Marc-Andrea Huesler and Tim Van Rijthoven will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Biel Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tim Van Rijthoven who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tim Van Rijthoven is the pick to win this match.
Tim Van Rijthoven -> 1.84
Marc-Andrea Huesler -> 1.97
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Prediction and head to head Marc-Andrea Huesler vs. Tim Van Rijthoven
This will be the 2nd time that Marc-Andrea Huesler and Tim Van Rijthoven clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Van Rijthoven (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Van Rijthoven won 6-7(6) 7-6(4) 7-5 in the 1st round in the Segovia Challenger back in July 2021.
Marc-Andrea Huesler
Ranked no. 159, Marc-Andrea got to the semifinal after defeating Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 3-6 7-65, Enzo Couacaud 6-4 6-4 and Antoine Escoffier 5-7 6-1 6-2.
In the quarter against Escoffier, Huesler recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-1 6-2). During the match, Huesler scored 93 points vs Escoffier’s 73. Marc-Andrea was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Huesler managed to score 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Marc-Andrea Huesler was exceptionally effective on serve to win 74% (39/53) of his 1st serve and 56% (18/32) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Marc-Andrea broke Escoffier 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Huesler started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 2 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Huesler has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 55% of his matches (175-143). 7-5 on indoor hard courts in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Huesler has a composed29-29 record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Huesler’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Cordenons Challenger.
Marc-Andrea has a compiled 22-27 win-loss record in 2021, 7-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biel Challenger
The Swiss has never competed in this tournament before.
Tim Van Rijthoven
Ranked no. 265, Van Rijthoven reached the semifinal after beating Hiroki Moriya 6-1 6-3, Dennis Novak 6-75 6-3 7-61 and Joao Sousa 7-64 6-4.
In the quarter, The Dutch had a good straight sets win against Sousa (7-64 6-4). During the match Van Rijthoven scored 75 points vs Sousa’s 66. The Dutch was very aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Van Rijthoven struck 10 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Tim Van Rijthoven was quite efficient on serve to win 78% (36/46) of his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Dutch broke Sousa once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tim 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 Dutch’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Biel and the Segovia Challenger.
Van Rijthoven has a compiled 36-17 win-loss record in 2021, 16-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Huesler | Van Rijthoven |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 78 | 74 |
| Pts | 251-213 | 246-204 |
| Total Points | 464 | 450 |
| Winners | 111 | 112 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Both Huesler and Van Rijthoven played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Marc-Andrea Huesler dropped 2 sets, while Tim Van Rijthoven conceded 1 set. Huesler has played 1 set more than Van Rijthoven (8 vs 7). Therefore, Huesler played 4 games more than Van Rijthoven. The Swiss scored 111 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Dutch fired 112 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Huesler | Van Rijthoven |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 35 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 11.7 | 11 |
| 1st in | 143/218 | 143/217 |
| %1st in | 66% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 111/143 | 112/143 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 46/75 | 50/74 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 68% |
Huesler recorded 35 aces (11.7 per match). Van Rijthoven fired 33 aces (11 per match). Huesler won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Van Rijthoven won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 68% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Huesler | Van Rijthoven |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 7 |
| Converted | 9/27 | 7/14 |
| % Converted | 33% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 8 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 88% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Swiss broke his opponents 9 times with a 33% conversion rate. The Swiss lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponents 7 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Dutch conceded his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded.
| Huesler | |||||
| R1 Bemelmans |
R2 Couacaud |
1/4 Escoffier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 7-65 | 6-4 6-4 | 5-7 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 | 27 | 78 | |
| pts | 99-92 | 59-48 | 93-73 | 251-213 | |
| Total points | 191 | 107 | 166 | 464 | |
| Winners | 42 | 30 | 39 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 51% | 42% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 20 | 6 | 9 | 35 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 53/82 | 37/51 | 53/85 | 143/218 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 73% | 62% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 42/53 | 30/37 | 39/53 | 111/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 81% | 74% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/29 | 10/14 | 18/32 | 46/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 71% | 56% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 2/6 | 5/9 | 9/27 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 33% | 56% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/3 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 33% | – | 71% | 35% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Van Rijthoven | |||||
| R1 Moriya |
R2 Novak |
1/4 Sousa |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 | 6-75 6-3 7-61 | 7-64 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 35 | 23 | 74 | |
| pts | 58-34 | 113-104 | 75-66 | 246-204 | |
| Total points | 92 | 217 | 141 | 450 | |
| Winners | 22 | 54 | 36 | 112 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 48% | 48% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 14 | 10 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 23/38 | 74/109 | 46/70 | 143/217 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 68% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 22/23 | 54/74 | 36/46 | 112/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 96% | 73% | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/15 | 24/35 | 16/24 | 50/74 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 69% | 67% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 2/6 | 1/4 | 7/14 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 33% | 25% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 5/6 | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 83% | 100% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLL Tennis Scores in Biel Challenger
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Joao SousaSousa (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (5-7 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Dominic Stephan StrickerStephan Stricker – Tobias KamkeKamke (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Ruben Bemelmans/Daniel MasurBemelmans/Daniel Masur – Maxime Janvier/Arjun KadheJanvier/Arjun Kadhe (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Treat Conrad Huey/Frederik NielsenConrad Huey/Frederik Nielsen – Jakub Paul/Yannik SteineggerPaul/Yannik Steinegger (6-4 1-6 10-4) – See score progression
- Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven – Joao SousaSousa (7-6(4) 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Liam BroadyBroady – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Tim Van RijthovenVan Rijthoven (0-1) – H2H and prediction
