Damir Dzumhur and Francesco Passaro will fight against each other in the final of the Maia Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. 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 Francesco Passaro who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.75
Damir Dzumhur -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Damir Dzumhur vs. Francesco Passaro
This will be the 3rd time that Damir Dzumhur and Francesco Passaro play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Dzumhur won 6-4 4-6 7-6(2) in the qualifications in Doha back in 2023.
Damir Dzumhur
46 - 30win/loss
106
23
WWWWLWLLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-30 | 11-13 | 27-7 | 6-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-34 | 15-5 | 18-18 | 8-9 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 34-28 | 5-5 | 19-12 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-32 | 6-6 | 17-17 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 106, Dzumhur got to the final after beating Frederico Ferreira Silva 2-6 6-2 7-6(5), Oleksandr Ovcharenko 6-0 7-5, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-0 and Federico Coria 6-4 6-3.
In the semifinal, The Bosnian had a good straight sets win against Coria (6-4 6-3). During the match, Dzumhur scored 68 points vs Coria’s 55. The Bosnian was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Dzumhur wasn’t able to score even 1 ace during the match and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Damir Dzumhur lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Dzumhur put 81% of his first serves in, winning 63% (30/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (6/11) on the 2nd serve. Dzumhur broke Coria 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Damir has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Dzumhur has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (358-288). 27-7 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Dzumhur has a compiled 162-113 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Barletta Challenger where he defeated Harold Mayot in the final 6-1 6-3 and the Ostrava Challenger where he overcame Henri Squire in the final 6-2 4-6 7-5 and the Zagreb Challenger where he defeated Luka Mikrut in the final 7-5 6-0 and the Santo Domingo Challenger where he beat Andres Andrade in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Istanbul Challenger where he beat Hamad Medjedovic in the final 6-4 6-2.
Dzumhur has an aggregate 46-30 win-loss record in 2024, 27-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Maia Challenger
Damir has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Passaro
39 - 24win/loss
114
107
WWWWLWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 39-24 | 4-5 | 35-18 | 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. 114, Francesco reached the final after defeating Maxime Janvier 6-2 6-4, Vilius Gaubas 1-6 6-3 6-2, Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-1 6-4 and Andrej Martin 2-6 6-2 6-1.
In the semifinal against Martin, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-1). During the match Passaro scored 77 points vs Martin’s 59. Passaro was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Passaro scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Francesco Passaro lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 79% of his first serves in, winning 67% (37/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Martin 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Turin Challenger where he beat Lorenzo Musetti in the final 6-3 7-5 and the Genova Challenger where he beat Jaume Antoni Munar Clar in the final 7-5 6-3.
Francesco has an aggregate 39-24 win-loss record in 2024, 35-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dzumhur | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 79 | 82 |
| Pts | 278-202 | 277-213 |
| Total Points | 480 | 490 |
| Winners | 118 | 109 |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% |
Both Dzumhur and Passaro played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Damir Dzumhur conceded 1 set, while Francesco Passaro conceded 2 sets. Dzumhur has played 1 set(s) less than Passaro (9 vs 10). Therefore, Dzumhur played 3 games less than Passaro. Damir scored 118 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Passaro recorded 109 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dzumhur | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 1.5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 179/237 | 162/240 |
| %1st in | 76% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 118/179 | 109/162 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 33/58 | 48/78 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 62% |
Dzumhur bagged 6 aces (1.5 per match). Passaro fired 4 aces (1 per match). Dzumhur won 66% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Passaro won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dzumhur | Passaro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 20 | 18 |
| Converted | 20/33 | 18/34 |
| % Converted | 61% | 53% |
| Conceded | 17 | 17 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 53% | 47% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 9 |
Damir broke his opponents 20 times with a 61% conversion rate. The Bosnian conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded. Francesco broke his opponents 18 times with a 53% conversion rate. Francesco conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 47% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dzumhur | ||||||
| R1 Ferreira Silva |
R2 Ovcharenko |
1/4 Ramos-Vinolas |
1/2 Coria |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-2 7-65 | 6-0 7-5 | 6-1 6-0 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 79 | |
| pts | 94-85 | 65-39 | 51-23 | 68-55 | 278-202 | |
| Total points | 179 | 104 | 74 | 123 | 480 | |
| Winners | 32 | 30 | 26 | 30 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 46% | 51% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 54/79 | 40/53 | 37/46 | 48/59 | 179/237 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 75% | 80% | 81% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 32/54 | 30/40 | 26/37 | 30/48 | 118/179 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 75% | 70% | 63% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/25 | 5/13 | 5/9 | 6/11 | 33/58 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 38% | 56% | 55% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 20 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/9 | 5/5 | 5/12 | 20/33 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 67% | 100% | 42% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| Saved | 1/5 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 3/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 20% | 50% | 100% | 60% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| Passaro | ||||||
| R1 Janvier |
R2 Gaubas |
1/4 Merida |
1/2 Martin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | 2-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 24 | 17 | 23 | 82 | |
| pts | 61-39 | 72-65 | 67-50 | 77-59 | 277-213 | |
| Total points | 100 | 137 | 117 | 136 | 490 | |
| Winners | 18 | 28 | 26 | 37 | 109 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 39% | 39% | 48% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 26/41 | 45/70 | 36/59 | 55/70 | 162/240 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 64% | 61% | 79% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 18/26 | 28/45 | 26/36 | 37/55 | 109/162 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 62% | 72% | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/15 | 15/25 | 13/23 | 8/15 | 48/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | 60% | 57% | 53% | 62% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 4/7 | 4/11 | 5/9 | 18/34 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 57% | 36% | 56% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/7 | 3/4 | 1/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 57% | 75% | 25% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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