ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Milan
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cecchinato
🪃 Counterpuncher
Houkes
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🧱 The Wall is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 2,809 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Marco Cecchinato plays Max Houkes.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cecchinato | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.74 | 2.30 |
| ROI % | -6.1% | +14.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.09u | +2.31u |
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
3
Cecchinato
0
Houkes
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cecchinato has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Houkes's 22%).
| Opponent | Cecchinato | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Valentin Royer | W 63 30 | L 26 36 |
| Ilia Simakin | W 63 64 | L 26 36 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | W 63 60 | W 64 46 76 |
| Dusan Lajovic | W 75 63 | W 76 64 |
| Remy Bertola | W 60 63 | L 16 36 |
| Marco Trungelliti | L 64 06 36 | L 76 67 36 |
| Alexander Blockx | L 36 46 | L 26 06 |
| Lilian Marmousez | W 76 46 75 | L 36 46 |
| Sumit Nagal | L 26 46 | L 26 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cecchinato | Houkes |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.3% | 60.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 69.3% | 64.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 61% | 43.5% |
| Aces / Match | 3.5 | 2.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 57.1% | 55.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 34.4% | 30.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.7% | 49.6% |
| BP Converted % | 50% | 46.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.8 | 19.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.2 | 27.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 76.3% | 57.8% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.4% | 47.3% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 60% | 53% |
Last five matches per player
Valentin Royer
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Ilia Simakin
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 1
Andrea Pellegrino
Roland Garros · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 25
Max Houkes
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Stefanos Sakellaridis
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 24
Emilio Nava
Neckarcup 2.0 · Round of 32
Jun 3
Marco Cecchinato
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Inaki Montes-De La Torre
KIA Tunis Open · Round of 16
May 9
Kaichi Uchida
KIA Tunis Open · Round of 32
May 7
Zsombor Piros
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · Round of 32
Apr 29
Matchup overview
Marco Cecchinato and Max Houkes face off in the Quarterfinals at Milan on Clay.
Marco Cecchinato leads 3-0 over 3 previous meetings.
Marco Cecchinato is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Valentin Royer (Jun 3).
Max Houkes is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Emilio Nava (Jun 3).
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