Richard Gasquet and Benoit Paire will clash against each other in the final of the San Benedetto Challenger for the 11th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 9:15 pm on CAMPO CENTRALE. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Richard Gasquet who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Richard Gasquet is the pick to win this match.
Richard Gasquet -> 1.58
Benoit Paire -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Richard Gasquet vs. Benoit Paire
This will be the 11th time that Richard Gasquet and Benoit Paire face off. The head to head is 8-2 for Gasquet (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on clay.
The last time that they squared off, Gasquet won 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Dubai back in 2020.
Richard Gasquet
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 14-13 | 8-6 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-31 | 9-9 | 8-10 | 7-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-25 | 8-6 | 13-10 | 11-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-20 | 6-5 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-10 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 51, Gasquet got to the final after defeating Marcello Serafini 7-5 6-2, Luca Nardi 6-3 6-4, Flavio Cobolli 4-6 6-3 6-1 and Daniel Rincon 6-4 6-1.
In the semifinal, Gasquet had a good straight sets win against Rincon (6-4 6-1). During the match, Gasquet scored 59 points vs Rincon’s 43. Richard was extremely aggressive to blast 22 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gasquet was unable to score even 1 ace in the encounter and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Richard Gasquet was very efficient on serve to win 85% (22/26) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Richard broke Rincon 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gasquet has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
Gasquet has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (284-186). 8-8 on clay in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Gasquet has an overall 80-51 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Auckland where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final 4-6 6-4 6-4.
Gasquet has an aggregate 19-19 win-loss record in 2023, 8-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the San Benedetto Challenger
Gasquet has never competed in this tournament before.
Benoit Paire
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-38 | 13-12 | 27-17 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 16-31 | 7-13 | 6-14 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-32 | 6-12 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-13 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 147, Benoit reached the final after defeating Francesco Maestrelli 6-3 5-7 7-5, Carlos Sanchez Jover 6-2 6-4, Luciano Darderi 6-4 7-66 and Alejandro Tabilo 6-4 6-1.
In the semifinal, The French player had a good straight sets win against Tabilo (6-4 6-1). During the match Paire scored 71 points vs Tabilo’s 56. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
About the serving games, Paire managed to score 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Benoit Paire lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Paire put 50% of his first serves in, winning 74% (23/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Tabilo 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benoit has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Puerto Vallarta Challenger where he overcame Yuta Shimizu in the final 3-6 6-0 6-2.
The French player has an aggregate 27-23 win-loss record in 2023, 15-11 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gasquet | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 82 | 91 |
| Pts | 281-223 | 334-287 |
| Total Points | 504 | 621 |
| Winners | 102 | 101 |
| %Winners | 36% | 30% |
Both Gasquet and Paire played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Richard Gasquet surrendered 1 set, while Benoit Paire lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Gasquet and Paire have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Gasquet played 9 games less than Paire. Richard scored 102 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The French player managed to score 101 winners (30%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gasquet | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 133/251 | 132/276 |
| %1st in | 53% | 48% |
| 1st pts | 102/133 | 101/132 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 61/118 | 71/144 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 49% |
Gasquet bagged 13 aces (3.3 per match). Paire managed to score 24 aces (6 per match). Gasquet won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Paire won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gasquet | Paire |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 19 | 20 |
| Converted | 19/31 | 20/47 |
| % Converted | 61% | 43% |
| Conceded | 21 | 26 |
| Saved | 13 | 15 |
| % Saved | 62% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 11 |
The French player broke his opponents 19 times with a 61% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Benoit broke his opponents 20 times with a 43% conversion rate. Benoit conceded his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gasquet | ||||||
| R1 Serafini |
R2 Nardi |
1/4 Cobolli |
1/2 Rincon |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 19 | 26 | 17 | 82 | |
| pts | 69-55 | 57-51 | 96-74 | 59-43 | 281-223 | |
| Total points | 124 | 108 | 170 | 102 | 504 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 46% | 29% | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 35/61 | 34/61 | 38/78 | 26/51 | 133/251 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 56% | 49% | 51% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 26/34 | 28/38 | 22/26 | 102/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 76% | 74% | 85% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 10/27 | 25/40 | 13/25 | 61/118 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 37% | 63% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 5/7 | 5/11 | 4/6 | 19/31 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 71% | 45% | 67% | 61% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 21 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 6/9 | 3/5 | 2/3 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 60% | 67% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | |
| Paire | ||||||
| R1 Maestrelli |
R2 Sanchez |
1/4 Darderi |
1/2 Tabilo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 5-7 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 7-66 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 91 | |
| pts | 110-102 | 72-54 | 81-75 | 71-56 | 334-287 | |
| Total points | 212 | 126 | 156 | 127 | 621 | |
| Winners | 36 | 16 | 26 | 23 | 101 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 22% | 32% | 32% | 30% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 47/90 | 22/44 | 32/80 | 31/62 | 132/276 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 50% | 40% | 50% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 36/47 | 16/22 | 26/32 | 23/31 | 101/132 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 73% | 81% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/43 | 11/22 | 23/48 | 15/31 | 71/144 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 50% | 48% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 20 | |
| Converted | 5/14 | 6/17 | 4/6 | 5/10 | 20/47 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 35% | 67% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 26 | |
| Saved | 3/7 | 0/3 | 6/9 | 6/7 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 43% | 0% | 67% | 86% | 49% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
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