H2H, prediction of Arthur Rinderknech vs Otto Virtanen in Lille Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 2nd March 2024

PREVIEW. Lille Challenger. Rinderknech and Virtanen will face off in the semifinal of the Lille Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Saturday the 2nd of March

Prediction and head to head Arthur Rinderknech vs. Otto Virtanen

Arthur Rinderknech and Otto Virtanen will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lille Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Arthur Rinderknech who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Arthur Rinderknech is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Rinderknech -> 1.6
Otto Virtanen -> 2.21

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Prediction and head to head Arthur Rinderknech vs. Otto Virtanen

There is no head to head record between Arthur Rinderknech and Otto Virtanen since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Arthur Rinderknech

Arthur Rinderknech
Arthur Rinderknech

10 - 7win/loss

Hard
2-3
I Hard
8-4
Rank
60
High
42
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 38-33 16-13 6-7 12-8 4-5 0-0
2023 27-30 5-9 10-6 8-9 4-6 0-0
2022 37-23 18-11 6-4 12-5 1-3 0-0
2021 53-30 3-3 18-10 26-15 6-2 0-0
2020 22-14 0-0 5-6 17-8 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 90, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Leandro Riedi 6-4 6-4, Lucas Pouille 6-78 7-5 6-4 and Billy Harris 4-6 7-5 6-4.

In the quarter against Harris, Arthur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-4). During the match, Rinderknech scored 110 points vs Harris’s 96. Arthur was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.

Regarding the service games, Rinderknech fired 16 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Arthur Rinderknech lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rinderknech put 77% of his first serves in, winning 73% (56/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Rinderknech broke Harris 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The French player has dropped 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.

Rinderknech has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (262-158). 7-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rinderknech has a composed86-51 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.

The French player has an overall 9-7 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lille Challenger

Rinderknech
Lille Challenger
Rinderknech's Record

Otto Virtanen

Otto Virtanen
Otto Virtanen

13 - 5win/loss

Hard
2-4
I Hard
11-1
Rank
96
High
96
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 41-27 9-11 5-7 22-6 5-3 0-0
2023 33-31 4-6 4-10 22-11 3-4 0-0
2022 46-31 4-1 7-12 25-13 8-3 2-2
2021 40-21 2-2 16-11 19-6 0-0 3-2
2020 24-9 2-2 1-2 21-5 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 131, Otto got to the semifinal after defeating Oscar Otte 6-4 3-6 6-1, Alexander Blockx 6-1 6-4 and Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-2.

In the quarter, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Barrere (6-2 6-2). During the match Virtanen scored 64 points vs Barrere’s 50. Virtanen was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.

About the serving games, Virtanen bagged 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Otto Virtanen lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Virtanen put 56% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Otto broke Barrere 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Otto has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Pau Challenger where he overcame Leandro Riedi in the final 7-5 7-5.

The Finn has an overall 13-4 win-loss record in 2024, 11-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lille Challenger

Previously, he won this tournament once in 2023. See his history.

Virtanen
Lille Challenger
Virtanen's Record
Bonus
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Rinderknech
O.Virtanen
!
6h:47
6h:47
Time on court​
3h:28
3h:28
!
2h:40
2h:40
Last match​
1h:04
1h:04
3
3
Match played
3
3
87
87
Games Played​
59
59
8
8
Set played​​
7
7
295
295
Total points​
207
207
98.3
98.3
Avg point​
69
69
152
152
Winners
84
84
50.7
50.7
Avg Winners​
28
28
52%
52%
Ratio winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
32
32
Aces
22
22
!
10.7
10.7
Avg Aces
7.3
7.3
3
3
Double Faults
13
13
1
1
Avg Double Faults
4.3
4.3
152/191
152/191
1st won total​
84/111
84/111
!
80%
80%
1st won %
!
76%
76%
35/72
35/72
2nd won total​
41/76
41/76
49%
49%
2nd won %
54%
54%
-- Break Points --
9/25
9/25
BP won
12/21
12/21
3/8.3
3/8.3
Avg BP won
4/7
4/7
36%
36%
Won
!
57%
57%
15
15
Conceded
11
11
5
5
Avg Conceded
3.7
3.7
4
4
Broken
3
3
1.3
1.3
Avg Broken
1
1
11
11
Saved
8
8

