Semifinal previews from the Monastir 1 Challenger (hard), with form, serve and return numbers and a full Tale of the Tape for every open match. Matches marked 🔒 are on today's PBTennis Patreon card. Times are as listed by the tournament schedule and may move with the order of play.
Jonas Forejtek vs Marvin Moeller
🧠 Form & Context
Jonas Forejtek
- 📊 Ranked No. 303 at 25, 6–4 in his last 10 and winning 55% of recent matches. Beat Mikrut in the quarterfinals.
- 🚀 The stronger server: 69.9% on the first serve and 50.8% on the second.
- 🔒 Saves 61.0% of break points (62% recently).
- 🎯 Lands more first serves (64.1%) and has won 53% of his tiebreaks.
- ⚠️ A weaker returner (32.4% against the first serve) and has won 50% of career deciding sets.
Marvin Moeller
- 🔥 Ranked No. 229 at 27, 6–4 in his last 10 and winning 68% of recent matches. Beat Giustino in the quarterfinals.
- 🔁 The better returner: 35.9% against the first serve and 54.9% against the second, with 46.1% of break points converted.
- 📋 Wins 43% of career return points.
- 🏆 Has won 62% of deciding sets this season, 60% over his career and 90% of matches after taking the first set.
- ⚠️ Wins 67.3% behind the first serve and saves 58.6% of break points, both below Forejtek.
🔍 Match Breakdown
A first meeting, in the semifinals. Forejtek is the 1.43 favourite even though Moeller is ranked 74 places higher.
Forejtek is the stronger server: 69.9% behind the first serve to 67.3%, 50.8% behind the second to 49.9%, and 61.0% of break points saved to 58.6%. He also lands more first serves (64.1% vs 61.7%).
Moeller is clearly the better returner: 35.9% against the first serve to 32.4%, 54.9% against the second to 51.8%, and 46.1% of break points converted to 41.7%.
Both are 6–4 in their last 10, but Moeller has won more of his recent matches (68% vs 55%) and has the better deciding-set record (60% vs 50% over his career).
Serve against return, with Moeller's form and ranking making 1.43 look short.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Forejtek | Moeller |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 303 | 229 |
| Age | 25 | 27 |
| Last 10 | 6–4 | 6–4 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 0 |
| First serves in | 64.1% | 61.7% |
| 1st-serve points won | 69.9% | 67.3% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 50.8% | 49.9% |
| Break points saved | 61.0% | 58.6% |
| Break points converted | 41.7% | 46.1% |
| Return points won (career) | 40% | 43% |
| Tiebreak win % | 53% | 50% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 50% | 60% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 59% | 63% |
Pedro Vives Marcos vs Kilian Feldbausch
🧠 Form & Context
Pedro Vives Marcos
- 🔥 Ranked No. 585 at 25, 8–2 in his last 10 and winning 71% of recent matches. Beat Moro Canas in the quarterfinals.
- 🚀 The stronger server: 67.9% on the first serve and 49.6% on the second (54% recently).
- 🔒 Saves 59.0% of break points (63% recently).
- 🎲 Has won 57% of his tiebreaks and 88% of matches after taking the first set.
- ⚠️ Lands only 59.8% of first serves and is the weaker returner.
Kilian Feldbausch
- 🔥 Ranked No. 238 at 21, 6–4 in his last 10 and winning 64% of recent matches. Beat Petkovic in the quarterfinals.
- 🎯 Lands 70.5% of first serves.
- 🔁 The better returner: 39.9% against the first serve and 55.8% against the second, with 47.0% of break points converted.
- 🏆 Has won 61% of deciding sets this season and wins 46% of career return points.
- ⚠️ Wins 62.8% behind the first serve and has won only 41% of his tiebreaks.
🔍 Match Breakdown
A first meeting, in the semifinals. Feldbausch is the 1.66 favourite and is ranked 347 places higher.
Vives Marcos is the stronger server: 67.9% behind the first serve to 62.8%, 49.6% behind the second to 47.0%, and 59.0% of break points saved to 54.9%. Feldbausch lands far more first serves (70.5% vs 59.8%).
Feldbausch is the better returner: 39.9% against the first serve to 36.1%, 55.8% against the second to 52.5%, and 47.0% of break points converted to 45.2%.
Vives Marcos has the hotter form: 8–2 in his last 10 and 71% of recent matches won, against 6–4 and 64%. Feldbausch has the better deciding-set record this season (61% vs 50%).
Serve against return again. Vives Marcos has the form and the better tiebreak record (57% vs 41%) if it stays on serve.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Vives Marcos | Feldbausch |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 585 | 238 |
| Age | 25 | 21 |
| Last 10 | 8–2 | 6–4 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 0 |
| First serves in | 59.8% | 70.5% |
| 1st-serve points won | 67.9% | 62.8% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 49.6% | 47.0% |
| Break points saved | 59.0% | 54.9% |
| Break points converted | 45.2% | 47.0% |
| Return points won (career) | 42% | 46% |
| Tiebreak win % | 57% | 41% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 50% | 51% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 61% | 60% |
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