Alexei Popyrin and Andrea Pellegrino will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on COURT IDEAL GROUPE. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.6
Andrea Pellegrino -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Andrea Pellegrino
This will be the 3rd time that Alexei Popyrin and Andrea Pellegrino clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Pellegrino won 6-4 6-2 in the qualifications in Barcelona back in April 2022.
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-11 | 7-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 127, the Australian reached the semifinal after beating Kimmer Coppejans 7-64 6-3, Carlos Taberner 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-75 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter against Munar Clar, Popyrin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-5 6-4). During the match, Popyrin scored 116 points vs Munar Clar’s 104. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about the service games, Popyrin blasted 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Alexei Popyrin was pretty efficient on serve to win 83% (54/65) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Popyrin broke Munar Clar twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexei has surrendered 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Popyrin has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 57% of his matches (192-145). 5-3 on clay in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Popyrin has a compiled54-41 match record in the last 7 years on clay.
Alexei has a compiled 9-14 win-loss record in 2022, 5-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger
Andrea Pellegrino
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-16 | 0-1 | 13-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-29 | 2-2 | 28-26 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-28 | 0-3 | 27-20 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-29 | 2-3 | 22-23 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-14 | 0-1 | 14-6 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 257, Pellegrino got to the semifinal after defeating Gabriel Debru 7-5 7-5, Mathias Bourgue 6-2 6-3, Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 6-4, Nuno Borges 6-2 6-2 and Benjamin Bonzi 3-6 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter against Bonzi, Pellegrino recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-4). During the match Pellegrino scored 87 points vs Bonzi’s 81. Andrea was quite aggressive to blast 36 winners.
About the serving games, Pellegrino bagged 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Andrea Pellegrino lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Pellegrino put 61% of his first serves in, winning 65% (36/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (24/35) on the 2nd serve. Pellegrino broke Bonzi twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Italian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Italian has a compiled 10-13 win-loss record in 2022, 8-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Popyrin | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 105 |
| Pts | 293-260 | 359-269 |
| Total Points | 553 | 628 |
| Winners | 127 | 141 |
| %Winners | 43% | 39% |
Popyrin played 3 matches while Pellegrino competed in 5 matches. Pellegrino started his run from the qualifications while Popyrin had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexei Popyrin surrendered 2 sets, while Andrea Pellegrino dropped 1 set. Popyrin has played 3 set(s) less than Pellegrino (8 vs 11). Therefore, Popyrin played 21 games less than Pellegrino. Alexei scored 127 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Pellegrino recorded 141 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Popyrin | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 23 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 7.7 | 4.2 |
| 1st in | 166/260 | 183/299 |
| %1st in | 64% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 127/166 | 141/183 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 48/94 | 70/116 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 60% |
Popyrin fired 23 aces (7.7 per match). Pellegrino fired 21 aces (4.2 per match). Popyrin won 77% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Pellegrino won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Popyrin | Pellegrino |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 19 |
| Converted | 10/35 | 19/39 |
| % Converted | 29% | 49% |
| Conceded | 17 | 18 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 65% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
Popyrin broke his opponents 10 times with a 29% conversion rate. The Australian lost his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. The Italian broke his opponents 19 times with a 49% conversion rate. Andrea conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Popyrin | |||||
| R1 Coppejans |
R2 Taberner |
1/4 Munar Clar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 6-3 | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-75 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 27 | 35 | 84 | |
| pts | 83-68 | 94-88 | 116-104 | 293-260 | |
| Total points | 151 | 182 | 220 | 553 | |
| Winners | 34 | 39 | 54 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 45/65 | 56/94 | 65/101 | 166/260 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 60% | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 34/45 | 39/56 | 54/65 | 127/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 70% | 83% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 19/38 | 20/36 | 48/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 50% | 56% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/14 | 4/9 | 2/12 | 10/35 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 44% | 17% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 6/9 | 3/3 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 67% | 100% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| Pellegrino | |||||||
| Q1 Debru |
Q3 Bourgue |
R1 Ramanathan |
R2 Borges |
1/4 Bonzi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 28 | 105 | |
| pts | 86-66 | 61-39 | 70-53 | 55-30 | 87-81 | 359-269 | |
| Total points | 152 | 100 | 123 | 85 | 168 | 628 | |
| Winners | 26 | 19 | 35 | 25 | 36 | 141 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 31% | 50% | 45% | 41% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 35/67 | 25/49 | 38/51 | 30/42 | 55/90 | 183/299 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 51% | 75% | 71% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 19/25 | 35/38 | 25/30 | 36/55 | 141/183 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 76% | 92% | 83% | 65% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/32 | 17/24 | 5/13 | 8/12 | 24/35 | 70/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 71% | 38% | 67% | 69% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 19 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 4/6 | 3/11 | 4/6 | 2/3 | 19/39 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 67% | 27% | 67% | 67% | 49% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 4/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 100% | 0% | – | 83% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLLLWLWLW Tennis Scores in Bordeaux Challenger
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Benjamin BonziBonzi (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-75 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Elias YmerYmer (7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Pablo CuevasCuevas (5-7 7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Hans Hach Verdugo/Philipp OswaldHach Verdugo/Philipp Oswald – Nicholas Monroe/Fernando RomboliMonroe/Fernando Romboli (4-6 6-3 10-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Quentin HalysHalys – Pavel KotovKotov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino (1-1) – H2H and prediction
