Hugo Gaston and Francesco Maestrelli will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Brest Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 2 sets.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.363
Francesco Maestrelli -> 2.95
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Francesco Maestrelli
This will be the 2nd time that Hugo Gaston and Francesco Maestrelli play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Gaston (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Gaston won 7-5 6-4 in the qualifications in at the Wimbledon back in 2023.
Hugo Gaston
25 - 30win/loss
98
58
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-31 | 9-12 | 6-14 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-31 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 113, Hugo got to the 2nd round after defeating Calvin Hemery 6-1 7-6(6).
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Hemery (6-1 7-66). During the match, Gaston scored 71 points vs Hemery’s 56. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston bagged 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Hugo Gaston lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 67% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. Hugo broke Hemery 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Gaston has positive record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (266-213). 10-3 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gaston has an overall 73-59 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Rennes Challenger where he overcame Stan Wawrinka in the final 6-4 6-4.
The French player has a composed 25-30 win-loss record in 2025, 10-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Francesco Maestrelli
38 - 26win/loss
157
149
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 43-29 | 9-7 | 28-18 | 6-3 | 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. 153, Maestrelli reached the 2nd round after defeating Harry Wendelken 6-7(3) 6-4 6-2.
In the 1st round against Wendelken, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-4 6-2). During the match Maestrelli scored 94 points vs Wendelken’s 85. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about serving, Maestrelli submerged his opponent with 23 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Francesco Maestrelli lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Maestrelli put 79% of his first serves in, winning 76% (55/72) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (8/19) on the 2nd serve. Francesco broke Wendelken 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Francavilla Challenger where he beat Valentin Vacherot in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Brasov Challenger where he beat Luka Pavlovic in the final 7-6(7) 6-4.
The Italian has a compiled 38-26 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 31 |
| Pts | 71-56 | 94-85 |
| Total Points | 127 | 179 |
| Winners | 33 | 55 |
| %Winners | 46% | 59% |
Both Gaston and Maestrelli played 1 match. At the moment, Francesco Maestrelli dropped 1 set while Hugo Gaston hasn’t lost a set so far. Gaston has played 1 set(s) less than Maestrelli (2 vs 3). Therefore, Gaston played 11 games less than Maestrelli. Gaston scored 33 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Maestrelli scored 55 winners (59%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 23 |
| 1st in | 44/66 | 72/91 |
| %1st in | 67% | 79% |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 55/72 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 8/19 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 42% |
Gaston struck 6 aces . Maestrelli bagged 23 aces . Gaston won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Maestrelli won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Maestrelli |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 4 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/6 |
| % Converted | 50% | 67% |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 |
| Saved | 2 | 3 |
| % Saved | 67% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 |
The French player broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Gaston surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Maestrelli broke his opponent 4 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Italian conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | |||
| R1 Hemery | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 71-56 | 71-56 | |
| Total points | 127 | 127 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 44/66 | 44/66 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 33/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/22 | 11/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Maestrelli | |||
| R1 Wendelken | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-73 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 94-85 | 94-85 | |
| Total points | 179 | 179 | |
| Winners | 55 | 55 | |
| %Winners | 59% | 59% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 23 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 72/91 | 72/91 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 79% | |
| 1st pts | 55/72 | 55/72 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/19 | 8/19 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 4/6 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
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