Otto Virtanen and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will face off in the quarter of the Lugano Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 8:30 pm on CENTRALE. 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 Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.56
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 2.29
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
There is no head to head record between Otto Virtanen and Pierre-Hugues Herbert since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
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. 126, the Finn got to the quarter after defeating Remy Bertola 7-5 6-3 and Cem Ilkel 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Virtanen had a good straight sets win against Ilkel (6-2 6-1). During the match, Virtanen scored 54 points vs Ilkel’s 27. Virtanen was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
Talking about the service games, Virtanen scored 11 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Otto Virtanen lost the serve once. Furthermore, Virtanen put 62% of his first serves in, winning 100% (21/21) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (5/13) on the 2nd serve. Virtanen broke Ilkel 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Otto hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to win 60% of the points he played.
Virtanen has a solid record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (177-113). 13-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Virtanen has an aggregate108-42 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
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.
Otto has a compiled 15-5 win-loss record in 2024, 13-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-31 | 3-5 | 8-11 | 19-12 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-22 | 2-4 | 5-4 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 18-15 | 0-0 | 2-5 | 10-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-21 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 9-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-13 | 4-3 | 7-4 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 158, Pierre-Hugues got to the quarter after beating Yuta Shimizu 6-3 4-6 6-1 and Antoine Escoffier 7-63 4-6 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The French player defeated Escoffier (7-63 4-6 6-2). During the match Herbert scored 102 points vs Escoffier’s 87. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Herbert struck 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Pierre-Hugues Herbert lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Herbert put 62% of his first serves in, winning 66% (37/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (19/34) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Escoffier 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Quimper Challenger where he defeated Duje Ajdukovic in the final 6-3 6-2.
Herbert has an overall 13-5 win-loss record in 2024, 12-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lugano Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Virtanen | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 36 | 57 |
| Pts | 131-89 | 189-156 |
| Total Points | 220 | 345 |
| Winners | 47 | 68 |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% |
Both Virtanen and Herbert played 2 matches. At the moment, Pierre-Hugues Herbert surrendered 2 sets while Otto Virtanen hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Virtanen has played 2 set(s) less than Herbert (4 vs 6). Therefore, Virtanen played 21 games less than Herbert. Otto scored 47 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Herbert recorded 68 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Virtanen | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 16 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 10 |
| 1st in | 53/95 | 97/158 |
| %1st in | 56% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 47/53 | 68/97 |
| %1st pts | 89% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 36/61 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 59% |
Virtanen fired 16 aces (8 per match). Herbert bagged 20 aces (10 per match). Virtanen won 89% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Herbert won 70% 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 | Virtanen | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 11 |
| Converted | 9/22 | 11/22 |
| % Converted | 41% | 50% |
| Conceded | 4 | 11 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 36% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 7 |
The Finn broke his opponents 9 times with a 41% conversion rate. Virtanen dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Pierre-Hugues broke his opponents 11 times with a 50% conversion rate. Herbert conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 36% of the break points that he conceded.
| Virtanen | ||||
| R1 Bertola |
R2 Ilkel |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 15 | 36 | |
| pts | 77-62 | 54-27 | 131-89 | |
| Total points | 139 | 81 | 220 | |
| Winners | 26 | 21 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 39% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 11 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 32/61 | 21/34 | 53/95 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 62% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 26/32 | 21/21 | 47/53 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 100% | 89% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 5/13 | 22/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 38% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/12 | 6/10 | 9/22 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 60% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 0% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Herbert | ||||
| R1 Shimizu |
R2 Escoffier |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | 7-63 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 31 | 57 | |
| pts | 87-69 | 102-87 | 189-156 | |
| Total points | 156 | 189 | 345 | |
| Winners | 31 | 37 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 41/68 | 56/90 | 97/158 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 62% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 31/41 | 37/56 | 68/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 66% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/27 | 19/34 | 36/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 56% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 6/12 | 11/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 0/2 | 4/9 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 44% | 22% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
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