Otto Virtanen and Benjamin Bonzi will square off in the final of the Brest Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Otto Virtanen who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Otto Virtanen is the pick to win this match.
Otto Virtanen -> 1.81
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Benjamin Bonzi
There is no head to head record between Otto Virtanen and Benjamin Bonzi since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Otto Virtanen
41 - 26win/loss
91
91
LWWLWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 43-28 | 9-11 | 5-7 | 24-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 33-31 | 4-6 | 4-10 | 22-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-31 | 4-1 | 7-12 | 25-13 | 8-3 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 40-21 | 2-2 | 16-11 | 19-6 | 0-0 | 3-2 |
| 2020 | 24-9 | 2-2 | 1-2 | 21-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 114, the Finn reached the final after defeating Arthur Gea 3-6 7-5 6-3, Matteo Martineau 6-3 6-2, Luca Van Assche 7-6(1) 6-4 and Benjamin Hassan 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal, Otto had a good straight sets win against Hassan (6-3 7-5). During the match, Virtanen scored 73 points vs Hassan’s 59. Virtanen was pretty aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Regarding the service games, Virtanen struck 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Otto Virtanen was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 81% (30/37) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Finn broke Hassan 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Finn has dropped 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Virtanen has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 60% of his matches (202-134). 21-5 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Virtanen has a compiled116-46 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Pau Challenger where he overcame Leandro Riedi in the final 7-5 7-5 and the Lugano Challenger where he defeated Daniel Masur in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 7-6(3).
Otto has a compiled 40-26 win-loss record in 2024, 21-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Benjamin Bonzi
43 - 32win/loss
76
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 reached the final after defeating Calvin Hemery 7-5 6-3, Pierre-Hugues Herbert 5-7 7-6(4) 6-3, Joao Fonseca 6-4 6-7(8) 6-4 and Alibek Kachmazov 6-7(5) 7-6(3) 7-6(4).
In the semifinal against Kachmazov, Bonzi recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 7-63 7-64). During the match Bonzi scored 137 points vs Kachmazov’s 130. Bonzi was extremely aggressive to blast 74 winners.
About the serving games, Bonzi fired 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Benjamin Bonzi lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Bonzi put 68% of his first serves in, winning 81% (74/91) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (16/42) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Kachmazov 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was winning 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 beat Matteo Martineau in the final 7-5 6-1 and the St. Brieuc Challenger where he defeated Lucas Pouille in the final 6-2 6-3.
The French player has a composed 43-31 win-loss record in 2024, 17-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Brest Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Virtanen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 91 | 127 |
| Pts | 321-276 | 430-400 |
| Total Points | 597 | 830 |
| Winners | 134 | 213 |
| %Winners | 42% | 50% |
Both Virtanen and Bonzi played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Otto Virtanen dropped 1 set, while Benjamin Bonzi conceded 3 sets. Virtanen has played 2 set(s) less than Bonzi (9 vs 11). Therefore, Virtanen played 36 games less than Bonzi. Otto scored 134 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 213 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Virtanen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| 1st in | 182/307 | 275/422 |
| %1st in | 59% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 134/182 | 213/275 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 63/125 | 69/147 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 47% |
Virtanen blasted 30 aces (7.5 per match). Bonzi made 33 aces (8.3 per match). Virtanen won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Bonzi won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Virtanen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 16 | 12 |
| Converted | 16/36 | 12/30 |
| % Converted | 44% | 40% |
| Conceded | 27 | 25 |
| Saved | 18 | 18 |
| % Saved | 67% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 9 | 7 |
The Finn broke his opponents 16 times with a 44% conversion rate. Otto surrendered his serve 9 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Benjamin broke his opponents 12 times with a 40% conversion rate. Benjamin conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Virtanen | ||||||
| R1 Gea |
R2 Martineau |
1/4 Van |
1/2 Hassan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-61 6-4 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 91 | |
| pts | 98-94 | 69-50 | 81-73 | 73-59 | 321-276 | |
| Total points | 192 | 119 | 154 | 132 | 597 | |
| Winners | 35 | 33 | 36 | 30 | 134 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 48% | 44% | 41% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 51/100 | 43/65 | 51/80 | 37/62 | 182/307 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 66% | 64% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 35/51 | 33/43 | 36/51 | 30/37 | 134/182 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 77% | 71% | 81% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/49 | 12/22 | 14/29 | 14/25 | 63/125 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 55% | 48% | 56% | 50% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 16 | |
| Converted | 6/10 | 3/9 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 16/36 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 33% | 44% | 38% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 27 | |
| Saved | 4/9 | 6/6 | 7/10 | 1/2 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 44% | 100% | 70% | 50% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | |
| Bonzi | ||||||
| R1 Hemery |
R2 Herbert |
1/4 Fonseca |
1/2 Kachmazov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 5-7 7-64 6-3 | 6-4 6-78 6-4 | 6-75 7-63 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 34 | 33 | 39 | 127 | |
| pts | 69-56 | 100-100 | 124-114 | 137-130 | 430-400 | |
| Total points | 125 | 200 | 238 | 267 | 830 | |
| Winners | 33 | 51 | 55 | 74 | 213 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 51% | 44% | 54% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 40/61 | 67/101 | 77/127 | 91/133 | 275/422 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | 61% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 51/67 | 55/77 | 74/91 | 213/275 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 71% | 81% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 13/34 | 28/50 | 16/42 | 69/147 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 38% | 56% | 38% | 47% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 4/4 | 3/9 | 3/11 | 12/30 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 33% | 27% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 25 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 1/4 | 10/11 | 5/8 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 25% | 91% | 63% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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