Arthur Rinderknech and Otto Virtanen will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lille Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER. 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 Arthur Rinderknech who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Arthur Rinderknech is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Rinderknech -> 1.6
Otto Virtanen -> 2.21
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Rinderknech vs. Otto Virtanen
There is no head to head record between Arthur Rinderknech and Otto Virtanen since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Arthur Rinderknech
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-33 | 16-13 | 6-7 | 12-8 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-30 | 5-9 | 10-6 | 8-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-23 | 18-11 | 6-4 | 12-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-30 | 3-3 | 18-10 | 26-15 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 90, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Leandro Riedi 6-4 6-4, Lucas Pouille 6-78 7-5 6-4 and Billy Harris 4-6 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter against Harris, Arthur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-5 6-4). During the match, Rinderknech scored 110 points vs Harris’s 96. Arthur was extremely aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, Rinderknech fired 16 aces and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Arthur Rinderknech lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Rinderknech put 77% of his first serves in, winning 73% (56/77) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Rinderknech broke Harris 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has dropped 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Rinderknech has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (262-158). 7-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Rinderknech has a composed86-51 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
The French player has an overall 9-7 win-loss record in 2024, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lille Challenger
Otto Virtanen
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 21-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 131, Otto got to the semifinal after defeating Oscar Otte 6-4 3-6 6-1, Alexander Blockx 6-1 6-4 and Gregoire Barrere 6-2 6-2.
In the quarter, The Finn had a good straight sets win against Barrere (6-2 6-2). During the match Virtanen scored 64 points vs Barrere’s 50. Virtanen was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Virtanen bagged 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Otto Virtanen lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Virtanen put 56% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Otto broke Barrere 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Otto has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Pau Challenger where he overcame Leandro Riedi in the final 7-5 7-5.
The Finn has an overall 13-4 win-loss record in 2024, 11-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lille Challenger
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Rinderknech | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 87 | 59 |
| Pts | 295-259 | 207-163 |
| Total Points | 554 | 370 |
| Winners | 152 | 84 |
| %Winners | 52% | 41% |
Both Rinderknech and Virtanen played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Arthur Rinderknech surrendered 2 sets, while Otto Virtanen surrendered 1 set. Rinderknech has played 1 set more than Virtanen (8 vs 7). Therefore, Rinderknech played 28 games more than Virtanen. The French player scored 152 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Otto blasted 84 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Rinderknech | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 32 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 10.7 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 191/263 | 111/187 |
| %1st in | 73% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 152/191 | 84/111 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 35/72 | 41/76 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 54% |
Rinderknech struck 32 aces (10.7 per match). Virtanen fired 22 aces (7.3 per match). Rinderknech won 80% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Virtanen won 76% of the points on 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 | Rinderknech | Virtanen |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 12 |
| Converted | 9/25 | 12/21 |
| % Converted | 36% | 57% |
| Conceded | 15 | 11 |
| Saved | 11 | 8 |
| % Saved | 73% | 73% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
Arthur broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Arthur dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded. The Finn broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. Virtanen conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 73% of the break points that he conceded.
| Rinderknech | |||||
| R1 Riedi |
R2 Pouille |
1/4 Harris |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-78 7-5 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 35 | 32 | 87 | |
| pts | 67-55 | 118-108 | 110-96 | 295-259 | |
| Total points | 122 | 226 | 206 | 554 | |
| Winners | 37 | 59 | 56 | 152 | |
| %Winners | 55% | 50% | 51% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 10 | 16 | 32 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 40/55 | 74/108 | 77/100 | 191/263 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 69% | 77% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 37/40 | 59/74 | 56/77 | 152/191 | |
| % 1st pts | 93% | 80% | 73% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 4/15 | 20/34 | 11/23 | 35/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 59% | 48% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/7 | 4/14 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 43% | 29% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 7 | 7 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 6/7 | 4/7 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 86% | 57% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Virtanen | |||||
| R1 Otte |
R2 Blockx |
1/4 Barrere |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 3-6 6-1 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 17 | 16 | 59 | |
| pts | 81-70 | 62-43 | 64-50 | 207-163 | |
| Total points | 151 | 105 | 114 | 370 | |
| Winners | 33 | 27 | 24 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% | 38% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 14 | 6 | 2 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 42/69 | 34/55 | 35/63 | 111/187 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 62% | 56% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 33/42 | 27/34 | 24/35 | 84/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 79% | 69% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/27 | 10/21 | 14/28 | 41/76 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 48% | 50% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/7 | 5/6 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 57% | 83% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/2 | 6/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 86% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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