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Sandro Kopp #316Austria2Gianluca Cadenasso #220Italy0

Sets 7-6 · 6-1Tue 20 Oct 2026, 12:30 Predictions gradedFirst RoundClay

Predictions1–614%

Edges0–20%

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageGianluca Cadenasso · 96 places

Sandro Kopp

Austria

Austrian player, age 26. His available 2026 ITF record is concentrated on clay; a reliably dated career-high ranking was not confirmed against the supplied current ranking.

Current ranking: #316
Peak ranking: —
Current age: 26
Preferred surface: Clay
Hand: Right handed
Height: 185 cm

Gianluca Cadenasso

Italy

Born 29 September 2004 in Genoa. His career-best singles ranking of No. 190 came in June 2026, and public player profiles list clay as his preferred surface.

Current ranking: #220
Peak ranking: #190 · 2026
Current age: 21
Preferred surface: Hard
Hand: Right handed
Height: 175 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 18 Oct 2026, 04:41 · Europe/Bucharest

Freshness against form is the tension in Florence: Cadenasso, No. 220 and 8-4 on clay, is due to play the Catania final the day before this first round, while Kopp has lost six straight but has been idle since 12 October.

Cadenasso winning is the likely outcome. The reviewed prices, 1.33 for that win and 1.44 for him to take the second set, do not offer anything.

Context

Contesting the Catania final makes it five matches in six days, including a quarter-final decided by a third-set tie-break, followed by a Sunday final in Sicily and a Monday first round in Tuscany. That is the tightest turnaround in this draw and the main reason his condition at the start of the match is genuinely open. Kopp, by contrast, has not played since 12 October, so the two arrive with opposite preparation. The outcome of the final was still unresolved at the time of writing, and with it how fresh Cadenasso will be.
- Cadenasso won his Catania semi-final 6-2 6-3 .
- The Catania final against Radu Papoe was scheduled for 18 October.
- This Florence first round is scheduled for 19 October, giving him a Sunday final in Sicily and a Monday match in Tuscany.
To watchSources checked 18 Oct 2026, 04:38 · Europe/Bucharest
Four straight wins on clay, two of them in three sets and one a reversal of a loss to Giunta ten days earlier, is the first sustained winning week of his autumn. The ranking movement is the useful comparison point for this fixture: a live No. 202 against a listed No. 220 narrows the advertised gap to Kopp at No. 316. The limit is opposition level, since Wehnelt at No. 613 and Gulin at No. 572 were the two cheapest wins, so the run does not yet show he beats ranked Challenger regulars routinely.
- Cadenasso beat Kai Wehnelt 6-7(8) 6-3 6-4 in the Catania first round .
- He beat Svyatoslav Gulin 7-5 6-4 in the second round .
- He beat Moeller 7-5 4-6 7-6(5) in the quarter-finals, two days after Giunta had beaten him 7-6(9) 7-5 at a previous event on 7 October.
- His live ranking stood at No. 202, with the Catania title carrying a projected No. 183, inside his career best.
ReportedSources checked 18 Oct 2026, 04:38 · Europe/Bucharest
Six consecutive defeats, spread across Italian clay Challengers and several of them in straight sets, is the clearest recent read on Kopp's level and explains why a No. 316 player is the outsider against No. 220. Two of those losses came against men ranked below him, Forejtek at No. 343 and Norbert Gombos at No. 355, so the slide is not just a run of difficult draws. The counterweight is rest: he has been idle since and has had a full week to prepare, unlike his opponent.
- Kopp lost 7-5 6-4 to Forejtek in the Palermo first round .
- Kopp won the first set 6-2 against Gadamauri in Catania, then lost 6-7(3) 1-6.
- His most recent victory was over Krumich on 27 August.
ConfirmedSources checked 18 Oct 2026, 04:38 · Europe/Bucharest
Kopp has been competitive in opening sets and has given ground after them across the same 15-match sample.
The 8-7 first-set record and the 5-10 second-set record cover the same 15 matches, so the difference is a pattern within one run rather than a comparison of two periods. It suggests the opening set may be closer than the ranking gap implies, and that the later set is where he has been most vulnerable.
- Over 15 clay matches from 30 July to 12 October 2026, Kopp won 8 and lost 7 first sets.
- In the same 15 matches he won 5 and lost 10 second sets.
- Those 15 matches averaged 20.73 total games, with five containing a tiebreak.

BetBugs edges

Compare BetBugs' chances with the market's.

Other edges · 2

The published chance does not exceed the market's implied chance.

Match WinnerlostUncertainty band: Strong lean

Gianluca Cadenasso

1.33fair 1.39

BetBugs 72% · Market 75.2%

−3.2ppshort

Cadenasso has the ranking advantage and much better recent clay results, while Kopp arrives on a six-match losing run.

Set 2 WinnerlostUncertainty band: Strong lean

Gianluca Cadenasso

1.44fair 1.49

BetBugs 67% · Market 69.4%

−2.4ppshort

Kopp has faded in second sets throughout this sample, while Cadenasso has been strongest there.

