Marcos Giron and Alexander Ritschard will square off in the 2nd round of the BMW Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcos Giron who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marcos Giron is the pick to win this match.
Marcos Giron -> 1.44
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.79
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Prediction and head to head Marcos Giron vs. Alexander Ritschard
There is no head to head record between Marcos Giron and Alexander Ritschard since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Marcos Giron
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-18 | 4-6 | 3-7 | 4-1 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 17-15 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-31 | 11-13 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 12-10 | 5-5 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-15 | 12-8 | 1-2 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 68, the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1 5-7 6-2.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Carballes Baena (6-1 5-7 6-2). During the match, Giron scored 90 points vs Carballes Baena’s 74. Giron was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Giron fired 5 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Marcos Giron lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Giron put 60% of his first serves in, winning 81% (39/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Carballes Baena 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Giron has favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (297-206). 2-1 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Giron has an overall 20-26 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
Giron has an aggregate 10-9 win-loss record in 2023, 2-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Munich
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. 209, Alexander got to the 2nd round after defeating Alexey Vatutin 5-7 6-4 7-5, Riccardo Bonadio w/o and Jan-Lennard Struff 7-5 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Swiss had a good straight sets win against Struff (7-5 7-5). During the match Ritschard scored 92 points vs Struff’s 79. The Swiss was very aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Ritschard made 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve once and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 59% of his first serves in, winning 77% (40/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. The Swiss broke Struff 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Alexander has a composed 8-10 win-loss record in 2023, 3-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Munich
Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2012. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Giron | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 58 |
| Pts | 90-74 | 203-185 |
| Total Points | 164 | 388 |
| Winners | 39 | 81 |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% |
Giron played 1 match while Ritschard competed in 2 matches. Ritschard started his run from the qualifications while Giron had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Marcos Giron lost 1 set, while Alexander Ritschard conceded 1 set. Giron has played 2 set(s) less than Ritschard (3 vs 5). Therefore, Giron played 31 games less than Ritschard. Giron scored 39 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Swiss recorded 81 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Giron | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 8 |
| 1st in | 48/80 | 117/200 |
| %1st in | 60% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 81/117 |
| %1st pts | 81% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 44/83 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 53% |
Giron fired 5 aces . Ritschard bagged 16 aces (8 per match). Giron won 81% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Giron | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 8 |
| Converted | 5/14 | 8/18 |
| % Converted | 36% | 44% |
| Conceded | 4 | 23 |
| Saved | 2 | 18 |
| % Saved | 50% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 |
Marcos broke his opponent 5 times with a 36% conversion rate. Marcos dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. The Swiss conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Giron | |||
| R1 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 5-7 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 90-74 | 90-74 | |
| Total points | 164 | 164 | |
| Winners | 39 | 39 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 48/80 | 48/80 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 39/48 | 39/48 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/32 | 15/32 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 5/14 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Ritschard | |||||
| Q1 Vatutin |
Q3 Bonadio |
R1 Struff |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 7-5 | w/o | 7-5 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | – | 24 | 58 | |
| pts | 111-106 | – | 92-79 | 203-185 | |
| Total points | 217 | – | 171 | 388 | |
| Winners | 41 | – | 40 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 37% | – | 43% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | – | 9 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 65/112 | – | 52/88 | 117/200 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | – | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 41/65 | – | 40/52 | 81/117 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | – | 77% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 27/47 | – | 17/36 | 44/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | – | 47% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | – | 3/7 | 8/18 | |
| Converted % | 45% | – | 43% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 14 | – | 9 | 23 | |
| Saved | 10/14 | – | 8/9 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 71% | – | 89% | 160% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWWWWLW Tennis Scores in Munich
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Max Hans RehbergHans Rehberg (4-6 7-66 6-3) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Quentin HalysHalys (3-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Christopher O ConnellO Connell – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Oscar OtteOtte – Sebastian BaezBaez (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Marko TopoTopo (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander RitschardRitschard – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Kyle EdmundEdmund (7-63 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Dominic ThiemThiem – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-1 5-7 6-2) – See score progression
- Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (6-73 7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Jordan ThompsonThompson (7-5 6-1) – See score progression
- Yuki Bhambri/Saketh-Sai MyneniBhambri/Saketh-Sai Myneni – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Alexander ZverevZverev – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christian GarinGarin – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Flavio CobolliCobolli – Oscar OtteOtte (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (0-0) – H2H and prediction
