Alexei Popyrin and Henri Laaksonen will square off in the semifinal of the Roanne Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on COURT PIERRE TROISGROS. 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 Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.6
Henri Laaksonen -> 2.28
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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Henri Laaksonen
There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Henri Laaksonen since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-19 | 17-7 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 131, Popyrin got to the semifinal after defeating Alexey Vatutin 6-2 6-0, Alibek Kachmazov 7-5 6-1 and Arthur Fils 5-7 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter against Fils, Alexei recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-5 6-4).During the match, Popyrin scored less points (4) than Fils. In fact, the world no. 131 won 104 points vs Fils’s. That means that Popyrin was more focused during the important points. Alexei was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Popyrin bagged 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexei Popyrin lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Popyrin put 57% of his first serves in, winning 67% (41/61) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (27/46) on the 2nd serve. Popyrin broke Fils 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Popyrin has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 56% of his matches (207-161). 3-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Popyrin has a compiled34-28 win-loss record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Popyrin’s best result of the season was reaching the final in the Bordeaux Challenger.
Alexei has a compiled 24-30 win-loss record in 2022, 3-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roanne Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Henri Laaksonen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 5-5 | 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, the Swiss reached the semifinal after beating Antoine Bellier 3-6 7-5 7-5, Fernando Verdasco 1-6 6-3 2-1 ret. and Luca Van Assche 7-65 6-4.
In the quarter, Henri had a good straight sets win against Van Assche (7-65 6-4). During the match Laaksonen scored 63 points vs Van Assche’s 54. Laaksonen was very aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Laaksonen blasted 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Henri Laaksonen was very effective on serve to win 89% (25/28) of his 1st serve and 61% (19/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Laaksonen was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Van Assche twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Swiss has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Laaksonen’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Hamburg Challenger.
The Swiss has an overall 21-33 win-loss record in 2022, 11-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roanne Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Popyrin | Laaksonen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 67 | 75 |
| Pts | 216-177 | 209-214 |
| Total Points | 393 | 423 |
| Winners | 83 | 90 |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% |
Both Popyrin and Laaksonen played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexei Popyrin lost 1 set, while Henri Laaksonen dropped 2 sets. Popyrin has played 2 set(s) less than Laaksonen (7 vs 9). Therefore, Popyrin played 8 games less than Laaksonen. The Australian scored 83 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss bagged 90 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Popyrin | Laaksonen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 27 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 112/190 | 119/225 |
| %1st in | 59% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 83/112 | 90/119 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 46/78 | 58/106 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 55% |
Popyrin bagged 27 aces (9 per match). Laaksonen scored 28 aces (9.3 per match). Popyrin won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Laaksonen won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Popyrin | Laaksonen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 7 |
| Converted | 13/21 | 7/9 |
| % Converted | 62% | 78% |
| Conceded | 5 | 17 |
| Saved | 2 | 12 |
| % Saved | 40% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Alexei dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The Swiss broke his opponents 7 times with a 78% conversion rate. Laaksonen conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Popyrin | |||||
| R1 Vatutin |
R2 Kachmazov |
1/4 Fils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-0 | 7-5 6-1 | 5-7 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 19 | 34 | 67 | |
| pts | 56-25 | 56-44 | 104-108 | 216-177 | |
| Total points | 81 | 100 | 212 | 393 | |
| Winners | 19 | 23 | 41 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 41% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 7 | 11 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 22/35 | 29/48 | 61/107 | 112/190 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 60% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 19/22 | 23/29 | 41/61 | 83/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 79% | 67% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 10/19 | 27/46 | 46/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 53% | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/6 | 3/6 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 83% | 50% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 33% | 28% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Laaksonen | |||||
| R1 Bellier |
R2 Verdasco |
1/4 Van |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 7-5 | 1-6 6-3 2-1 ret. | 7-65 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 23 | 75 | |
| pts | 94-101 | 52-59 | 63-54 | 209-214 | |
| Total points | 195 | 111 | 117 | 423 | |
| Winners | 45 | 20 | 25 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 38% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 16 | 4 | 8 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 59/107 | 32/59 | 28/59 | 119/225 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 54% | 47% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 45/59 | 20/32 | 25/28 | 90/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 63% | 89% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/48 | 12/27 | 19/31 | 58/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 44% | 61% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | 3/4 | 2/2 | 7/9 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 75% | 100% | 78% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 7 | 1 | 17 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 57% | 0% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWWWWLL Tennis Scores in Roanne Challenger
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Arthur FilsFils (5-7 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-72 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen – Luca Van AsscheVan Assche (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Pavel KotovKotov (6-1 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (6-7(2) 6-2 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Henri LaaksonenLaaksonen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
