Borna Coric and Ignacio Buse will play each other in the semifinal of the Aix En Provence Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on COURT CREDIT AGRICOLE. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Coric who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Borna Coric is the pick to win this match.
Borna Coric -> 1.35
Ignacio Buse -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Borna Coric vs. Ignacio Buse
There is no head to head record between Borna Coric and Ignacio Buse since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Borna Coric
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26-9 | 1-2 | 15-5 | 10-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 23-27 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-19 | 10-10 | 9-5 | 3-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-17 | 10-5 | 10-9 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 6-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 104, Borna reached the semifinal after defeating Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-2 6-7(7) 6-1, Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(3) 6-4 and Mariano Navone 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, Coric had a good straight sets win against Navone (7-5 6-4). During the match, Coric scored 78 points vs Navone’s 68. Borna was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Coric scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 4 double faults. Borna Coric lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Coric put 55% of his first serves in, winning 72% (28/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (14/32) on the 2nd serve. Coric broke Navone 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Borna has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Coric has positive match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (236-182). 13-4 on clay in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Coric has an overall 75-55 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Lugano Challenger where he defeated Raphael Collignon in the final 6-3 6-1 and the Thionville Challenger where he overcame Arthur Bouquier in the final 6-4 6-4 and the Zadar Challenger where he overcame Valentin Royer in the final 3-6 6-2 6-3.
Borna has an aggregate 24-8 win-loss record in 2025, 13-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Aix En Provence Challenger
Borna has never competed in this tournament before.
Ignacio Buse
14 - 11win/loss
152
152
WWWWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-15 | 0-3 | 20-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-28 | 3-3 | 44-24 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 35-19 | 7-3 | 28-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-8 | 4-2 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 210, Ignacio got to the semifinal after beating Laurent Lokoli 4-6 6-4 6-3, Calvin Hemery 6-3 7-5, Moise Kouame 6-2 6-4, Luciano Darderi 6-0 6-4 and Reilly Opelka 7-6(4) 2-3 ret..
In the quarter against Opelka, Ignacio had a free pass after Opelka retired on a 7-64 2-3 . scoreline.
Ignacio’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Santiago Challenger and the Menorca Challenger.
Buse has an overall 14-11 win-loss record in 2025, 13-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Coric | Buse |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 73 | 102 |
| Pts | 266-208 | 353-291 |
| Total Points | 474 | 644 |
| Winners | 97 | 140 |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% |
Coric played 3 matches while Buse competed in 5 matches. Buse started his run from the qualifications while Coric had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Borna Coric surrendered 1 set, while Ignacio Buse lost 2 sets. Coric has played 5 set(s) less than Buse (7 vs 12). Therefore, Coric played 29 games less than Buse. Borna scored 97 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Buse managed to score 140 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Coric | Buse |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 4 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 1st in | 130/220 | 197/306 |
| %1st in | 59% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 97/130 | 140/197 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 51/90 | 63/109 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 58% |
Coric made 4 aces (1.3 per match). Buse recorded 26 aces (5.2 per match). Coric won 75% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Buse won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Coric | Buse |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 19 |
| Converted | 13/30 | 19/44 |
| % Converted | 43% | 43% |
| Conceded | 14 | 22 |
| Saved | 8 | 14 |
| % Saved | 57% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Coric broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. Coric lost his serve 6 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Peruvian broke his opponents 19 times with a 43% conversion rate. Buse conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Coric | |||||
| R1 Herbert |
R2 Rinderknech |
1/4 Navone |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-77 6-1 | 7-63 6-4 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 23 | 22 | 73 | |
| pts | 104-72 | 84-68 | 78-68 | 266-208 | |
| Total points | 176 | 152 | 146 | 474 | |
| Winners | 36 | 33 | 28 | 97 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 39% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 50/83 | 41/66 | 39/71 | 130/220 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 62% | 55% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 36/50 | 33/41 | 28/39 | 97/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 80% | 72% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/33 | 16/25 | 14/32 | 51/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | 44% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 2/6 | 5/12 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 42% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 2/3 | 1/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 67% | 25% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| Buse | |||||||
| Q1 Lokoli |
Q3 Hemery |
R1 Kouame |
R2 Darderi |
1/4 Opelka |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-3 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-0 6-4 | 7-64 2-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 102 | |
| pts | 99-97 | 68-54 | 67-51 | 66-42 | 53-47 | 353-291 | |
| Total points | 196 | 122 | 118 | 108 | 100 | 644 | |
| Winners | 38 | 32 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 140 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 33% | 35% | 47% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 10 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 61/103 | 46/61 | 31/55 | 30/44 | 29/43 | 197/306 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 75% | 56% | 68% | 67% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 38/61 | 32/46 | 22/31 | 23/30 | 25/29 | 140/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 70% | 71% | 77% | 86% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/42 | 8/15 | 15/24 | 11/14 | 11/14 | 63/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 53% | 63% | 79% | 79% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 5/8 | 4/8 | 4/13 | 0/1 | 19/44 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 63% | 50% | 31% | 0% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 | |
| Saved | 6/11 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 55% | 67% | 67% | 100% | – | 96% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWLWWLL Tennis Scores in Aix En Provence Challenger
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-64 2-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Valentin VacherotVacherot (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Matthew Ebden/John PeersEbden/John Peers (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Sander Arends/Luke JohnsonArends/Luke Johnson – Inigo Cervantes/Guillermo DuranCervantes/Guillermo Duran (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-68 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna CoricCoric – Mariano NavoneNavone (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Sadio Doumbia/Fabien ReboulDoumbia/Fabien Reboul – N.Sriram Balaji/Miguel-Angel Reyes-VarelaBalaji/Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela (6-3 2-6 12-10) – See score progression
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Nishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-6(8) 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Valentin VacherotVacherot (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Ignacio BuseBuse – Reilly OpelkaOpelka (7-6(4) 2-3 ret.) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Borna GojoGojo (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Borna CoricCoric – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
