Hugo Grenier and Constant Lestienne will face off in the final of the Alicante Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 pm on PISTA CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Grenier who should win in 3 sets.
Hugo Grenier -> 1.66
Constant Lestienne -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Grenier vs. Constant Lestienne
This will be the 2nd time that Hugo Grenier and Constant Lestienne fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Grenier (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Grenier won 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in the St. Tropez Challenger back in September 2021.
Hugo Grenier
Ranked no. 203 (career-high), the French player got to the final after beating Emilio Nava 7-63 6-4, Feliciano Lopez 6-3 7-5, Nuno Borges 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Oscar Otte 6-3 6-73 6-4.
In the semifinal, Hugo defeated Otte (6-3 6-73 6-4). During the match, Grenier scored 95 points vs Otte’s 84. Grenier was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Regarding the service games, Grenier recorded 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Hugo Grenier was pretty efficient on serve to win 78% (45/58) of his 1st serve and 61% (19/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Otte 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hugo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Grenier has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 60% of his matches (269-176). 22-8 on hard in 2021. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Grenier has an aggregate146-69 win-loss record in the last 7 years on hard.
Grenier’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Bakio.
The French player has a composed 38-25 win-loss record in 2021, 22-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Alicante Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Constant Lestienne
Ranked no. 258, the French player got to the final after defeating Borna Gojo 6-4 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 5-7 7-64 7-5, Lucas Miedler 7-65 6-4 and Joao Sousa 6-4 7-65.
In the semifinal, Constant had a good straight sets win against Sousa (6-4 7-65). During the match Lestienne scored 83 points vs Sousa’s 80. Constant was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Lestienne fired 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Constant Lestienne lost the serve 4 times. Furthermore, Lestienne put 56% of his first serves in, winning 62% (28/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Sousa 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lestienne started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Lestienne’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Alicante Challenger.
The French player has an aggregate 23-19 win-loss record in 2021, 9-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Grenier | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 105 | 105 |
| Pts | 335-292 | 363-335 |
| Total Points | 627 | 698 |
| Winners | 147 | 135 |
| %Winners | 44% | 37% |
Both Grenier and Lestienne played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Grenier dropped 2 sets, while Constant Lestienne surrendered 1 set. Grenier has played 1 set more than Lestienne (10 vs 9). However, it is interesting to notice that they played the same amount of games (105). Grenier scored 147 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 135 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Grenier | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 27 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1st in | 194/304 | 193/345 |
| %1st in | 64% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 147/194 | 135/193 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 64/110 | 77/152 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 51% |
Grenier made 27 aces (6.8 per match). Lestienne scored 20 aces (5 per match). Grenier won 76% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Lestienne won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Grenier | Lestienne |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 17 |
| Converted | 13/24 | 17/34 |
| % Converted | 54% | 50% |
| Conceded | 17 | 25 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 65% | 48% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 13 |
Hugo broke his opponents 13 times with a 54% conversion rate. The French player dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 17 times with a 50% conversion rate. Constant conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 48% of the break points that he conceded.
| Grenier | ||||||
| R1 Nava | R2 Lopez | 1/4 Borges | 1/2 Otte | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 6-3 6-73 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 105 | |
| pts | 77-64 | 88-69 | 75-75 | 95-84 | 335-292 | |
| Total points | 141 | 157 | 150 | 179 | 627 | |
| Winners | 33 | 40 | 29 | 45 | 147 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% | 39% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/70 | 55/76 | 37/69 | 58/89 | 194/304 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 72% | 54% | 65% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 40/55 | 29/37 | 45/58 | 147/194 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 73% | 78% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 13/21 | 18/32 | 19/31 | 64/110 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 62% | 56% | 61% | 58% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/8 | 4/6 | 4/5 | 13/24 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 25% | 67% | 80% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 5/5 | 1/4 | 2/3 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 25% | 67% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Lestienne | ||||||
| R1 Gojo | R2 Verdasco | 1/4 Miedler | 1/2 Sousa | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 5-7 7-64 7-5 | 7-65 6-4 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 37 | 23 | 23 | 105 | |
| pts | 82-69 | 115-116 | 83-70 | 83-80 | 363-335 | |
| Total points | 151 | 231 | 153 | 163 | 698 | |
| Winners | 28 | 45 | 34 | 28 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 41% | 34% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 37/74 | 66/113 | 45/78 | 45/80 | 193/345 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 58% | 58% | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 28/37 | 45/66 | 34/45 | 28/45 | 135/193 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 68% | 76% | 62% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/37 | 27/47 | 15/33 | 16/35 | 77/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 57% | 45% | 46% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/7 | 4/9 | 5/10 | 17/34 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 57% | 44% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 25 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 1/5 | 5/8 | 0/4 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 20% | 63% | 0% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
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