Blake Ellis and Michael Geerts will square off in the 1st round of the Bengaluru Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Geerts who should win in 3 sets.
Michael Geerts -> 1.61
Blake Ellis -> 2.2
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Prediction and head to head Blake Ellis vs. Michael Geerts
There is no head to head record between Blake Ellis and Michael Geerts since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Blake Ellis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16-10 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 49-31 | 41-26 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-29 | 43-25 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 13-11 | 13-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-14 | 16-8 | 0-0 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 303, Blake will start his run in the Bengaluru Challenger after he played his last match in the Pune Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Simakin in the 1st round on the 18th of February.
Ellis has a composed 5-7 win-loss record in 2025, 5-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Ellis has an overall 231-171 record. He has a positive 187-146 record on hard.
Previously in the Bengaluru Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Geerts
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-34 | 22-15 | 10-14 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 50-37 | 18-11 | 10-12 | 17-13 | 0-1 | 5-0 |
| 2023 | 32-39 | 13-10 | 13-19 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 42-37 | 5-8 | 24-14 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| 2021 | 35-28 | 13-7 | 14-14 | 8-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 311, Michael will start his run in the Bengaluru Challenger after he played his last match in the Pune Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Galarneau in the 2nd round on the 19th of February.
The Belgian has a composed 7-6 win-loss record in 2025, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.In terms of his career, Michael has an overall 367-277 record. He has a positive 168-103 record on hard.
Upcoming matches in the draw
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