Benjamin Bonzi and Zizou Bergs will play each other in the semifinal of the Cherbourg Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CHANTEREYNE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 3 sets.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.53
Zizou Bergs -> 2.5
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Zizou Bergs
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Zizou Bergs since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Benjamin Bonzi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-24 | 15-13 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 50-32 | 13-13 | 7-10 | 24-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 68, the French player reached the semifinal after defeating Mats Rosenkranz 6-3 6-2, Kenny de Schepper 6-3 7-64 and Jack Draper 7-66 6-2.
In the quarter, Bonzi had a good straight sets win against Draper (7-66 6-2). During the match, Bonzi scored 70 points vs Draper’s 54. The French player was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bonzi recorded 15 aces and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Benjamin Bonzi was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 84% (32/38) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Draper twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Bonzi has a solid win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 63% of his matches (260-152). 3-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Bonzi has a composed65-51 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The French player has a compiled 5-4 win-loss record in 2022, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cherbourg Challenger
Zizou Bergs
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-28 | 20-16 | 2-5 | 7-3 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-29 | 9-9 | 17-7 | 15-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 8-7 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 7-5 | 7-7 | 17-16 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-21 | 2-5 | 15-10 | 21-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 188, Zizou reached the semifinal after defeating Andrea Pellegrino 7-64 6-4, Dennis Novak 7-5 6-2 and Ruben Bemelmans 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, Bergs had a good straight sets win against Bemelmans (6-3 6-3). During the match Bergs scored 61 points vs Bemelmans’s 45. The Belgian was quite aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Bergs blasted 3 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Zizou Bergs was very efficient on serve to win 78% (25/32) of his 1st serve and 58% (11/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Belgian broke Bemelmans 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zizou hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Belgian has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2022, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonzi | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 61 |
| Pts | 198-152 | 217-184 |
| Total Points | 350 | 401 |
| Winners | 88 | 100 |
| %Winners | 44% | 46% |
Both Bonzi and Bergs played 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Bonzi and Bergs have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Bonzi played 1 game less than Bergs. Benjamin scored 88 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian scored 100 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonzi | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 8.3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 106/167 | 136/205 |
| %1st in | 63% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 88/106 | 100/136 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 42/61 | 40/69 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 58% |
Bonzi bagged 25 aces (8.3 per match). Bergs bagged 18 aces (6 per match). Bonzi won 83% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Bergs won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bonzi | Bergs |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 9 |
| Converted | 6/18 | 9/29 |
| % Converted | 33% | 31% |
| Conceded | 0 | 14 |
| Saved | 0 | 12 |
| % Saved | 0% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Bonzi broke his opponents 6 times with a 33% conversion rate. Benjamin extremely effective on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Zizou broke his opponents 9 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve twice and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bonzi | |||||
| R1 Rosenkranz | R2 de Schepper | 1/4 Draper | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 7-64 | 7-66 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 | 21 | 60 | |
| pts | 55-37 | 73-61 | 70-54 | 198-152 | |
| Total points | 92 | 134 | 124 | 350 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 32 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 41% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 15 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/47 | 37/64 | 38/56 | 106/167 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 58% | 68% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 30/37 | 32/38 | 88/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 81% | 84% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 20/27 | 12/18 | 42/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 74% | 67% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 1/5 | 2/7 | 6/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 20% | 29% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | – | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bergs | |||||
| R1 Pellegrino | R2 Novak | 1/4 Bemelmans | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-4 | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 20 | 18 | 61 | |
| pts | 88-82 | 68-57 | 61-45 | 217-184 | |
| Total points | 170 | 125 | 106 | 401 | |
| Winners | 45 | 30 | 25 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 44% | 41% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 62/90 | 42/64 | 32/51 | 136/205 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 66% | 63% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 45/62 | 30/42 | 25/32 | 100/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 71% | 78% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 15/22 | 11/19 | 40/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 68% | 58% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 3/10 | 4/11 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 30% | 36% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 6/6 | 1/2 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 100% | 50% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Cherbourg Challenger
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Jack DraperDraper (7-66 6-2) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Zizou BergsBergs – Ruben BemelmansBemelmans (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Hendrik Jebens/Niklas SchellJebens/Niklas Schell – Denys Molchanov/Antonio SancicMolchanov/Antonio Sancic (6-4 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (6-3 6-7(2) 6-1) – See score progression
- Ernests GulbisGulbis – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (7-5 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Ernests GulbisGulbis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Zizou BergsBergs (0-0) – H2H and prediction