Jurij Rodionov and Benjamin Hassan will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Biel Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Jurij Rodionov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jurij Rodionov is the pick to win this match.
Jurij Rodionov -> 1.27
Benjamin Hassan -> 3.58
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Prediction and head to head Jurij Rodionov vs. Benjamin Hassan
This will be the 2nd time that Jurij Rodionov and Benjamin Hassan play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Rodionov (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Rodionov won 7-6(5) 6-4 in the 1st round in the Tulln Challenger back in 2022.
Jurij Rodionov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-32 | 10-10 | 6-12 | 11-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 3-6 | 15-13 | 21-11 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-31 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 21-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-28 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 13-13 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 25-16 | 5-1 | 7-6 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 131, Rodionov got to the semifinal after defeating Neil Oberleitner 6-3 7-63, Francesco Forti 6-4 6-4 and Otto Virtanen 7-64 5-7 6-3.
In the quarter, Rodionov defeated Virtanen (7-64 5-7 6-3).During the match, Rodionov scored less points (3) than Virtanen. In fact, the world no. 131 won 97 points vs Virtanen’s. That means that Rodionov was more focused during the important points. The Austrian was quite aggressive to blast 53 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rodionov scored 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Jurij Rodionov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Rodionov put 68% of his first serves in, winning 73% (53/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (16/34) on the 2nd serve. Rodionov broke Virtanen 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Rodionov has surrendered 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Rodionov has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 58% of his matches (213-155). 9-5 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rodionov has an overall77-48 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
Rodionov has an aggregate 11-7 win-loss record in 2023, 9-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biel Challenger
Benjamin Hassan
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-39 | 8-12 | 20-16 | 9-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 57-33 | 11-6 | 35-20 | 10-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-29 | 7-3 | 21-16 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 2-2 | 17-16 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 325, Hassan got to the semifinal after defeating Alexander Ritschard 7-63 4-6 7-66, Thai Kwiatkowski 6-4 7-65 and Norbert Gombos 7-62 6-2.
In the quarter, Benjamin had a good straight sets win against Gombos (7-62 6-2). During the match Hassan scored 75 points vs Gombos’s 59. Hassan was exceptionally aggressive to blast 35 winners.
About the serving games, Hassan bagged 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Benjamin Hassan lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Hassan put 62% of his first serves in, winning 74% (35/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (13/29) on the 2nd serve. The Lebanese broke Gombos 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Hassan’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Al Zahra.
Hassan has a composed 12-7 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Biel Challenger
Benjamin has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rodionov | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 76 | 80 |
| Pts | 235-210 | 257-236 |
| Total Points | 445 | 493 |
| Winners | 118 | 115 |
| %Winners | 50% | 45% |
Both Rodionov and Hassan played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jurij Rodionov lost 1 set, while Benjamin Hassan dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Rodionov and Hassan have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Rodionov played 4 games less than Hassan. Jurij scored 118 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Hassan scored 115 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rodionov | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 8.3 | 8 |
| 1st in | 154/231 | 149/253 |
| %1st in | 67% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 118/154 | 115/149 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 40/77 | 50/104 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 48% |
Rodionov blasted 25 aces (8.3 per match). Hassan recorded 24 aces (8 per match). Rodionov won 77% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Hassan won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Rodionov | Hassan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 8 |
| Converted | 8/20 | 8/16 |
| % Converted | 40% | 50% |
| Conceded | 13 | 16 |
| Saved | 8 | 10 |
| % Saved | 62% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 6 |
Rodionov broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Rodionov surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Benjamin broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Benjamin conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rodionov | |||||
| R1 Oberleitner |
R2 Forti |
1/4 Virtanen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-63 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 5-7 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 20 | 34 | 76 | |
| pts | 71-57 | 67-53 | 97-100 | 235-210 | |
| Total points | 128 | 120 | 197 | 445 | |
| Winners | 35 | 30 | 53 | 118 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 45% | 55% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 8 | 7 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 46/65 | 35/59 | 73/107 | 154/231 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 59% | 68% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 35/46 | 30/35 | 53/73 | 118/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 86% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/19 | 14/24 | 16/34 | 40/77 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 58% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 2/8 | 3/6 | 8/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 2/2 | 3/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 100% | 50% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| Hassan | |||||
| R1 Ritschard |
R2 Kwiatkowski |
1/4 Gombos |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 4-6 7-66 | 6-4 7-65 | 7-62 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 23 | 21 | 80 | |
| pts | 104-103 | 78-74 | 75-59 | 257-236 | |
| Total points | 207 | 152 | 134 | 493 | |
| Winners | 42 | 38 | 35 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 49% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 57/101 | 45/76 | 47/76 | 149/253 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 59% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 42/57 | 38/45 | 35/47 | 115/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 84% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/44 | 16/31 | 13/29 | 50/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 52% | 45% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 1/4 | 3/6 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 25% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 4 | 16 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 100% | 75% | 73% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Biel Challenger
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Norbert GombosGombos (7-62 6-2) – See score progression
- Liam BroadyBroady – Gabriel DialloDiallo (3-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (7-64 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Marius CopilCopil – Mika BrunoldBrunold (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marius CopilCopil – Liam BroadyBroady (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
