Valentin Royer vs Gabriele Pennaforti — Kigali 2 CH Quarter-final

Kigali 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Valentin Royer
FRA4
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2025
clay
ITA
Gabriele Pennaforti
#792ATP
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Royer V.
6-3 7-6
Pennaforti G.
Royer V.
6772
Pennaforti G.
3650

Valentin Royer defeated Gabriele Pennaforti 6-3 7-6 in the Kigali 2 CH quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Royer V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Pennaforti G.

Pennaforti G.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Even serve battle

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
Royer V.Pennaforti G.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
6.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Royer V.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Pennaforti G.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
9.3
Surface form
1.9
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.1
Minutes 14d
8.4
0.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Royer V.Pennaforti G.
Freshness·
57
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Royer V.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Royer V.[4]
Den Ouden G.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Royer V.[4]
Houkes M.
7-676-2
Den Ouden G.
Pavlovic L.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Houkes M.
Tabur C.
6-27-65
Royer V.[4]
Pennaforti G.
6-37-65
Pavlovic L.
Cecchinato M.
7-636-746-4
Den Ouden G.
Hemery C.[2]
6-736-02-0
R16
Pennaforti G.
Neumayer L.[5]
7-56-4
Cecchinato M.
Michalski D.
6-46-1
Den Ouden G.
Ionel N.
7-56-1
Houkes M.
Marti Pujolras A.
5-76-46-3
Tabur C.
Blancaneaux G.[7]
7-616-3
Royer V.[4]
Agamenone F.
7-637-62
Hemery C.[2]
Denolly C.
6-36-4
Pavlovic L.
Erhard M.
6-46-4
R32
Marti Pujolras A.
De Jong J.[1]
7-53-2
Houkes M.
Sanchez Jover C.
6-36-1
Tabur C.
Neuchrist M.
7-666-4
Blancaneaux G.[7]
Picchione A.
6-36-4
Royer V.[4]
Roca Batalla O.
6-24-66-3
Agamenone F.
Martin A.
7-666-756-3
Pennaforti G.
Schwaerzler J.
6-46-2
Neumayer L.[5]
Chazal M.
6-26-4
Michalski D.
Jianu F.[8]
6-23-66-2
Cecchinato M.
Gakhov I.
7-57-65
Pavlovic L.
Taberner C.[3]
7-646-2
Den Ouden G.
Misolic F.
6-26-2
Hemery C.[2]
Erel Y.
6-37-64
Erhard M.
Janvier M.
6-36-2
Ionel N.
Tomic B.[6]
6-47-69
Denolly C.
Coulibaly E.
6-46-1