Antoine Escoffier and Robin Bertrand will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Pozoblanco Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 10:00 pm on PISTA FABIAN DORADO. 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 Antoine Escoffier who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Antoine Escoffier is the pick to win this match.
Antoine Escoffier -> 1.57
Robin Bertrand -> 2.27

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Prediction and head to head Antoine Escoffier vs. Robin Bertrand

There is no head to head record between Antoine Escoffier and Robin Bertrand since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Antoine Escoffier

Antoine Escoffier

28 - 21win/loss

Hard
20-10
I Hard
7-9
Clay
0-1
Grass
1-1
Rank
210
High
135
WWWLLWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 44-32 32-15 0-1 11-15 1-1 0-0
2023 40-30 21-14 1-2 17-12 1-2 0-0
2022 44-33 12-12 0-2 31-16 1-2 0-1
2021 56-26 19-8 11-8 26-10 0-0 0-0
2020 17-6 8-1 0-0 7-5 0-0 2-0

Ranked no. 209, Antoine got to the semifinal after beating Ivan Marrero Curbelo 6-4 6-2, Iliyan Radulov 5-7 6-4 6-1 and Alberto Barroso Campos 3-6 6-1 6-0.

In the quarter against Barroso Campos, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-1 6-0). During the match, Escoffier scored 80 points vs Barroso Campos’s 60. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about the service games, Escoffier struck 5 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Antoine Escoffier lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Escoffier put 51% of his first serves in, winning 77% (27/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (14/33) on the 2nd serve. Escoffier broke Barroso Campos 7 times after converting 50% of his break points (7/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Antoine has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 55% of the points he played.

Escoffier has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 62% of his matches (410-252). 19-10 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Escoffier has a composed 221-126 win-loss record in the last years on hard.

Escoffier’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Setubal and M25 Elvas.

Escoffier has a composed 27-21 win-loss record in 2024, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger

Pozoblanco Challenger
Escoffier's Record

Robin Bertrand

Robin Bertrand

46 - 18win/loss

Hard
43-13
I Hard
3-5
Rank
267
High
263
LLWLWWWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 57-32 47-21 0-0 10-11 0-0 0-0
2023 52-37 46-31 0-0 6-6 0-0 0-0
2022 65-38 46-24 17-10 2-4 0-0 0-0
2021 30-22 27-15 2-3 1-4 0-0 0-0
2020 2-4 1-1 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 279 (career-high), the French player reached the semifinal after defeating Benjamin Winter Lopez 6-1 6-1, Luca Castelnuovo 6-3 6-1 and Laurent Lokoli 6-4 4-6 6-3.

In the quarter, The French player defeated Lokoli (6-4 4-6 6-3). During the match Bertrand scored 105 points vs Lokoli’s 96. Robin was extremely aggressive to blast 32 winners.

About the serving games, Bertrand managed to score 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Robin Bertrand lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Bertrand put 63% of his first serves in, winning 59% (32/54) of the points behind his 1st serve and 69% (22/32) on the 2nd serve. Bertrand broke Lokoli 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Bertrand has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Kachreti Challenger where he defeated Aleksandre Bakshi in the final 6-1 3-6 7-5.

The French player has a composed 46-17 win-loss record in 2024, 43-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Pozoblanco Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2023. See his history.

Pozoblanco Challenger
Bertrand's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

A.Escoffier
R.Bertrand
5h:26
5h:26
Time on court​
4h:46
4h:46
1h:55
1h:55
Last match​
!
2h:36
2h:36
3
3
Match played
3
3
69
69
Games Played​
59
59
8
8
Set played​​
7
7
240
240
Total points​
226
226
80
80
Avg point​
75.3
75.3
87
87
Winners
76
76
29
29
Avg Winners​
25.3
25.3
36%
36%
Ratio winners
34%
34%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
8
8
5.3
5.3
Avg Aces
2.7
2.7
15
15
Double Faults
2
2
5
5
Avg Double Faults
0.7
0.7
87/111
87/111
1st won total​
76/107
76/107
!
78%
78%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
45/95
45/95
2nd won total​
43/60
43/60
47%
47%
2nd won %
!
72%
72%
-- Break Points --
16/35
16/35
BP won
14/29
14/29
5.3/11.7
5.3/11.7
Avg BP won
4.7/9.7
4.7/9.7
46%
46%
Won
48%
48%
18
18
Conceded
9
9
6
6
Avg Conceded
3
3
6
6
Broken
3
3
2
2
Avg Broken
1
1
12
12
Saved
6
6

