Alexander Ritschard and Matteo Martineau will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Hamburg Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT 1. 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 Alexander Ritschard who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Ritschard is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Ritschard -> 1.47
Matteo Martineau -> 2.6
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Ritschard vs. Matteo Martineau
There is no head to head record between Alexander Ritschard and Matteo Martineau since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-16 | 2-2 | 11-11 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-23 | 7-5 | 29-8 | 5-9 | 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 |
Ranked no. 216, the Swiss reached the semifinal after defeating Rudolf Molleker 7-5 6-4, Andrew Paulson 6-1 6-0 and Jonas Forejtek 4-6 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter against Forejtek, Ritschard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-4). During the match, Ritschard scored 98 points vs Forejtek’s 96. The Swiss was extremely aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Ritschard scored 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 74% of his first serves in, winning 67% (50/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (9/26) on the 2nd serve. Alexander broke Forejtek 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Ritschard has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (246-148). 12-5 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ritschard has a compiled 40-32 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Swiss’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Forli 5 Challenger.
Ritschard has an overall 33-23 win-loss record in 2022, 12-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hamburg Challenger
Ritschard has never competed in this tournament before.
Matteo Martineau
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 27-35 | 2-9 | 7-12 | 18-13 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-33 | 2-4 | 7-13 | 18-13 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 0-1 | 23-17 | 18-15 | 0-0 | 9-3 |
| 2022 | 36-31 | 2-1 | 23-20 | 11-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 41-26 | 4-4 | 27-15 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
Ranked no. 489, Martineau reached the semifinal after defeating Kelsey Stevenson 6-3 6-3, Michael Vrbensky 6-76 6-3 6-4, Altug Celikbilek 2-6 7-64 7-65, Marko Topo 4-6 6-2 7-5 and Jelle Sels 7-66 6-3.
In the quarter, Martineau had a good straight sets win against Sels (7-66 6-3). During the match Martineau scored 75 points vs Sels’s 68. Matteo was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Martineau struck 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Matteo Martineau was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (43/56) of his 1st serve and 56% (10/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Matteo broke Sels twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Martineau started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Martineau’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Muttenz.
The French player has a composed 36-29 win-loss record in 2022, 11-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ritschard | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 136 |
| Pts | 216-173 | 436-388 |
| Total Points | 389 | 824 |
| Winners | 105 | 219 |
| %Winners | 49% | 50% |
Ritschard played 3 matches while Martineau competed in 5 matches. Martineau started his run from the qualifications while Ritschard had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Ritschard dropped 1 set, while Matteo Martineau lost 3 sets. Ritschard has played 6 set(s) less than Martineau (7 vs 13). Therefore, Ritschard played 69 games less than Martineau. Alexander scored 105 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Matteo fired 219 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ritschard | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 6.8 |
| 1st in | 143/196 | 293/404 |
| %1st in | 73% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 105/143 | 219/293 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 24/53 | 58/111 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 52% |
Ritschard scored 12 aces (4 per match). Martineau blasted 34 aces (6.8 per match). Ritschard won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Martineau won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ritschard | Martineau |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 17 |
| Converted | 14/25 | 17/36 |
| % Converted | 56% | 47% |
| Conceded | 10 | 22 |
| Saved | 4 | 12 |
| % Saved | 40% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
Ritschard broke his opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. Martineau broke his opponents 17 times with a 47% conversion rate. Martineau conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ritschard | |||||
| R1 Molleker |
R2 Paulson |
1/4 Forejtek |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-1 6-0 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 13 | 32 | 67 | |
| pts | 65-53 | 53-24 | 98-96 | 216-173 | |
| Total points | 118 | 77 | 194 | 389 | |
| Winners | 33 | 22 | 50 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 42% | 51% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 41/57 | 27/38 | 75/101 | 143/196 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 71% | 74% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 22/27 | 50/75 | 105/143 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 81% | 67% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 7/11 | 9/26 | 24/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 64% | 35% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/8 | 6/11 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 63% | 55% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 44% | 15% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | |
| Martineau | |||||||
| Q1 Stevenson |
Q3 Vrbensky |
R1 Celikbilek |
R2 Topo |
1/4 Sels |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 6-76 6-3 6-4 | 2-6 7-64 7-65 | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | 7-66 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 22 | 136 | |
| pts | 62-45 | 102-87 | 101-103 | 96-85 | 75-68 | 436-388 | |
| Total points | 107 | 189 | 204 | 181 | 143 | 824 | |
| Winners | 29 | 52 | 55 | 40 | 43 | 219 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 51% | 54% | 42% | 57% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 35/43 | 68/98 | 73/105 | 61/84 | 56/74 | 293/404 | |
| % 1st in | 81% | 69% | 70% | 73% | 76% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 29/35 | 52/68 | 55/73 | 40/61 | 43/56 | 219/293 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 75% | 66% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/8 | 14/30 | 13/32 | 16/23 | 10/18 | 58/111 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 47% | 41% | 70% | 56% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 17 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 5/13 | 2/4 | 17/36 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 67% | 50% | 38% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 6/8 | 3/7 | 1/4 | 1/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 43% | 25% | 100% | 98% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLWWWW Tennis Scores in Hamburg Challenger
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Julian LenzLenz (6-4 4-6 7-64) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Jelle SelsSels (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Robin HaaseHaase – Julian LenzLenz (6-4 4-6 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Jonas ForejtekForejtek (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Jelle SelsSels (7-6(6) 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Robin HaaseHaase (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Matteo MartineauMartineau (0-0) – H2H and prediction
