Alexander Ritschard and Matteo Martineau will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Hamburg Challenger for the 1^st 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

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

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

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