Ricardas Berankis and Maximus Jones will face off in the final of the Abidjan 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:00 pm on CENTRAL KAYDAN. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Ricardas Berankis who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Ricardas Berankis is the pick to win this match.
Ricardas Berankis -> 1.38
Maximus Jones -> 2.85
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Prediction and head to head Ricardas Berankis vs. Maximus Jones
There is no head to head record between Ricardas Berankis and Maximus Jones since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Ricardas Berankis
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-27 | 18-14 | 5-1 | 11-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-22 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 16-8 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-17 | 12-9 | 1-4 | 7-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 22-23 | 9-8 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 297, Berankis reached the final after defeating Aryan Shah 3-6 6-2 6-4, Aleksandre Bakshi 7-6(7) 6-2, Michael Geerts 6-4 4-6 7-6(5) and Tibo Colson 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 6-4.
In the semifinal, The Lithuanian defeated Colson (7-64 6-74 6-4). During the match, Berankis scored 112 points vs Colson’s 102. Berankis was exceptionally aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, Berankis blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Ricardas Berankis was extremely effective on serve to win 83% (49/59) of his 1st serve and 54% (25/46) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Richard broke Colson 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Lithuanian has conceded 3 set in this tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Berankis has good match record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (264-194). 5-2 on hard in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Berankis has a compiled 105-90 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Richard’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Quimper Challenger and the Abidjan 1 Challenger.
Richard has a compiled 14-5 win-loss record in 2025, 5-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 1 Challenger
Richard has never competed in this tournament before.
Maximus Jones
19 - 9win/loss
618
544
WWWWWWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 19-9 | 13-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 21-26 | 21-22 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 28-20 | 27-19 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-46 | 35-36 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 618, Maximus got to the final after beating Kwami Stanislas Dussey 6-1 6-0, S D Prajwal Dev 7-6(3) 7-6(6), Kris Van Wyk 7-5 2-6 7-6(4), Clement Chidekh 6-3 6-2, Daniil Glinka 6-4 6-2 and Florent Bax 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4.
In the semifinal against Bax, The Thai recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-75 6-4 6-4). During the match Jones scored 114 points vs Bax’s 107. Jones was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
About the serving games, Jones struck 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Maximus Jones lost the serve 3 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Jones put 65% of his first serves in, winning 76% (54/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Maximus broke Bax 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Maximus started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Maximus’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the Brazzaville Challenger and the Abidjan 1 Challenger.
Jones has a composed 18-9 win-loss record in 2025, 12-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Berankis | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 14 |
| Tot Games | 117 | 140 |
| Pts | 383-339 | 475-392 |
| Total Points | 722 | 867 |
| Winners | 168 | 213 |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% |
Berankis played 4 matches while Jones competed in 6 matches. Jones started his run from the qualifications while Berankis had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Ricardas Berankis conceded 3 sets, while Maximus Jones surrendered 2 sets. Berankis has played 3 set(s) less than Jones (11 vs 14). Therefore, Berankis played 23 games less than Jones. Berankis scored 168 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Jones recorded 213 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Berankis | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 36 | 36 |
| Avg per match | 9 | 6 |
| 1st in | 204/356 | 274/435 |
| %1st in | 57% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 168/204 | 213/274 |
| %1st pts | 82% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 78/152 | 91/161 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 57% |
Berankis blasted 36 aces (9 per match). Jones blasted 36 aces (6 per match). Berankis won 82% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Jones won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Berankis | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 19 |
| Converted | 13/29 | 19/36 |
| % Converted | 45% | 53% |
| Conceded | 27 | 30 |
| Saved | 19 | 23 |
| % Saved | 70% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 7 |
The Lithuanian broke his opponents 13 times with a 45% conversion rate. Richard conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. The Thai broke his opponents 19 times with a 53% conversion rate. The Thai conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Berankis | ||||||
| R1 Shah |
R2 Bakshi |
1/4 Geerts |
1/2 Colson |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-2 6-4 | 7-67 6-2 | 6-4 4-6 7-65 | 7-64 6-74 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 33 | 36 | 117 | |
| pts | 91-81 | 73-56 | 107-100 | 112-102 | 383-339 | |
| Total points | 172 | 129 | 207 | 214 | 722 | |
| Winners | 35 | 36 | 48 | 49 | 168 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 45% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 43/86 | 38/62 | 64/103 | 59/105 | 204/356 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 61% | 62% | 56% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 35/43 | 36/38 | 48/64 | 49/59 | 168/204 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 95% | 75% | 83% | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/43 | 13/24 | 18/39 | 25/46 | 78/152 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 54% | 46% | 54% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 2/6 | 4/10 | 3/4 | 13/29 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 33% | 40% | 75% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 27 | |
| Saved | 9/11 | 2/2 | 5/9 | 3/5 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 82% | 100% | 56% | 60% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Jones | ||||||||
| Q1 Stanislas |
Q3 D Prajwal Dev |
R1 Van |
R2 Chidekh |
1/4 Glinka |
1/2 Bax |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 7-63 7-66 | 7-5 2-6 7-64 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-75 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 14 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 26 | 33 | 17 | 18 | 33 | 140 | |
| pts | 55-20 | 84-78 | 103-108 | 61-41 | 58-38 | 114-107 | 475-392 | |
| Total points | 75 | 162 | 211 | 102 | 96 | 221 | 867 | |
| Winners | 18 | 43 | 51 | 28 | 19 | 54 | 213 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 51% | 50% | 46% | 33% | 47% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 2 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 13 | |
| 1st in | 22/37 | 52/85 | 72/107 | 35/52 | 22/44 | 71/110 | 274/435 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 61% | 67% | 67% | 50% | 65% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 18/22 | 43/52 | 51/72 | 28/35 | 19/22 | 54/71 | 213/274 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 83% | 71% | 80% | 86% | 76% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/15 | 18/33 | 18/35 | 10/17 | 17/22 | 17/39 | 91/161 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 55% | 51% | 59% | 77% | 44% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 1/3 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 19/36 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 33% | 33% | 75% | 60% | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 30 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/4 | 7/10 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 10/13 | 23 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 75% | 70% | 100% | – | 77% | 106% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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