Luca Castagnola vs Gabriele Piraino — Genoa CH Qualifying Round 1

Genoa CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Luca Castagnola
#847ATP
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 September 2023
clay
ITA12
Gabriele Piraino
#375ATP
1254ELO
1248Clay ELO
22 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Castagnola L.
6-3 5-7 6-1
Piraino G.
Castagnola L.
6562
Piraino G.
3711

Luca Castagnola defeated Gabriele Piraino 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the Genoa CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gabriele Piraino came in ranked #375, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Luca Castagnola came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 5–7 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Castagnola L.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Piraino G.

Piraino G.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Castagnola L.

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
Castagnola L.Piraino G.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
56%
57%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
54%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (48 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Castagnola L.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Piraino G.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
0.0
Surface form
0.6
0.0Lost last 7
Win streak
0.0Lost last 9
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.1
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Castagnola L.Piraino G.
Freshness·
—
100

Piraino G.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Picchione A.
Vincent Ruggeri S.[4]
6-36-2
Habib H.[7]
Forti F.[6]
6-26-4
Iannaccone F.
Debru G.[1]
6-24-0
Rottoli L.[8]
Zekic M.[3]
6-47-65
Oradini G.[5]
Cadenasso G.
6-26-4
Tseng C.[2]
Castagnola L.
6-26-3
Q1
Oradini G.[5]
Andaloro F.
3-66-37-5
Picchione A.
Arnaboldi F.[10]
6-736-06-1
Debru G.[1]
Reitano S.
6-47-61
Iannaccone F.
Noce G.
6-26-4
Vincent Ruggeri S.[4]
Giacomini L.
7-664-66-3
Tseng C.[2]
Jecan M.
6-06-0
Zekic M.[3]
Tabacco G.
6-46-3
Cadenasso G.
Tabacco F.[9]
3-66-46-3
Forti F.[6]
Romano F.
7-56-2
Rottoli L.[8]
Pennaforti G.
6-42-66-1
Castagnola L.
Piraino G.[12]
6-35-76-1