Antoine Escoffier and August Holmgren will play each other in the final of the Pozoblanco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 9:00 pm on PISTA FABIAN DORADO. 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 Antoine Escoffier who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Antoine Escoffier is the pick to win this match.
Antoine Escoffier -> 1.69
August Holmgren -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Antoine Escoffier vs. August Holmgren
There is no head to head record between Antoine Escoffier and August Holmgren since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Antoine Escoffier
28 - 21win/loss
209
135
WWWWLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-21 | 20-10 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-30 | 21-14 | 1-2 | 17-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-33 | 12-12 | 0-2 | 31-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 56-26 | 19-8 | 11-8 | 26-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-6 | 8-1 | 0-0 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Ranked no. 209, the French player reached the final after beating Ivan Marrero Curbelo 6-4 6-2, Iliyan Radulov 5-7 6-4 6-1, Alberto Barroso Campos 3-6 6-1 6-0 and Robin Bertrand 6-1 6-1.
In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Bertrand (6-1 6-1). During the match, Escoffier scored 54 points vs Bertrand’s 25. Antoine was extremely aggressive to blast 18 winners.
Regarding the service games, Escoffier blasted 3 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Antoine Escoffier was pretty efficient on serve to win 86% (18/21) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Antoine broke Bertrand 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Antoine has lost 2 set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Escoffier has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (411-252). 20-10 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Escoffier has an aggregate 222-126 record in the last years on hard.
Escoffier’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Setubal and M25 Elvas.
Antoine has an aggregate 28-21 win-loss record in 2024, 20-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger
August Holmgren
25 - 15win/loss
320
278
WWWWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 25-15 | 18-8 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 33-14 | 9-6 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-12 | 18-4 | 10-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-8 | 12-6 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 320, the Dane got to the final after beating Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-4 6-1, Stuart Parker 6-1 6-3, Dan Added 7-6(6) 7-6(3) and Egor Gerasimov 3-6 7-6(5) 6-1.
In the semifinal against Gerasimov, August recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 6-1). During the match Holmgren scored 106 points vs Gerasimov’s 99. The Dane was quite aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Holmgren recorded 12 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. August Holmgren lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Holmgren put 60% of his first serves in, winning 81% (46/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. The Dane broke Gerasimov 3 times after converting 17% of his break points (3/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Holmgren has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
The Dane’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Aarhus and M25 Nottingham.
The Dane has an overall 25-15 win-loss record in 2024, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger
August has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Escoffier | Holmgren |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 88 |
| Pts | 294-218 | 303-234 |
| Total Points | 512 | 537 |
| Winners | 105 | 127 |
| %Winners | 36% | 42% |
Both Escoffier and Holmgren played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Antoine Escoffier dropped 2 sets, while August Holmgren surrendered 1 set. Escoffier has played 1 set more than Holmgren (10 vs 9). However, it’s interesting to notice that Escoffier played 5 games less than Holmgren. The French player scored 105 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Holmgren struck 127 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Escoffier | Holmgren |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 4.8 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 132/241 | 158/246 |
| %1st in | 55% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 105/132 | 127/158 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 53/109 | 59/88 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 67% |
Escoffier struck 19 aces (4.8 per match). Holmgren managed to score 30 aces (7.5 per match). Escoffier won 80% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Holmgren won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Escoffier | Holmgren |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 22 | 12 |
| Converted | 22/44 | 12/34 |
| % Converted | 50% | 35% |
| Conceded | 19 | 7 |
| Saved | 12 | 4 |
| % Saved | 63% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 3 |
Antoine broke his opponents 22 times with a 50% conversion rate. Escoffier dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. August broke his opponents 12 times with a 35% conversion rate. Holmgren conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Escoffier | ||||||
| R1 Marrero |
R2 Radulov |
1/4 Barroso Campos |
1/2 Bertrand |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 5-7 6-4 6-1 | 3-6 6-1 6-0 | 6-1 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 29 | 22 | 14 | 83 | |
| pts | 63-50 | 97-83 | 80-60 | 54-25 | 294-218 | |
| Total points | 113 | 180 | 140 | 79 | 512 | |
| Winners | 21 | 39 | 27 | 18 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% | 34% | 33% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 27/49 | 49/89 | 35/68 | 21/35 | 132/241 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 55% | 51% | 60% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 39/49 | 27/35 | 18/21 | 105/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 80% | 77% | 86% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 18/40 | 14/33 | 8/14 | 53/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 45% | 42% | 57% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | |
| Converted | 4/12 | 5/9 | 7/14 | 6/9 | 22/44 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 56% | 50% | 67% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 19 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 0/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | 63% | 0% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
| Holmgren | ||||||
| R1 Merida |
R2 Parker |
1/4 Added |
1/2 Gerasimov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 6-3 | 7-66 7-63 | 3-6 7-65 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 16 | 26 | 29 | 88 | |
| pts | 60-33 | 56-32 | 81-70 | 106-99 | 303-234 | |
| Total points | 93 | 88 | 151 | 205 | 537 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | 39 | 46 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 48% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 27/44 | 26/38 | 48/69 | 57/95 | 158/246 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 70% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 21/26 | 39/48 | 46/57 | 127/158 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 81% | 81% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/17 | 11/12 | 16/21 | 19/38 | 59/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 76% | 92% | 76% | 50% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 3/18 | 12/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 25% | 17% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 3/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 0% | 75% | 31% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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