Hugo Gaston and Benoit Paire will play each other in the quarter of the Rennes Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 7:00 pm on COURT LE LIBERTE. 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 Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.64
Benoit Paire -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Benoit Paire
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Benoit Paire since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 30-31 | 9-12 | 6-14 | 15-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-31 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 85, Hugo reached the quarter after defeating Yannick Mertens 7-5 6-4 and Gabriel Debru 6-2 4-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Hugo defeated Debru (6-2 4-6 6-3). During the match, Gaston scored 90 points vs Debru’s 73. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston scored just 1 ace throughout the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 4 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 61% of his first serves in, winning 70% (30/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (15/27) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Debru 7 times after converting 44% of his break points (7/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hugo has conceded 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Gaston has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (153-113). 4-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Gaston has an aggregate35-37 match record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Gaston has an aggregate 15-24 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Rennes Challenger
Benoit Paire
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 11-30 | 6-12 | 0-9 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-38 | 13-12 | 27-17 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-31 | 7-13 | 6-14 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-32 | 6-12 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 176, Paire got to the quarter after defeating Dan Added 7-63 4-6 7-5 and Clement Tabur 6-3 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Tabur (6-3 6-3). During the match Paire scored 61 points vs Tabur’s 46. Paire was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Paire made 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Benoit Paire lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Paire put 60% of his first serves in, winning 68% (25/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (9/25) on the 2nd serve. The French player was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Tabur 6 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Paire has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Benoit has a composed 11-26 win-loss record in 2022, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 53 |
| Pts | 166-137 | 177-158 |
| Total Points | 303 | 335 |
| Winners | 56 | 64 |
| %Winners | 34% | 36% |
Both Gaston and Paire played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston lost 1 set, while Benoit Paire surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gaston and Paire have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Gaston played 4 games less than Paire. The French player scored 56 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 64 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6 |
| 1st in | 79/136 | 93/177 |
| %1st in | 58% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 56/79 | 64/93 |
| %1st pts | 71% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 36/57 | 37/84 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 44% |
Gaston recorded 8 aces (4 per match). Paire struck 12 aces (6 per match). Gaston won 71% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Paire won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 44% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 11/16 |
| % Converted | 41% | 69% |
| Conceded | 7 | 18 |
| Saved | 3 | 10 |
| % Saved | 43% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 8 |
The French player broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Hugo dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. Paire broke his opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | ||||
| R1 Mertens | R2 Debru | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 4-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 27 | 49 | |
| pts | 76-64 | 90-73 | 166-137 | |
| Total points | 140 | 163 | 303 | |
| Winners | 26 | 30 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 33% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 36/66 | 43/70 | 79/136 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 61% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 26/36 | 30/43 | 56/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 70% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/30 | 15/27 | 36/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 70% | 56% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 7/16 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 44% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 20% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Paire | ||||
| R1 Added | R2 Tabur | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 4-6 7-5 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 18 | 53 | |
| pts | 116-112 | 61-46 | 177-158 | |
| Total points | 228 | 107 | 335 | |
| Winners | 39 | 25 | 64 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 9 | 5 | 14 | |
| 1st in | 56/115 | 37/62 | 93/177 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 60% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 39/56 | 25/37 | 64/93 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 68% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/59 | 9/25 | 37/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 36% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 6/6 | 11/16 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 100% | 69% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 6 | 18 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 3/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 58% | 50% | 54% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 | 8 | |
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