Felipe Meligeni Alves and Valentin Vacherot will face off in the 2^nd round of the Aix En Provence Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on COURT EIFFAGE. 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 Valentin Vacherot who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Valentin Vacherot is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Vacherot -> 1.7
Felipe Meligeni Alves -> 2.07

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Prediction and head to head Felipe Meligeni Alves vs. Valentin Vacherot

There is no head to head record between Felipe Meligeni Alves and Valentin Vacherot since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Felipe Meligeni Alves

Ranked no. 128 (career-high), Felipe got to the 2^nd round after defeating Ugo Blanchet 7-6⁵ 7-6⁵, Dimitar Kuzmanov 7-5 6-1 and Aleksandar Vukic 6-2 6-3.

In the 1^st round, The Brazilian had a good straight sets win against Vukic (6-2 6-3). During the match, Meligeni Alves scored 67 points vs Vukic’s 49. Meligeni Alves was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.

Regarding the service games, Meligeni Alves scored 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Felipe Meligeni Alves lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Meligeni Alves put 71% of his first serves in, winning 80% (28/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (5/14) on the 2nd serve. Felipe broke Vukic 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Meligeni Alves has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (287-191). 9-4 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Meligeni Alves has a composed253-156 win-loss record in the last 9 years on clay.

Felipe’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Sao Leopoldo Challenger.

The Brazilian has an aggregate 11-10 win-loss record in 2024, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Aix En Provence Challenger

The Brazilian has never competed in this tournament before.

Valentin Vacherot

Ranked no. 131 (career-high), Valentin reached the 2^nd round after beating Gabriel Debru 7-6² 7-6⁵, Hamad Medjedovic 6-3 6-2 and Aleksandar Kovacevic 7-5 7-6⁵.

In the 1^st round, The Monegasque had a good straight sets win against Kovacevic (7-5 7-6⁵). During the match Vacherot scored 90 points vs Kovacevic’s 79. The Monegasque was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.

About the serving games, Vacherot struck 10 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Valentin Vacherot lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Vacherot put 64% of his first serves in, winning 70% (33/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 73% (19/26) on the 2nd serve. Valentin broke Kovacevic 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).

His best result of the season was winning the title the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger where he beat Lucas Pouille in the final 3-2 ret. and the Nonthaburi 2 Challenger where he overcame Manuel Guinard in the final 7-5 7-6(5) and the Pune Challenger where he overcame Adam Walton in the final 3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5).

Valentin has a compiled 25-7 win-loss record in 2024, 7-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Meligeni Alves	Vacherot
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	6
Tot Games	62	68
Pts	223-183	230-195
Total Points	406	425
Winners	91	99
%Winners	41%	43%

Both Meligeni Alves and Vacherot played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Meligeni Alves and Vacherot have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Meligeni Alves played 6 games less than Vacherot. The Brazilian scored 91 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Monegasque struck 99 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Meligeni Alves	Vacherot
Aces	9	21
Avg per match	3	7
1st in	131/194	134/202
%1st in	68%	66%
1st pts	91/131	99/134
%1st pts	69%	74%
2nd pts	36/63	43/68
%2nd pts	57%	63%

Meligeni Alves scored 9 aces (3 per match). Vacherot blasted 21 aces (7 per match). Meligeni Alves won 69% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Vacherot won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Meligeni Alves	Vacherot
Won	13	8
Converted	13/28	8/20
% Converted	46%	40%
Conceded	11	12
Saved	6	8
% Saved	55%	67%
Times Broken	5	4

Felipe broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. Meligeni Alves conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded. Vacherot broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Vacherot conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Meligeni Alves
	Q1 Blanchet	Q3 Kuzmanov	R1 Vukic	Total
Score	7-65 7-65	7-5 6-1	6-2 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	26	19	17	62
pts	86-83	70-51	67-49	223-183
Total points	169	121	116	406
Winners	38	25	28	91
%Winners	44%	36%	42%	41%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	4	9
Double Faults	0	2	1	3
1st in	59/85	37/60	35/49	131/194
% 1st in	69%	62%	71%	68%
1st pts	38/59	25/37	28/35	91/131
% 1st pts	64%	68%	80%	69%
2nd pts	18/26	13/23	5/14	36/63
% 2nd pts	69%	57%	36%	57%
Breaks
Won	2	6	5	13
Converted	2/7	6/10	5/11	13/28
Converted %	29%	60%	45%	46%
Conceded	3	5	3	11
Saved	1/3	3/5	2/3	6
Saved %	33%	60%	67%	53%
Times Broken	2	2	1	5

Vacherot
	Q1 Debru	Q3 Medjedovic	R1 Kovacevic	Total
Score	7-62 7-65	6-3 6-2	7-5 7-65
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	26	17	25	68
pts	81-76	59-40	90-79	230-195
Total points	157	99	169	425
Winners	39	27	33	99
%Winners	48%	46%	37%	43%
SERVE
Aces	7	4	10	21
Double Faults	1	2	0	3
1st in	55/80	32/49	47/73	134/202
% 1st in	69%	65%	64%	66%
1st pts	39/55	27/32	33/47	99/134
% 1st pts	71%	84%	70%	74%
2nd pts	16/25	8/17	19/26	43/68
% 2nd pts	64%	47%	73%	63%
Breaks
Won	1	4	3	8
Converted	1/5	4/7	3/8	8/20
Converted %	20%	57%	38%	40%
Conceded	4	2	6	12
Saved	3/4	1/2	4/6	8
Saved %	75%	50%	67%	64%
Times Broken	1	1	2	4

Tennis Scores in Aix En Provence Challenger

• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (7-5 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-7⁹ 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 1-6 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 6-7⁷ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Terence AtmaneAtmane (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Richard GasquetGasquet – Harold MayotMayot (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (6-3 6-7³ 6-4) – See score progression
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Marcos GironGiron (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexandre MullerMuller – Cristian GarinGarin (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Gabriel Debru/Gregoire JacqDebru/Gregoire Jacq – Theo Arribage/Vlad Victor CorneaArribage/Vlad Victor Cornea (6-4 3-6 11-9) – See score progression
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (7-5 7-6(5)) – See score progression
• Felipe Meligeni AlvesMeligeni Alves – Aleksandar VukicVukic (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Terence AtmaneAtmane (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-7(9) 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (3-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Francisco ComesanaComesana – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-4 1-6 7-6(6)) – See score progression
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 6-7(7) 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Richard GasquetGasquet (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Facundo BagnisBagnis – Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Arthur RinderknechRinderknech – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro TabiloTabilo – Hugo GastonGaston (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Jaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar – Alexandre MullerMuller (2-1) – H2H and prediction
• Valentin VacherotVacherot – Felipe Meligeni Rodrigues AlvesMeligeni Rodrigues Alves (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Francisco ComesanaComesana (0-0) – H2H and prediction