Thiago Agustin Tirante and Alexander Ritschard will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Zug Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. 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 Alexander Ritschard who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Ritschard is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Ritschard -> 1.59
Thiago Agustin Tirante -> 2.36
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Prediction and head to head Thiago Agustin Tirante vs. Alexander Ritschard
There is no head to head record between Thiago Agustin Tirante and Alexander Ritschard since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Thiago Agustin Tirante
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-17 | 0-2 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-31 | 13-10 | 29-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-31 | 2-4 | 25-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 35-23 | 8-4 | 27-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 35-17 | 17-5 | 18-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 171, Thiago got to the 2nd round after beating Facundo Mena 4-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 1st round against Mena, Agustin Tirante recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 6-3). During the match, Agustin Tirante scored 97 points vs Mena’s 87. Thiago was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Agustin Tirante blasted 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Thiago Agustin Tirante lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Agustin Tirante put 72% of his first serves in, winning 68% (46/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Mena 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Agustin Tirante has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (123-82). 15-14 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Agustin Tirante has an overall89-66 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Thiago’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Troyes Challenger.
Thiago has an aggregate 17-17 win-loss record in 2022, 15-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zug Challenger
The Argentine has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-14 | 7-3 | 17-6 | 5-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 6-8 | 13-11 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 7-5 | 11-11 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-23 | 1-4 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 178 (career-high), the Swiss got to the 2nd round after defeating Kilian Feldbausch 6-0 5-7 6-2.
In the 1st round, Ritschard defeated Feldbausch (6-0 5-7 6-2). During the match Ritschard scored 88 points vs Feldbausch’s 65. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.
About the serving games, Ritschard scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 60% of his first serves in, winning 71% (32/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (15/30) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Feldbausch 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Alexander’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Forli 5 Challenger.
Alexander has a compiled 25-18 win-loss record in 2022, 10-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Agustin Tirante | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 26 |
| Pts | 97-87 | 88-65 |
| Total Points | 184 | 153 |
| Winners | 46 | 32 |
| %Winners | 47% | 36% |
Both Agustin Tirante and Ritschard played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Thiago Agustin Tirante conceded 1 set, while Alexander Ritschard lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Agustin Tirante and Ritschard have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Agustin Tirante played 1 game more than Ritschard. Thiago scored 46 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander recorded 32 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Agustin Tirante | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 68/94 | 45/75 |
| %1st in | 72% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 46/68 | 32/45 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 15/30 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 50% |
Agustin Tirante managed to score 5 aces . Ritschard bagged 1 ace . Agustin Tirante won 68% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Agustin Tirante | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 56% | 58% |
| Conceded | 12 | 5 |
| Saved | 10 | 2 |
| % Saved | 83% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Thiago broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Agustin Tirante lost his serve twice and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Agustin Tirante | |||
| R1 Mena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 97-87 | 97-87 | |
| Total points | 184 | 184 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 68/94 | 68/94 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 46/68 | 46/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 12/26 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | |
| Saved | 10/12 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Ritschard | |||
| R1 Feldbausch |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 88-65 | 88-65 | |
| Total points | 153 | 153 | |
| Winners | 32 | 32 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 45/75 | 45/75 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 32/45 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/30 | 15/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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