H2H, prediction of Matteo Berrettini vs Christopher O Connell in Indian Wells with odds, preview, pick | 7th March 2025

PREVIEW. Indian Wells. Berrettini and O will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the BNP Paribas Open. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 7th of March

Prediction and head to head Matteo Berrettini vs. Christopher O Connell

Matteo Berrettini and Christopher O Connell will square off in the 2nd round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM 3. 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 Matteo Berrettini who should win in 2 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Matteo Berrettini is the pick to win this match.
Matteo Berrettini -> 1.22
Christopher O Connell -> 4.3

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Prediction and head to head Matteo Berrettini vs. Christopher O Connell

This will be the 3rd time that Matteo Berrettini and Christopher O Connell face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Berrettini (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Berrettini won 7-6(2) 6-2 in the 2nd round in Dubai back in February 2025.

Highlights Matteo Berrettini vs Christopher O Connell – Dubai 26-February-2025

Matteo Berrettini

Matteo Berrettini
Matteo Berrettini

6 - 5win/loss

Hard
6-4
I Hard
0-1
Rank
57
High
6
LLWLWLWWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 13-11 9-6 4-3 0-1 0-1 0-0
2024 36-13 7-6 15-1 8-3 6-3 0-0
2023 14-12 9-10 2-0 0-0 3-2 0-0
2022 32-12 15-9 4-2 4-1 9-0 0-0
2021 41-12 14-5 13-4 3-2 11-1 0-0

Ranked no. 29, the Italian will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 7-6(5) 1-6 6-4 to Tsitsipas in the quarter on the 27th of February.

Berrettini has a compiled 5-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, Matteo has an overall 335-166 record. He has a positive 142-79 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 4th round in 2022. See his history.

Berrettini
Indian Wells
Berrettini's Record

Christopher O Connell

Christopher O Connell
Christopher O Connell

8 - 6win/loss

Hard
8-6
I Hard
0-0
Rank
78
High
53
WWLLLLLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 16-21 12-8 3-7 0-0 1-6 0-0
2024 28-26 23-16 2-4 3-5 0-1 0-0
2023 38-34 19-18 11-9 4-3 4-4 0-0
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0

Ranked no. 75, O reached the 2nd round after beating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 0-6 6-1.

In the 1st round, O defeated Carballes Baena (6-3 0-6 6-1). During the match O scored 74 points vs Carballes Baena’s 73. O was extremely aggressive to blast 25 winners.

About the serving games, O managed to score 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Christopher O Connell lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, O put 65% of his first serves in, winning 63% (25/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Carballes Baena 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).

The Australian has a compiled 8-5 win-loss record in 2025, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.

O
Indian Wells
O's Record
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Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Berrettini
LLWLWLWWLW
O Connell
WWLLLLLWLL
2025 2024 2023
13 - 11
16 - 21
9-6
Hard
12-8
4-3
Clay
3-7
0-1
Grass
1-6

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