Benjamin Hassan and Geoffrey Blancaneaux will clash against each other in the quarter of the Matsuyama Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 10:00 am on COURT 6. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Benjamin Hassan who should win in 3 sets.
Benjamin Hassan -> 1.72
Geoffrey Blancaneaux -> 2.06
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Hassan vs. Geoffrey Blancaneaux
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Hassan and Geoffrey Blancaneaux since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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. 150 (career-high), Hassan got to the quarter after defeating Hiroki Moriya 6-4 6-4 and Blake Ellis 1-6 7-64 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Ellis, The Lebanese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-64 6-3).During the match, Hassan scored less points (1) than Ellis. In fact, the world no. 150 won 93 points vs Ellis’s. That means that Hassan was more focused during the important points. Benjamin was exceptionally aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Regarding the service games, Hassan recorded 9 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Benjamin Hassan lost the serve 3 times. Furthermore, Hassan put 60% of his first serves in, winning 72% (36/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. The Lebanese broke Ellis 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Hassan has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (240-153). 11-5 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hassan has an overall44-23 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
The Lebanese’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger and the Lisbon Challenger.
Hassan has a composed 56-31 win-loss record in 2023, 11-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Matsuyama Challenger
Hassan has never competed in this tournament before.
Geoffrey Blancaneaux
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 24-33 | 6-5 | 13-19 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-37 | 7-10 | 14-18 | 8-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-38 | 17-10 | 14-15 | 8-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-31 | 8-6 | 17-19 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| 2020 | 23-17 | 11-3 | 5-9 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Ranked no. 264, Geoffrey got to the quarter after defeating Sho Katayama 6-0 6-4 and Shintaro Mochizuki 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Blancaneaux had a good straight sets win against Mochizuki (7-5 6-3). During the match Blancaneaux scored 75 points vs Mochizuki’s 59. Geoffrey was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Blancaneaux blasted 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Geoffrey Blancaneaux lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Blancaneaux put 54% of his first serves in, winning 79% (30/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Mochizuki 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Blancaneaux’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Tunis Challenger.
Blancaneaux has an aggregate 25-33 win-loss record in 2023, 4-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hassan | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 37 |
| Pts | 155-147 | 142-106 |
| Total Points | 302 | 248 |
| Winners | 68 | 54 |
| %Winners | 44% | 38% |
Both Hassan and Blancaneaux played 2 matches. At the moment, Benjamin Hassan dropped 1 set while Geoffrey Blancaneaux hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Hassan has played 1 set more than Blancaneaux (5 vs 4). Therefore, Hassan played 12 games more than Blancaneaux. Benjamin scored 68 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Geoffrey blasted 54 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hassan | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 8.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 92/145 | 69/123 |
| %1st in | 63% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 68/92 | 54/69 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 23/53 | 23/54 |
| %2nd pts | 43% | 43% |
Hassan fired 17 aces (8.5 per match). Blancaneaux fired 15 aces (7.5 per match). Hassan won 74% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points. On the other side, Blancaneaux won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 43% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hassan | Blancaneaux |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 10 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 10/23 |
| % Converted | 54% | 43% |
| Conceded | 9 | 12 |
| Saved | 4 | 8 |
| % Saved | 44% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
The Lebanese broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Benjamin conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hassan | ||||
| R1 Moriya | R2 Ellis | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 1-6 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 49 | |
| pts | 62-53 | 93-94 | 155-147 | |
| Total points | 115 | 187 | 302 | |
| Winners | 32 | 36 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 39% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 42/61 | 50/84 | 92/145 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 60% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 32/42 | 36/50 | 68/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 72% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/19 | 17/34 | 23/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 50% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 3/8 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 38% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 0/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Blancaneaux | ||||
| R1 Katayama | R2 Mochizuki | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-4 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 21 | 37 | |
| pts | 67-47 | 75-59 | 142-106 | |
| Total points | 114 | 134 | 248 | |
| Winners | 24 | 30 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 40% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 31/52 | 38/71 | 69/123 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 54% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 24/31 | 30/38 | 54/69 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/21 | 15/33 | 23/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 45% | 43% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 4/9 | 10/23 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 44% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 6/8 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
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