Rio Brazil Clay Atp 500 Round of 16

Alejandro Tabilo vs Francesco Passaro: AI Prediction | Games, Spread, Aces & Double Faults

Alejandro Tabilo

Rank: #71
54%
VS

Francesco Passaro

Rank: #159
46%
Expected Total Games: 23.8
Predicted Winner: Alejandro Tabilo

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Player Metrics

Alejandro Tabilo

Form Index: 48.8
ELO Rating: 757.9
Glicko2 Rating: 1688.6
Current Fatigue (minutes): 63.0
Surface Strength:
Hard: 5.1
Clay: 6.4
Grass: 6.0
Serve Rating: 88.6
Return Rating: 47.8

Francesco Passaro

Form Index: 52.0
ELO Rating: 454.5
Glicko2 Rating: 1561.0
Current Fatigue (minutes): 312.0
Surface Strength:
Hard: 5.1
Clay: 5.3
Grass: 3.5
Serve Rating: 96.4
Return Rating: 89.8

Recent Matches

Alejandro Tabilo

Francesco Passaro

Head-to-Head (Last 2 Seasons)

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Key Prediction Insights

This round-of-16 clash in Rio, Brazil is on clay at an ATP 500-level event. Alejandro Tabilo is the narrow favorite in the model, with a 53.87% chance to win against Francesco Passaro’s 46.13%, and the match is expected to produce about 23.81 total games.

Match Analysis

Tabilo arrives as the higher-ranked player (No. 71) with a substantially stronger Elo (approximately 758) compared with Passaro (rank 159, Elo ~454). Tabilo’s form index sits at 48.8 while Passaro’s is slightly higher at 52.0. Fatigue is a notable divergence: Tabilo has logged 63 minutes in-court this event versus Passaro’s heavy 312 minutes, which could influence endurance on demanding clay. Surface strength indices for both are low (Tabilo 6.37, Passaro 5.25), indicating neither has a pronounced clay-court profile in the underlying data. Serve and return profiles show meaningful contrasts. Passaro’s mean serve index (96.37) is higher than Tabilo’s (88.62) by more than five points, and his mean return index (89.84) far exceeds Tabilo’s (47.82), signaling that Passaro is modeled as both a stronger server and a much stronger returner. Over the last three matches each, both players have two wins and one loss: Tabilo beat Emilio Nava and Joao Fonseca and lost to Tomas Martin Etcheverry; Passaro beat Dino Prizmic and Elmer Moller and lost to Vilius Gaubas. Match durations show Passaro has played many more minutes in this event, which relates back to the fatigue gap.

Total Games Predictions

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Expected Total Games in Match 23.8 Most likely outcome: 23 games

📊 Total Games Probability Distribution

Distribution

Probability of each total games outcome

Probability distribution chart for total games in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. The X-axis shows possible total games values and the Y-axis shows the predicted probability percentage for each outcome.
Cumulative Probability (CDF)

Probability of total games ≤ X

Cumulative distribution function chart for total games in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. The curve rises from 0% to 100%, showing the cumulative probability for each games total threshold.

Games Spread Predictions

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Expected Games Spread (Alejandro Tabilo - Francesco Passaro) +0.7 Most likely spread: 0 (even number of games won)

📊 Games Spread Probability Distribution

Distribution

Probability of each games spread outcome

Probability distribution chart for games spread in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. Positive values indicate Alejandro Tabilo winning more games, negative values indicate Francesco Passaro winning more games.
Cumulative Probability (CDF)

Probability of spread ≤ X

Cumulative distribution function chart for games spread in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. The curve shows the cumulative probability for each spread threshold.

Aces and Double Faults Predictions

The aces prediction for the match is 10.28 total, while the expected double faults stand at 3.75. On clay, predicted aces tend to be suppressed by the slower surface and higher bounce, and the expected double faults can rise with fatigue—relevant given Passaro’s cumulative minutes. Passaro’s significantly higher serve rating suggests he may contribute disproportionately to the predicted aces, but the surface and his accumulated fatigue could blunt that edge.
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Expected Total Aces 10.3 Most likely: 10 aces
Expected Total Double Faults 3.8 Most likely: 3 double faults

🎯 Aces Probability Distribution

Distribution

Probability of each ace count outcome

Probability distribution chart for total aces in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. Higher ace counts are more likely on faster surfaces like grass.
Cumulative Probability (CDF)

Probability of aces ≤ X

Cumulative distribution function chart for total aces in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. The curve shows the cumulative probability for each aces threshold.

Double Faults Probability Distribution

Distribution

Probability of each double fault count outcome

Probability distribution chart for double faults in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. Clay surface matches tend to produce more double faults due to fatigue in longer rallies.
Cumulative Probability (CDF)

Probability of double faults ≤ X

Cumulative distribution function chart for double faults in Alejandro Tabilo versus Francesco Passaro. The curve shows the cumulative probability for each double faults threshold.

Final Prediction

Tabilo’s edge in ranking and Elo underpins the slight favorite status, while Passaro’s superior serve and return metrics and recent form keep this tightly contested. The key factor to watch is fatigue: how Passaro’s heavy minutes affect serve consistency and rally resilience on clay.

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