Stefanos Sakellaridis and Toby Samuel will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Hersonissos 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 am on CENTER. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Toby Samuel who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Toby Samuel is the pick to win this match.
Toby Samuel -> 1.29
Stefanos Sakellaridis -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Sakellaridis vs. Toby Samuel
There is no head to head record between Stefanos Sakellaridis and Toby Samuel since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Stefanos Sakellaridis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 40-24 | 18-9 | 18-11 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 53-27 | 37-14 | 11-8 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-29 | 35-25 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 66-52 | 35-26 | 30-23 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 2022 | 66-49 | 23-13 | 38-33 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 224, Sakellaridis got to the semifinal after defeating Lorenzo Carboni 4-6 7-5 3-1 ret., Michael Geerts 6-3 6-2 and Ioannis Xilas 4-6 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter against Xilas, Stefanos recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-2). During the match, Sakellaridis scored 94 points vs Xilas’s 83. Sakellaridis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Sakellaridis bagged 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Stefanos Sakellaridis lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Sakellaridis put 57% of his first serves in, winning 69% (40/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (18/43) on the 2nd serve. The Greek broke Xilas 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Stefanos has dropped 1 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
ATP Hersonissos 1 Challenger - Stefanos Sakellaridis's projected path
Sakellaridis has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 55% of his matches (284-232). 11-4 on hard in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sakellaridis has a composed146-87 match record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the New Delhi Challenger where he beat Oliver Crawford in the final 7-5 4-6 7-6(6).
Stefanos has a compiled 11-5 win-loss record in 2026, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hersonissos 1 Challenger
Toby Samuel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 44-16 | 29-5 | 7-5 | 3-1 | 5-5 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 57-16 | 49-11 | 3-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-14 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 8-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-5 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 244, the Brit reached the semifinal after defeating Raul Brancaccio 6-3 4-6 6-3, Daniel Rincon 7-6(2) 6-4 and Abedallah Shelbayh 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Toby had a good straight sets win against Shelbayh (6-4 6-3). During the match Samuel scored 73 points vs Shelbayh’s 59. The Brit was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Samuel blasted 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Toby Samuel lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Samuel put 58% of his first serves in, winning 60% (21/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the 2nd serve. Samuel broke Shelbayh 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Samuel has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Hersonissos 1 Challenger - Toby Samuel's projected path
Toby’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Vale do Lobo.
Samuel has an overall 13-4 win-loss record in 2026, 10-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hersonissos 1 Challenger
Toby has never competed in this tournament before.
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sakellaridis | Samuel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 70 |
| Pts | 239-196 | 250-211 |
| Total Points | 435 | 461 |
| Winners | 90 | 84 |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% |
Both Sakellaridis and Samuel played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Stefanos Sakellaridis surrendered 2 sets, while Toby Samuel surrendered 1 set. Sakellaridis has played 2 sets more than Samuel (9 vs 7). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (70). Stefanos scored 90 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Samuel scored 84 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sakellaridis | Samuel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1.7 |
| 1st in | 134/233 | 125/215 |
| %1st in | 58% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 90/134 | 84/125 |
| %1st pts | 67% | 67% |
| 2nd pts | 48/99 | 53/90 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 59% |
Sakellaridis recorded 15 aces (5 per match). Samuel made 5 aces (1.7 per match). Sakellaridis won 67% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Samuel won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sakellaridis | Samuel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 13 |
| Converted | 17/24 | 13/29 |
| % Converted | 71% | 45% |
| Conceded | 23 | 15 |
| Saved | 12 | 8 |
| % Saved | 52% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 7 |
Sakellaridis broke his opponents 17 times with a 71% conversion rate. The Greek conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 52% of the break points that he conceded. Samuel broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Toby conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sakellaridis | |||||
| R1 Carboni |
R2 Geerts |
1/4 Xilas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 3-1 ret. | 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 17 | 27 | 70 | |
| pts | 88-76 | 57-37 | 94-83 | 239-196 | |
| Total points | 164 | 94 | 177 | 435 | |
| Winners | 24 | 26 | 40 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 46% | 43% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 46/83 | 30/49 | 58/101 | 134/233 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 61% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 24/46 | 26/30 | 40/58 | 90/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 52% | 87% | 69% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/37 | 9/19 | 18/43 | 48/99 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 47% | 42% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 4/5 | 6/8 | 17/24 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 80% | 75% | 71% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 3 | 10 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/10 | 2/3 | 6/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 67% | 60% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | |
| Samuel | |||||
| R1 Brancaccio |
R2 Rincon |
1/4 Shelbayh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-3 | 7-62 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 23 | 19 | 70 | |
| pts | 94-80 | 83-72 | 73-59 | 250-211 | |
| Total points | 174 | 155 | 132 | 461 | |
| Winners | 35 | 28 | 21 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 34% | 29% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 54/82 | 36/73 | 35/60 | 125/215 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 49% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 35/54 | 28/36 | 21/35 | 84/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 78% | 60% | 67% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/28 | 18/37 | 14/25 | 53/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 49% | 56% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/9 | 6/10 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 60% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3/5 | 2/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | 40% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Hersonissos 1 Challenger
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Toby SamuelSamuel – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Ioannis XilasXilas (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Harry WendelkenWendelken – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-2 6-73 6-4) – See score progression
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Harry WendelkenWendelken – Lukas NeumayerNeumayer (6-2 6-7(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Toby SamuelSamuel – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Ioannis XilasXilas (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Dimitar KuzmanovKuzmanov – Harry WendelkenWendelken (0-0) – H2H and prediction
