Felix Balshaw vs Franco RiberoTargu Mures Qualifying Semi-final

Targu Mures · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final
#322ATP
20 yrs
Last 10
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Sunday, 21 June 2026 ·
clay
#725ATP
26 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
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Balshaw F.
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Ribero F.

Felix Balshaw faces Franco Ribero in the Targu Mures qualifying semi-final on clay. Felix Balshaw holds the paper edge — ranked #322. Recent clay form is closely matched.

Key context

  • Freshness: Felix Balshaw comes in with 3 days of rest and 175 games in 14d, vs Franco Ribero's 4 and 76.
  • Form trend: Form trajectories diverge: Franco Ribero rising, Felix Balshaw cooling.
  • Surface form: Both 5 of 8 on clay recently — court-specific quality nearly identical despite the ranking gap.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.05 of last 8 on clay
Surface form
5.96 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
0.04 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Balshaw F.Cooling
Ribero F.Rising

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

10 vs 21 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Balshaw F.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ribero F.

Ribero F.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Balshaw F.

Serve advantage — Balshaw F.

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
56
73

Balshaw F.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 105 games (7d) · Ribero F.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 76 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
30°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 45%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.