
| % 1st pts | 85% | 85% | ||
| 2nd pts | 9/19 | 9/19 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | ||
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | ||
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/11 | ||
| Converted % | 45% | 45% | ||
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | ||
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | ||
| Saved % | 67% | 34% | ||
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | ||
Tennis Scores in Brazzaville Challenger
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Alec BeckleyBeckley (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Florent BaxBax – Brandon PerezPerez (6-1 7-60) – See score progression
- Julien De CuyperDe Cuyper – Dhruva MulyeMulye (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – Chun-Ming YamYam (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Karan SinghSingh – Pedro IamachkineIamachkine (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Dev JaviaJavia – Simone AgostiniAgostini (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel Salazar MartinezSalazar Martinez – Hillel RousseauRousseau (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly – Guy Orly IradukundaOrly Iradukunda (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Yuvan NandalNandal (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Preston BrownBrown – Isaac Nortie NorteyNortie Nortey (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin LockLock – Juan Jose BianchiJose Bianchi (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Goncalo OliveiraOliveira – Lawrence BataljinBataljin (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Dragos Nicolae CazacuNicolae Cazacu – Credit ChaiyarinChaiyarin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Matteo CovatoCovato – Courtney John LockJohn Lock (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Samir Hamza ReguigHamza Reguig – Abraham AsabaAsaba (6-3 6-0) – See score progression
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Julien De CuyperDe Cuyper – Dhruva MulyeMulye (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Karan SinghSingh – Pedro IamachkineIamachkine (3-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Florent BaxBax – Brandon PerezPerez (6-1 7-6(0)) – See score progression
- Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly – Guy Orly IradukundaOrly Iradukunda (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Dev JaviaJavia – Simone AgostiniAgostini (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – Chun-Ming YamYam (6-0 6-1) – See score progression
- Daniel Salazar MartinezSalazar Martinez – Hillel RousseauRousseau (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Santiago Rodriguez TavernaRodriguez Taverna – Alec BeckleyBeckley (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Benjamin LockLock – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Calvin HemeryHemery – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Corentin DenollyDenolly – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniel Salazar MartinezSalazar Martinez – Santiago Fa Rodriguez TavernaFa Rodriguez Taverna (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu – Julien De CuyperDe Cuyper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Preston BrownBrown – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Samir Hamza ReguigHamza Reguig – (0-0) – H2H and prediction