Mert Alkaya and Massimo Giunta will play each other in the 2nd round of the Abidjan 1 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 9:30 pm on COURT 1 COFINA NEEMBA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mert Alkaya who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mert Alkaya is the pick to win this match.
Mert Alkaya -> 1.39
Massimo Giunta -> 2.72
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Prediction and head to head Mert Alkaya vs. Massimo Giunta
This will be the 3rd time that Mert Alkaya and Massimo Giunta face off. The head to head is 1-1 for Alkaya and Giunta (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Alkaya won 6-1 6-4 in the final in M15 Monastir back in 2025.
Mert Alkaya
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-26 | 36-20 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 55-24 | 55-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-21 | 20-7 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-17 | 10-5 | 21-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 349 (career-high), Alkaya reached the 2nd round after beating Digvijaypratap Singh 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Turk had a good straight sets win against Singh (6-1 6-4). During the match, Alkaya scored 57 points vs Singh’s 39. Alkaya was exceptionally aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alkaya made 5 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Mert Alkaya was very effective on serve to win 88% (22/25) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Turk broke Singh 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Alkaya has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (190-129). 23-7 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Alkaya has an overall 111-47 match record in the last years on hard.
Mert’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
Mert has a compiled 24-8 win-loss record in 2026, 23-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 1 Challenger
Mert has never competed in this tournament before.
Massimo Giunta
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35-23 | 13-12 | 20-10 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 35-28 | 16-12 | 17-14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-21 | 17-13 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-23 | 22-12 | 10-8 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 10-5 | 9-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 573 (career-high), Massimo got to the 2nd round after defeating Andrew Fenty 7-6(4) 6-2.
In the 1st round, Giunta had a good straight sets win against Fenty (7-64 6-2). During the match Giunta scored 76 points vs Fenty’s 62. The Italian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Giunta scored 16 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Massimo Giunta lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Giunta put 60% of his first serves in, winning 88% (37/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (12/28) on the 2nd serve. Giunta broke Fenty 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
The Italian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Monastir.
Massimo has an aggregate 10-8 win-loss record in 2026, 8-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 1 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2025. See his history.
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H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alkaya | Giunta |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 |
| Pts | 57-39 | 76-62 |
| Total Points | 96 | 138 |
| Winners | 22 | 37 |
| %Winners | 39% | 49% |
Both Alkaya and Giunta played 1 match. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Alkaya and Giunta have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Alkaya played 4 games less than Giunta. Mert scored 22 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Giunta struck 37 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alkaya | Giunta |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 16 |
| 1st in | 25/50 | 42/70 |
| %1st in | 50% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 37/42 |
| %1st pts | 88% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 12/28 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 43% |
Alkaya scored 5 aces . Giunta made 16 aces . Alkaya won 88% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Giunta won 88% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alkaya | Giunta |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 3 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 100% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 |
Mert broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Alkaya pretty effective on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 3 break points. Massimo broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Massimo conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alkaya | |||
| R1 Singh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 57-39 | 57-39 | |
| Total points | 96 | 96 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 25/50 | 25/50 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 22/25 | 22/25 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 16/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Giunta | |||
| R1 Fenty |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | |
| pts | 76-62 | 76-62 | |
| Total points | 138 | 138 | |
| Winners | 37 | 37 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 16 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 42/70 | 42/70 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 37/42 | 37/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/28 | 12/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 43% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Abidjan 1 Challenger
- Hamish StewartStewart – Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly (4-6 6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Yanki ErelErel – Mukund SasikumarSasikumar (3-6 7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Younes Lalami LaaroussiLalami Laaroussi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Oskar Brostrom PoulsenBrostrom Poulsen (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Samir Hamza ReguigHamza Reguig – Oscar WeightmanWeightman (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Matt KuharKuhar (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Karim BennaniBennani – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (4-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Constantin Bittoun KouzmineBittoun Kouzmine – Michael GeertsGeerts (6-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Massimo GiuntaGiunta – Andrew FentyFenty (7-64 6-2) – See score progression
- Florent BaxBax – Karan SinghSingh (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Maxime ChazalChazal – Millen HurrionHurrion (6-4 7-610) – See score progression
- Mert AlkayaAlkaya – Digvijaypratap SinghSingh (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Paul JubbJubb – Aziz DougazDougaz (2-6 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Cesar BouchelaghemBouchelaghem – Jeremy SchifrisSchifris (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Paul Jubb/Maks KasnikowskiJubb/Maks Kasnikowski – Mert Alkaya/S Mert OzdemirAlkaya/S Mert Ozdemir (7-65 6-73 10-8) – See score progression
- Niels ViskerVisker – Sebastian GimaGima (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Younes Lalami LaaroussiLalami Laaroussi (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Matt KuharKuhar (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Blaise BicknellBicknell – Oskar Brostrom PoulsenBrostrom Poulsen (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yanki ErelErel – Mukund SasikumarSasikumar (3-6 7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Samir Hamza ReguigHamza Reguig – Oscar WeightmanWeightman (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Hamish StewartStewart – Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly (4-6 6-4 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Calvin HemeryHemery – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Constantin Bittoun KouzmineBittoun Kouzmine – Maxime ChazalChazal (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Florent BaxBax – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Samir Hamza ReguigHamza Reguig – Hamish StewartStewart (0-0) – H2H and prediction
