Marco Cecchinato vs Luca Van Assche — Lisbon CH Final

Lisbon CH · CHALLENGER · Final
Marco Cecchinato
ITA5
Marco Cecchinato
#175ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2022
clay
Luca Van Assche
FRA
Luca Van Assche
#86ATP
1701ELO
1639Clay ELO
$411kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
22 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWLWL
Cecchinato M.
6-3 6-3
Van Assche L.
Cecchinato M.
662
Van Assche L.
330

Marco Cecchinato defeated Luca Van Assche 6-3 6-3 in the Lisbon CH final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Luca Van Assche came in ranked #86, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Marco Cecchinato claimed a first win over Luca Van Assche in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-20UmagQ1clayLuca Van Assche6-3 7-6(3)
2023-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayLuca Van Assche6-1 6-1 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Cecchinato M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Van Assche L.

Van Assche L.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Cecchinato M.Van Assche L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Cecchinato M.Van Assche L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
68
Break points saved·Even
89
91
Break points won·Dominant
20
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
79
51

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Cecchinato M.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Van Assche L.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.9Clay Elo 1546
Surface ELO
6.1+92 Clay Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1576
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1701
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
4.9
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
5.3
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Cecchinato M.Van Assche L.
Freshness·Slight edge
69
77

Cecchinato M.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 37 games (7d) · Van Assche L.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Cecchinato M.[5]
Van Assche L.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Van Assche L.
Misolic F.[4]
6-10-0
Cecchinato M.[5]
Skatov T.
7-57-62
Quarter-finals
Van Assche L.
Muller A.[7]
6-47-5
Misolic F.[4]
Zeppieri G.
6-46-4
Skatov T.
Paire B.
6-42-67-5
Cecchinato M.[5]
Taberner C.[2]
7-626-4
R16
Paire B.
Moroni G.
6-44-3
Taberner C.[2]
Milojevic N.
6-06-767-65
Skatov T.
Passaro F.[3]
6-15-76-1
Muller A.[7]
Ajdukovic D.
6-16-3
Misolic F.[4]
Kopriva V.
2-66-26-3
Van Assche L.
Elias G.
6-36-2
Zeppieri G.
Agamenone F.[6]
4-66-06-1
Cecchinato M.[5]
Mager G.
6-17-62
R32
Milojevic N.
Barranco Cosano J.
6-46-2
Cecchinato M.[5]
Michalski D.
6-16-2
Passaro F.[3]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-43-66-1
Misolic F.[4]
Pellegrino A.
7-56-2
Muller A.[7]
Domingues J.
6-756-26-3
Van Assche L.
Bonadio R.
4-66-17-64
Mager G.
Zekic M.
6-46-4
Taberner C.[2]
Stebe C.
6-46-4
Zeppieri G.
Jahn J.
7-56-4
Paire B.
Oliveira G.
7-56-4
Agamenone F.[6]
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-47-5
Elias G.
Cachin P.[1]
6-26-737-64
Ajdukovic D.
Kolar Z.
6-14-66-3
Moroni G.
Guinard M.[8]
6-37-64
Kopriva V.
Sousa P.
4-66-46-1
Skatov T.
Roca Batalla O.
7-687-65