Radu Albot vs Giovanni Fonio — Soma Bay CH Qualifying Round 2

Soma Bay CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Radu Albot
MDA4
Radu Albot
#490ATP
1453ELO
1429Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
ITA12
Giovanni Fonio
#910ATP
1349ELO
1350Hard ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLW
Albot R.
4-6 6-1 6-4
Fonio G.
Albot R.
4662
Fonio G.
6141

Radu Albot defeated Giovanni Fonio 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Soma Bay CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Radu Albot came in ranked #490, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Albot R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Fonio G.

Fonio G.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Albot R.

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
Albot R.Fonio G.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
57%
56%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (15 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Albot R.Fonio G.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
46
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
63
Break points won·Slight edge
19
12
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
10
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
29
8

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Albot R.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Fonio G.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 133 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.9+79 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1350
6.2Overall Elo 1453
ELO gap
3.8Overall Elo 1349
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.3
Surface form
6.7
0.0Lost last 5
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
7.0
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
Albot R.Fonio G.
Freshness·
91
—

Albot R.: 8 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q2
Mckennon M.
Bittoun Kouzmine C.
7-627-63
Napolitano S.[7]
Hernandez Serrano J.[2]
6-47-65
Kirkin E.
Tkemaladze Z.
6-26-1
Albot R.[4]
Fonio G.[12]
4-66-16-4
Boogaard T.
Blanch D.[9]
6-46-4
Gulin S.[11]
Binda A.[6]
6-26-3
Q1
Tkemaladze Z.
Ursu V.[3]
6-23-66-4
Kirkin E.
Ferrari G.[10]
6-46-3
Albot R.[4]
Ostapenkov D.
4-66-26-3
Fonio G.[12]
Miladinovic M.
6-26-2
Boogaard T.
Wiskandt M.[5]
7-56-4
Blanch D.[9]
Krajci M.
6-22-1
Binda A.[6]
Sorger S.
6-46-4
Gulin S.[11]
Kivattsev K.
6-26-2
Bittoun Kouzmine C.
Martin D.[1]
6-44-66-2
Mckennon M.
Erel Y.[8]
6-26-1
Hernandez Serrano J.[2]
Mcdonald N.
6-47-5
Napolitano S.[7]
Peliwo F.
6-46-3