Gijs Brouwer and Enzo Couacaud will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Noumea Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on COURT N’GODRELA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Enzo Couacaud who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Enzo Couacaud is the pick to win this match.
Enzo Couacaud -> 1.74
Gijs Brouwer -> 1.99
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Prediction and head to head Gijs Brouwer vs. Enzo Couacaud
There is no head to head record between Gijs Brouwer and Enzo Couacaud since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Gijs Brouwer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-27 | 14-12 | 6-5 | 4-5 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 24-34 | 5-8 | 3-6 | 12-15 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-27 | 12-5 | 13-5 | 14-12 | 8-5 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 47-25 | 9-5 | 12-10 | 21-10 | 0-0 | 5-0 |
| 2020 | 20-10 | 13-4 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 162, Brouwer reached the semifinal after defeating Thomas Fancutt 6-3 7-5, Nicolas Moreno De Alboran 5-7 7-5 6-2 and Richard Gasquet 4-6 6-2 7-5.
In the quarter against Gasquet, Gijs recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-2 7-5). During the match, Brouwer scored 101 points vs Gasquet’s 78. The Dutch was quite aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Brouwer blasted 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Gijs Brouwer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Brouwer put 73% of his first serves in, winning 65% (45/69) of the points behind his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the 2nd serve. Gijs broke Gasquet 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gijs has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Brouwer has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (284-191). 3-0 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Brouwer has a compiled88-49 record in the last 9 years on hard.
Brouwer has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Noumea Challenger
Gijs has never competed in this tournament before.
Enzo Couacaud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-20 | 8-6 | 21-11 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 12-9 | 9-9 | 2-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 38-28 | 27-13 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-24 | 5-4 | 16-17 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 1-2 | 5-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 210, Enzo reached the semifinal after beating Marc Polmans 6-1 6-2, Moerani Bouzige 6-3 7-63 and Hugo Gaston 6-74 6-4 6-0.
In the quarter against Gaston, Couacaud recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-4 6-0). During the match Couacaud scored 109 points vs Gaston’s 82. The French player was very aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Talking about serving, Couacaud managed to score 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Enzo Couacaud was extremely effective on serve to win 84% (43/51) of his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Enzo broke Gaston 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Couacaud has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Brouwer | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 66 |
| Pts | 270-221 | 265-197 |
| Total Points | 491 | 462 |
| Winners | 122 | 102 |
| %Winners | 45% | 38% |
Both Brouwer and Couacaud played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Gijs Brouwer conceded 2 sets, while Enzo Couacaud dropped 1 set. Brouwer has played 1 set more than Couacaud (8 vs 7). Therefore, Brouwer played 17 games more than Couacaud. Brouwer scored 122 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Couacaud struck 102 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Brouwer | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 8.7 |
| 1st in | 176/244 | 126/230 |
| %1st in | 72% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 122/176 | 102/126 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 41/68 | 61/104 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 59% |
Brouwer struck 13 aces (4.3 per match). Couacaud recorded 26 aces (8.7 per match). Brouwer won 69% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Couacaud won 81% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Brouwer | Couacaud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/22 | 9/25 |
| % Converted | 59% | 36% |
| Conceded | 18 | 12 |
| Saved | 11 | 12 |
| % Saved | 61% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 0 |
The Dutch broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. The Dutch dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Couacaud was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 12 break points.
| Brouwer | |||||
| R1 Fancutt |
R2 Moreno De Alboran |
1/4 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 5-7 7-5 6-2 | 4-6 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 32 | 30 | 83 | |
| pts | 66-50 | 103-93 | 101-78 | 270-221 | |
| Total points | 116 | 196 | 179 | 491 | |
| Winners | 33 | 44 | 45 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 43% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 7 | 5 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 43/56 | 64/94 | 69/94 | 176/244 | |
| % 1st in | 77% | 68% | 73% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 33/43 | 44/64 | 45/69 | 122/176 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 69% | 65% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/13 | 15/30 | 17/25 | 41/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 50% | 68% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 5/10 | 5/8 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 63% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/6 | 7/10 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 70% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| Couacaud | |||||
| R1 Polmans |
R2 Bouzige |
1/4 Gaston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 6-3 7-63 | 6-74 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 22 | 29 | 66 | |
| pts | 62-34 | 94-81 | 109-82 | 265-197 | |
| Total points | 96 | 175 | 191 | 462 | |
| Winners | 23 | 36 | 43 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 38% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 11 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 26/46 | 49/98 | 51/86 | 126/230 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 50% | 59% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 36/49 | 43/51 | 102/126 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 73% | 84% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/20 | 28/49 | 21/35 | 61/104 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 57% | 60% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 1/5 | 4/10 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 20% | 40% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 11 | 1 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 11/11 | 1/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLWLLWWLW Tennis Scores in Noumea Challenger
- Harold MayotMayot – Jesper De JongDe Jong (3-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Richard GasquetGasquet (4-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Hugo GastonGaston (6-74 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Richard GasquetGasquet (4-6 6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Hugo GastonGaston (6-7(4) 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Benoit PairePaire (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Harold MayotMayot – Jesper De JongDe Jong (3-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction
