Alex Knaff vs Francesco Forti — Lugano CH Qualifying Round 2

Lugano CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
LUX
Alex Knaff
#808ATP
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
Francesco Forti
ITA
Francesco Forti
#378ATP
1399ELO
1324Hard ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWWWWL
Knaff A.
6-2 6-4
Forti F.
Knaff A.
662
Forti F.
240

Alex Knaff defeated Francesco Forti 6-2 6-4 in the Lugano CH qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Knaff A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Forti F.

Forti F.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Knaff A.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Knaff A.Forti F.
1st serve in·Even
69%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (7 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Knaff A.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Forti F.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.5
Surface form
4.2
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
6.0
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
Knaff A.Forti F.
Freshness·
—
85

Forti F.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 32 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Knaff A.
Forti F.
6-26-4
Brunclik P.[1]
Oradini G.
6-47-61
Dietrich D.
Rybakov A.[2]
7-56-4
Piraino G.[3]
Nesterov P.[11]
3-66-37-63
Forejtek J.[4]
Thomas F.
7-676-3
Basic M.[12]
Visker N.
6-47-63
Q1
Brunclik P.[1]
Parizzia N.
7-636-4
Dietrich D.
Potenza L.[7]
7-656-4
Piraino G.[3]
Ovcharenko O.
3-66-26-3
Basic M.[12]
Von Der Schulenburg J.
7-634-66-4
Knaff A.
Arnaboldi F.[6]
7-56-4
Oradini G.
Kuhar M.
6-22-66-4
Rybakov A.[2]
Nikles J.
3-66-46-2
Nesterov P.[11]
Iannaccone F.
3-66-27-5
Forejtek J.[4]
Romano F.
6-46-1
Thomas F.
Molleker R.[8]
6-11-66-4
Visker N.
Alkaya M.[5]
6-43-67-64
Forti F.
Bondioli F.[9]
3-67-6107-5