
Corentin Moutet and Felix Balshaw will square off in the 2nd round of the Grand Prix Auvergne for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:30 pm on Court 1. 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 Corentin Moutet who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Corentin Moutet is the pick to win this match.
Corentin Moutet -> 1.54
Felix Balshaw -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Corentin Moutet vs. Felix Balshaw
There is no head to head record between Corentin Moutet and Felix Balshaw since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Corentin Moutet

11 - 20win/loss
94
30
WLLWLLLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 11-20 | 6-9 | 3-7 | 1-0 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 41-30 | 15-12 | 10-9 | 7-5 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-26 | 4-6 | 22-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-25 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 7-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-21 | 13-6 | 20-8 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 94, the French player reached the 2nd round after beating Ugo Humbert 6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(4).
In the 1st round, Corentin defeated Humbert (6-2 6-75 7-64). During the match, Moutet scored 124 points vs Humbert’s 121. Corentin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 65 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moutet scored just 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Corentin Moutet lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Moutet put 73% of his first serves in, winning 66% (65/98) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (18/37) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Humbert 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Moutet has positive win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (298-229). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Moutet has a compiled 59-48 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Moutet has a composed 11-20 win-loss record in 2026, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Rhone
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019. See his history.
Felix Balshaw

48 - 20win/loss
186
186
WLWWLLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 48-20 | 11-8 | 29-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-24 | 19-13 | 14-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 10-7 | 5-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 186 (career-high), Felix got to the 2nd round after beating Jaime Faria 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Balshaw defeated Faria (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match Balshaw scored 87 points vs Faria’s 71. Felix was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Balshaw recorded 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Felix Balshaw was pretty effective on serve to win 71% (39/55) of his 1st serve and 69% (20/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Faria 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
His best result of the year was winning the title the Manacor Challenger where he beat Inaki Montes-De La Torre in the final 3-6 6-2 6-3.
Balshaw has a compiled 48-20 win-loss record in 2026, 8-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moutet | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 34 | 27 |
| Pts | 124-121 | 87-71 |
| Total Points | 245 | 158 |
| Winners | 65 | 39 |
| %Winners | 52% | 45% |
Both Moutet and Balshaw played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Corentin Moutet conceded 1 set, while Felix Balshaw surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Moutet and Balshaw have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Moutet played 7 games more than Balshaw. The French player scored 65 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Felix scored 39 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moutet | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 9 |
| 1st in | 98/135 | 55/84 |
| %1st in | 73% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 65/98 | 39/55 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 20/29 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 69% |
Moutet recorded 1 ace . Balshaw also fired 9 aces . Moutet won 66% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Balshaw won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moutet | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 3 |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/5 |
| % Converted | 40% | 60% |
| Conceded | 12 | 9 |
| Saved | 10 | 8 |
| % Saved | 83% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The French player broke his opponent 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Moutet dropped his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Felix conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moutet | |||
| R1 Humbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-75 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 34 | |
| pts | 124-121 | 124-121 | |
| Total points | 245 | 245 | |
| Winners | 65 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 98/135 | 98/135 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 65/98 | 65/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/37 | 18/37 | |
| % 2nd pts | 49% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/10 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 10/12 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Balshaw | |||
| R1 Faria |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 87-71 | 87-71 | |
| Total points | 158 | 158 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 55/84 | 55/84 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 39/55 | 39/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/29 | 20/29 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 3/5 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Rhone
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Hamad MedjedovicMedjedovic (7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-2) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Arthur FeryFery (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Clement TaburTabur (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-2 6-75 7-64) – See score progression
- Finn Reynolds/James WattReynolds/James Watt – Hugo Nys/Edouard Roger-VasselinNys/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (3-6 7-69 10-5) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Titouan DroguetDroguet (5-7 7-64 7-63) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Matisse Bobichon/Kilian FeldbauschBobichon/Kilian Feldbausch – Robert Cash/Alexander ErlerCash/Alexander Erler (7-67 6-2) – See score progression
- Felix BalshawBalshaw – Jaime FariaFaria (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Lloyd GlasspoolCash/Lloyd Glasspool – Miguel-Angel Reyes-Varela/Reese StalderReyes-Varela/Reese Stalder (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Moise KouameKouame – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (7-62 6-4) – See score progression
- Ariel Behar/Joshua ParisBehar/Joshua Paris – Trey Hilderbrand/Stefan LatinovicHilderbrand/Stefan Latinovic (6-4 3-6 10-2) – See score progression
- Kyrian JacquetJacquet – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (7-6(4) 7-5) – See score progression
- Luca Van AsscheVan Assche – Clement TaburTabur (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-2 6-7(5) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Borna GojoGojo – Arthur FeryFery (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Daniel AltmaierAltmaier – Titouan DroguetDroguet (5-7 7-6(4) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
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