Hugo Grenier and Bu Yunchaokete will face off in the semifinal of the Granby Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 12:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Bu Yunchaokete who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Bu Yunchaokete is the pick to win this match.
Bu Yunchaokete -> 1.86
Hugo Grenier -> 1.86

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Prediction and head to head Hugo Grenier vs. Bu Yunchaokete

This will be the 2^nd time that Hugo Grenier and Bu Yunchaokete clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Grenier (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they locked horns, Grenier won 6-7(7) 6-3 7-6(3) in the semifinal in the Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger back in 2023.

Hugo Grenier

Ranked no. 164, the French player got to the semifinal after defeating Clement Chidekh 6-3 7-6(9), Juan Pablo Ficovich 7-5 6-3 and Andres Andrade 7-6(3) 7-5.

In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Andrade (7-6³ 7-5). During the match, Grenier scored 89 points vs Andrade’s 79. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Talking about the service games, Grenier recorded 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Hugo Grenier lost the serve once and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Grenier put 68% of his first serves in, winning 80% (43/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (12/25) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Andrade twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The French player hasn’t lost yet a set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Grenier has winning match record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (358-267). 15-8 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Grenier has a composed 197-100 record in the last years on hard.

Hugo has a compiled 22-20 win-loss record in 2024, 15-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Granby Challenger

Grenier has never competed in this tournament before.

Bu Yunchaokete

Ranked no. 174, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 7-6(6) 7-5, Philip Sekulic 6-4 6-0 and Bruno Kuzuhara 4-6 6-4 6-2.

In the quarter against Kuzuhara, Yunchaokete recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-4 6-2). During the match Yunchaokete scored 103 points vs Kuzuhara’s 89. Yunchaokete was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.

Talking about serving, Yunchaokete managed to score 7 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Bu Yunchaokete lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Yunchaokete put 51% of his first serves in, winning 67% (35/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (27/49) on the 2nd serve. Bu broke Kuzuhara 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Chinese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Wuxi Challenger where he defeated Egor Gerasimov in the final 6-4 6-1.

The Chinese has an overall 27-14 win-loss record in 2024, 22-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Grenier	Yunchaokete
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	7
Tot Games	68	69
Pts	243-207	255-212
Total Points	450	467
Winners	107	94
%Winners	44%	37%

Both Grenier and Yunchaokete played 3 matches. At the moment, Bu Yunchaokete dropped 1 set while Hugo Grenier hasn’t dropped a set so far. Grenier has played 1 set(s) less than Yunchaokete (6 vs 7). Therefore, Grenier played 1 game less than Yunchaokete. Hugo scored 107 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Yunchaokete fired 94 winners (37%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Grenier	Yunchaokete
Aces	30	28
Avg per match	10	9.3
1st in	145/227	136/250
%1st in	64%	54%
1st pts	107/145	94/136
%1st pts	74%	69%
2nd pts	40/82	65/114
%2nd pts	49%	57%

Grenier recorded 30 aces (10 per match). Yunchaokete scored 28 aces (9.3 per match). Grenier won 74% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Yunchaokete won 69% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Grenier	Yunchaokete
Won	10	12
Converted	10/23	12/27
% Converted	43%	44%
Conceded	16	23
Saved	11	18
% Saved	69%	78%
Times Broken	5	5

Grenier broke his opponents 10 times with a 43% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded. Yunchaokete broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Yunchaokete conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.

Grenier
	R1 Chidekh	R2 Pablo Ficovich	1/4 Andrade	Total
Score	6-3 7-69	7-5 6-3	7-63 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	22	21	25	68
pts	83-75	71-53	89-79	243-207
Total points	158	124	168	450
Winners	41	23	43	107
%Winners	49%	32%	48%	44%
SERVE
Aces	10	8	12	30
Double Faults	4	7	5	16
1st in	56/88	35/60	54/79	145/227
% 1st in	64%	58%	68%	64%
1st pts	41/56	23/35	43/54	107/145
% 1st pts	73%	66%	80%	74%
2nd pts	15/32	13/25	12/25	40/82
% 2nd pts	47%	52%	48%	49%
Breaks
Won	2	6	2	10
Converted	2/4	6/7	2/12	10/23
Converted %	50%	86%	17%	43%
Conceded	6	8	2	16
Saved	5/6	5/8	1/2	11
Saved %	83%	63%	50%	65%
Times Broken	1	3	1	5

Yunchaokete
	R1 Pacheco	R2 Sekulic	1/4 Kuzuhara	Total
Score	7-66 7-5	6-4 6-0	4-6 6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	25	16	28	69
pts	88-82	64-41	103-89	255-212
Total points	170	105	192	467
Winners	35	24	35	94
%Winners	40%	38%	34%	37%
SERVE
Aces	12	9	7	28
Double Faults	8	0	0	8
1st in	49/88	35/61	52/101	136/250
% 1st in	56%	57%	51%	54%
1st pts	35/49	24/35	35/52	94/136
% 1st pts	71%	69%	67%	69%
2nd pts	23/39	15/26	27/49	65/114
% 2nd pts	59%	58%	55%	57%
Breaks
Won	2	5	5	12
Converted	2/7	5/9	5/11	12/27
Converted %	29%	56%	45%	44%
Conceded	6	4	13	23
Saved	5/6	3/4	10/13	18
Saved %	83%	75%	77%	78%
Times Broken	1	1	3	5

Tennis Scores in Granby Challenger

• Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (5-7 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (4-6 6-4 6-2) – See score progression
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Andres AndradeAndrade (7-6³ 7-5) – See score progression
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Tung-Lin WuWu (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
• Nicolas Mejia/Andres UrreaMejia/Andres Urrea – Clement Chidekh/Luca SanchezChidekh/Luca Sanchez (5-7 7-6⁴ 20-18) – See score progression
• Benjamin Bonzi/Arthur GeaBonzi/Arthur Gea – Juan Pablo Ficovich/Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPablo Ficovich/Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
• Terence AtmaneAtmane – Tung-Lin WuWu (6-1 6-0) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Terence AtmaneAtmane (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GrenierGrenier – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (1-0) – H2H and prediction