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Escoffier Bertrand
Match played 3 3
Tot Set 8 7
Tot Games 69 59
Pts 240-193 226-162
Total Points 433 388
Winners 87 76
%Winners 36% 34%

Both Escoffier and Bertrand played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Antoine Escoffier surrendered 2 sets, while Robin Bertrand surrendered 1 set. Escoffier has played 1 set more than Bertrand (8 vs 7). Therefore, Escoffier played 10 games more than Bertrand. The French player scored 87 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Bertrand recorded 76 winners (34%).

Serve Performance

Serve Escoffier Bertrand
Aces 16 8
Avg per match 5.3 2.7
1st in 111/206 107/167
%1st in 54% 64%
1st pts 87/111 76/107
%1st pts 78% 71%
2nd pts 45/95 43/60
%2nd pts 47% 72%

Escoffier fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Bertrand fired 8 aces (2.7 per match). Escoffier won 78% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Bertrand won 71% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 72% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Escoffier Bertrand
Won 16 14
Converted 16/35 14/29
% Converted 46% 48%
Conceded 18 9
Saved 12 6
% Saved 67% 67%
Times Broken 6 3

Escoffier broke his opponents 16 times with a 46% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Bertrand broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. Robin conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Escoffier
R1
Marrero
R2
Radulov
1/4
Barroso Campos
Total
Score 6-4 6-2 5-7 6-4 6-1 3-6 6-1 6-0
Tot Set 2 3 3 8
Tot Games 18 29 22 69
pts 63-50 97-83 80-60 240-193
Total points 113 180 140 433
Winners 21 39 27 87
%Winners 33% 40% 34% 36%
SERVE
Aces 4 7 5 16
Double Faults 4 5 6 15
1st in 27/49 49/89 35/68 111/206
% 1st in 55% 55% 51% 54%
1st pts 21/27 39/49 27/35 87/111
% 1st pts 78% 80% 77% 78%
2nd pts 13/22 18/40 14/33 45/95
% 2nd pts 59% 45% 42% 47%
Breaks
Won 4 5 7 16
Converted 4/12 5/9 7/14 16/35
Converted % 33% 56% 50% 46%
Conceded 4 6 8 18
Saved 3/4 4/6 5/8 12
Saved % 75% 67% 63% 68%
Times Broken 1 2 3 6
Bertrand
R1
Winter
R2
Castelnuovo
1/4
Lokoli
Total
Score 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-1 6-4 4-6 6-3
Tot Set 2 2 3 7
Tot Games 14 16 29 59
pts 61-30 60-36 105-96 226-162
Total points 91 96 201 388
Winners 21 23 32 76
%Winners 34% 38% 30% 34%
SERVE
Aces 4 1 3 8
Double Faults 0 0 2 2
1st in 25/42 28/39 54/86 107/167
% 1st in 60% 72% 63% 64%
1st pts 21/25 23/28 32/54 76/107
% 1st pts 84% 82% 59% 71%
2nd pts 11/17 10/11 22/32 43/60
% 2nd pts 65% 91% 69% 72%
Breaks
Won 5 4 5 14
Converted 5/7 4/10 5/12 14/29
Converted % 71% 40% 42% 48%
Conceded 2 0 7 9
Saved 2/2 0/0 4/7 6
Saved % 100% 57% 52%
Times Broken 0 0 3 3

Tennis Scores in Pozoblanco Challenger

  • Egor GerasimovGerasimovMiguel DamasDamas (7-5 2-6 7-65) – See score progression
  • Robin BertrandBertrandLaurent LokoliLokoli (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
  • August HolmgrenHolmgrenDan AddedAdded (7-66 7-63) – See score progression
  • Antoine EscoffierEscoffierAlberto Barroso CamposBarroso Campos (3-6 6-1 6-0) – See score progression
  • Dan Added/Arthur ReymondAdded/Arthur ReymondAlberto Barroso Campos/Pedro Vives MarcosBarroso Campos/Pedro Vives Marcos (6-74 6-3 10-6) – See score progression
  • Liam Hignett/James MackinlayHignett/James MackinlayThomas Fancutt/Divij SharanFancutt/Divij Sharan (6-3 2-6 10-7) – See score progression

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