Luca Castagnola vs Menelaos Efstathiou | Luca Castagnola Wins 4-6 6-3 7-5

M15 Nova Gorica · ITF · Quarter-final

ITA7

Luca Castagnola

#793ATP

$11kYTD

$61kCAREER

24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Friday, 17 July 2026 · 15:30

clay

CYP2

Menelaos Efstathiou

#653ATP

27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Castagnola L.

4-6 6-3 7-5

Efstathiou M.

Castagnola L.

4672

Efstathiou M.

6351

Luca Castagnola defeated Menelaos Efstathiou in the quarterfinals of the M15 Nova Gorica tournament on clay, winning 4-6, 6-3, 7-5. Castagnola hit 3 aces and 3 double faults, winning 62% of first-serve points and converting 67% of break points. Efstathiou had 1 ace, 3 double faults, 51% first-serve win percentage, and 75% break-point conversion rate.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Match story: Luca Castagnola dropped the opening set before beating Menelaos Efstathiou 4–6 6–3 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Castagnola L.serving55% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Efstathiou M.

Efstathiou M.serving61% hold

wins 54% 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.Efstathiou M.

1st serve in·Even

67%

1st serve points won·Even

62%

66%

2nd serve points won·Even

49%

Service points won·Even

58%

61%

Return points won·Even

44%

Break points saved·Slight edge

48%

56%

Aces / match·Slight edge

1.6

0.8

Double faults / match·Clear edge

3.6

2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (14 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Castagnola L.

3.7

Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Efstathiou M.

4.2

Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Back-to-back day (−0.5)

Form & Matchup

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

1.72 of last 10 on clay

Surface form

0.0Lost last 7

Win streak

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.

Freshness

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Castagnola L.Efstathiou M.

Freshness·

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Castagnola L.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 27 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather

29°CPartly cloudy

Wind 6 km/hHumidity 53%

Luca Castagnola vs Menelaos Efstathiou — M15 Nova Gorica Quarter-final

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Statistics

Umpiry Score

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return