Carlos Taberner and Francesco Passaro will face off in the semifinal of the Sassuolo Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Passaro who should win in 3 sets.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.53
Carlos Taberner -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Francesco Passaro
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Francesco Passaro since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Carlos Taberner
26 - 13win/loss
102
85
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 28-14 | 1-2 | 27-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2024 | 47-36 | 0-3 | 46-31 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 25-23 | 3-4 | 22-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 31-33 | 1-2 | 29-27 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
2021 | 40-25 | 3-4 | 33-15 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 130, Carlos got to the semifinal after defeating Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-0, Federico Bondioli 6-4 6-1 and Luca Van Assche 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Spaniard defeated Van Assche (6-4 4-6 7-5).During the match, Taberner scored less points (5) than Van Assche. In fact, the world no. 130 won 100 points vs Van Assche’s. That means that Taberner was more focused during the important points. Taberner was very aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 8 double faults. Carlos Taberner lost the serve 7 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Taberner put 48% of his first serves in, winning 59% (27/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (19/50) on the 2nd serve. Carlos broke Van Assche 8 times after converting 57% of his break points (8/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (381-244). 24-11 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Taberner has a composed 348-195 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Murcia Challenger where he beat Jesper De Jong in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2.
Carlos has a compiled 25-13 win-loss record in 2025, 24-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sassuolo Challenger
Taberner has never competed in this tournament before.
Francesco Passaro
20 - 11win/loss
131
89
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 20-12 | 5-3 | 15-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2024 | 39-25 | 4-5 | 35-19 | 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 |
Ranked no. 143, Passaro reached the semifinal after beating Oleg Prihodko 6-3 4-6 6-1, Oriol Roca Batalla 7-6(2) 6-3 and Elias Ymer 6-3 2-6 7-6(2).
In the quarter, Passaro defeated Ymer (6-3 2-6 7-62). During the match Passaro scored 109 points vs Ymer’s 103. Passaro was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, 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 6 times and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 65% of his first serves in, winning 57% (40/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (20/37) on the 2nd serve. Francesco broke Ymer 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Francesco has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Francesco has an aggregate 20-10 win-loss record in 2025, 15-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Taberner | Passaro |
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Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
Tot Games | 65 | 78 |
Pts | 214-173 | 280-241 |
Total Points | 387 | 521 |
Winners | 62 | 106 |
%Winners | 29% | 38% |
Both Taberner and Passaro played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Taberner surrendered 1 set, while Francesco Passaro conceded 2 sets. Taberner has played 1 set(s) less than Passaro (7 vs 8). Therefore, Taberner played 13 games less than Passaro. Carlos scored 62 winners (29% of the total points). On the other side, Francesco made 106 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Taberner | Passaro |
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Aces | 2 | 10 |
Avg per match | 0.7 | 3.3 |
1st in | 92/182 | 169/258 |
%1st in | 51% | 66% |
1st pts | 62/92 | 106/169 |
%1st pts | 67% | 63% |
2nd pts | 46/90 | 55/89 |
%2nd pts | 51% | 62% |
Taberner recorded 2 aces (0.7 per match). Passaro bagged 10 aces (3.3 per match). Taberner won 67% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Passaro won 63% of the points on 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 | Taberner | Passaro |
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Won | 18 | 13 |
Converted | 18/34 | 13/26 |
% Converted | 53% | 50% |
Conceded | 14 | 29 |
Saved | 5 | 20 |
% Saved | 36% | 69% |
Times Broken | 9 | 9 |
Taberner broke his opponents 18 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Spaniard lost his serve 9 times and he saved 36% of the break points that he conceded. Francesco broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
Taberner | |||||
R1 Kovalik | R2 Bondioli | 1/4 Van | Total | ||
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Score | 6-4 6-0 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 32 | 65 | |
pts | 56-33 | 58-35 | 100-105 | 214-173 | |
Total points | 89 | 93 | 205 | 387 | |
Winners | 21 | 14 | 27 | 62 | |
%Winners | 38% | 24% | 27% | 29% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
1st in | 27/42 | 19/44 | 46/96 | 92/182 | |
% 1st in | 64% | 43% | 48% | 51% | |
1st pts | 21/27 | 14/19 | 27/46 | 62/92 | |
% 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 59% | 67% | |
2nd pts | 10/15 | 17/25 | 19/50 | 46/90 | |
% 2nd pts | 67% | 68% | 38% | 51% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | |
Converted | 5/8 | 5/12 | 8/14 | 18/34 | |
Converted % | 63% | 42% | 57% | 53% | |
Conceded | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | |
Saved | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2/9 | 5 | |
Saved % | 50% | 67% | 22% | 46% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
Passaro | |||||
R1 Prihodko | R2 Roca Batalla | 1/4 Ymer | Total | ||
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Score | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 7-62 6-3 | 6-3 2-6 7-62 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 26 | 22 | 30 | 78 | |
pts | 86-71 | 85-67 | 109-103 | 280-241 | |
Total points | 157 | 152 | 212 | 521 | |
Winners | 33 | 33 | 40 | 106 | |
%Winners | 38% | 39% | 37% | 38% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
1st in | 54/76 | 45/75 | 70/107 | 169/258 | |
% 1st in | 71% | 60% | 65% | 66% | |
1st pts | 33/54 | 33/45 | 40/70 | 106/169 | |
% 1st pts | 61% | 73% | 57% | 63% | |
2nd pts | 17/22 | 18/30 | 20/37 | 55/89 | |
% 2nd pts | 77% | 60% | 54% | 62% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
Converted | 5/9 | 2/7 | 6/10 | 13/26 | |
Converted % | 56% | 29% | 60% | 50% | |
Conceded | 4 | 4 | 21 | 29 | |
Saved | 2/4 | 3/4 | 15/21 | 20 | |
Saved % | 50% | 75% | 71% | 65% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
Tennis Scores in Sassuolo Challenger
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Elias YmerYmer (6-3 2-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-4 7-64) – See score progression
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez – Daniel RinconRincon (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos TabernerTaberner – Francesco PassaroPassaro (0-0) – H2H and prediction