Benjamin Bonzi and Hugo Gaston will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Brest Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on CENTRAL. 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 Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Benjamin Bonzi is the pick to win this match.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.61
Hugo Gaston -> 2.25
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Hugo Gaston
This will be the 3rd time that Benjamin Bonzi and Hugo Gaston fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Gaston won 7-6(4) 6-3 in the final in M25+H Rodez back in 2019.
Benjamin Bonzi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-15 | 3-6 | 5-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-12 | 21-3 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 87, Bonzi got to the semifinal after defeating Pablo Llamas Ruiz 6-3 7-5, Calvin Hemery 4-6 7-62 6-2 and Arthur Fery 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Fery (6-3 6-4). During the match, Bonzi scored 60 points vs Fery’s 42. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bonzi made 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Benjamin Bonzi lost the serve once. Furthermore, Bonzi put 66% of his first serves in, winning 91% (30/33) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Fery 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Bonzi has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (318-199). 16-9 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bonzi has an aggregate89-67 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
Bonzi’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Pune, Marseille and the Rennes Challenger.
The French player has an overall 28-24 win-loss record in 2023, 16-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Hugo Gaston
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-13 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 92, Gaston reached the semifinal after defeating Geoffrey Blancaneaux 6-0 6-4, Giulio Zeppieri 7-66 6-3 and Arthur Cazaux 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, Gaston had a good straight sets win against Cazaux (6-2 6-2). During the match Gaston scored 60 points vs Cazaux’s 44. Gaston was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about serving, Gaston managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Gaston was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Hugo broke Cazaux 4 times after converting 80% of his break points (4/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hugo hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Iasi Challenger where he beat Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the final 3-6 6-0 6-4 and the Trieste Challenger where he defeated Francesco Passaro in the final 6-3 5-7 6-2.
Gaston has an aggregate 43-28 win-loss record in 2023, 8-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2019 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonzi | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 54 |
| Pts | 232-194 | 186-135 |
| Total Points | 426 | 321 |
| Winners | 96 | 76 |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% |
Both Bonzi and Gaston played 3 matches. At the moment, Benjamin Bonzi surrendered 1 set while Hugo Gaston hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Bonzi has played 1 set more than Gaston (7 vs 6). Therefore, Bonzi played 17 games more than Gaston. Bonzi scored 96 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player scored 76 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonzi | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 9.7 | 2.7 |
| 1st in | 127/205 | 95/166 |
| %1st in | 62% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 96/127 | 76/95 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 43/78 | 45/71 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 63% |
Bonzi managed to score 29 aces (9.7 per match). Gaston scored 8 aces (2.7 per match). Bonzi won 76% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Gaston won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bonzi | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 10 |
| Converted | 11/27 | 10/18 |
| % Converted | 41% | 56% |
| Conceded | 15 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 60% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
Bonzi broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. Benjamin surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Hugo broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Hugo conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bonzi | |||||
| R1 Llamas |
R2 Hemery |
1/4 Fery |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 4-6 7-62 6-2 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 31 | 19 | 71 | |
| pts | 77-64 | 95-88 | 60-42 | 232-194 | |
| Total points | 141 | 183 | 102 | 426 | |
| Winners | 27 | 39 | 30 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 41% | 50% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 10 | 11 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 39/65 | 55/90 | 33/50 | 127/205 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 61% | 66% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 27/39 | 39/55 | 30/33 | 96/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 71% | 91% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/26 | 20/35 | 8/17 | 43/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 57% | 47% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/16 | 4/6 | 3/5 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 67% | 60% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 4/7 | 0/1 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 57% | 0% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| Gaston | |||||
| R1 Blancaneaux |
R2 Zeppieri |
1/4 Cazaux |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-66 6-3 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 22 | 16 | 54 | |
| pts | 58-31 | 68-60 | 60-44 | 186-135 | |
| Total points | 89 | 128 | 104 | 321 | |
| Winners | 19 | 34 | 23 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 50% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 22/41 | 42/66 | 31/59 | 95/166 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 64% | 53% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 19/22 | 34/42 | 23/31 | 76/95 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 81% | 74% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/19 | 15/24 | 16/28 | 45/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 63% | 57% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 2/5 | 4/5 | 10/18 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 80% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 100% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Brest Challenger
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Titouan DroguetDroguet (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Arthur FeryFery (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Robert Galloway/Albano OlivettiGalloway/Albano Olivetti – Andrew Harris/Vasil KirkovHarris/Vasil Kirkov (7-69 6-3) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Arthur CazauxCazaux (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Arthur FeryFery (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Titouan DroguetDroguet (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hugo GastonGaston – Benjamin BonziBonzi (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (0-0) – H2H and prediction
