Felipe Meligeni Alves and Alexander Ritschard will clash against each other in the final of the Lyon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT SOPRA STERIA. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felipe Meligeni Alves who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felipe Meligeni Alves is the pick to win this match.
Felipe Meligeni Alves -> 1.6
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.27
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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Alexander Ritschard
There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Alves and Alexander Ritschard since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Felipe Meligeni Alves
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-16 | 2-5 | 17-8 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 8-6 | 26-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-29 | 0-3 | 33-25 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 34-28 | 1-2 | 33-25 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-10 | 0-2 | 19-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 156, the Brazilian reached the final after defeating Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida 3-6 6-3 6-4, Gianluca Mager 6-4 3-6 6-2, Mathias Bourgue 7-64 6-75 6-3 and Alejandro Moro Canas 6-76 7-62 6-4.
In the semifinal against Moro Canas, Meligeni Alves recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 7-62 6-4). During the match, Meligeni Alves scored 118 points vs Moro Canas’s 112. Felipe was extremely aggressive to blast 57 winners.
Regarding the service games, Meligeni Alves managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Felipe Meligeni Alves lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Meligeni Alves put 73% of his first serves in, winning 66% (57/86) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (17/32) on the 2nd serve. The Brazilian broke Moro Canas 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Brazilian has dropped 4 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
Meligeni Alves has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (260-169). 17-13 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Meligeni Alves has an overall235-143 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
The Brazilian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 4 Challenger and the Lyon Challenger.
Felipe has an overall 20-17 win-loss record in 2023, 17-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lyon Challenger
Meligeni Alves has never competed in this tournament before.
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, Alexander got to the final after defeating Harold Mayot 6-71 6-2 6-2, Jules Marie 6-3 6-2, Salvatore Caruso 4-6 6-3 6-4 and Gabriel Debru 6-75 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal against Debru, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-3 6-2). During the match Ritschard scored 117 points vs Debru’s 98. The Swiss was pretty aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Ritschard recorded 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexander Ritschard was very effective on serve to win 79% (38/48) of his 1st serve and 63% (24/38) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Swiss broke Debru 4 times after converting 18% of his break points (4/22).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ritschard has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Ritschard’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Lyon Challenger.
Alexander has a composed 17-15 win-loss record in 2023, 12-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lyon 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 | Meligeni Alves | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 126 | 105 |
| Pts | 424-386 | 398-316 |
| Total Points | 810 | 714 |
| Winners | 175 | 150 |
| %Winners | 41% | 38% |
Both Meligeni Alves and Ritschard played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felipe Meligeni Alves dropped 4 sets, while Alexander Ritschard lost 3 sets. Meligeni Alves has played 1 set more than Ritschard (12 vs 11). Therefore, Meligeni Alves played 21 games more than Ritschard. Meligeni Alves scored 175 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Ritschard blasted 150 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Meligeni Alves | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 29 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 251/385 | 197/316 |
| %1st in | 65% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 175/251 | 150/197 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 75/134 | 73/119 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 61% |
Meligeni Alves bagged 13 aces (3.3 per match). Ritschard bagged 29 aces (7.3 per match). Meligeni Alves won 70% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Ritschard won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Meligeni Alves | Ritschard |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 16 |
| Converted | 18/50 | 16/53 |
| % Converted | 36% | 30% |
| Conceded | 35 | 21 |
| Saved | 22 | 17 |
| % Saved | 63% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 13 | 4 |
Meligeni Alves broke his opponents 18 times with a 36% conversion rate. Felipe conceded his serve 13 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Ritschard broke his opponents 16 times with a 30% conversion rate. Ritschard conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| Meligeni Alves | ||||||
| R1 Pucinelli De Almeida |
R2 Mager |
1/4 Bourgue |
1/2 Moro Canas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | 7-64 6-75 6-3 | 6-76 7-62 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 27 | 35 | 36 | 126 | |
| pts | 89-88 | 97-77 | 120-109 | 118-112 | 424-386 | |
| Total points | 177 | 174 | 229 | 230 | 810 | |
| Winners | 32 | 37 | 49 | 57 | 175 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 41% | 48% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 53/90 | 48/72 | 64/105 | 86/118 | 251/385 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 67% | 61% | 73% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 32/53 | 37/48 | 49/64 | 57/86 | 175/251 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 77% | 77% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/37 | 13/24 | 28/41 | 17/32 | 75/134 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 54% | 68% | 53% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 5/18 | 2/13 | 5/9 | 18/50 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 28% | 15% | 56% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 13 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 35 | |
| Saved | 8/13 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 7/11 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 62% | 56% | 100% | 64% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13 | |
| Ritschard | ||||||
| R1 Mayot |
R2 Marie |
1/4 Caruso |
1/2 Debru |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-71 6-2 6-2 | 6-3 6-2 | 4-6 6-3 6-4 | 6-75 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 17 | 29 | 30 | 105 | |
| pts | 94-72 | 76-54 | 111-92 | 117-98 | 398-316 | |
| Total points | 166 | 130 | 203 | 215 | 714 | |
| Winners | 39 | 28 | 45 | 38 | 150 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% | 41% | 32% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 12 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 49/74 | 38/60 | 62/96 | 48/86 | 197/316 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 63% | 65% | 56% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 39/49 | 28/38 | 45/62 | 38/48 | 150/197 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 74% | 73% | 79% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 15/22 | 19/34 | 24/38 | 73/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 68% | 56% | 63% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 3/9 | 4/11 | 4/22 | 16/53 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 33% | 36% | 18% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 21 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 5/5 | 9/12 | 3/3 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 100% | 75% | 100% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
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