Arthur Rinderknech and Otto Virtanen will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lille Challenger for the 1^st 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

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

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

Tennis Scores in Lille Challenger

• Christian Harrison/Marcus WillisHarrison/Marcus Willis – Antoine Escoffier/Joshua ParisEscoffier/Joshua Paris (6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

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• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (0-0) – H2H and prediction