Francesco Maestrelli and Andrew Paulson will play each other in the quarter of the Tulln Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Maestrelli who should win in 3 sets.
Francesco Maestrelli -> 1.42
Andrew Paulson -> 2.7
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Prediction and head to head Francesco Maestrelli vs. Andrew Paulson
There is no head to head record between Francesco Maestrelli and Andrew Paulson since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Francesco Maestrelli
34 - 21win/loss
157
149
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 42-29 | 9-7 | 28-18 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 37-36 | 11-7 | 21-23 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-38 | 9-10 | 16-24 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-24 | 5-4 | 34-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-18 | 8-3 | 18-12 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 155, Francesco reached the quarter after beating Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-6(3) 6-1 and Kai Wehnelt 6-2 3-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Maestrelli defeated Wehnelt (6-2 3-6 7-5). During the match, Maestrelli scored 90 points vs Wehnelt’s 84. Francesco was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Maestrelli blasted 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Francesco Maestrelli was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (30/41) of his 1st serve and 60% (18/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Francesco broke Wehnelt 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian has dropped 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Maestrelli has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 55% of his matches (183-149). 25-14 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Maestrelli has a compiled120-92 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Francavilla Challenger where he overcame Valentin Vacherot in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Brasov Challenger where he overcame Luka Pavlovic in the final 7-6(7) 6-4.
Francesco has an aggregate 34-21 win-loss record in 2025, 25-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tulln Challenger
Francesco has never competed in this tournament before.
Andrew Paulson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-22 | 1-3 | 31-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 53-27 | 6-3 | 30-15 | 15-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 47-26 | 19-8 | 11-11 | 15-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 808, Andrew got to the quarter after defeating Jacopo Berrettini 6-3 6-4 and Marko Topo 7-5 3-6 7-6(5).
In the 2nd round, Andrew defeated Topo (7-5 3-6 7-65).During the match Paulson scored less points (6) than Topo. In fact, the world no. 155 won 111 points vs Topo’s. That means that Paulson was more focused during the important points. Andrew was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Paulson scored 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Andrew Paulson lost the serve 5 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Paulson put 55% of his first serves in, winning 72% (42/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (22/47) on the 2nd serve. The Czech broke Topo 5 times after converting 29% of his break points (5/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paulson has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Andrew has an overall 3-9 win-loss record in 2025, 3-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tulln 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 | Maestrelli | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 53 |
| Pts | 164-134 | 171-171 |
| Total Points | 298 | 342 |
| Winners | 63 | 70 |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% |
Both Maestrelli and Paulson played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Francesco Maestrelli surrendered 1 set, while Andrew Paulson surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Maestrelli and Paulson have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Maestrelli played 4 games less than Paulson. Maestrelli scored 63 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Paulson blasted 70 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Maestrelli | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 80/133 | 90/165 |
| %1st in | 60% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 63/80 | 70/90 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 31/53 | 37/75 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 49% |
Maestrelli blasted 13 aces (6.5 per match). Paulson made 15 aces (7.5 per match). Maestrelli won 79% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Paulson won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Maestrelli | Paulson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 7 |
| Converted | 8/15 | 7/23 |
| % Converted | 53% | 30% |
| Conceded | 9 | 15 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 56% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The Italian broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Francesco dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. Paulson broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Czech conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Maestrelli | ||||
| R1 Kuzmanov | R2 Wehnelt | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-1 | 6-2 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 49 | |
| pts | 74-50 | 90-84 | 164-134 | |
| Total points | 124 | 174 | 298 | |
| Winners | 33 | 30 | 63 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 33% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 39/62 | 41/71 | 80/133 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 58% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 30/41 | 63/80 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 73% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 18/30 | 31/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 60% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 5/10 | 8/15 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/5 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 40% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Paulson | ||||
| R1 Berrettini | R2 Topo | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-5 3-6 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 34 | 53 | |
| pts | 60-54 | 111-117 | 171-171 | |
| Total points | 114 | 228 | 342 | |
| Winners | 28 | 42 | 70 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/60 | 58/105 | 90/165 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 55% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 28/32 | 42/58 | 70/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 72% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 22/47 | 37/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 47% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/17 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 29% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 13 | 15 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 8/13 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 62% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
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