Valentin Royer and Enrico Dalla Valle will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Zadar Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valentin Royer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Valentin Royer is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Royer -> 1.26
Enrico Dalla Valle -> 3.55
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Prediction and head to head Valentin Royer vs. Enrico Dalla Valle
This will be the 2nd time that Valentin Royer and Enrico Dalla Valle clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Royer (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Royer won 6-1 7-6(3) in the 2nd round in M25 Casinalbo back in 2022.
Valentin Royer
19 - 5win/loss
121
121
LWWWWWWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-6 | 1-2 | 14-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-30 | 6-5 | 32-13 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-20 | 24-7 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 8-4 | 30-15 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 121 (career-high), Valentin got to the semifinal after beating Adrian Andreev 6-4 3-6 6-4, Dino Prizmic 6-3 7-6(4) and Nerman Fatic 7-6(2) 7-5.
In the quarter, Valentin had a good straight sets win against Fatic (7-62 7-5). During the match, Royer scored 77 points vs Fatic’s 61. The French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Royer scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Valentin Royer was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 80% (39/49) of his 1st serve and 70% (14/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Valentin broke Fatic twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has dropped 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Royer has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (227-121). 13-0 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Royer has an overall117-50 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Kigali 1 Challenger where he overcame Andrej Martin in the final 6-1 6-2 and the Kigali 2 Challenger where he defeated Guy Den Ouden in the final 6-2 6-4.
Valentin has a composed 19-5 win-loss record in 2025, 13-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Valentin has never competed in this tournament before.
Enrico Dalla Valle
7 - 6win/loss
314
242
LWWWLLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-7 | 4-6 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-31 | 7-8 | 26-21 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 48-27 | 8-6 | 33-17 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2022 | 16-14 | 0-0 | 16-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 314, the Italian got to the semifinal after defeating Max Hans Rehberg 3-6 6-3 6-1, Francesco Maestrelli 7-5 6-2 and Jozef Kovalik 6-2 3-6 7-6(6).
In the quarter, Enrico defeated Kovalik (6-2 3-6 7-66).During the match Dalla Valle scored less points (1) than Kovalik. In fact, the world no. 121 won 101 points vs Kovalik’s. That means that Dalla Valle was more focused during the important points. The Italian was quite aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Dalla Valle scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Enrico Dalla Valle lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Dalla Valle put 78% of his first serves in, winning 58% (48/83) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the 2nd serve. Enrico broke Kovalik 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Enrico has an aggregate 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zadar Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Royer | Dalla Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 75 |
| Pts | 251-228 | 281-255 |
| Total Points | 479 | 536 |
| Winners | 95 | 120 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Royer and Dalla Valle played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Valentin Royer conceded 1 set, while Enrico Dalla Valle surrendered 2 sets. Royer has played 1 set(s) less than Dalla Valle (7 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Royer played 1 game more than Dalla Valle. Valentin scored 95 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian struck 120 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Royer | Dalla Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 143/232 | 196/249 |
| %1st in | 62% | 79% |
| 1st pts | 95/143 | 120/196 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 49/89 | 24/53 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 45% |
Royer struck 10 aces (3.3 per match). Dalla Valle scored 5 aces (1.7 per match). Royer won 66% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Dalla Valle won 61% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Royer | Dalla Valle |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 18 |
| Converted | 13/31 | 18/47 |
| % Converted | 42% | 38% |
| Conceded | 20 | 26 |
| Saved | 9 | 15 |
| % Saved | 45% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 11 |
Valentin broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. Valentin dropped his serve 11 times and he saved 45% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 18 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Royer | |||||
| R1 Andreev |
R2 Prizmic |
1/4 Fatic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 6-3 7-64 | 7-62 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 22 | 25 | 76 | |
| pts | 95-97 | 79-70 | 77-61 | 251-228 | |
| Total points | 192 | 149 | 138 | 479 | |
| Winners | 31 | 25 | 39 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 32% | 51% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 54/88 | 40/75 | 49/69 | 143/232 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 53% | 71% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 31/54 | 25/40 | 39/49 | 95/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 63% | 80% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/34 | 21/35 | 14/20 | 49/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 41% | 60% | 70% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 7/17 | 4/11 | 2/3 | 13/31 | |
| Converted % | 41% | 36% | 67% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/10 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 30% | 57% | 67% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
| Dalla Valle | |||||
| R1 Hans Rehberg |
R2 Maestrelli |
1/4 Kovalik |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-2 3-6 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 20 | 30 | 75 | |
| pts | 100-89 | 80-64 | 101-102 | 281-255 | |
| Total points | 189 | 144 | 203 | 536 | |
| Winners | 39 | 33 | 48 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 41% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 68/86 | 45/56 | 83/107 | 196/249 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 80% | 78% | 79% | |
| 1st pts | 39/68 | 33/45 | 48/83 | 120/196 | |
| % 1st pts | 57% | 73% | 58% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/18 | 4/11 | 13/24 | 24/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 39% | 36% | 54% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 8/16 | 5/21 | 5/10 | 18/47 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 24% | 50% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 4 | 11 | 26 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 2/4 | 7/11 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 50% | 64% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Zadar Challenger
- Borna CoricCoric – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Mili PoljicakPoljicak (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Nerman FaticFatic (7-62 7-5) – See score progression
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-2 3-6 7-66) – See score progression
- Denys Molchanov/Mick VeldheerMolchanov/Mick Veldheer – Vit Kopriva/Daniel MichalskiKopriva/Daniel Michalski (3-6 6-3 10-5) – See score progression
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Mili PoljicakPoljicak (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (7-6(2) 6-3) – See score progression
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Jozef KovalikKovalik (6-2 3-6 7-6(6)) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Nerman FaticFatic (7-6(2) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Damir DzumhurDzumhur – Borna CoricCoric (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Valentin RoyerRoyer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
