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.

As per the initial odds, Hugo Grenier is the pick to win this match.
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.

Alicante Challenger
Grenier's Record

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).

Alicante Challenger
Lestienne's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

H.Grenier
C.Lestienne
7h:00
7h:00
Time on court​
7h:56
7h:56
!
2h:01
2h:01
Last match​
1h:57
1h:57
4
4
Match played
4
4
105
105
Games Played​
105
105
10
10
Set played​​
9
9
335
335
Total points​
363
363
83.8
83.8
Avg point​
90.8
90.8
147
147
Winners
135
135
36.8
36.8
Avg Winners​
33.8
33.8
44%
44%
Ratio winners
37%
37%
-- Serve --
27
27
Aces
20
20
6.8
6.8
Avg Aces
5
5
10
10
Double Faults
17
17
2.5
2.5
Avg Double Faults
4.3
4.3
147/194
147/194
1st won total​
135/193
135/193
!
76%
76%
1st won %
70%
70%
64/110
64/110
2nd won total​
77/152
77/152
58%
58%
2nd won %
51%
51%
-- Break Points --
13/24
13/24
BP won
17/34
17/34
3.3/6
3.3/6
Avg BP won
4.3/8.5
4.3/8.5
!
54%
54%
Won
50%
50%
17
17
Conceded
25
25
4.3
4.3
Avg Conceded
6.3
6.3
6
6
Broken
13
13
1.5
1.5
Avg Broken
3.3
3.3
11
11
Saved
12
12

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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