Benjamin Bonzi and Eliakim Coulibaly will clash against each other in the 2^nd round of the Orleans Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. 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 Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Benjamin Bonzi is the pick to win this match.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.35
Eliakim Coulibaly -> 2.99

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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Eliakim Coulibaly

There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Eliakim Coulibaly since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Benjamin Bonzi

Ranked no. 174, Benjamin got to the 2^nd round after defeating Jurij Rodionov 6-4 6-2.

In the 1^st round, Benjamin had a good straight sets win against Rodionov (6-4 6-2). During the match, Bonzi scored 62 points vs Rodionov’s 42. Benjamin was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Regarding the service games, Bonzi bagged 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Benjamin Bonzi was pretty efficient on serve to win 78% (21/27) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Benjamin broke Rodionov 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).

Bonzi has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 60% of his matches (347-231). 2-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bonzi has an overall92-73 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was conquering the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he beat Sho Shimabukuro in the final 5-7 6-1 6-4.

The French player has a compiled 28-30 win-loss record in 2024, 2-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Orleans Challenger

Eliakim Coulibaly

Ranked no. 420, Eliakim reached the 2^nd round after beating Alexis Gautier 6-4 6-1, David Pichler 6-3 6-1 and Quentin Halys 7-6(8) 4-6 7-6(6).

In the 1^st round, The Ivorian defeated Halys (7-6⁸ 4-6 7-6⁶).During the match Coulibaly scored less points (5) than Halys. In fact, the world no. 174 won 115 points vs Halys’s. That means that Coulibaly was more focused during the important points. The Ivorian was pretty aggressive to blast 53 winners.

About the serving games, Coulibaly recorded 8 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Eliakim Coulibaly was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (53/70) of his 1st serve and 51% (22/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Coulibaly broke Halys once after converting 17% of his break points (1/6).

The Ivorian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.

Eliakim has a composed 50-17 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Orleans Challenger

Coulibaly has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Bonzi	Coulibaly
Match played	1	3
Tot Set	2	7
Tot Games	18	69
Pts	62-42	240-201
Total Points	104	441
Winners	21	98
%Winners	34%	41%

Bonzi played 1 match while Coulibaly competed in 3 matches. Coulibaly started his run from the qualifications while Bonzi had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Eliakim Coulibaly dropped 1 set while Benjamin Bonzi hasn’t lost a set so far. Bonzi has played 5 set(s) less than Coulibaly (2 vs 7). Therefore, Bonzi played 51 games less than Coulibaly. The French player scored 21 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Eliakim bagged 98 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Bonzi	Coulibaly
Aces	3	20
Avg per match	3	6.7
1st in	27/45	124/210
%1st in	60%	59%
1st pts	21/27	98/124
%1st pts	78%	79%
2nd pts	12/18	46/86
%2nd pts	67%	53%

Bonzi made 3 aces . Coulibaly bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Bonzi won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Coulibaly won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Bonzi	Coulibaly
Won	4	10
Converted	4/9	10/24
% Converted	44%	42%
Conceded	1	14
Saved	0	10
% Saved	0%	71%
Times Broken	1	4

Benjamin broke his opponent 4 times with a 44% conversion rate. Bonzi conceded his serve once and he saved 0% of the break points that he conceded. Coulibaly broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Ivorian conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.

Bonzi
	R1 Rodionov	Total
Score	6-4 6-2
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	18	18
pts	62-42	62-42
Total points	104	104
Winners	21	21
%Winners	34%	34%
SERVE
Aces	3	3
Double Faults	0	0
1st in	27/45	27/45
% 1st in	60%	60%
1st pts	21/27	21/27
% 1st pts	78%	78%
2nd pts	12/18	12/18
% 2nd pts	67%	67%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/9	4/9
Converted %	44%	44%
Conceded	1	1
Saved	0/1	0
Saved %	0%	0%
Times Broken	1	1

Coulibaly
	Q1 Gautier	Q3 Pichler	R1 Halys	Total
Score	6-4 6-1	6-3 6-1	7-68 4-6 7-66
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	17	16	36	69
pts	68-46	57-35	115-120	240-201
Total points	114	92	235	441
Winners	27	18	53	98
%Winners	40%	32%	46%	41%
SERVE
Aces	6	6	8	20
Double Faults	4	1	7	12
1st in	32/60	22/37	70/113	124/210
% 1st in	53%	59%	62%	59%
1st pts	27/32	18/22	53/70	98/124
% 1st pts	84%	82%	76%	79%
2nd pts	13/28	11/15	22/43	46/86
% 2nd pts	46%	73%	51%	53%
Breaks
Won	4	5	1	10
Converted	4/9	5/9	1/6	10/24
Converted %	44%	56%	17%	42%
Conceded	9	1	4	14
Saved	8/9	0/1	2/4	10
Saved %	89%	0%	50%	139%
Times Broken	1	1	2	4

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• Mark LajalMark – Calvin HemeryCalvin (6-4 3-6 7-6(3)) – See score progression

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