Ugo Humbert and Luca Van Assche will face off in the final of the Pau Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Ugo Humbert who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ugo Humbert is the pick to win this match.
Ugo Humbert -> 1.39
Luca Van Assche -> 2.88
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Prediction and head to head Ugo Humbert vs. Luca Van Assche
There is no head to head record between Ugo Humbert and Luca Van Assche since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ugo Humbert
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-13 | 11-4 | 4-5 | 4-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-26 | 17-11 | 13-5 | 16-6 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 16-11 | 3-7 | 11-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-20 | 6-7 | 1-6 | 4-5 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 25-14 | 11-7 | 4-3 | 10-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 89, Ugo reached the final after beating Calvin Hemery 6-3 6-73 6-4, Mathias Bourgue 6-4 6-4, Antoine Bellier 6-1 6-4 and Kaichi Uchida 6-1 6-2.
In the semifinal, Ugo had a good straight sets win against Uchida (6-1 6-2). During the match, Humbert scored 59 points vs Uchida’s 32. Humbert was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Humbert made 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Ugo Humbert was very efficient on serve to win 92% (22/24) of his 1st serve and 71% (10/14) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Humbert broke Uchida 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Humbert has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
Humbert has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (261-172). 6-2 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Humbert has an aggregate81-55 win-loss record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The French player best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Pau Challenger.
Ugo has a compiled 8-5 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pau Challenger
Humbert has never competed in this tournament before.
Luca Van Assche
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-20 | 10-9 | 8-8 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 34-30 | 1-7 | 15-11 | 15-9 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 55-31 | 0-1 | 40-20 | 15-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-22 | 3-2 | 8-7 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 7-4 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 149, the French player got to the final after defeating Li Tu 6-4 3-6 6-1, Gijs Brouwer 3-6 6-3 7-61, Jurij Rodionov 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Arthur Rinderknech 6-1 6-3.
In the semifinal, Luca had a good straight sets win against Rinderknech (6-1 6-3). During the match Van scored 66 points vs Rinderknech’s 50. Luca was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Van managed to score 2 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Luca Van Assche lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Van put 59% of his first serves in, winning 65% (26/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Rinderknech 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Van has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Pau Challenger.
The French player has a composed 7-7 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Pau Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Humbert | Van |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 101 |
| Pts | 282-207 | 334-290 |
| Total Points | 489 | 624 |
| Winners | 117 | 134 |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% |
Both Humbert and Van played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Ugo Humbert dropped 1 set, while Luca Van Assche surrendered 3 sets. Humbert has played 2 set(s) less than Van (9 vs 11). Therefore, Humbert played 17 games less than Van. Humbert scored 117 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Van scored 134 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Humbert | Van |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 24 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 141/232 | 192/323 |
| %1st in | 61% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 117/141 | 134/192 |
| %1st pts | 83% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 61/91 | 77/131 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 59% |
Humbert bagged 24 aces (6 per match). Van blasted 18 aces (4.5 per match). Humbert won 83% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Van won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Humbert | Van |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 15 |
| Converted | 12/28 | 15/32 |
| % Converted | 43% | 47% |
| Conceded | 6 | 27 |
| Saved | 5 | 20 |
| % Saved | 83% | 74% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
Humbert broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Ugo lost his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Van broke his opponents 15 times with a 47% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded.
| Humbert | ||||||
| R1 Hemery |
R2 Bourgue |
1/4 Bellier |
1/2 Uchida |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-73 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 84 | |
| pts | 100-88 | 64-50 | 59-37 | 59-32 | 282-207 | |
| Total points | 188 | 114 | 96 | 91 | 489 | |
| Winners | 46 | 21 | 28 | 22 | 117 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 33% | 47% | 37% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 60/98 | 26/50 | 31/46 | 24/38 | 141/232 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 52% | 67% | 63% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 46/60 | 21/26 | 28/31 | 22/24 | 117/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 81% | 90% | 92% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 26/38 | 17/24 | 8/15 | 10/14 | 61/91 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 71% | 53% | 71% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/8 | 3/6 | 4/10 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 50% | 40% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | – | – | 25% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Van | ||||||
| R1 Tu |
R2 Brouwer |
1/4 Rodionov |
1/2 Rinderknech |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 3-6 6-3 7-61 | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 31 | 28 | 16 | 101 | |
| pts | 82-69 | 99-91 | 87-80 | 66-50 | 334-290 | |
| Total points | 151 | 190 | 167 | 116 | 624 | |
| Winners | 30 | 39 | 39 | 26 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 39% | 45% | 39% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 43/74 | 52/92 | 57/89 | 40/68 | 192/323 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 57% | 64% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 30/43 | 39/52 | 39/57 | 26/40 | 134/192 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 75% | 68% | 65% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/31 | 25/40 | 14/32 | 15/28 | 77/131 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 63% | 44% | 54% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 2/5 | 5/6 | 5/10 | 15/32 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 40% | 83% | 50% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 27 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 7/8 | 20 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 60% | 70% | 88% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |
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