Arthur Fils and Gregoire Barrere will face off in the semifinal of the Bordeaux Challenger for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:00 pm on CENTRAL COTE OUEST AGENCY. 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 Arthur Fils who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Arthur Fils is the pick to win this match.
Arthur Fils -> 1.47
Gregoire Barrere -> 2.52

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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Gregoire Barrere

This will be the 3^rd time that Arthur Fils and Gregoire Barrere face off. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.

The last time that they squared off, Fils won 4-6 7-5 7-6(4) in the 1^st round in the Aix En Provence Challenger back in 2023.

Arthur Fils

Ranked no. 34, Arthur got to the semifinal after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-2 4-6 6-1 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 7-6² 6-3.

In the quarter, Arthur had a good straight sets win against Kokkinakis (7-6² 6-3). During the match, Fils scored 80 points vs Kokkinakis’s 70. Arthur was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Regarding the service games, Fils made 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Arthur Fils was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (37/51) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Fils broke Kokkinakis twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Fils has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.

Fils has a winning record in the last 5 years having won 59% of his matches (135-93). 7-8 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Fils has an aggregate73-49 match record in the last 5 years on clay.

The French player best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.

Fils has a composed 15-13 win-loss record in 2024, 7-8 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger

Gregoire Barrere

Ranked no. 115, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6⁰ 6-2, Andy Murray 6-4 6-2 and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter, Gregoire had a good straight sets win against Mpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4). During the match Barrere scored 67 points vs Mpetshi Perricard’s 58. Gregoire was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about serving, Barrere struck 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Gregoire Barrere was quite efficient on serve to win 73% (32/44) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Barrere broke Mpetshi Perricard twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Barrere hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

Barrere’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Bucharest.

Barrere has a compiled 17-17 win-loss record in 2024, 13-8 on clay (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in the Bordeaux Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2018. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Fils	Barrere
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	5	6
Tot Games	47	59
Pts	164-138	204-159
Total Points	302	363
Winners	58	86
%Winners	35%	42%

Fils played 2 matches while Barrere competed in 3 matches. At the moment, Arthur Fils surrendered 1 set while Gregoire Barrere hasn’t lost a set so far. Fils has played 1 set(s) less than Barrere (5 vs 6). Therefore, Fils played 12 games less than Barrere. Fils scored 58 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Barrere made 86 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Fils	Barrere
Aces	4	12
Avg per match	2	4
1st in	87/166	117/182
%1st in	52%	64%
1st pts	58/87	86/117
%1st pts	67%	74%
2nd pts	45/79	38/65
%2nd pts	57%	58%

Fils blasted 4 aces (2 per match). Barrere bagged 12 aces (4 per match). Fils won 67% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Barrere won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Fils	Barrere
Won	9	10
Converted	9/17	10/18
% Converted	53%	56%
Conceded	18	7
Saved	13	4
% Saved	72%	57%
Times Broken	5	3

Arthur broke his opponents 9 times with a 53% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Gregoire broke his opponents 10 times with a 56% conversion rate. Barrere conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.

Fils
	R2 Van De Zandschulp	1/4 Kokkinakis	Total
Score	6-2 4-6 6-1	7-62 6-3
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	25	22	47
pts	84-68	80-70	164-138
Total points	152	150	302
Winners	21	37	58
%Winners	25%	46%	35%
SERVE
Aces	2	2	4
Double Faults	4	3	7
1st in	36/77	51/89	87/166
% 1st in	47%	57%	52%
1st pts	21/36	37/51	58/87
% 1st pts	58%	73%	67%
2nd pts	25/41	20/38	45/79
% 2nd pts	61%	53%	57%
Breaks
Won	7	2	9
Converted	7/12	2/5	9/17
Converted %	58%	40%	53%
Conceded	7	11	18
Saved	3/7	10/11	13
Saved %	43%	91%	67%
Times Broken	4	1	5

Barrere
	R1 Ramos-Vinolas	R2 Murray	1/4 Mpetshi	Total
Score	7-60 6-2	6-4 6-2	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	21	18	20	59
pts	70-50	67-51	67-58	204-159
Total points	120	118	125	363
Winners	29	25	32	86
%Winners	41%	37%	48%	42%
SERVE
Aces	5	3	4	12
Double Faults	0	3	1	4
1st in	37/61	36/62	44/59	117/182
% 1st in	61%	58%	75%	64%
1st pts	29/37	25/36	32/44	86/117
% 1st pts	78%	69%	73%	74%
2nd pts	19/24	9/26	10/15	38/65
% 2nd pts	79%	35%	67%	58%
Breaks
Won	2	6	2	10
Converted	2/4	6/7	2/7	10/18
Converted %	50%	86%	29%	56%
Conceded	1	6	0	7
Saved	1/1	3/6	0/0	4
Saved %	100%	50%	–	75%
Times Broken	0	3	0	3

Tennis Scores in Bordeaux Challenger

• Gregoire BarrereBarrere – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Arthur FilsFils – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (7-6² 6-3) – See score progression
• Juncheng ShangShang – Daniel EvansEvans (7-6⁴ 6-4) – See score progression
• Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-4 3-6 6-1) – See score progression

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