Alexander Ritschard and Alexander Blockx will play each other in the quarter of the Hamburg Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm 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 -> 1.66
Alexander Ritschard -> 2.11
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Ritschard vs. Alexander Blockx
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Ritschard and Alexander Blockx fight 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 played, Blockx won 7-6(9) 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in the Nottingham Challenger back in February 2024.
Alexander Ritschard
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-10 | 7-3 | 9-3 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-30 | 6-8 | 13-11 | 9-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-27 | 7-5 | 11-11 | 15-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-23 | 1-4 | 20-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 24-13 | 11-5 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 198, the Swiss reached the quarter after defeating Kenny de Schepper 3-6 6-1 6-3 and Jakub Paul 3-6 7-66 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Paul, The Swiss recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-66 6-2). During the match, Ritschard scored 95 points vs Paul’s 94. Alexander was pretty aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ritschard struck 4 aces and he was pretty steady in conceding no double faults. Alexander Ritschard lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Ritschard put 78% of his first serves in, winning 66% (44/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. Ritschard broke Paul 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexander has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Ritschard has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (232-156). 5-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Ritschard has an aggregate 45-39 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Swiss has an overall 12-6 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Hamburg Challenger
Alexander Blockx
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-12 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 9-7 | 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. 307 (career-high), Blockx reached the quarter after beating Maks Kasnikowski 6-4 7-64 and Bu Yunchaokete 3-6 6-2 6-1.
In the 2nd round against Yunchaokete, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 6-1). During the match Blockx scored 90 points vs Yunchaokete’s 73. The Belgian was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Blockx fired 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Alexander Blockx lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Blockx put 59% of his first serves in, winning 73% (32/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (13/30) on the 2nd serve. Blockx broke Yunchaokete 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Blockx has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Alexander’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Nottingham Challenger.
Alexander has an aggregate 8-8 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ritschard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 47 |
| Pts | 184-173 | 171-138 |
| Total Points | 357 | 309 |
| Winners | 84 | 68 |
| %Winners | 46% | 40% |
Both Ritschard and Blockx played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alexander Ritschard conceded 2 sets, while Alexander Blockx surrendered 1 set. Ritschard has played 1 set more than Blockx (6 vs 5). Therefore, Ritschard played 8 games more than Blockx. Alexander scored 84 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander made 68 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ritschard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 5.5 |
| 1st in | 127/169 | 94/146 |
| %1st in | 75% | 64% |
| 1st pts | 84/127 | 68/94 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 22/42 | 20/52 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 38% |
Ritschard struck 7 aces (3.5 per match). Blockx blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Ritschard won 66% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 38% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ritschard | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 10 |
| Converted | 8/21 | 10/19 |
| % Converted | 38% | 53% |
| Conceded | 14 | 13 |
| Saved | 10 | 7 |
| % Saved | 71% | 54% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
The Swiss broke his opponents 8 times with a 38% conversion rate. Alexander surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Blockx conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ritschard | ||||
| R1 de Schepper |
R2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-1 6-3 | 3-6 7-66 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 30 | 55 | |
| pts | 89-79 | 95-94 | 184-173 | |
| Total points | 168 | 189 | 357 | |
| Winners | 40 | 44 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 60/83 | 67/86 | 127/169 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 78% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 40/60 | 44/67 | 84/127 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 66% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/23 | 9/19 | 22/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/11 | 8/21 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 36% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | 14 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 4/7 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 57% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| Blockx | ||||
| R1 Kasnikowski |
R2 Yunchaokete |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-64 | 3-6 6-2 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 24 | 47 | |
| pts | 81-65 | 90-73 | 171-138 | |
| Total points | 146 | 163 | 309 | |
| Winners | 36 | 32 | 68 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 36% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 50/72 | 44/74 | 94/146 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 59% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 36/50 | 32/44 | 68/94 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/22 | 13/30 | 20/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 43% | 38% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 6/12 | 10/19 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 6/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 67% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
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