Valentin Royer and Luka Pavlovic will play each other in the final of the Sibiu Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRE. 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 Valentin Royer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Valentin Royer is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Royer -> 1.4
Luka Pavlovic -> 2.77
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Prediction and head to head Valentin Royer vs. Luka Pavlovic
There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Luka Pavlovic since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Valentin Royer
42 - 24win/loss
188
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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. 213, Royer reached the final after defeating Jorge Plans 6-0 6-1, Arthur Gea 4-6 6-1 6-4, Genaro Alberto Olivieri 7-6(2) 6-4 and Hynek Barton 6-3 7-6(6).
In the semifinal, Valentin had a good straight sets win against Barton (6-3 7-66). During the match, Royer scored 73 points vs Barton’s 59. Valentin was quite aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Royer blasted 3 aces and he was exceptionally solid in conceding no double faults. Overall, Valentin Royer was extremely efficient on serve to win 85% (33/39) of his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The French player broke Barton twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has lost 1 set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
Royer has a solid record in the last 7 years having won 65% of his matches (202-110). 31-13 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Royer has a composed103-50 win-loss record in the last 7 years on clay.
Royer’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Santa Margherita di Pula and the Tunis Challenger.
Valentin has an overall 42-24 win-loss record in 2024, 31-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Sibiu Challenger
Valentin has never competed in this tournament before.
Luka Pavlovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-18 | 0-0 | 42-16 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-12 | 0-1 | 38-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-12 | 3-2 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 16-14 | 1-1 | 15-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 396, Pavlovic reached the final after defeating Gastao Elias 1-1 ret., Liam Draxl 6-2 6-3, Rudolf Molleker 7-5 6-3 and Cezar Cretu 6-4 7-6(3).
In the quarter, Pavlovic had a good straight sets win against Molleker (7-5 6-3). During the match Pavlovic scored 69 points vs Molleker’s 60. Luka was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about serving, Pavlovic blasted 12 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Luka Pavlovic was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 77% (33/43) of his 1st serve and 59% (17/29) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pavlovic broke Molleker twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pavlovic hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Pavlovic’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Porec,M25 Kursumlijska Banja and M15 Kursumlijska Banja.
Luka has a composed 40-14 win-loss record in 2024, 40-14 on clay (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Royer | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 85 | 63 |
| Pts | 301-227 | 214-167 |
| Total Points | 528 | 381 |
| Winners | 122 | 90 |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% |
Both Royer and Pavlovic played 4 matches. At the moment, Valentin Royer dropped 1 set while Luka Pavlovic hasn’t dropped a set so far. Royer has played 1 set more than Pavlovic (9 vs 8). Therefore, Royer played 22 games more than Pavlovic. Valentin scored 122 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player fired 90 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Royer | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 3.5 | 6.5 |
| 1st in | 155/251 | 108/190 |
| %1st in | 62% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 122/155 | 90/108 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 53/96 | 47/82 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 57% |
Royer struck 14 aces (3.5 per match). Pavlovic fired 26 aces (6.5 per match). Royer won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Pavlovic won 83% 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 | Royer | Pavlovic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 8 |
| Converted | 15/31 | 8/15 |
| % Converted | 48% | 53% |
| Conceded | 12 | 8 |
| Saved | 6 | 6 |
| % Saved | 50% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 2 |
The French player broke his opponents 15 times with a 48% conversion rate. Royer dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Pavlovic broke his opponents 8 times with a 53% conversion rate. Pavlovic conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Royer | ||||||
| R1 Plans |
R2 Gea |
1/4 Alberto |
1/2 Barton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 4-6 6-1 6-4 | 7-62 6-4 | 6-3 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 85 | |
| pts | 49-13 | 95-82 | 84-73 | 73-59 | 301-227 | |
| Total points | 62 | 177 | 157 | 132 | 528 | |
| Winners | 18 | 39 | 32 | 33 | 122 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 41% | 38% | 45% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 21/34 | 51/86 | 44/67 | 39/64 | 155/251 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 59% | 66% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 18/21 | 39/51 | 32/44 | 33/39 | 122/155 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 76% | 73% | 85% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/13 | 14/35 | 12/23 | 17/25 | 53/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 77% | 40% | 52% | 68% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/5 | 5/11 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 15/31 | |
| Converted % | 100% | 45% | 33% | 33% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/5 | 3/5 | 1/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | – | 40% | 60% | 50% | 38% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| Pavlovic | ||||||
| R1 Elias |
R2 Draxl |
1/4 Molleker |
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-1 ret. | 6-2 6-3 | 7-5 6-3 | |||
| Tot Set | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Tot Games | 2 | 17 | 21 | 40 | ||
| pts | 6-4 | 65-41 | 69-60 | 140-105 | ||
| Total points | 10 | 106 | 129 | 245 | ||
| Winners | 4 | 24 | 33 | 61 | ||
| %Winners | 67% | 37% | 48% | 44% | ||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | ||
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1st in | 4/4 | 25/46 | 43/72 | 72/122 | ||
| % 1st in | 100% | 54% | 60% | 59% | ||
| 1st pts | 4/4 | 24/25 | 33/43 | 61/72 | ||
| % 1st pts | 100% | 96% | 77% | 85% | ||
| 2nd pts | 0/0 | 12/21 | 17/29 | 29/50 | ||
| % 2nd pts | 0% | 57% | 59% | 58% | ||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | ||
| Converted | 0/0 | 3/7 | 2/4 | 5/11 | ||
| Converted % | 0% | 43% | 50% | 45% | ||
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 4 | ||
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | 25% | ||
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
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