Luca Nardi vs Tomas MachacPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฎ๐นLuca Nardi
#251 ยท 23 yrs ยท R
44 meetings ยท sets 2โ7

๐จ๐ฟTomas Machac
#75 ยท 25 yrs ยท R
Luca Nardi and Tomas Machac have met 4 times since 2020; Tomas Machac leads 3โ1. Their first meeting came at Ortisei Challenger in 2020 on hard. On hard courts Machac leads 3โ1. Machac has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Nardi has taken 2 sets to Machac's 7. Their most recent meeting: Tomas Machac won at U.S. Open - New York (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nardi | Machac | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Luca Nardi | Tomas Machac | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 13/17 | 38% | 5/13 |
| Wins a set when losing | 65% | 13/20 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 46% | 17/37 | 48% | 13/27 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 10/21 | 21% | 3/14 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 10/15 | 54% | 7/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 8/22 | 57% | 8/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 100% | 8/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 63% | 5/8 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 3 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nardi 1, Machac 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nardi
๐น Frontrunner
Machac
๐ฅ Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
๐น Frontrunner vs ๐ฅ Big Hitter is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,017 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 24, 2025
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Oct 6, 2023
Mouilleron-Le-Captif Challenger
H Hard ยท Quarterfinals
Nov 1, 2022
Bergamo Challenger
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Nov 18, 2020
Ortisei Challenger
H Hard ยท 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0โ1 | 2โ6 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -56.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -4.51u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | โ | 1 |
| Events | โ | 2 |
| Matches | โ | 5 |
| Distance | โ | 663 mi ยท 1,067 km |
| Route | โ | CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Nardi has a higher win rate against shared opponents (33% vs Machac's 0%).
| Opponent | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Carreno Busta | L 76 46 67 | L 36 26 |
| Jiri Lehecka | L 64 46 26 | L 46 76 26 |
| Flavio Cobolli | W 62 63 | L 16 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Villena Challenger ยท 1st Round
Oct 5
Federico Cina
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Andrea Guerrieri
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 11
Otto Virtanen
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Rio Noguchi
Wimbledon - London ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Remy Bertola
Nottingham 2 Challenger ยท 1st Round
Jun 15
Giles Hussey
Lexus Nottingham Open ยท 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Oscar Weightman
Lexus Nottingham Open ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Alexander Bublik
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai ยท 2nd Round
Oct 9
Zhizhen Zhang
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai ยท 1st Round
Oct 7
Alex Molcan
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round
Oct 1
Arthur Gea
China Open - Beijing ยท 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Yannick Hanfmann
China Open - Beijing ยท 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Toby Samuel
U.S. Open - New York ยท 1st Round
Aug 30
Mees Rottgering
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem ยท 2nd Round
Aug 26
Pablo Carreno Busta
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 14
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 33โ38 matches
| Metric | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 48% |
| Sets won | 51% | 48% |
| Games won | 50% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nardi | Machac |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 3 |
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