Carlos Taberner and Manuel Guinard will fight against each other in the final of the Aix En Provence Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 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 Carlos Taberner who should win in 2 sets.
Carlos Taberner -> 1.35
Manuel Guinard -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Taberner vs. Manuel Guinard
There is no head to head record between Carlos Taberner and Manuel Guinard since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Carlos Taberner
Ranked no. 134, Carlos reached the final after defeating Alexey Vatutin 6-4 6-1, Arthur Cazaux 7-65 6-2, Renzo Olivo 6-3 6-1 and Kyrian Jacquet 6-3 6-77 6-0.
In the semifinal, Carlos defeated Jacquet (6-3 6-77 6-0). During the match, Taberner scored 94 points vs Jacquet’s 75. Taberner was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, Taberner struck 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Carlos Taberner was quite efficient on serve to win 83% (34/41) of his 1st serve and 58% (22/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Carlos broke Jacquet 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Carlos started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Taberner has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 66% of his matches (278-144). 15-7 on clay in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Taberner has a composed246-115 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Carlos’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Antalya 2 Challenger.
The Spaniard has an aggregate 17-9 win-loss record in 2021, 15-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Aix En Provence Challenger
The Spaniard has never competed in this tournament before.
Manuel Guinard
Ranked no. 301, Manuel got to the final after beating Nikolas Sanchez-Izquierdo 3-6 6-3 6-4, Roberto Carballes Baena 7-65 6-4, Tristan Lamasine 6-74 6-3 6-3 and Elias Ymer 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal, Manuel had a good straight sets win against Ymer (6-4 6-2). During the match Guinard scored 69 points vs Ymer’s 59. Manuel was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Guinard scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Manuel Guinard lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Guinard put 63% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (9/25) on the 2nd serve. Guinard broke Ymer 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Manuel started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Manuel’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Angers and M25 Prague.
Manuel has a compiled 24-13 win-loss record in 2021, 23-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Taberner | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 100 |
| Pts | 290-225 | 345-313 |
| Total Points | 515 | 658 |
| Winners | 111 | 146 |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% |
Both Taberner and Guinard played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Taberner dropped 1 set, while Manuel Guinard lost 2 sets. Taberner has played 1 set(s) less than Guinard (9 vs 10). Therefore, Taberner played 18 games less than Guinard. Taberner scored 111 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Manuel managed to score 146 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Taberner | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 1.3 | 3 |
| 1st in | 144/253 | 201/330 |
| %1st in | 57% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 111/144 | 146/201 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 65/109 | 70/129 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 54% |
Taberner managed to score 5 aces (1.3 per match). Guinard scored 12 aces (3 per match). Taberner won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Guinard won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Taberner | Guinard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 17 | 14 |
| Converted | 17/33 | 14/34 |
| % Converted | 52% | 41% |
| Conceded | 13 | 29 |
| Saved | 11 | 23 |
| % Saved | 85% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 6 |
Taberner broke his opponents 17 times with a 52% conversion rate. Taberner conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. Manuel conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Taberner | ||||||
| R1 Vatutin | R2 Cazaux | 1/4 Olivo | 1/2 Jacquet | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 7-65 6-2 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-77 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 82 | |
| pts | 57-40 | 81-73 | 58-37 | 94-75 | 290-225 | |
| Total points | 97 | 154 | 95 | 169 | 515 | |
| Winners | 24 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 37% | 40% | 36% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 28/42 | 45/86 | 30/46 | 41/79 | 144/253 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 52% | 65% | 52% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 30/45 | 23/30 | 34/41 | 111/144 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 67% | 77% | 83% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/14 | 24/41 | 11/16 | 22/38 | 65/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 59% | 69% | 58% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/9 | 4/6 | 6/11 | 17/33 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 33% | 67% | 55% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 9/10 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 11 | |
| Saved % | – | 90% | 100% | 50% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Guinard | ||||||
| R1 Sanchez-Izquierdo | R2 Carballes Baena | 1/4 Lamasine | 1/2 Ymer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 7-65 6-4 | 6-74 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 23 | 31 | 18 | 100 | |
| pts | 99-94 | 79-75 | 98-85 | 69-59 | 345-313 | |
| Total points | 193 | 154 | 183 | 128 | 658 | |
| Winners | 38 | 35 | 43 | 30 | 146 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 44% | 43% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 55/94 | 48/80 | 55/88 | 43/68 | 201/330 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 60% | 63% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 38/55 | 35/48 | 43/55 | 30/43 | 146/201 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 73% | 78% | 70% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/39 | 19/32 | 20/33 | 9/25 | 70/129 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 59% | 61% | 36% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/15 | 2/3 | 4/6 | 5/10 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 67% | 67% | 50% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 29 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 6/7 | 4/5 | 5/7 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 86% | 80% | 71% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Upcoming matches in the draw
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