Borna Gojo and Geoffrey Blancaneaux will face off in the quarter of the Istanbul 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on COURT 9. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Borna Gojo who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Borna Gojo is the pick to win this match.
Borna Gojo -> 1.56
Geoffrey Blancaneaux -> 2.43
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Prediction and head to head Borna Gojo vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux
There is no head to head record between Borna Gojo and Geoffrey Blancaneaux since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Borna Gojo
Ranked no. 225, Borna reached the quarter after defeating Daniel Elahi Galan 6-4 3-6 6-2 and Evgeny Karlovskiy 6-1 6-74 7-65.
In the 2nd round, The Croatian defeated Karlovskiy (6-1 6-74 7-65). During the match, Gojo scored 111 points vs Karlovskiy’s 92. The Croatian was extremely aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Regarding the service games, Gojo struck 11 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults. Borna Gojo was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 79% (52/66) of his 1st serve and 68% (21/31) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Croatian broke Karlovskiy twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Borna started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Gojo has a winning record in the last 6 years having won 59% of his matches (137-97). 7-5 on hard in 2021. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gojo has a composed75-45 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Gojo’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Sultan 3 Challenger.
Borna has an aggregate 14-15 win-loss record in 2021, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Istanbul 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2020. See his history.
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
Ranked no. 306, the French player got to the quarter after defeating Mircea-Alexandru Jecan 7-5 6-2, Laurent Lokoli 4-6 7-65 6-1 and Chun Hsin Tseng 6-3 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Blancaneaux had a good straight sets win against Hsin Tseng (6-3 7-5). During the match Blancaneaux scored 68 points vs Hsin Tseng’s 54. Geoffrey was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Blancaneaux bagged 6 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Geoffrey Blancaneaux lost the serve once. Furthermore, Blancaneaux put 55% of his first serves in, winning 91% (30/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Geoffrey broke Hsin Tseng 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Geoffrey started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The French player has a compiled 16-20 win-loss record in 2021, 7-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gojo | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 71 |
| Pts | 200-175 | 240-196 |
| Total Points | 375 | 436 |
| Winners | 90 | 102 |
| %Winners | 45% | 43% |
Gojo played 2 matches while Blancaneaux competed in 3 matches. Blancaneaux started his run from the qualifications while Gojo had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Borna Gojo surrendered 2 sets, while Geoffrey Blancaneaux conceded 1 set. Gojo has played 1 set(s) less than Blancaneaux (6 vs 7). Therefore, Gojo played 11 games less than Blancaneaux. Gojo scored 90 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Blancaneaux bagged 102 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gojo | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 7 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 2.3 |
| 1st in | 117/179 | 127/206 |
| %1st in | 65% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 90/117 | 102/127 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 38/62 | 36/79 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 46% |
Gojo managed to score 17 aces (8.5 per match). Blancaneaux fired 7 aces (2.3 per match). Gojo won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Blancaneaux won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gojo | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 12 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 12/27 |
| % Converted | 31% | 44% |
| Conceded | 5 | 8 |
| Saved | 4 | 2 |
| % Saved | 80% | 25% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 6 |
The Croatian broke his opponents 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. Gojo conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Blancaneaux broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Blancaneaux conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 25% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gojo | ||||
| R1 Elahi Galan Riveros |
R2 Karlovskiy |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 6-1 6-74 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 33 | 60 | |
| pts | 89-83 | 111-92 | 200-175 | |
| Total points | 172 | 203 | 375 | |
| Winners | 38 | 52 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 11 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 51/82 | 66/97 | 117/179 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 38/51 | 52/66 | 90/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 79% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/31 | 21/31 | 38/62 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 68% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/9 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 22% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Blancaneaux | ||||||
| Q1 Jecan |
Q3 Heyman |
R1 Lokoli |
R2 Hsin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | 4-6 7-65 6-1 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | 30 | 21 | 91 | |
| pts | 66-48 | – | 106-94 | 68-54 | 240-196 | |
| Total points | 114 | 0 | 200 | 122 | 436 | |
| Winners | 32 | 40 | 30 | 102 | ||
| %Winners | 48% | NAN% | 38% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 | ||
| 1st in | 38/51 | / | 56/95 | 33/60 | 127/206 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | – | 59% | 55% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 32/38 | / | 40/56 | 30/33 | 102/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | – | 71% | 91% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/13 | / | 18/39 | 13/27 | 36/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | – | 46% | 48% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | ||
| Converted | 4/9 | / | 5/12 | 3/6 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 44% | – | 42% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 1/2 | 0/ | 1/5 | 0/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | – | 20% | 0% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | ||
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