Francesco Passaro and Lorenzo Sciahbasi will face off in the 2^nd round of the Bergamo Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 8:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Francesco Passaro who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Francesco Passaro is the pick to win this match.
Francesco Passaro -> 1.12
Lorenzo Sciahbasi -> 5.15

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Prediction and head to head Francesco Passaro vs. Lorenzo Sciahbasi

There is no head to head record between Francesco Passaro and Lorenzo Sciahbasi since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Francesco Passaro

Ranked no. 128, Francesco reached the 2^nd round after defeating Michele Ribecai 7-6(6) 6-2.

In the 1^st round, The Italian had a good straight sets win against Ribecai (7-6⁶ 6-2). During the match, Passaro scored 85 points vs Ribecai’s 73. The Italian was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Regarding the service games, Passaro blasted 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Francesco Passaro conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Passaro put 71% of his first serves in, winning 76% (44/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Passaro broke Ribecai twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).

Passaro has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (214-158). 9-6 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Passaro has an overall13-13 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

Passaro’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Sassuolo Challenger and the Brest Challenger.

Francesco has a composed 40-26 win-loss record in 2025, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Bergamo Challenger

Lorenzo Sciahbasi

Ranked no. 660 (career-high), Sciahbasi got to the 2^nd round after beating Viktor Durasovic 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5.

In the 1^st round against Durasovic, The Italian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-6⁵ 7-5).During the match Sciahbasi scored less points (11) than Durasovic. In fact, the world no. 128 won 108 points vs Durasovic’s. That means that Sciahbasi was more focused during the important points. The Italian was pretty aggressive to blast 45 winners.

About the serving games, Sciahbasi managed to score 13 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Lorenzo Sciahbasi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Sciahbasi put 54% of his first serves in, winning 68% (45/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (28/57) on the 2nd serve. Lorenzo broke Durasovic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M15 Messina and M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.

Sciahbasi has a compiled 43-22 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	Passaro	Sciahbasi
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	2	3
Tot Games	21	34
Pts	85-73	108-119
Total Points	158	227
Winners	44	45
%Winners	52%	42%

Both Passaro and Sciahbasi played 1 match. At the moment, Lorenzo Sciahbasi lost 1 set while Francesco Passaro hasn’t dropped a set so far. Passaro has played 1 set(s) less than Sciahbasi (2 vs 3). Therefore, Passaro played 13 games less than Sciahbasi. The Italian scored 44 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, The Italian made 45 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Passaro	Sciahbasi
Aces	9	13
Avg per match	9	13
1st in	58/82	66/123
%1st in	71%	54%
1st pts	44/58	45/66
%1st pts	76%	68%
2nd pts	11/24	28/57
%2nd pts	46%	49%

Passaro scored 9 aces . Sciahbasi fired 13 aces . Passaro won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Sciahbasi won 68% 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	Passaro	Sciahbasi
Won	2	3
Converted	2/4	3/8
% Converted	50%	38%
Conceded	6	11
Saved	6	8
% Saved	100%	73%
Times Broken	0	3

Francesco broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Passaro very solid his serve as he has never surrendered a single service game after saving 6 break points. Lorenzo broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Sciahbasi conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.

Passaro
	R1 Ribecai	Total
Score	7-66 6-2
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	21	21
pts	85-73	85-73
Total points	158	158
Winners	44	44
%Winners	52%	52%
SERVE
Aces	9	9
Double Faults	1	1
1st in	58/82	58/82
% 1st in	71%	71%
1st pts	44/58	44/58
% 1st pts	76%	76%
2nd pts	11/24	11/24
% 2nd pts	46%	46%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/4	2/4
Converted %	50%	50%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	6/6	6
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Sciahbasi
	R1 Durasovic	Total
Score	3-6 7-65 7-5
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	34	34
pts	108-119	108-119
Total points	227	227
Winners	45	45
%Winners	42%	42%
SERVE
Aces	13	13
Double Faults	3	3
1st in	66/123	66/123
% 1st in	54%	54%
1st pts	45/66	45/66
% 1st pts	68%	68%
2nd pts	28/57	28/57
% 2nd pts	49%	49%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/8	3/8
Converted %	38%	38%
Conceded	11	11
Saved	8/11	8
Saved %	73%	73%
Times Broken	3	3

Tennis Scores in Bergamo Challenger

• Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri – Pierluigi BasileBasile (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Justin EngelEngel – Hamish StewartStewart (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Michele RibecaiRibecai (7-6⁶ 6-2) – See score progression
• Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (7-6⁴ 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Nerman FaticFatic – Fabrizio AndaloroAndaloro (6-4 6-6 ret.) – See score progression
• Milos KarolKarol – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Lorenzo SciahbasiSciahbasi – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (3-6 7-6⁵ 7-5) – See score progression
• Alexander DonskiDonski – Fausto TabaccoTabacco (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Marko TopoTopo – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-6³ 6-4) – See score progression
• Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Matej DodigDodig (6-3 3-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Mika BrunoldBrunold (6-3 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Federico ArnaboldiArnaboldi – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (7-6(4) 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
• Nerman FaticFatic – Fabrizio AndaloroAndaloro (6-4 6-6 ret.) – See score progression
• Milos KarolKarol – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Francesco PassaroPassaro – Michele RibecaiRibecai (7-6(6) 6-2) – See score progression
• Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri – Pierluigi BasileBasile (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Justin EngelEngel – Hamish StewartStewart (2-1 ret.) – See score progression
• Alexander DonskiDonski – Fausto TabaccoTabacco (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression

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