Hugo Dellien and Valentin Royer will square off in the quarter of the Iasi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Hugo Dellien who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hugo Dellien is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Dellien -> 1.81
Valentin Royer -> 1.909
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Dellien vs. Valentin Royer
There is no head to head record between Hugo Dellien and Valentin Royer since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Hugo Dellien
15 - 16win/loss
124
64
LWWWWLWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 46-28 | 1-2 | 44-25 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-27 | 0-3 | 36-23 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-18 | 0-0 | 32-17 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 45-27 | 3-5 | 41-21 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 171, the Bolivian got to the quarter after defeating Robert Strombachs 7-5 4-6 6-4 and Abedallah Shelbayh 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Hugo had a good straight sets win against Shelbayh (6-4 6-4). During the match, Dellien scored 66 points vs Shelbayh’s 55. The Bolivian was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Dellien fired 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Dellien lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Dellien put 68% of his first serves in, winning 71% (29/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. Dellien broke Shelbayh 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Bolivian has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Dellien has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (343-201). 13-14 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Dellien has an aggregate 332-171 record in the last years on clay.
The Bolivian’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Rome Challenger.
The Bolivian has a compiled 15-16 win-loss record in 2024, 13-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Iasi Challenger
Dellien has never competed in this tournament before.
Valentin Royer
32 - 18win/loss
197
179
LWWLLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-30 | 6-5 | 32-13 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-20 | 24-7 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 8-4 | 30-15 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 16-15 | 4-4 | 4-3 | 8-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 204, Valentin got to the quarter after beating Radu Mihai Papoe 6-1 6-2, Camilo Ugo Carabelli 7-6(3) 6-2 and Hugo Dellien .
In the 2nd round, Royer had a good straight sets win against Ugo Carabelli (7-63 6-2). During the match Royer scored 82 points vs Ugo Carabelli’s 63. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Royer recorded 4 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Valentin Royer was exceptionally effective on serve to win 76% (37/49) of his 1st serve and 63% (10/16) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Ugo Carabelli 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Valentin hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 59% of the points he played.
Valentin’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula and the Tunis Challenger.
Valentin has an aggregate 32-18 win-loss record in 2024, 24-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Dellien | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 52 | 36 |
| Pts | 147-133 | 137-94 |
| Total Points | 280 | 231 |
| Winners | 82 | 58 |
| %Winners | 56% | 42% |
Both Dellien and Royer played 2 matches. At the moment, Hugo Dellien lost 1 set while Valentin Royer hasn’t lost a set so far. Dellien has played 1 set more than Royer (5 vs 4). Therefore, Dellien played 16 games more than Royer. Dellien scored 82 winners (56% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 58 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Dellien | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 4 |
| 1st in | 107/141 | 76/112 |
| %1st in | 76% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 82/107 | 58/76 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 16/34 | 23/36 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 64% |
Dellien recorded 7 aces (3.5 per match). Royer fired 8 aces (4 per match). Dellien won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Royer won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Dellien | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 7 |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/10 |
| % Converted | 58% | 70% |
| Conceded | 13 | 9 |
| Saved | 9 | 8 |
| % Saved | 69% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 1 |
The Bolivian broke his opponents 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Hugo lost his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 7 times with a 70% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Dellien | ||||
| R1 Strombachs |
R2 Shelbayh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 4-6 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 20 | 52 | |
| pts | 81-78 | 66-55 | 147-133 | |
| Total points | 159 | 121 | 280 | |
| Winners | 53 | 29 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 65% | 44% | 56% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 66/81 | 41/60 | 107/141 | |
| % 1st in | 81% | 68% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 53/66 | 29/41 | 82/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 71% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/15 | 9/19 | 16/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 4/6 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 67% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 7/9 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 78% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Royer | ||||
| R1 Mihai |
R2 Ugo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 21 | 36 | |
| pts | 55-31 | 82-63 | 137-94 | |
| Total points | 86 | 145 | 231 | |
| Winners | 21 | 37 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 27/47 | 49/65 | 76/112 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 75% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 37/49 | 58/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/20 | 10/16 | 23/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 63% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/4 | 3/6 | 7/10 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 50% | 70% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 5/6 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 92% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
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