Alexander Ritschard and Cem Ilkel will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Lugano Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Cem Ilkel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Cem Ilkel is the pick to win this match.
Cem Ilkel -> 1.61
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Ritschard vs. Cem Ilkel
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Ritschard and Cem Ilkel face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ilkel (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ilkel won 6-1 6-3 in the qualifications in the Bergamo Challenger back in 2022.
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. 195, the Swiss reached the 2nd round after defeating Zsombor Piros 3-6 6-4 7-5.
In the 1st round against Piros, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-4 7-5). During the match, Ritschard scored 94 points vs Piros’s 91. The Swiss was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ritschard bagged 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 65% of his first serves in, winning 63% (40/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 68% (23/34) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Piros 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Ritschard has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (210-132). 5-4 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Ritschard has a composed 39-33 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Alexander has an overall 5-6 win-loss record in 2023, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Ritschard has never competed in this tournament before.
Cem Ilkel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-16 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-29 | 6-10 | 0-4 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-16 | 2-4 | 0-3 | 16-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-29 | 17-9 | 13-11 | 8-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 2-3 | 1-7 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 280, Cem reached the 2nd round after defeating Kenny de Schepper 6-75 6-3 6-2, Viktor Durasovic 4-6 6-2 6-2 and Lukas Klein 6-4 4-6 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Turk defeated Klein (6-4 4-6 7-5). During the match Ilkel scored 97 points vs Klein’s 89. The Turk was exceptionally aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Ilkel fired 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Cem Ilkel lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Ilkel put 65% of his first serves in, winning 79% (46/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (14/31) on the 2nd serve. Ilkel broke Klein 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Ilkel’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Oeiras 1 Challenger and the Vilnius Challenger.
Ilkel has an overall 17-6 win-loss record in 2023, 17-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ritschard | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 31 | 88 |
| Pts | 94-91 | 271-238 |
| Total Points | 185 | 509 |
| Winners | 40 | 135 |
| %Winners | 43% | 50% |
Ritschard played 1 match while Ilkel competed in 3 matches. Ilkel started his run from the qualifications while Ritschard had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Ritschard dropped 1 set, while Cem Ilkel conceded 3 sets. Ritschard has played 6 set(s) less than Ilkel (3 vs 9). Therefore, Ritschard played 57 games less than Ilkel. Ritschard scored 40 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk blasted 135 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ritschard | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 63/97 | 173/252 |
| %1st in | 65% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 40/63 | 135/173 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 40/79 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 51% |
Ritschard struck 5 aces . Ilkel scored 15 aces (5 per match). Ritschard won 63% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Ilkel won 78% 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 | Ritschard | Ilkel |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 13 |
| Converted | 3/7 | 13/26 |
| % Converted | 43% | 50% |
| Conceded | 7 | 20 |
| Saved | 4 | 14 |
| % Saved | 57% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
The Swiss broke his opponent 3 times with a 43% conversion rate. Ritschard conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Turk broke his opponents 13 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Turk conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ritschard | |||
| R1 Piros |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-4 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 31 | |
| pts | 94-91 | 94-91 | |
| Total points | 185 | 185 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 63/97 | 63/97 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 40/63 | 40/63 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 23/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 3/7 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Ilkel | |||||
| Q1 de Schepper |
Q3 Durasovic |
R1 Klein |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-75 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 6-2 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 26 | 32 | 88 | |
| pts | 94-81 | 80-68 | 97-89 | 271-238 | |
| Total points | 175 | 148 | 186 | 509 | |
| Winners | 52 | 37 | 46 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 46% | 47% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 62/90 | 53/73 | 58/89 | 173/252 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 73% | 65% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 52/62 | 37/53 | 46/58 | 135/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 70% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/28 | 9/20 | 14/31 | 40/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 45% | 45% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 6/9 | 4/9 | 13/26 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 67% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 3/6 | 6/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 67% | 217% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWLLLW Tennis Scores in Lugano Challenger
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Jakub PaulPaul (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Ricardas BerankisBerankis – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 7-62) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Dan AddedAdded (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Antoine BellierBellier (6-74 7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Calvin HemeryHemery (7-64 6-1) – See score progression
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Zizou BergsBergs (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Mika BrunoldBrunold – Manuel GuinardGuinard (4-6 6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – Peter GojowczykGojowczyk (6-1 1-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Jelle SelsSels (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Zsombor PirosPiros (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Otto VirtanenVirtanen – Matteo GiganteGigante (6-74 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Gijs BrouwerBrouwer (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Vitaliy SachkoSachko – Jakub PaulPaul (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Cem IlkelIlkel – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Antoine BellierBellier (6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Calvin HemeryHemery (7-6(4) 6-1) – See score progression
- Ricardas BerankisBerankis – Norbert GombosGombos (6-3 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Dan AddedAdded (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marius CopilCopil – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (2-3) – H2H and prediction
- Liam BroadyBroady – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Cem IlkelIlkel (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Altug CelikbilekCelikbilek – Vitaliy SachkoSachko (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GrenierGrenier – Richard BerankisBerankis (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Raul BrancaccioBrancaccio – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Oleksii KrutykhKrutykh – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction
