Ryan Peniston and Ernests Gulbis will play each other in the 1st round of the Pau Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 12:30 pm on TC PAU 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ernests Gulbis who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ernests Gulbis is the pick to win this match.
Ernests Gulbis -> 1.75
Ryan Peniston -> 2.03
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Prediction and head to head Ryan Peniston vs. Ernests Gulbis
There is no head to head record between Ryan Peniston and Ernests Gulbis since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Ryan Peniston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-21 | 14-13 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-29 | 20-12 | 1-8 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 31-26 | 4-8 | 5-4 | 13-9 | 9-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-23 | 25-9 | 12-4 | 9-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 13-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 247 (career-high), Ryan got to the 1st round after beating Matteo Martineau 3-6 6-1 6-2 and Yannick Maden w/o.
In the qualifications, Ryan defeated Maden (w/o). During the match, Peniston and Maden scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 247 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Brit was not very aggressive to strike just winners.
Regarding the service games, Peniston was unable to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Ryan Peniston conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (0) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (0) on the 2nd serve.
Peniston has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 66% of his matches (179-93). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Peniston has a composed33-24 win-loss record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Peniston’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Loughborough.
Peniston has an aggregate 5-2 win-loss record in 2022, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pau Challenger
Peniston has never competed in this tournament before.
Ernests Gulbis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5-3 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-21 | 3-2 | 17-13 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-21 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-13 | 9-4 | 3-6 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 8-30 | 3-9 | 1-9 | 4-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248, Gulbis reached the 1st round after beating Eliakim Coulibaly 4-6 6-3 7-65 and Michael Geerts 6-3 6-2.
In the qualifications, Ernests had a good straight sets win against Geerts (6-3 6-2). During the match Gulbis scored 67 points vs Geerts’s 49. Ernests was pretty aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Gulbis struck 7 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Ernests Gulbis was quite effective on serve to win 77% (23/30) of his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Gulbis broke Geerts 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gulbis started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Gulbis’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Cherbourg Challenger.
Ernests has an aggregate 7-5 win-loss record in 2022, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Peniston | Gulbis |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 49 |
| Pts | 84-71 | 168-148 |
| Total Points | 155 | 316 |
| Winners | 33 | 61 |
| %Winners | 39% | 36% |
Peniston played 1 match while Gulbis competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ryan Peniston lost 1 set, while Ernests Gulbis conceded 1 set. Peniston has played 2 set(s) less than Gulbis (3 vs 5). Therefore, Peniston played 25 games less than Gulbis. The Brit scored 33 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Ernests blasted 61 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Peniston | Gulbis |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 8 |
| 1st in | 45/79 | 89/159 |
| %1st in | 57% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 33/45 | 61/89 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 39/70 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 56% |
Peniston scored 1 ace . Gulbis also fired 16 aces (8 per match). Peniston won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Gulbis won 69% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Peniston | Gulbis |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 8 |
| Converted | 5/11 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 45% | 44% |
| Conceded | 5 | 12 |
| Saved | 3 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
The Brit broke his opponent 5 times with a 45% conversion rate. Peniston dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Ernests broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Gulbis conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Peniston | ||||
| Q1 Martineau |
Q3 Maden |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-2 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | – | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | – | 24 | |
| pts | 84-71 | – | 84-71 | |
| Total points | 155 | – | 155 | |
| Winners | 33 | – | 33 | |
| %Winners | 39% | – | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 1 | – | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | – | 5 | |
| 1st in | 45/79 | – | 45/79 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | – | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 33/45 | – | 33/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | – | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | – | 16/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | – | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | – | 5/11 | |
| Converted % | 45% | – | 45% | |
| Conceded | 5 | – | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | – | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | – | 30% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | – | 2 | |
| Gulbis | ||||
| Q1 Coulibaly |
Q3 Geerts |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-65 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 17 | 49 | |
| pts | 101-99 | 67-49 | 168-148 | |
| Total points | 200 | 116 | 316 | |
| Winners | 38 | 23 | 61 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 59/100 | 30/59 | 89/159 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 51% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 38/59 | 23/30 | 61/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 77% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/41 | 17/29 | 39/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 59% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/10 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Saved | 4/8 | 3/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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