Hugo Gaston and Otto Virtanen will play each other in the semifinal of the Roanne Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on COURT PIERRE TROISGROS. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.67
Otto Virtanen -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Otto Virtanen
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Otto Virtanen since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-28 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 4-3 | 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 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 132, Hugo got to the semifinal after beating Alexandar Lazarov 6-4 4-2 ret., Valentin Royer 3-6 6-2 6-3 and Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-72 6-2 6-1.
In the quarter against Basilashvili, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-72 6-2 6-1). During the match, Gaston scored 100 points vs Basilashvili’s 82. Gaston was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston fired 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Hugo Gaston lost the serve twice and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 56% of his first serves in, winning 68% (36/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Basilashvili 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 2 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Gaston has a winning record in the last 7 years having won 58% of his matches (163-118). 14-9 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gaston has an overall45-42 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The French player best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Rennes Challenger,the Orleans Challenger and the Captif Challenger.
The French player has an aggregate 25-29 win-loss record in 2022, 14-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Roanne Challenger
Hugo has never competed in this tournament before.
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-25 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 16-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 21-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 195 (career-high), Virtanen reached the semifinal after defeating Hugo Grenier 6-4 7-66, Ugo Blanchet 6-74 6-4 6-1 and Pavel Kotov 6-1 2-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Virtanen defeated Kotov (6-1 2-6 6-2). During the match Virtanen scored 77 points vs Kotov’s 65. Otto was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Virtanen managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Otto Virtanen lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Virtanen put 58% of his first serves in, winning 79% (34/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. The Finn broke Kotov 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Otto has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Finn’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M25 Vilnius,M15 Kouvola and the Bergamo Challenger.
The Finn has a compiled 45-29 win-loss record in 2022, 24-11 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 76 |
| Pts | 223-181 | 264-223 |
| Total Points | 404 | 487 |
| Winners | 88 | 118 |
| %Winners | 39% | 45% |
Both Gaston and Virtanen played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston conceded 2 sets, while Otto Virtanen surrendered 2 sets. Gaston has played 1 set more than Virtanen (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Gaston played 6 games less than Virtanen. Gaston scored 88 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Otto blasted 118 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 23 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| 1st in | 121/205 | 153/243 |
| %1st in | 59% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 88/121 | 118/153 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 47/84 | 44/90 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 49% |
Gaston scored 16 aces (5.3 per match). Virtanen bagged 23 aces (7.7 per match). Gaston won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Virtanen won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 11 |
| Converted | 13/21 | 11/31 |
| % Converted | 62% | 35% |
| Conceded | 18 | 15 |
| Saved | 13 | 10 |
| % Saved | 72% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Hugo broke his opponents 13 times with a 62% conversion rate. Gaston conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Virtanen broke his opponents 11 times with a 35% conversion rate. The Finn conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | |||||
| R1 Lazarov |
R2 Royer |
1/4 Basilashvili |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-2 ret. | 3-6 6-2 6-3 | 6-72 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 26 | 28 | 70 | |
| pts | 54-38 | 69-61 | 100-82 | 223-181 | |
| Total points | 92 | 130 | 182 | 404 | |
| Winners | 22 | 30 | 36 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% | 36% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 30/46 | 38/65 | 53/94 | 121/205 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 58% | 56% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 30/38 | 36/53 | 88/121 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 79% | 68% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/16 | 15/27 | 23/41 | 47/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/6 | 6/10 | 13/21 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 60% | 62% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 12 | 18 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/2 | 10/12 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 0% | 83% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
| Virtanen | |||||
| R1 Grenier |
R2 Blanchet |
1/4 Kotov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | 6-74 6-4 6-1 | 6-1 2-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 30 | 23 | 76 | |
| pts | 79-70 | 108-88 | 77-65 | 264-223 | |
| Total points | 149 | 196 | 142 | 487 | |
| Winners | 35 | 49 | 34 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 15 | 2 | 23 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 44/68 | 66/101 | 43/74 | 153/243 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | 58% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 35/44 | 49/66 | 34/43 | 118/153 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 79% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/24 | 17/35 | 15/31 | 44/90 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 49% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 5/13 | 4/10 | 11/31 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 38% | 40% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 7 | 5 | 15 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/7 | 3/5 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 71% | 60% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Roanne Challenger
- 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
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Arthur FilsFils (5-7 7-5 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
