Alex Michelsen and Benjamin Bonzi will square off in the semifinal of the Moselle Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 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 Benjamin Bonzi who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Benjamin Bonzi is the pick to win this match.
Benjamin Bonzi -> 1.78
Alex Michelsen -> 2.04
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Prediction and head to head Alex Michelsen vs. Benjamin Bonzi
There is no head to head record between Alex Michelsen and Benjamin Bonzi since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Alex Michelsen
42 - 33win/loss
42
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LWWWLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42-33 | 26-14 | 4-9 | 5-4 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 61-27 | 30-13 | 4-3 | 19-7 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-10 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 9-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 44, Alex reached the semifinal after defeating Harold Mayot 6-3 6-1, Richard Gasquet 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(8) and Bu Yunchaokete 6-7(6) 6-2 6-4.
In the quarter against Yunchaokete, Michelsen recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-2 6-4). During the match, Michelsen scored 110 points vs Yunchaokete’s 96. The American was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.
Talking about the service games, Michelsen scored 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Alex Michelsen was extremely efficient on serve to win 72% (52/72) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Yunchaokete 5 times after converting 36% of his break points (5/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Michelsen has dropped 2 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Michelsen has a solid win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 65% of his matches (126-69). 5-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Michelsen has a compiled33-11 match record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
Michelsen’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in Newport and Salem.
Alex has a composed 42-32 win-loss record in 2024, 5-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Metz
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Benjamin Bonzi
49 - 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. 124, Benjamin got to the semifinal after defeating Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-1 7-6(4), Manuel Guinard 6-2 6-3, Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(3) 6-3, Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 and Quentin Halys 6-3 7-6(1).
In the quarter, Benjamin had a good straight sets win against Halys (6-3 7-61). During the match Bonzi scored 67 points vs Halys’s 53. Bonzi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Bonzi wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Benjamin Bonzi was very efficient on serve to win 86% (30/35) of his 1st serve and 75% (15/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The French player broke Halys twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Benjamin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he overcame 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 beat Lucas Pouille in the final 6-2 6-3.
The French player has a compiled 48-32 win-loss record in 2024, 22-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Michelsen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 101 |
| Pts | 304-268 | 351-269 |
| Total Points | 572 | 620 |
| Winners | 158 | 161 |
| %Winners | 52% | 46% |
Michelsen played 3 matches while Bonzi competed in 5 matches. Bonzi started his run from the qualifications while Michelsen had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Alex Michelsen lost 2 sets while Benjamin Bonzi hasn’t dropped a set so far. Michelsen has played 2 set(s) less than Bonzi (8 vs 10). Therefore, Michelsen played 15 games less than Bonzi. The American scored 158 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Benjamin struck 161 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Michelsen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 28 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 5.6 |
| 1st in | 217/288 | 188/284 |
| %1st in | 75% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 158/217 | 161/188 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 86% |
| 2nd pts | 36/71 | 58/96 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 60% |
Michelsen recorded 30 aces (10 per match). Bonzi fired 28 aces (5.6 per match). Michelsen won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Bonzi won 86% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Michelsen | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 12 |
| Converted | 10/25 | 12/36 |
| % Converted | 40% | 33% |
| Conceded | 21 | 7 |
| Saved | 18 | 5 |
| % Saved | 86% | 71% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Michelsen dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Benjamin broke his opponents 12 times with a 33% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve twice and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded.
| Michelsen | |||||
| R1 Mayot |
R2 Gasquet |
1/4 Yunchaokete |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-74 7-63 7-68 | 6-76 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 39 | 31 | 86 | |
| pts | 67-50 | 127-122 | 110-96 | 304-268 | |
| Total points | 117 | 249 | 206 | 572 | |
| Winners | 35 | 71 | 52 | 158 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 56% | 47% | 52% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 13 | 10 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 47/68 | 98/124 | 72/96 | 217/288 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 79% | 75% | 75% | |
| 1st pts | 35/47 | 71/98 | 52/72 | 158/217 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 72% | 72% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/21 | 14/26 | 13/24 | 36/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 54% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 1/6 | 5/14 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 17% | 36% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 3 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 9/9 | 2/3 | 7/9 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 78% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Bonzi | |||||||
| Q1 Huesler |
Q3 Guinard |
R1 Bautista-Agut |
R2 Ruud |
1/4 Halys |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-64 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 101 | |
| pts | 74-49 | 68-50 | 77-65 | 65-52 | 67-53 | 351-269 | |
| Total points | 123 | 118 | 142 | 117 | 120 | 620 | |
| Winners | 34 | 29 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 161 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 43% | 45% | 51% | 45% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 28 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 37/54 | 34/52 | 43/68 | 39/55 | 35/55 | 188/284 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 65% | 63% | 71% | 64% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 34/37 | 29/34 | 35/43 | 33/39 | 30/35 | 161/188 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 85% | 81% | 85% | 86% | 86% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 10/18 | 12/25 | 9/16 | 15/20 | 58/96 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 56% | 48% | 56% | 75% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 3/11 | 3/8 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 12/36 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 27% | 38% | 40% | 33% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 0% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Metz
- Benjamin BonziBonzi – Quentin HalysHalys (6-3 7-61) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-76 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Cameron NorrieNorrie – Zizou BergsBergs (6-3 6-76 6-1) – See score progression
- Pierre-Hugues Herbert/Albano OlivettiHerbert/Albano Olivetti – Manuel Guinard/Gregoire JacqGuinard/Gregoire Jacq (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Julian Cash/Lloyd GlasspoolCash/Lloyd Glasspool – Matwe Middelkoop/Jean-Julien RojerMiddelkoop/Jean-Julien Rojer (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Andrey RublevRublev (w/o) – See score progression
- Rithvik Choudary Bollipalli/Francisco CabralChoudary Bollipalli/Francisco Cabral – Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex MichelsenMichelsen – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-7(6) 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Corentin MoutetMoutet – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-1) – H2H and prediction
