Ugo Humbert and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Open 13 Provence for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 5:50 pm on CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ugo Humbert who should win in 3 sets.
Ugo Humbert -> 1.57
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 2.37
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Prediction and head to head Ugo Humbert vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
This will be the 3rd time that Ugo Humbert and Pierre-Hugues Herbert square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Humbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Humbert won 6-4 6-2 in the final in the Ortisei Challenger back in 2018.
Ugo Humbert
Ranked no. 31, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3 6-4 and Arthur Rinderknech 4-6 7-5 7-64.
In the quarter against Rinderknech, Ugo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 7-64). During the match Humbert scored 113 points vs Rinderknech’s 105. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Humbert bagged 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Ugo Humbert was extremely effective on serve to win 83% (49/59) of his 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Humbert broke Rinderknech twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Humbert has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 62% of his matches (208-125). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Humbert has a 64-44 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Humbert has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marseille
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2019. See his history.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Ranked no. 93, the French player reached the semifinal after defeating Kei Nishikori 6-1 6-4, Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-76 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter against Tsitsipas, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-4 6-2). During the match Herbert scored 93 points vs Tsitsipas’s 83. Pierre-Hugues was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Herbert fired 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Pierre-Hugues Herbert was extremely effective on serve to win 79% (37/47) of his 1st serve and 62% (23/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Pierre-Hugues broke Tsitsipas 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Pierre-Hugues has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2021, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Marseille
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2018 and 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Humbert | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 54 | 67 |
| Pts | 182-154 | 228-176 |
| Total Points | 336 | 404 |
| Winners | 77 | 94 |
| %Winners | 42% | 41% |
Humbert played 2 matches while Herbert competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ugo Humbert dropped 1 set, while Pierre-Hugues Herbert surrendered 1 set. Humbert has played 2 set(s) less than Herbert (5 vs 7). Therefore, Humbert played 13 games less than Herbert. The French player scored 77 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 94 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Humbert | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 11 |
| 1st in | 91/144 | 117/200 |
| %1st in | 63% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 77/91 | 94/117 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 32/53 | 52/83 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 63% |
Humbert scored 18 aces (9 per match). Herbert made 33 aces (11 per match). Humbert won 85% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Herbert won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Humbert | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 10 |
| Converted | 4/19 | 10/16 |
| % Converted | 21% | 63% |
| Conceded | 2 | 7 |
| Saved | 0 | 5 |
| % Saved | 0% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The French player broke his opponents 4 times with a 21% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve twice and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Pierre-Hugues broke his opponents 10 times with a 63% conversion rate. Pierre-Hugues conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Humbert | ||||
| R2 Tsonga | 1/4 Rinderknech | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 35 | 54 | |
| pts | 69-49 | 113-105 | 182-154 | |
| Total points | 118 | 218 | 336 | |
| Winners | 28 | 49 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 11 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 32/50 | 59/94 | 91/144 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 28/32 | 49/59 | 77/91 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 83% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/18 | 20/35 | 32/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/12 | 4/19 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 17% | 21% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Herbert | |||||
| R1 Nishikori | R2 Norrie | 1/4 Tsitsipas | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-76 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 31 | 67 | |
| pts | 63-38 | 72-55 | 93-83 | 228-176 | |
| Total points | 101 | 127 | 176 | 404 | |
| Winners | 25 | 32 | 37 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 14 | 8 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/47 | 40/69 | 47/84 | 117/200 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 58% | 56% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 32/40 | 37/47 | 94/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 80% | 79% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 17/29 | 23/37 | 52/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 59% | 62% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/3 | 5/8 | 10/16 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 63% | 63% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/5 | 0/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 0% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Marseille
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 7-5 7-64) – See score progression
- Matthew EbdenEbden – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-76 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara – Ken Skupski/Neal SkupskiSkupski/Neal Skupski (2-6 6-4 10-7) – See score progression
- Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow – Luke Bambridge/Dominic InglotBambridge/Dominic Inglot (7-64 7-65) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Matthew EbdenEbden – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Arthur RinderknechRinderknech (4-6 7-5 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-7(6) 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Matthew EbdenEbden (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (2-0) – H2H and prediction