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Rinderknech Virtanen
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 8 7
Tot Games 87 59
Pts 295-259 207-163
Total Points 554 370
Winners 152 84
%Winners 52% 41%

Both Rinderknech and Virtanen played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Arthur Rinderknech surrendered 2 sets, while Otto Virtanen surrendered 1 set. Rinderknech has played 1 set more than Virtanen (8 vs 7). Therefore, Rinderknech played 28 games more than Virtanen. The French player scored 152 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Otto blasted 84 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve Rinderknech Virtanen
Aces 32 22
Avg per match 10.7 7.3
1st in 191/263 111/187
%1st in 73% 59%
1st pts 152/191 84/111
%1st pts 80% 76%
2nd pts 35/72 41/76
%2nd pts 49% 54%

Rinderknech struck 32 aces (10.7 per match). Virtanen fired 22 aces (7.3 per match). Rinderknech won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Virtanen won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Rinderknech Virtanen
Won 9 12
Converted 9/25 12/21
% Converted 36% 57%
Conceded 15 11
Saved 11 8
% Saved 73% 73%
Times Broken 4 3

Arthur broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Arthur dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Finn broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Virtanen conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.

Rinderknech
R1
Riedi
R2
Pouille
1/4
Harris
Total
Score 6-4 6-4 6-78 7-5 6-4 4-6 7-5 6-4
Tot Set 2 3 3 8
Tot Games 20 35 32 87
pts 67-55 118-108 110-96 295-259
Total points 122 226 206 554
Winners 37 59 56 152
%Winners 55% 50% 51% 52%
SERVE
Aces 6 10 16 32
Double Faults 0 3 0 3
1st in 40/55 74/108 77/100 191/263
% 1st in 73% 69% 77% 73%
1st pts 37/40 59/74 56/77 152/191
% 1st pts 93% 80% 73% 80%
2nd pts 4/15 20/34 11/23 35/72
% 2nd pts 27% 59% 48% 49%
Breaks
Won 2 3 4 9
Converted 2/4 3/7 4/14 9/25
Converted % 50% 43% 29% 36%
Conceded 1 7 7 15
Saved 1/1 6/7 4/7 11
Saved % 100% 86% 57% 81%
Times Broken 0 1 3 4
Virtanen
R1
Otte
R2
Blockx
1/4
Barrere
Total
Score 6-4 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 6-2 6-2
Tot Set 3 2 2 7
Tot Games 26 17 16 59
pts 81-70 62-43 64-50 207-163
Total points 151 105 114 370
Winners 33 27 24 84
%Winners 41% 44% 38% 41%
SERVE
Aces 14 6 2 22
Double Faults 5 4 4 13
1st in 42/69 34/55 35/63 111/187
% 1st in 61% 62% 56% 59%
1st pts 33/42 27/34 24/35 84/111
% 1st pts 79% 79% 69% 76%
2nd pts 17/27 10/21 14/28 41/76
% 2nd pts 63% 48% 50% 54%
Breaks
Won 3 4 5 12
Converted 3/8 4/7 5/6 12/21
Converted % 38% 57% 83% 57%
Conceded 2 2 7 11
Saved 1/2 1/2 6/7 8
Saved % 50% 50% 86% 62%
Times Broken 1 1 1 3

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Rinderknech
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Virtanen
LWWWWWLWLL
2024 2023 2022
38 - 32
40 - 24
16-13
Hard
9-11
12-7
I Hard
21-3
6-7
Clay
5-7
4-5
Grass
5-3

Tennis Scores in Lille Challenger

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