Benjamin Bonzi and Alibek Kachmazov will face off in the semifinal of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Benjamin Bonzi is the pick to win this match.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.35
Alibek Kachmazov -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alibek Kachmazov
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Alibek Kachmazov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Benjamin Bonzi
43 - 31win/loss
76
42
WWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-32 | 13-13 | 7-10 | 24-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-12 | 21-3 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122, Benjamin reached the semifinal after beating Calvin Hemery 7-5 6-3, Pierre-Hugues Herbert 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3 and Joao Fonseca 6-4 6-7(8) 6-4.
In the quarter, Bonzi defeated Fonseca (6-4 6-78 6-4). During the match, Bonzi scored 124 points vs Fonseca’s 114. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 55 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bonzi scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Benjamin Bonzi was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (55/77) of his 1st serve and 56% (28/50) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Fonseca 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin has dropped 2 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.
Bonzi has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (361-232). 16-5 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bonzi has an overall106-74 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he beat Sho Shimabukuro in the final 5-7 6-1 6-4 and the Roanne Challenger where he beat Matteo Martineau in the final 7-5 6-1 and the St. Brieuc Challenger where he beat Lucas Pouille in the final 6-2 6-3.
Bonzi has an aggregate 42-31 win-loss record in 2024, 16-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Alibek Kachmazov
34 - 26win/loss
194
179
LLWWWLWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-28 | 17-13 | 6-6 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-31 | 24-14 | 9-6 | 14-10 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 49-21 | 18-11 | 9-5 | 22-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 6-8 | 3-6 | 27-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-11 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 199, Kachmazov reached the semifinal after beating Harold Mayot 2-6 6-3 7-6(3), Zsombor Piros 3-6 6-4 6-1 and Mikhail Kukushkin 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, The Russian had a good straight sets win against Kukushkin (6-3 6-2). During the match Kachmazov scored 71 points vs Kukushkin’s 55. Kachmazov was exceptionally aggressive to blast 31 winners.
About the serving games, Kachmazov blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alibek Kachmazov lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kachmazov put 65% of his first serves in, winning 72% (31/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (10/23) on the 2nd serve. The Russian broke Kukushkin 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alibek has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
The Russian’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Saint Dizier.
Alibek has a compiled 34-25 win-loss record in 2024, 11-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonzi | Kachmazov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 73 |
| Pts | 293-270 | 260-229 |
| Total Points | 563 | 489 |
| Winners | 139 | 108 |
| %Winners | 47% | 42% |
Both Bonzi and Kachmazov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Benjamin Bonzi surrendered 2 sets, while Alibek Kachmazov lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Bonzi and Kachmazov have played the same amount of sets 8. However, Bonzi played 15 games more than Kachmazov. Bonzi scored 139 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Alibek struck 108 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonzi | Kachmazov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 5 |
| 1st in | 184/289 | 155/244 |
| %1st in | 64% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 139/184 | 108/155 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 53/105 | 44/89 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 49% |
Bonzi fired 20 aces (6.7 per match). Kachmazov blasted 15 aces (5 per match). Bonzi won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Kachmazov won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bonzi | Kachmazov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 12 |
| Converted | 9/19 | 12/31 |
| % Converted | 47% | 39% |
| Conceded | 17 | 24 |
| Saved | 13 | 16 |
| % Saved | 76% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
Bonzi broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. Bonzi dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. Kachmazov broke his opponents 12 times with a 39% conversion rate. Kachmazov conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bonzi | |||||
| R1 Hemery |
R2 Herbert |
1/4 Fonseca |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | 6-4 6-78 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 34 | 33 | 88 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 100-100 | 124-114 | 293-270 | |
| Total points | 125 | 200 | 238 | 563 | |
| Winners | 33 | 51 | 55 | 139 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 51% | 44% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/61 | 67/101 | 77/127 | 184/289 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 61% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 51/67 | 55/77 | 139/184 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 71% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 13/34 | 28/50 | 53/105 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 38% | 56% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/4 | 3/9 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 33% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/4 | 10/11 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 91% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kachmazov | |||||
| R1 Mayot |
R2 Piros |
1/4 Kukushkin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 7-63 | 3-6 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 17 | 73 | |
| pts | 97-94 | 92-80 | 71-55 | 260-229 | |
| Total points | 191 | 172 | 126 | 489 | |
| Winners | 40 | 37 | 31 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 60/101 | 52/77 | 43/66 | 155/244 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 68% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 40/60 | 37/52 | 31/43 | 108/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 71% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/41 | 13/25 | 10/23 | 44/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 52% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/16 | 4/8 | 12/31 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 25% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 5 | 8 | 24 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 3/5 | 7/8 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 60% | 88% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWLWWWL Tennis Scores in Brest Challenger
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Joao FonsecaFonseca (6-4 6-78 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Jakub PaulPaul (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Alibek KachmazovKachmazov – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas Barrientos/Skander MansouriBarrientos/Skander Mansouri – Gregoire Jacq/Luca SanchezJacq/Luca Sanchez (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
