Michael Geerts and Ricardas Berankis will square off in the quarter of the Abidjan 1 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 10:30 am on COURT COFINA NEEMBA. 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 Ricardas Berankis who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Ricardas Berankis is the pick to win this match.
Ricardas Berankis -> 1.83
Michael Geerts -> 1.89

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Prediction and head to head Michael Geerts vs. Ricardas Berankis

There is no head to head record between Michael Geerts and Ricardas Berankis since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Michael Geerts

Ranked no. 290, Michael got to the quarter after defeating Adil Kalyanpur 6-1 6-3 and Luca Potenza 2-6 7-6(5) 6-2.

In the 2^nd round against Potenza, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-6⁵ 6-2). During the match, Geerts scored 104 points vs Potenza’s 102. Geerts was exceptionally aggressive to blast 42 winners.

Regarding the service games, Geerts struck 9 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 10 double faults. Michael Geerts lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Geerts put 51% of his first serves in, winning 86% (42/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (15/47) on the 2nd serve. Michael broke Potenza 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Belgian has dropped 1 set in this tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Geerts has good match record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (299-231). 11-6 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Geerts has an aggregate 118-76 record in the last years on hard.

Geerts’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Loule.

Michael has an overall 16-12 win-loss record in 2025, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Abidjan 1 Challenger

The Belgian has never competed in this tournament before.

Ricardas Berankis

Ranked no. 297, the Lithuanian got to the quarter after beating Aryan Shah 3-6 6-2 6-4 and Aleksandre Bakshi 7-6(7) 6-2.

In the 2^nd round, Richard had a good straight sets win against Bakshi (7-6⁷ 6-2). During the match Berankis scored 73 points vs Bakshi’s 56. Berankis was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.

Talking about serving, Berankis blasted 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Ricardas Berankis was very effective on serve to win 95% (36/38) of his 1st serve and 54% (13/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Richard broke Bakshi twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Berankis has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

The Lithuanian’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Quimper Challenger.

The Lithuanian has an aggregate 12-5 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Geerts	Berankis
Match played	2	2
Tot Set	5	5
Tot Games	45	48
Pts	158-136	164-137
Total Points	294	301
Winners	59	71
%Winners	37%	43%

Both Geerts and Berankis played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Michael Geerts surrendered 1 set, while Ricardas Berankis conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Geerts and Berankis have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Geerts played 3 games less than Berankis. The Belgian scored 59 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Richard bagged 71 winners (43%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Geerts	Berankis
Aces	11	22
Avg per match	5.5	11
1st in	72/138	81/148
%1st in	52%	55%
1st pts	59/72	71/81
%1st pts	82%	88%
2nd pts	28/66	35/67
%2nd pts	42%	52%

Geerts fired 11 aces (5.5 per match). Berankis managed to score 22 aces (11 per match). Geerts won 82% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 42% of the points. On the other side, Berankis won 88% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Geerts	Berankis
Won	9	6
Converted	9/15	6/15
% Converted	60%	40%
Conceded	9	13
Saved	4	11
% Saved	44%	85%
Times Broken	5	2

Michael broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Geerts lost his serve 5 times and he saved 44% of the break points that he conceded. Richard broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Berankis conceded his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.

Geerts
	R1 Kalyanpur	R2 Potenza	Total
Score	6-1 6-3	2-6 7-65 6-2
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	16	29	45
pts	54-34	104-102	158-136
Total points	88	206	294
Winners	17	42	59
%Winners	31%	40%	37%
SERVE
Aces	2	9	11
Double Faults	0	10	10
1st in	23/42	49/96	72/138
% 1st in	55%	51%	52%
1st pts	17/23	42/49	59/72
% 1st pts	74%	86%	82%
2nd pts	13/19	15/47	28/66
% 2nd pts	68%	32%	42%
Breaks
Won	5	4	9
Converted	5/5	4/10	9/15
Converted %	100%	40%	60%
Conceded	1	8	9
Saved	0/1	4/8	4
Saved %	0%	50%	25%
Times Broken	1	4	5

Berankis
	R1 Shah	R2 Bakshi	Total
Score	3-6 6-2 6-4	7-67 6-2
Tot Set	3	2	5
Tot Games	27	21	48
pts	91-81	73-56	164-137
Total points	172	129	301
Winners	35	36	71
%Winners	38%	49%	43%
SERVE
Aces	11	11	22
Double Faults	6	4	10
1st in	43/86	38/62	81/148
% 1st in	50%	61%	55%
1st pts	35/43	36/38	71/81
% 1st pts	81%	95%	88%
2nd pts	22/43	13/24	35/67
% 2nd pts	51%	54%	52%
Breaks
Won	4	2	6
Converted	4/9	2/6	6/15
Converted %	44%	33%	40%
Conceded	11	2	13
Saved	9/11	2/2	11
Saved %	82%	100%	91%
Times Broken	2	0	2

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