Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Alexander Blockx will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Nottingham Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 11:00 am on COURT 2. 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 Alexander Blockx who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alexander Blockx is the pick to win this match.
Alexander Blockx -> 1.77
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard -> 1.95
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Prediction and head to head Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Alexander Blockx
This will be the 2nd time that Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Alexander Blockx clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Blockx (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Blockx won 3-6 6-3 7-6(3) in the 1st round in the Koblenz Challenger back in January 2024.
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
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LWWWWWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-25 | 15-9 | 10-5 | 13-7 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-27 | 21-12 | 9-9 | 5-5 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-23 | 0-0 | 31-18 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-22 | 5-6 | 15-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 198, Giovanni reached the semifinal after defeating Ryan Peniston 6-3 6-2, Manuel Guinard 6-3 3-6 7-63 and Hamish Stewart 7-67 7-63.
In the quarter, Mpetshi Perricard had a good straight sets win against Stewart (7-67 7-63). During the match, Mpetshi Perricard scored 92 points vs Stewart’s 89. Mpetshi Perricard was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Mpetshi Perricard fired 15 aces and he committed only 8 double faults. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Mpetshi Perricard put 63% of his first serves in, winning 73% (49/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Stewart twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Mpetshi Perricard has a winning match record in the last 7 years having won 54% of his matches (104-89). 3-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Mpetshi Perricard has a composed14-23 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
Giovanni has a composed 6-4 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nottingham Challenger
Mpetshi Perricard has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexander Blockx
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-24 | 7-11 | 7-3 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-15 | 4-3 | 11-7 | 24-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 338 (career-high), Alexander reached the semifinal after defeating Valentin Royer 6-77 6-3 7-64, Alexander Ritschard 7-69 3-6 6-4 and Abedallah Shelbayh 7-60 6-3.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Shelbayh (7-60 6-3). During the match Blockx scored 89 points vs Shelbayh’s 73. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Blockx bagged 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alexander Blockx was pretty efficient on serve to win 74% (37/50) of his 1st serve and 60% (15/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Blockx broke Shelbayh twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Blockx has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Blockx has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Mpetshi Perricard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 89 |
| Pts | 250-225 | 305-272 |
| Total Points | 475 | 577 |
| Winners | 131 | 153 |
| %Winners | 52% | 50% |
Both Mpetshi Perricard and Blockx played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard dropped 1 set, while Alexander Blockx lost 2 sets. Mpetshi Perricard has played 1 set(s) less than Blockx (7 vs 8). Therefore, Mpetshi Perricard played 15 games less than Blockx. Giovanni scored 131 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, The Belgian managed to score 153 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Mpetshi Perricard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 48 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 16 | 11 |
| 1st in | 170/255 | 200/295 |
| %1st in | 67% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 131/170 | 153/200 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 43/85 | 51/95 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 54% |
Mpetshi Perricard fired 48 aces (16 per match). Blockx bagged 33 aces (11 per match). Mpetshi Perricard won 77% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Mpetshi Perricard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/11 | 7/23 |
| % Converted | 55% | 30% |
| Conceded | 16 | 28 |
| Saved | 13 | 22 |
| % Saved | 81% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 6 |
The French player broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Mpetshi Perricard surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded. The Belgian broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Mpetshi Perricard | |||||
| R1 Peniston |
R2 Guinard |
1/4 Stewart |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-3 3-6 7-63 | 7-67 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 26 | 74 | |
| pts | 71-51 | 87-85 | 92-89 | 250-225 | |
| Total points | 122 | 172 | 181 | 475 | |
| Winners | 32 | 50 | 49 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 57% | 53% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 12 | 21 | 15 | 48 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 39/59 | 64/90 | 67/106 | 170/255 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 71% | 63% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 32/39 | 50/64 | 49/67 | 131/170 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 78% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/20 | 15/26 | 19/39 | 43/85 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 58% | 49% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 1/2 | 2/4 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 50% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 4/5 | 6/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 80% | 75% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Blockx | |||||
| R1 Royer |
R2 Ritschard |
1/4 Shelbayh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-77 6-3 7-64 | 7-69 3-6 6-4 | 7-60 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 32 | 22 | 89 | |
| pts | 112-100 | 104-99 | 89-73 | 305-272 | |
| Total points | 212 | 203 | 162 | 577 | |
| Winners | 62 | 54 | 37 | 153 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 52% | 42% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 21 | 8 | 4 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 79/117 | 71/103 | 50/75 | 200/295 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 69% | 67% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 62/79 | 54/71 | 37/50 | 153/200 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/38 | 14/32 | 15/25 | 51/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 44% | 60% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/9 | 2/10 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 33% | 20% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 | 8 | 28 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 7/11 | 7/8 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 64% | 88% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Nottingham Challenger
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-60 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Hamish StewartStewart (7-67 7-63) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Zdenek KolarKolar (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-6(0) 6-3) – See score progression
- Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard – Hamish StewartStewart (7-6(7) 7-6(3)) – See score progression
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