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.33
The read
Cadenasso has the ranking advantage and much better recent clay results, while Kopp arrives on a six-match losing run.
- Cadenasso is ranked 220; Kopp is 316.
- Cadenasso is 8-4 on clay in this sample; Kopp is 6-9.
- Cadenasso has won his last four clay matches; Kopp has lost his last six.
- Cadenasso is 8-5 overall in the last-15 sample; Kopp is 6-9.
BetBugs · Match WinnerlostGianluca CadenassoEstimated chance72%

Games0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Near coin-flip · Not priced
The read
Cadenasso's longer clay matches and close set totals point to enough games, although Kopp's straight-set defeats can shorten the match.
- Cadenasso's 12 clay matches average 25.75 total games; six went to three sets.
- Kopp's 15 clay matches average 20.73 total games.
- Cadenasso averages 10.75 games in first sets and 9.83 in second sets.
- Kopp averages 9.6 games in first sets and 9.53 in second sets.
BetBugs · Total GameslostOver 23.5Estimated chance51%

Sets1 of 3 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Strong lean · Market price 1.44
The read
Kopp has faded in second sets throughout this sample, while Cadenasso has been strongest there.
- Cadenasso has won 8 of 12 second sets on clay; Kopp is 5-10.
- Cadenasso's second-set games average 5.5 won and 4.33 lost.
- Kopp has lost the second set in each of his last six matches.
- Kopp's second-set games average 4.27 won and 5.27 lost.
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerlostGianluca CadenassoEstimated chance67%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Kopp's recent record is full of straight-set defeats, which makes a two-set finish more likely.
- Kopp's 15 clay matches include 12 straight-set finishes.
- Cadenasso's 12 clay matches include six straight-set finishes.
- Kopp has lost five of his last six in straight sets.
- Cadenasso's two latest 2-0 wins came against lower-ranked opponents.
BetBugs · Total SetswonUnder 2.5Estimated chance58%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Cadenasso's overall results give him the advantage, though first sets have been close for both players.
- Cadenasso is 8-4 on clay; Kopp is 6-9.
- Cadenasso has won his last four matches; Kopp has lost his last six.
- Kopp's first-set record is 8-7, while Cadenasso's is 6-6.
- Cadenasso's first-set games average 5.33 won and 5.42 lost.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerlostGianluca CadenassoEstimated chance58%

Match stats0 of 1 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Most of their clay matches have avoided tiebreaks, especially Cadenasso's second sets.
- Ten of Kopp's 15 clay matches had no tiebreak; eight of Cadenasso's 12 had none.
- Cadenasso has no second-set tiebreaks in 12 clay matches.
- Kopp has two second-set tiebreaks in 15 clay matches.
- Cadenasso's second sets average 9.83 total games; Kopp's average 9.53.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchlostNoEstimated chance62%

Previous match context available

Sandro Kopp

6W 9L

2-6 7-6(3) 6-1#271Buvaysar Gadamauri

7-5 6-4#343Jonas Forejtek

6-3 6-3#325Dali Blanch

7-6(5) 6-2#252Matias Soto

6-3 6-3#355Norbert Gombos

6-3 7-5#276Cezar Cretu

6-2 6-4#257Martin Krumich

7-6(3) 6-4#261Mika Brunold

6-1 6-7(4) 6-1#346Eduardo Ribeiro

3-6 6-1 6-4#500Benjamin Hassan

6-4 6-1#537Luca Wiedenmann

6-1 6-1#381Sebastian Sorger

7-6(6) 6-3#381Sebastian Sorger

6-4 6-4#610Adrian Andreev

6-1 6-3#478Federico Arnaboldi

Gianluca Cadenasso

8W 7L

6-2 6-3#390Massimo Giunta 7-5 4-6 7-6(5)#239Marvin Moeller

7-5 6-4#572Svyatoslav Gulin

6-7(8) 6-3 6-4#613Kai Wehnelt

7-6(9) 7-5#390Massimo Giunta

3-6 6-4 6-3#856Filippo Moroni

4-6 6-2 3-0 ret.#172Vitaliy Sachko

5-7 6-3 6-0#556Lorenzo Angelini

6-3 6-1#900Benito Sanchez Martinez

6-3 4-6 7-5#418Matthew William Donald

6-1 7-5#336Francesco Forti

6-3 6-2#147Federico Cina

6-2 ret.#44Daniel Merida Aguilar

6-7(5) 6-4 7-5#250Leandro Riedi

7-5 6-4#213Liam Broady

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

SKSandro KoppKopp

Last 15

3–3

9 core stats · 3 even

Gianluca CadenassoCadenassoGC

Dead-even recent form — the edges are in pressure.

Serve · 2–0 · 3 even

1st Serve In65.9%+4.3pp61.6%

1st Serve Won67.8%—67.4%

2nd Serve Won53.4%+3.4pp50.0%

Aces / Match2.8—2.9

Double Faults / Match2.2—2.4

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won36.5%+4.1pp40.6%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted36.7%+7.1pp43.8%

Break Pts Saved59.6%+8.6pp51.0%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won49.6%+1.0pp50.6%

Serve · 2–0 · 3 even

65.9%1st Serve In+4.3pp61.6%

67.8%1st Serve Won—67.4%

53.4%2nd Serve Won+3.4pp50.0%

2.8Aces / Match—2.9

2.2Double Faults / Match—2.4

Return · 0–1

36.5%Return Pts Won+4.1pp40.6%

Pressure · 1–1

36.7%Break Pts Converted+7.1pp43.8%

59.6%Break Pts Saved+8.6pp51.0%

Points · 0–1

49.6%Total Pts Won+1.0pp50.6%