ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Bucharest
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Forti
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 4,242 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Francesco Forti here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gakhov | Forti |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 11–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.01 | 1.84 |
| ROI % | -6.5% | +22.3% |
| Units P/L | -0.26u | +3.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Gakhov
1
Forti
Feb 4, 2026
Start Romagna Cup -1° Trofeo Città di Cesenatico
H Hard · Round of 16
Sep 19, 2021
Bucharest
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 8, 2021
Kyiv
C Clay · Round of 32
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 4 shared opponents, both Gakhov and Forti posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Gakhov | Forti |
|---|---|---|
| Federico Arnaboldi | W 57 75 75 | W 36 63 61 |
| Manuel Mazza | W 64 64 | W 63 64 |
| Sergio Planella Hernandez | W 61 62 | W 64 36 64 |
| Norbert Gombos | W 36 62 61 | W 76 67 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gakhov | Forti |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 64% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 54.2% | 71.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 48.7% | 50.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 46.9% | 58.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.2% | 35.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 56.7% | 47.4% |
| BP Converted % | 57.3% | 42.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 32.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 35.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 66.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.8% | 52% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 76% |
Last five matches per player
Gijs Brouwer
Shymkent Challenger 2 · Round of 32
Apr 29
Zangar Nurlanuly
Shymkent Challenger 1 · Round of 32
Apr 21
Pol Martin Tiffon
Open Menorca · Round of 16
Apr 3
Norbert Gombos
Open Menorca · Round of 32
Apr 1
Christoph Negritu
VII CHALLENGER COSTA CALIDA REGION DE MURCIA · Round of 32
Mar 9
Roberto Carballes Baena
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Semifinals
Jun 13
Andrea Guerrieri
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Franco Agamenone
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Gonzalo Bueno
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 10
Samuele Pieri
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Matchup overview
Ivan Gakhov and Francesco Forti face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Bucharest on Clay.
Ivan Gakhov leads 2-1 over 3 previous meetings.
Ivan Gakhov is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Gijs Brouwer (Apr 29).
Francesco Forti is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Roberto Carballes Baena (Jun 13).
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