H2H, prediction of Otto Virtanen vs Benjamin Bonzi in Brest Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 27th October 2024

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Prediction and head to head Otto Virtanen vs. Benjamin Bonzi

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.

See updated oddsAs 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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Soccer Tonic Predictions

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

Otto Virtanen
Otto Virtanen

41 - 26win/loss

Hard
9-11
I Hard
22-5
Clay
5-7
Grass
5-3
Rank
91
High
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

Virtanen
Brest Challenger
Virtanen's Record

Benjamin Bonzi

Benjamin Bonzi
Benjamin Bonzi

43 - 32win/loss

Hard
13-13
I Hard
17-6
Clay
7-10
Grass
6-3
Rank
78
High
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.

Bonzi
Brest Challenger
Bonzi's Record
Bonus
Soccer Tonic Predictions

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

O.Virtanen
B.Bonzi
6h:03
6h:03
Time on court​
9h:00
9h:00
1h:15
1h:15
Last match​
!
3h:02
3h:02
4
4
Match played
4
4
91
91
Games Played​
127
127
9
9
Set played​​
11
11
321
321
Total points​
430
430
80.3
80.3
Avg point​
107.5
107.5
134
134
Winners
213
213
33.5
33.5
Avg Winners​
53.3
53.3
42%
42%
Ratio winners
50%
50%
-- Serve --
30
30
Aces
33
33
7.5
7.5
Avg Aces
8.3
8.3
8
8
Double Faults
6
6
2
2
Avg Double Faults
1.5
1.5
134/182
134/182
1st won total​
213/275
213/275
!
74%
74%
1st won %
!
77%
77%
63/125
63/125
2nd won total​
69/147
69/147
50%
50%
2nd won %
47%
47%
-- Break Points --
16/36
16/36
BP won
12/30
12/30
4/9
4/9
Avg BP won
3/7.5
3/7.5
44%
44%
Won
40%
40%
27
27
Conceded
25
25
6.8
6.8
Avg Conceded
6.3
6.3
9
9
Broken
7
7
2.3
2.3
Avg Broken
1.8
1.8
18
18
Saved
18
18

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

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Virtanen
LWWLWWWWWL
Bonzi
WWWWWWWLWW
2024 2023 2022
42 - 25
50 - 32
9-11
Hard
13-13
23-4
I Hard
24-6
5-7
Clay
7-10
5-3
Grass
6-3
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Soccer Tonic Predictions
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