Benjamin Bonzi and Joao Fonseca will square off in the quarter of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:30 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Benjamin Bonzi is the pick to win this match.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.64
Joao Fonseca -> 2.15
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Prediction and head to head Benjamin Bonzi vs. Joao Fonseca
There is no head to head record between Benjamin Bonzi and Joao Fonseca since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Benjamin Bonzi
42 - 31win/loss
78
42
WWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-32 | 13-13 | 7-10 | 24-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-12 | 21-3 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 122, Bonzi got to the quarter after beating Calvin Hemery 7-5 6-3 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Herbert, Bonzi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-64 6-3). During the match, Bonzi and Herbert scored the same amount of points (100). However, the world no. 122 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Bonzi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Regarding the service games, Bonzi struck 9 aces and he was pretty consistent in conceding no double faults. Benjamin Bonzi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Bonzi put 66% of his first serves in, winning 76% (51/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (13/34) on the 2nd serve. The French player was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Herbert 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bonzi has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 52% of the points he played.
Bonzi has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 61% of his matches (360-232). 15-5 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Bonzi has a compiled105-74 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he defeated Sho Shimabukuro in the final 5-7 6-1 6-4 and the Roanne Challenger where he defeated Matteo Martineau in the final 7-5 6-1 and the St. Brieuc Challenger where he overcame Lucas Pouille in the final 6-2 6-3.
Benjamin has a composed 41-31 win-loss record in 2024, 15-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Joao Fonseca
28 - 20win/loss
149
149
WWWLWLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-22 | 8-3 | 14-11 | 8-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 11-6 | 1-1 | 10-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 5-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 154 (career-high), the Brazilian got to the quarter after beating Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 7-5 and Billy Harris 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Joao had a good straight sets win against Harris (6-4 6-2). During the match Fonseca scored 57 points vs Harris’s 44. Joao was very aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Fonseca managed to score 6 aces and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Joao Fonseca was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 75% (24/32) of his 1st serve and 72% (13/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Fonseca broke Harris 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Joao hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Lexington Challenger where he overcame Li Tu in the final 6-1 6-4.
The Brazilian has an aggregate 28-19 win-loss record in 2024, 4-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Fonseca has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bonzi | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 40 |
| Pts | 169-156 | 130-108 |
| Total Points | 325 | 238 |
| Winners | 84 | 56 |
| %Winners | 50% | 43% |
Both Bonzi and Fonseca played 2 matches. At the moment, Benjamin Bonzi dropped 1 set while Joao Fonseca hasn’t lost a set so far. Bonzi has played 1 set more than Fonseca (5 vs 4). Therefore, Bonzi played 15 games more than Fonseca. The French player scored 84 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Fonseca managed to score 56 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bonzi | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 107/162 | 77/116 |
| %1st in | 66% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 84/107 | 56/77 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 25/55 | 28/39 |
| %2nd pts | 45% | 72% |
Bonzi fired 13 aces (6.5 per match). Fonseca managed to score 15 aces (7.5 per match). Bonzi won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 45% of the points. On the other side, Fonseca won 73% of the points behind 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 | Bonzi | Fonseca |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/10 | 5/19 |
| % Converted | 60% | 26% |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 50% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 |
Benjamin broke his opponents 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. The French player lost his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Joao broke his opponents 5 times with a 26% conversion rate. The Brazilian was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.
| Bonzi | ||||
| R1 Hemery |
R2 Herbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 34 | 55 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 100-100 | 169-156 | |
| Total points | 125 | 200 | 325 | |
| Winners | 33 | 51 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 51% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 40/61 | 67/101 | 107/162 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 51/67 | 84/107 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 13/34 | 25/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 38% | 45% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/4 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Fonseca | ||||
| R1 Majchrzak |
R2 Harris |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-5 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 18 | 40 | |
| pts | 73-64 | 57-44 | 130-108 | |
| Total points | 137 | 101 | 238 | |
| Winners | 32 | 24 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 42% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 45/66 | 32/50 | 77/116 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 32/45 | 24/32 | 56/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 75% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/21 | 13/18 | 28/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 72% | 72% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/10 | 3/9 | 5/19 | |
| Converted % | 20% | 33% | 26% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/1 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
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