Patrick Kypson and Stefano Travaglia will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Helsinki Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Patrick Kypson who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Patrick Kypson is the pick to win this match.
Patrick Kypson -> 1.38
Stefano Travaglia -> 2.76

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Prediction and head to head Patrick Kypson vs. Stefano Travaglia

There is no head to head record between Patrick Kypson and Stefano Travaglia since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Patrick Kypson

Ranked no. 146, Patrick reached the semifinal after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 5-7 6-1 6-3, Calvin Hemery 3-6 6-2 7-6(5) and Lorenzo Giustino 6-4 6-2.

In the quarter, Kypson had a good straight sets win against Giustino (6-4 6-2). During the match, Kypson scored 65 points vs Giustino’s 44. Patrick was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.

Regarding the service games, Kypson struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Patrick Kypson was very efficient on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 83% (10/12) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Kypson broke Giustino 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has dropped 2 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.

Kypson has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (245-139). 17-5 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Kypson has a compiled 56-26 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Bogota Challenger where he defeated Pedro Sakamoto in the final 6-1 6-3 and the Little Rock Challenger where he overcame Michael Zheng in the final 6-1 1-6 7-5 and the Sioux Falls Challenger where he beat Johannus Monday in the final 6-7(2) 7-6(4) 7-5.

Kypson has an aggregate 43-15 win-loss record in 2025, 17-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Helsinki Challenger

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Stefano Travaglia

Ranked no. 230, Stefano got to the semifinal after defeating Stuart Parker 6-3 6-4, Eero Vasa 6-4 5-7 7-5 and Luca Nardi 6-2 1-6 6-1.

In the quarter, Travaglia defeated Nardi (6-2 1-6 6-1). During the match Travaglia scored 81 points vs Nardi’s 67. Travaglia was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Talking about serving, Travaglia recorded 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Stefano Travaglia lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Travaglia put 64% of his first serves in, winning 73% (33/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 40% (10/25) on the 2nd serve. The Italian broke Nardi 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Italian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Modena Challenger where he overcame Thiago Seyboth Wild in the final 6-4 6-3.

The Italian has a composed 36-23 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Kypson	Travaglia
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	8	8
Tot Games	76	75
Pts	266-220	248-208
Total Points	486	456
Winners	117	83
%Winners	44%	33%

Both Kypson and Travaglia played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Patrick Kypson dropped 2 sets, while Stefano Travaglia lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Kypson and Travaglia have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Kypson played 1 game more than Travaglia. Kypson scored 117 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Stefano fired 83 winners (33%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Kypson	Travaglia
Aces	20	8
Avg per match	6.7	2.7
1st in	153/234	106/213
%1st in	65%	50%
1st pts	117/153	83/106
%1st pts	76%	78%
2nd pts	45/81	64/107
%2nd pts	56%	60%

Kypson struck 20 aces (6.7 per match). Travaglia recorded 8 aces (2.7 per match). Kypson won 76% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Travaglia won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Kypson	Travaglia
Won	11	11
Converted	11/26	11/24
% Converted	42%	46%
Conceded	15	12
Saved	11	6
% Saved	73%	50%
Times Broken	4	6

Patrick broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. Patrick dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 11 times with a 46% conversion rate. Travaglia conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.

Kypson
	R1 Blancaneaux	R2 Hemery	1/4 Giustino	Total
Score	5-7 6-1 6-3	3-6 6-2 7-65	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	3	3	2	8
Tot Games	28	30	18	76
pts	107-88	94-88	65-44	266-220
Total points	195	182	109	486
Winners	50	41	26	117
%Winners	47%	44%	40%	44%
SERVE
Aces	8	7	5	20
Double Faults	0	4	1	5
1st in	70/107	52/84	31/43	153/234
% 1st in	65%	62%	72%	65%
1st pts	50/70	41/52	26/31	117/153
% 1st pts	71%	79%	84%	76%
2nd pts	16/37	19/32	10/12	45/81
% 2nd pts	43%	59%	83%	56%
Breaks
Won	6	2	3	11
Converted	6/10	2/7	3/9	11/26
Converted %	60%	29%	33%	42%
Conceded	13	2	0	15
Saved	10/13	1/2	0/0	11
Saved %	77%	50%	–	42%
Times Broken	3	1	0	4

Travaglia
	R1 Parker	R2 Vasa	1/4 Nardi	Total
Score	6-3 6-4	6-4 5-7 7-5	6-2 1-6 6-1
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	19	34	22	75
pts	62-43	105-98	81-67	248-208
Total points	105	203	148	456
Winners	23	27	33	83
%Winners	37%	26%	41%	33%
SERVE
Aces	3	1	4	8
Double Faults	1	1	1	3
1st in	25/52	36/91	45/70	106/213
% 1st in	48%	40%	64%	50%
1st pts	23/25	27/36	33/45	83/106
% 1st pts	92%	75%	73%	78%
2nd pts	17/27	37/55	10/25	64/107
% 2nd pts	63%	67%	40%	60%
Breaks
Won	3	3	5	11
Converted	3/4	3/10	5/10	11/24
Converted %	75%	30%	50%	46%
Conceded	2	4	6	12
Saved	1/2	2/4	3/6	6
Saved %	50%	50%	50%	50%
Times Broken	1	2	3	6

Tennis Scores in Helsinki Challenger

• Sascha Gueymard WayenburgGueymard Wayenburg – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Luca NardiNardi (6-2 1-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Jakob Schnaitter/Mark WallnerSchnaitter/Mark Wallner – Szymon Kielan/Filip PieczonkaKielan/Filip Pieczonka (7-6⁴ 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Sascha Gueymard WayenburgGueymard Wayenburg – Giulio ZeppieriZeppieri (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Luca NardiNardi (6-2 1-6 6-1) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Marin CilicCilic – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (0-0) – H2H and prediction