Hugo Grenier and Learner Tien will square off in the quarter of the Lexington Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:00 am on COURT 3. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.77
Hugo Grenier -> 1.98

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Prediction and head to head Hugo Grenier vs. Learner Tien

There is no head to head record between Hugo Grenier and Learner Tien since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Hugo Grenier

Hugo Grenier

27 - 23win/loss

Hard
20-11
I Hard
2-2
Clay
2-8
Grass
3-2
Rank
155
High
95
LLWLWLWWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 39-33 25-15 2-8 9-8 3-2 0-0
2023 27-33 15-8 7-10 4-11 1-4 0-0
2022 35-35 21-14 9-10 1-8 4-3 0-0
2021 43-28 22-9 9-8 12-11 0-0 0-0
2020 19-16 7-2 5-9 6-4 0-0 1-1

Ranked no. 187, Grenier got to the quarter after defeating Aidan Mchugh 2-6 6-4 6-3 and Aidan Mayo 6-3 2-6 6-0.

In the 2nd round, Grenier defeated Mayo (6-3 2-6 6-0). During the match, Grenier scored 84 points vs Mayo’s 71. Grenier was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.

Regarding the service games, Grenier bagged 7 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Hugo Grenier lost the serve 3 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Grenier put 58% of his first serves in, winning 67% (33/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. Hugo broke Mayo 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Hugo has dropped 2 set in this event to win 52% of the points he played.

Grenier has good record in the last 10 years having won 57% of his matches (362-269). 19-10 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Grenier has an aggregate 201-102 match record in the last years on hard.

The French player best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Granby Challenger.

Hugo has a composed 26-22 win-loss record in 2024, 19-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Lexington Challenger

Lexington Challenger
Grenier's Record

Learner Tien

Learner Tien

34 - 5win/loss

Hard
34-4
I Hard
0-0
Clay
0-1
Rank
117
High
114
LLWWWWLWWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 60-12 53-8 0-1 7-3 0-0 0-0
2023 30-10 20-10 0-0 10-0 0-0 0-0
2022 12-11 8-5 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 242 (career-high), Tien reached the quarter after defeating Rio Noguchi 6-4 6-1 and Arthur Gea 4-6 7-6(7) 6-0.

In the 2nd round against Gea, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-67 6-0). During the match Tien scored 96 points vs Gea’s 91. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 43 winners.

Talking about serving, Tien struck 5 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Learner Tien was exceptionally effective on serve to win 72% (43/60) of his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Gea 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Learner has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he overcame Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.

Learner has an aggregate 34-4 win-loss record in 2024, 34-3 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Lexington Challenger
Tien's Record

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

H.Grenier
L.Tien
4h:50
4h:50
Time on court​
3h:37
3h:37
!
2h:09
2h:09
Last match​
!
2h:16
2h:16
2
2
Match played
2
2
50
50
Games Played​
46
46
6
6
Set played​​
5
5
174
174
Total points​
164
164
87
87
Avg point​
82
82
61
61
Winners
64
64
30.5
30.5
Avg Winners​
32
32
35%
35%
Ratio winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
17
17
Aces
6
6
8.5
8.5
Avg Aces
3
3
17
17
Double Faults
6
6
!
8.5
8.5
Avg Double Faults
3
3
61/98
61/98
1st won total​
64/89
64/89
62%
62%
1st won %
!
72%
72%
34/78
34/78
2nd won total​
37/66
37/66
44%
44%
2nd won %
56%
56%
-- Break Points --
11/26
11/26
BP won
8/18
8/18
5.5/13
5.5/13
Avg BP won
4/9
4/9
42%
42%
Won
44%
44%
26
26
Conceded
15
15
13
13
Avg Conceded
7.5
7.5
9
9
Broken
3
3
!
4.5
4.5
Avg Broken
1.5
1.5
17
17
Saved
12
12

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Grenier Tien
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 6 5
Tot Games 50 46
Pts 174-163 164-142
Total Points 337 306
Winners 61 64
%Winners 35% 39%

Both Grenier and Tien played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Grenier dropped 2 sets, while Learner Tien dropped 1 set. Grenier has played 1 set more than Tien (6 vs 5). Therefore, Grenier played 4 games more than Tien. The French player scored 61 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Learner blasted 64 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve Grenier Tien
Aces 17 6
Avg per match 8.5 3
1st in 98/176 89/155
%1st in 56% 57%
1st pts 61/98 64/89
%1st pts 62% 72%
2nd pts 34/78 37/66
%2nd pts 44% 56%

Grenier fired 17 aces (8.5 per match). Tien recorded 6 aces (3 per match). Grenier won 62% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Tien won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Grenier Tien
Won 11 8
Converted 11/26 8/18
% Converted 42% 44%
Conceded 26 15
Saved 17 12
% Saved 65% 80%
Times Broken 9 3

Hugo broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve 9 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Learner broke his opponents 8 times with a 44% conversion rate. Learner conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.

Grenier
R1
Mchugh
R2
Mayo
Total
Score 2-6 6-4 6-3 6-3 2-6 6-0
Tot Set 3 3 6
Tot Games 27 23 50
pts 90-92 84-71 174-163
Total points 182 155 337
Winners 28 33 61
%Winners 31% 39% 35%
SERVE
Aces 10 7 17
Double Faults 10 7 17
1st in 49/91 49/85 98/176
% 1st in 54% 58% 56%
1st pts 28/49 33/49 61/98
% 1st pts 57% 67% 62%
2nd pts 17/42 17/36 34/78
% 2nd pts 40% 47% 44%
Breaks
Won 6 5 11
Converted 6/17 5/9 11/26
Converted % 35% 56% 42%
Conceded 11 15 26
Saved 5/11 12/15 17
Saved % 45% 80% 63%
Times Broken 6 3 9
Tien
R1
Noguchi
R2
Gea
Total
Score 6-4 6-1 4-6 7-67 6-0
Tot Set 2 3 5
Tot Games 17 29 46
pts 68-51 96-91 164-142
Total points 119 187 306
Winners 21 43 64
%Winners 31% 45% 39%
SERVE
Aces 1 5 6
Double Faults 1 5 6
1st in 29/60 60/95 89/155
% 1st in 48% 63% 57%
1st pts 21/29 43/60 64/89
% 1st pts 72% 72% 72%
2nd pts 18/31 19/35 37/66
% 2nd pts 58% 54% 56%
Breaks
Won 4 4 8
Converted 4/7 4/11 8/18
Converted % 57% 36% 44%
Conceded 6 9 15
Saved 5/6 7/9 12
Saved % 83% 78% 81%
Times Broken 1 2 3

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