Arthur Fils and Pedro Martinez Portero will square off in the 2nd round of the Swiss Indoors Basel for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:00 pm on IWB COURT 1. 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 Arthur Fils who should win in 2 sets.
Arthur Fils -> 1.39
Pedro Martinez Portero -> 2.99
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Prediction and head to head Arthur Fils vs. Pedro Martinez Portero
This will be the 3rd time that Arthur Fils and Pedro Martinez Portero square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Fils and Martinez Portero (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Fils won 6-2 6-3 in the final in the Bordeaux Challenger back in May 2024.
Arthur Fils
37 - 24win/loss
20
20
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-25 | 15-9 | 14-10 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 20 (career-high), Fils reached the 2nd round after beating Daniel Altmaier 7-6(5) 6-3.
In the 1st round, Arthur had a good straight sets win against Altmaier (7-65 6-3). During the match, Fils scored 72 points vs Altmaier’s 64. The French player was extremely aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, Fils blasted 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Arthur Fils lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Fils put 61% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (14/28) on the 2nd serve. Fils broke Altmaier twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Fils has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (157-104). 2-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Fils has a composed44-32 match record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Bordeaux Challenger where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-2 6-3 and in Hamburg where he defeated Alexander Zverev in the final 6-3 3-6 7-6(1) and in Tokyo where he overcame Ugo Humbert in the final 5-7 7-6(6) 6-3.
Arthur has an overall 37-24 win-loss record in 2024, 2-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Basel
Arthur has never competed in this tournament before.
Pedro Martinez Portero
36 - 28win/loss
41
39
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 36-30 | 7-9 | 27-13 | 2-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-35 | 6-9 | 33-25 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-30 | 7-12 | 13-13 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-25 | 4-5 | 21-13 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 35-13 | 6-5 | 29-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 39 (career-high), Pedro got to the 2nd round after beating Jiri Lehecka 6-2 6-2.
In the 1st round, Pedro had a good straight sets win against Lehecka (6-2 6-2). During the match Martinez Portero scored 56 points vs Lehecka’s 37. The Spaniard was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Martinez Portero recorded 4 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Pedro Martinez Portero was pretty efficient on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 53% (8/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Spaniard broke Lehecka 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Girona Challenger where he overcame Radu Albot in the final 7-5 6-4 and the Valencia Challenger where he overcame Jaime Faria in the final 6-1 6-3.
The Spaniard has a composed 36-28 win-loss record in 2024, 2-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Fils | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 22 | 16 |
| Pts | 72-64 | 56-37 |
| Total Points | 136 | 93 |
| Winners | 33 | 26 |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% |
Both Fils and Martinez Portero played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Fils and Martinez Portero have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Fils played 6 games more than Martinez Portero. Arthur scored 33 winners (46% of the total points). On the other side, Martinez Portero made 26 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Fils | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 4 |
| 1st in | 44/72 | 31/46 |
| %1st in | 61% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 26/31 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 8/15 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 53% |
Fils recorded 7 aces . Martinez Portero bagged 4 aces . Fils won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Martinez Portero won 84% of the points behind 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 | Fils | Martinez Portero |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 4 |
| Converted | 2/4 | 4/8 |
| % Converted | 50% | 50% |
| Conceded | 6 | 1 |
| Saved | 5 | 1 |
| % Saved | 83% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Fils broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Fils dropped his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponent 4 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Spaniard was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 1 break points.
| Fils | |||
| R1 Altmaier | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 72-64 | 72-64 | |
| Total points | 136 | 136 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 44/72 | 44/72 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 33/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/28 | 14/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Martinez Portero | |||
| R1 Lehecka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | |
| pts | 56-37 | 56-37 | |
| Total points | 93 | 93 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 31/46 | 31/46 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 26/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/15 | 8/15 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 4/8 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Basel
- David GoffinGoffin – Ugo HumbertHumbert (3-6 6-1 7-67) – Stats, scores, rankings
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