Michael Geerts and Taha Baadi will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Drummondville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Geerts who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Michael Geerts is the pick to win this match.
Michael Geerts -> 1.149
Taha Baadi -> 5.15
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Prediction and head to head Michael Geerts vs. Taha Baadi
There is no head to head record between Michael Geerts and Taha Baadi since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Michael Geerts
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 49-36 | 17-10 | 10-12 | 17-13 | 0-1 | 5-0 |
2023 | 32-39 | 13-10 | 13-19 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
2022 | 42-37 | 5-8 | 24-14 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
2021 | 35-28 | 13-7 | 14-14 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 12-8 | 5-2 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-1 |
Ranked no. 280, the Belgian reached the 2nd round after defeating Juan Pablo Ficovich 7-610 4-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, Michael defeated Pablo Ficovich (7-610 4-6 7-5). During the match, Geerts scored 111 points vs Pablo Ficovich’s 110. Michael was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about the service games, Geerts made 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Michael Geerts lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Geerts put 59% of his first serves in, winning 75% (50/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (23/46) on the 2nd serve. Michael broke Pablo Ficovich 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Geerts has a winning match record in the last 9 years having won 59% of his matches (274-192). 8-11 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Geerts has an aggregate36-34 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The Belgian’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula.
Geerts has an aggregate 38-34 win-loss record in 2022, 8-11 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Drummondville Challenger
Michael has never competed in this tournament before.
Taha Baadi
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 14-17 | 8-9 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 6-12 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 9-13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 7-4 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2020 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 834, Baadi reached the 2nd round after defeating Malek Jaziri 6-3 2-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Canadian defeated Jaziri (6-3 2-6 6-4). During the match Baadi scored 76 points vs Jaziri’s 68. Taha was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Baadi managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Taha Baadi was exceptionally effective on serve to win 82% (32/39) of his 1st serve and 64% (21/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Taha broke Jaziri twice after converting 67% of his break points (2/3).
The Canadian has a compiled 9-12 win-loss record in 2022, 4-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Geerts | Baadi |
---|---|---|
Match played | 1 | 1 |
Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
Tot Games | 35 | 27 |
Pts | 111-110 | 76-68 |
Total Points | 221 | 144 |
Winners | 50 | 32 |
%Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Geerts and Baadi played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Michael Geerts surrendered 1 set, while Taha Baadi conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Geerts and Baadi have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Geerts played 8 games more than Baadi. Michael scored 50 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Baadi scored 32 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Geerts | Baadi |
---|---|---|
Aces | 13 | 7 |
Avg per match | 13 | 7 |
1st in | 67/113 | 39/72 |
%1st in | 59% | 54% |
1st pts | 50/67 | 32/39 |
%1st pts | 75% | 82% |
2nd pts | 23/46 | 21/33 |
%2nd pts | 50% | 64% |
Geerts fired 13 aces . Baadi fired 7 aces . Geerts won 75% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Baadi won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Geerts | Baadi |
---|---|---|
Won | 4 | 2 |
Converted | 4/8 | 2/3 |
% Converted | 50% | 67% |
Conceded | 8 | 3 |
Saved | 4 | 1 |
% Saved | 50% | 33% |
Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
Geerts broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. Geerts conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponent twice with a 67% conversion rate. Baadi conceded his serve twice and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
Geerts | |||
R1 Pablo Ficovich |
Total | ||
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Score | 7-610 4-6 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
Tot Games | 35 | 35 | |
pts | 111-110 | 111-110 | |
Total points | 221 | 221 | |
Winners | 50 | 50 | |
%Winners | 45% | 45% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 13 | 13 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 67/113 | 67/113 | |
% 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
1st pts | 50/67 | 50/67 | |
% 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
2nd pts | 23/46 | 23/46 | |
% 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 4 | 4 | |
Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
Conceded | 8 | 8 | |
Saved | 4/8 | 4 | |
Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
Baadi | |||
R1 Jaziri |
Total | ||
---|---|---|---|
Score | 6-3 2-6 6-4 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
pts | 76-68 | 76-68 | |
Total points | 144 | 144 | |
Winners | 32 | 32 | |
%Winners | 42% | 42% | |
SERVE | |||
Aces | 7 | 7 | |
Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
1st in | 39/72 | 39/72 | |
% 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
1st pts | 32/39 | 32/39 | |
% 1st pts | 82% | 82% | |
2nd pts | 21/33 | 21/33 | |
% 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
Breaks | |||
Won | 2 | 2 | |
Converted | 2/3 | 2/3 | |
Converted % | 67% | 67% | |
Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
Saved | 1/3 | 1 | |
Saved % | 33% | 33% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Drummondville Challenger
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Julian OcleppoOcleppo (7-63 7-5) – See score progression
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Kai WehneltWehnelt (6-4 7-66) – See score progression
- Roko HorvatHorvat – Constantin FrantzenFrantzen (7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Valentin VacherotVacherot (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Charles BroomBroom – Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg (6-4 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Skander MansouriMansouri (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Joshua LapadatLapadat (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Roy SmithSmith (6-2 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Maximilian NeuchristNeuchrist (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni OradiniOradini – Marko StakusicStakusic (7-61 5-7 6-0) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Nicolas MejiaMejia (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Gabriel DecampsDecamps (3-6 6-2 7-67) – See score progression
- Justin BoulaisBoulais – Edan LeshemLeshem (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Michael GeertsGeerts – Juan Pablo FicovichPablo Ficovich (7-610 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Taha BaadiBaadi – Malek JaziriJaziri (6-3 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Ulises BlanchBlanch – Joshua LapadatLapadat (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Roko HorvatHorvat – Constantin FrantzenFrantzen (7-6(3) 6-1) – See score progression
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Kai WehneltWehnelt (6-4 7-6(6)) – See score progression
- Maks KasnikowskiKasnikowski – Skander MansouriMansouri (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Michael MmohMmoh – Valentin VacherotVacherot (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Ulises BlanchBlanch (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Emilio GomezGomez – Aziz DougazDougaz (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Giovanni OradiniOradini – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Justin BoulaisBoulais (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Taha BaadiBaadi – Michael GeertsGeerts (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Harold MayotMayot – Roko HorvatHorvat (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Gabriel DialloDiallo – Charles BroomBroom (0-0) – H2H and prediction