Norbert Gombos and Luca Potenza will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Istanbul Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 12:00 pm on HILTON COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Norbert Gombos who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Norbert Gombos is the pick to win this match.
Norbert Gombos -> 1.4
Luca Potenza -> 2.77

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Prediction and head to head Norbert Gombos vs. Luca Potenza

There is no head to head record between Norbert Gombos and Luca Potenza since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Norbert Gombos

Ranked no. 261, the Slovakian reached the 2^nd round after defeating Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-2 2-6 7-6(5).

In the 1^st round, Gombos defeated Pacheco Mendez (6-2 2-6 7-6⁵). During the match, Gombos scored 92 points vs Pacheco Mendez’s 91. Gombos was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.

Talking about the service games, Gombos recorded 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Norbert Gombos lost the serve 4 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Gombos put 67% of his first serves in, winning 64% (41/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (19/31) on the 2nd serve. Norbert broke Pacheco Mendez 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).

Gombos has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 54% of his matches (298-255). 2-3 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gombos has a compiled 66-58 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

Norbert’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Madrid Challenger and the Liberec Challenger.

The Slovakian has a composed 35-22 win-loss record in 2025, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Istanbul Challenger

Luca Potenza

Ranked no. 479, Potenza got to the 2^nd round after defeating Manas Manoj Dhamne 7-6(3) 6-4, Arda Azkara 6-2 7-6(4) and Koray Kirci 7-5 7-5.

In the 1^st round, Potenza had a good straight sets win against Kirci (7-5 7-5). During the match Potenza scored 79 points vs Kirci’s 67. Potenza was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.

About the serving games, Potenza blasted 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Luca Potenza lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Potenza put 59% of his first serves in, winning 68% (28/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Kirci 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).

Luca’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Monastir.

The Italian has an aggregate 44-23 win-loss record in 2025, 41-19 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gombos	Potenza
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	3	6
Tot Games	29	68
Pts	92-91	249-215
Total Points	183	464
Winners	41	96
%Winners	45%	39%

Gombos played 1 match while Potenza competed in 3 matches. Potenza started his run from the qualifications while Gombos had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Norbert Gombos lost 1 set while Luca Potenza hasn’t lost a set so far. Gombos has played 3 set(s) less than Potenza (3 vs 6). Therefore, Gombos played 39 games less than Potenza. Gombos scored 41 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Potenza scored 96 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gombos	Potenza
Aces	7	9
Avg per match	7	3
1st in	64/95	137/220
%1st in	67%	62%
1st pts	41/64	96/137
%1st pts	64%	70%
2nd pts	19/31	48/83
%2nd pts	61%	58%

Gombos scored 7 aces . Potenza struck 9 aces (3 per match). Gombos won 64% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Potenza won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gombos	Potenza
Won	4	11
Converted	4/5	11/34
% Converted	80%	32%
Conceded	7	21
Saved	3	15
% Saved	43%	71%
Times Broken	4	6

The Slovakian broke his opponent 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Gombos conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. Luca broke his opponents 11 times with a 32% conversion rate. Potenza conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Gombos
	R1 Pacheco	Total
Score	6-2 2-6 7-65
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	29
pts	92-91	92-91
Total points	183	183
Winners	41	41
%Winners	45%	45%
SERVE
Aces	7	7
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	64/95	64/95
% 1st in	67%	67%
1st pts	41/64	41/64
% 1st pts	64%	64%
2nd pts	19/31	19/31
% 2nd pts	61%	61%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/5	4/5
Converted %	80%	80%
Conceded	7	7
Saved	3/7	3
Saved %	43%	43%
Times Broken	4	4

Potenza
	Q1 Manoj	Q3 Azkara	R1 Kirci	Total
Score	7-63 6-4	6-2 7-64	7-5 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	23	21	24	68
pts	85-76	85-72	79-67	249-215
Total points	161	157	146	464
Winners	29	39	28	96
%Winners	34%	46%	35%	39%
SERVE
Aces	6	1	2	9
Double Faults	1	2	2	5
1st in	44/72	52/79	41/69	137/220
% 1st in	61%	66%	59%	62%
1st pts	29/44	39/52	28/41	96/137
% 1st pts	66%	75%	68%	70%
2nd pts	18/28	14/27	16/28	48/83
% 2nd pts	64%	52%	57%	58%
Breaks
Won	3	3	5	11
Converted	3/10	3/10	5/14	11/34
Converted %	30%	30%	36%	32%
Conceded	6	9	6	21
Saved	4/6	8/9	3/6	15
Saved %	67%	89%	50%	206%
Times Broken	2	1	3	6

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