Corentin Moutet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert will play each other in the semifinal of the Naples Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on CAMPO D’AVALOS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Corentin Moutet who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Corentin Moutet is the pick to win this match.
Corentin Moutet -> 1.49
Pierre-Hugues Herbert -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Corentin Moutet vs. Pierre-Hugues Herbert
This will be the 3rd time that Corentin Moutet and Pierre-Hugues Herbert fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Herbert (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Herbert won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the 1st round in the Valencia Challenger back in 2023.
Corentin Moutet
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-26 | 4-6 | 22-15 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-25 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 7-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-21 | 13-6 | 20-8 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 18-16 | 8-4 | 5-8 | 3-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-11 | 8-3 | 5-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 107, Corentin got to the semifinal after defeating Mathias Bourgue 6-4 6-4, Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-1 3-6 7-63 and Federico Coria 6-1 7-5.
In the 2nd round, The French player defeated Basilashvili (6-1 3-6 7-63). During the match, Moutet scored 116 points vs Basilashvili’s 109. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Regarding the service games, Moutet bagged 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Corentin Moutet lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Moutet put 59% of his first serves in, winning 63% (40/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (24/43) on the 2nd serve. Moutet broke Basilashvili 4 times after converting 27% of his break points (4/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Moutet has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
Moutet has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 60% of his matches (273-184). 10-5 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Moutet has an aggregate 155-85 record in the last years on clay.
The French player best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Santiago.
Corentin has an overall 10-5 win-loss record in 2024, 10-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Naples Challenger
The French player has never competed in this tournament before.
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
17 - 6win/loss
147
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LLWLWLWLWL | 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. 160, Herbert got to the semifinal after defeating Raul Brancaccio 3-6 7-5 6-0, Francesco Maestrelli 6-4 3-6 6-3 and Arthur Gea 6-74 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter against Gea, Pierre-Hugues recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 6-4 6-4). During the match Herbert scored 102 points vs Gea’s 88. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about serving, Herbert scored 9 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Pierre-Hugues Herbert was pretty efficient on serve to win 79% (49/62) of his 1st serve and 65% (17/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Pierre-Hugues broke Gea 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Quimper Challenger where he overcame Duje Ajdukovic in the final 6-3 6-2.
Pierre-Hugues has a composed 16-6 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Moutet | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 88 |
| Pts | 257-222 | 303-275 |
| Total Points | 479 | 578 |
| Winners | 95 | 129 |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% |
Both Moutet and Herbert played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Corentin Moutet surrendered 1 set, while Pierre-Hugues Herbert surrendered 3 sets. Moutet has played 2 set(s) less than Herbert (7 vs 9). Therefore, Moutet played 20 games less than Herbert. Corentin scored 95 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The French player recorded 129 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Moutet | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 22 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 7.3 |
| 1st in | 149/230 | 181/298 |
| %1st in | 65% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 95/149 | 129/181 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 71% |
| 2nd pts | 47/81 | 55/117 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 47% |
Moutet bagged 3 aces (1 per match). Herbert struck 22 aces (7.3 per match). Moutet won 64% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Herbert won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Moutet | Herbert |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 15 |
| Converted | 13/30 | 15/31 |
| % Converted | 43% | 48% |
| Conceded | 24 | 29 |
| Saved | 18 | 19 |
| % Saved | 75% | 66% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 10 |
Corentin broke his opponents 13 times with a 43% conversion rate. Moutet lost his serve 6 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Herbert broke his opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. Pierre-Hugues conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 66% of the break points that he conceded.
| Moutet | |||||
| R1 Bourgue |
R2 Basilashvili |
1/4 Coria |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-1 3-6 7-63 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 19 | 68 | |
| pts | 70-60 | 116-109 | 71-53 | 257-222 | |
| Total points | 130 | 225 | 124 | 479 | |
| Winners | 31 | 40 | 24 | 95 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 34% | 34% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 52/74 | 63/106 | 34/50 | 149/230 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 59% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 31/52 | 40/63 | 24/34 | 95/149 | |
| % 1st pts | 60% | 63% | 71% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 24/43 | 8/16 | 47/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 56% | 50% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/3 | 4/15 | 6/12 | 13/30 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 27% | 50% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 11 | 4 | 24 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 8/11 | 2/4 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 73% | 50% | 71% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Herbert | |||||
| R1 Brancaccio |
R2 Maestrelli |
1/4 Gea |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 6-0 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | 6-74 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 28 | 33 | 88 | |
| pts | 104-91 | 97-96 | 102-88 | 303-275 | |
| Total points | 195 | 193 | 190 | 578 | |
| Winners | 39 | 41 | 49 | 129 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 42% | 48% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 60/103 | 59/107 | 62/88 | 181/298 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 55% | 70% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 39/60 | 41/59 | 49/62 | 129/181 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 69% | 79% | 71% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/43 | 18/48 | 17/26 | 55/117 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 38% | 65% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 | |
| Converted | 6/15 | 6/11 | 3/5 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 55% | 60% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 13 | 1 | 29 | |
| Saved | 11/15 | 8/13 | 0/1 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 62% | 0% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWLWLWLWL Tennis Scores in Naples Challenger
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Federico CoriaCoria (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Theo Arribage/Vlad Victor CorneaArribage/Vlad Victor Cornea – Arjun Kadhe/Jeevan NedunchezhiyanKadhe/Jeevan Nedunchezhiyan (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (6-2 2-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Luca NardiNardi – Matteo GiganteGigante (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Arthur GeaGea (6-74 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
