Henri Laaksonen and Alexander Ritschard will fight against each other in the final of the Hamburg Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 12:00 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 -> 1.85
Henri Laaksonen -> 1.909
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Prediction and head to head Henri Laaksonen vs. Alexander Ritschard
This will be the 2nd time that Henri Laaksonen and Alexander Ritschard play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ritschard (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Ritschard won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Switzerland F3.
Henri Laaksonen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-23 | 1-2 | 9-16 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 22-35 | 5-12 | 5-11 | 12-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-25 | 8-5 | 19-10 | 17-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-15 | 1-3 | 9-6 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 182, Henri reached the final after beating Alexey Vatutin 6-4 2-6 6-2, Benjamin Hassan 6-4 3-6 7-66, Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-4 and Robin Haase 6-4 6-4.
In the semifinal, Laaksonen had a good straight sets win against Haase (6-4 6-4). During the match, Laaksonen scored 74 points vs Haase’s 56. Laaksonen was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Laaksonen blasted 12 aces and he was exceptionally consistent in conceding no double faults. Henri Laaksonen was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 88% (30/34) of his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Swiss broke Haase twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Laaksonen has winning win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (359-297). 8-6 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Laaksonen has a composed 113-74 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Henri’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Braunschweig Challenger and the Hamburg Challenger.
Laaksonen has an overall 18-32 win-loss record in 2022, 8-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hamburg Challenger
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-14 | 7-3 | 16-6 | 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. 216, Ritschard reached the final after beating Rudolf Molleker 7-5 6-4, Andrew Paulson 6-1 6-0, Jonas Forejtek 4-6 7-5 6-4 and Matteo Martineau 6-78 6-4 6-2.
In the semifinal against Martineau, Ritschard recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-78 6-4 6-2). During the match Ritschard scored 109 points vs Martineau’s 92. Alexander was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Talking about serving, Ritschard struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Alexander Ritschard was pretty efficient on serve to win 72% (46/64) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Swiss broke Martineau 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ritschard has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Ritschard’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Forli 5 Challenger.
Alexander has an aggregate 34-23 win-loss record in 2022, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Laaksonen | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 10 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 96 | 98 |
| Pts | 336-301 | 325-265 |
| Total Points | 637 | 590 |
| Winners | 140 | 151 |
| %Winners | 42% | 46% |
Both Laaksonen and Ritschard played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Henri Laaksonen conceded 2 sets, while Alexander Ritschard lost 2 sets. Talking about their workload, Laaksonen and Ritschard have played the same amount of sets 10. However, Laaksonen played 2 games less than Ritschard. Laaksonen scored 140 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss blasted 151 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Laaksonen | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 27 | 17 |
| Avg per match | 6.8 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 182/291 | 207/285 |
| %1st in | 63% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 140/182 | 151/207 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 56/109 | 40/78 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 51% |
Laaksonen struck 27 aces (6.8 per match). Ritschard managed to score 17 aces (4.3 per match). Laaksonen won 77% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Laaksonen | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 19 |
| Converted | 13/42 | 19/38 |
| % Converted | 31% | 50% |
| Conceded | 25 | 14 |
| Saved | 18 | 6 |
| % Saved | 72% | 43% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 8 |
Laaksonen broke his opponents 13 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Swiss dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponents 19 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ritschard conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded.
| Laaksonen | ||||||
| R1 Vatutin |
R2 Hassan |
1/4 Barrere |
1/2 Haase |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 2-6 6-2 | 6-4 3-6 7-66 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 32 | 18 | 20 | 96 | |
| pts | 79-74 | 112-114 | 71-57 | 74-56 | 336-301 | |
| Total points | 153 | 226 | 128 | 130 | 637 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | 28 | 30 | 140 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 37% | 39% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 54/79 | 56/110 | 38/55 | 34/47 | 182/291 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 51% | 69% | 72% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 41/54 | 41/56 | 28/38 | 30/34 | 140/182 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 73% | 74% | 88% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/25 | 26/54 | 8/17 | 10/13 | 56/109 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | 47% | 77% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/14 | 4/12 | 2/10 | 13/42 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 29% | 33% | 20% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 25 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 13/17 | 3/4 | 0/0 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 76% | 75% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Ritschard | ||||||
| R1 Molleker |
R2 Paulson |
1/4 Forejtek |
1/2 Martineau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-1 6-0 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | 6-78 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 13 | 32 | 31 | 98 | |
| pts | 65-53 | 53-24 | 98-96 | 109-92 | 325-265 | |
| Total points | 118 | 77 | 194 | 201 | 590 | |
| Winners | 33 | 22 | 50 | 46 | 151 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 42% | 51% | 42% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 41/57 | 27/38 | 75/101 | 64/89 | 207/285 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 71% | 74% | 72% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 22/27 | 50/75 | 46/64 | 151/207 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 81% | 67% | 72% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/16 | 7/11 | 9/26 | 16/25 | 40/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 64% | 35% | 64% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 5/8 | 6/11 | 5/13 | 19/38 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 63% | 55% | 38% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/9 | 2/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 0% | – | 44% | 50% | 24% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | |
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