Carlos Taberner and Dusan Lajovic will fight against each other in the final of the Sassuolo Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:00 pm 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 Dusan Lajovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dusan Lajovic is the pick to win this match.
Dusan Lajovic -> 1.51
Carlos Taberner -> 2.42
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Dusan Lajovic
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Dusan Lajovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Carlos Taberner
26 - 13win/loss
111
85
WLLWLWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-17 | 1-2 | 29-14 | 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, the Spaniard reached the final after beating Jozef Kovalik 6-4 6-0, Federico Bondioli 6-4 6-1, Luca Van Assche 6-4 4-6 7-5 and Francesco Passaro 6-3 ret..
In the semifinal against Passaro, the Spaniard had a free pass after Passaro retired on a 6-3 . scoreline.
Taberner has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (382-244). 25-11 on clay in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Taberner has an overall 349-195 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Murcia Challenger where he defeated Jesper De Jong in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 6-2.
The Spaniard has a composed 26-13 win-loss record in 2025, 25-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sassuolo Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Dusan Lajovic
22 - 20win/loss
129
23
LLLWWLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24-24 | 4-8 | 18-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 17-23 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-28 | 8-10 | 5-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 137, Dusan reached the final after beating Ryan Nijboer 6-3 6-2, Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-4, Francesco Maestrelli 6-4 7-6(4) and Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal, Dusan had a good straight sets win against Pacheco Mendez (6-3 6-2). During the match Lajovic scored 63 points vs Pacheco Mendez’s 45. Lajovic was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Lajovic scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Dusan Lajovic was very effective on serve to win 72% (28/39) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Serbian broke Pacheco Mendez 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Serbian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Serbian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Girona Challenger and the Sassuolo Challenger.
The Serbian has an aggregate 22-20 win-loss record in 2025, 18-12 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 74 |
| Pts | 252-203 | 267-206 |
| Total Points | 455 | 473 |
| Winners | 78 | 123 |
| %Winners | 31% | 46% |
Both Taberner and Lajovic played 4 matches. At the moment, Carlos Taberner dropped 1 set while Dusan Lajovic hasn’t lost a set so far. Taberner has played 1 set more than Lajovic (9 vs 8). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (74). Carlos scored 78 winners (31% of the total points). On the other side, Lajovic made 123 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 0.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 116/221 | 172/246 |
| %1st in | 52% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 78/116 | 123/172 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 52/105 | 49/74 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 66% |
Taberner bagged 2 aces (0.5 per match). Lajovic struck 16 aces (4 per match). Taberner won 67% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Lajovic won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 66% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 11 |
| Converted | 21/38 | 11/20 |
| % Converted | 55% | 55% |
| Conceded | 18 | 8 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 44% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 1 |
Carlos broke his opponents 21 times with a 55% conversion rate. Carlos lost his serve 10 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. Lajovic broke his opponents 11 times with a 55% conversion rate. Dusan conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | ||||||
| R1 Kovalik |
R2 Bondioli |
1/4 Van |
1/2 Passaro |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-0 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | 6-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 17 | 32 | 9 | 74 | |
| pts | 56-33 | 58-35 | 100-105 | 38-30 | 252-203 | |
| Total points | 89 | 93 | 205 | 68 | 455 | |
| Winners | 21 | 14 | 27 | 16 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 24% | 27% | 42% | 31% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 27/42 | 19/44 | 46/96 | 24/39 | 116/221 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 43% | 48% | 62% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 14/19 | 27/46 | 16/24 | 78/116 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 74% | 59% | 67% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 17/25 | 19/50 | 6/15 | 52/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 68% | 38% | 40% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 21 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/12 | 8/14 | 3/4 | 21/38 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 42% | 57% | 75% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/3 | 2/9 | 3/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 22% | 75% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 10 | |
| Lajovic | ||||||
| R1 Nijboer |
R2 Ramos-Vinolas |
1/4 Maestrelli |
1/2 Pacheco |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 74 | |
| pts | 57-40 | 65-48 | 82-73 | 63-45 | 267-206 | |
| Total points | 97 | 113 | 155 | 108 | 473 | |
| Winners | 27 | 29 | 39 | 28 | 123 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 45% | 48% | 44% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 33/48 | 40/61 | 60/80 | 39/57 | 172/246 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 75% | 68% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 27/33 | 29/40 | 39/60 | 28/39 | 123/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 73% | 65% | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 13/21 | 14/20 | 12/18 | 49/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 62% | 70% | 67% | 66% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/4 | 3/6 | 11/20 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | 50% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/1 | 4/5 | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 80% | 100% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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