H2H, prediction of Otto Virtanen vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert in Lugano Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 8th March 2024

PREVIEW. Lugano Challenger. Virtanen and Herbert will play each other in the quarter of the Lugano Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 8th of March

Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert

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.

See updated oddsAs 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

Otto Virtanen
Otto Virtanen

16 - 5win/loss

Hard
2-4
I Hard
14-1
Rank
96
High
96
WWLWWWWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 43-27 9-11 5-7 24-6 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

Virtanen
Lugano Challenger
Virtanen's Record

Pierre-Hugues Herbert

Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Pierre-Hugues Herbert

13 - 6win/loss

Hard
1-2
I Hard
12-4
Rank
127
High
36
LWLWLWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 33-30 3-5 8-11 19-11 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.

Herbert
Lugano Challenger
Herbert's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

O.Virtanen
P.Herbert
2h:15
2h:15
Time on court​
!
3h:49
3h:49
!
0h:49
0h:49
Last match​
!
2h:15
2h:15
2
2
Match played
2
2
36
36
Games Played​
57
57
4
4
Set played​​
6
6
131
131
Total points​
189
189
65.5
65.5
Avg point​
94.5
94.5
47
47
Winners
68
68
23.5
23.5
Avg Winners​
34
34
36%
36%
Ratio winners
36%
36%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
20
20
8
8
Avg Aces
10
10
7
7
Double Faults
8
8
3.5
3.5
Avg Double Faults
4
4
47/53
47/53
1st won total​
68/97
68/97
!
89%
89%
1st won %
70%
70%
22/42
22/42
2nd won total​
36/61
36/61
52%
52%
2nd won %
59%
59%
-- Break Points --
9/22
9/22
BP won
11/22
11/22
4.5/11
4.5/11
Avg BP won
5.5/11
5.5/11
41%
41%
Won
50%
50%
4
4
Conceded
11
11
2
2
Avg Conceded
5.5
5.5
2
2
Broken
7
7
1
1
Avg Broken
3.5
3.5
2
2
Saved
4
4

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

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Virtanen
WWLWWWWWLW
Herbert
LWLWLWLWLL
2024 2023 2022
42 - 24
33 - 30
9-11
Hard
3-5
23-3
I Hard
19-11
5-7
Clay
8-11
5-3
Grass
3-3
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