Valentin Royer and Moez Echargui will square off in the 2nd round of the Tunis Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valentin Royer who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Valentin Royer is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Royer -> 1.164
Moez Echargui -> 4.65
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Prediction and head to head Valentin Royer vs. Moez Echargui
This will be the 3rd time that Valentin Royer and Moez Echargui face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Echargui (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Echargui won 6-4 4-6 7-5 in the quarter in M25 Monastir back in 2022.
Valentin Royer
30 - 11win/loss
120
115
LWWLWLWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31-12 | 1-2 | 25-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-30 | 6-5 | 32-13 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-20 | 24-7 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 8-4 | 30-15 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 117, Royer reached the 2nd round after defeating Robin Bertrand 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Bertrand (6-3 6-2). During the match, Royer scored 74 points vs Bertrand’s 57. Royer was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Royer fired 2 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Valentin Royer lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Royer put 62% of his first serves in, winning 63% (26/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Bertrand 5 times after converting 31% of his break points (5/16).
Royer has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (238-127). 24-6 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Royer has an overall128-56 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Kigali 1 Challenger where he overcame Andrej Martin in the final 6-1 6-2 and the Kigali 2 Challenger where he overcame Guy Den Ouden in the final 6-2 6-4.
Royer has an aggregate 30-11 win-loss record in 2025, 24-6 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tunis Challenger
Moez Echargui
23 - 8win/loss
465
271
LWLWLLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-9 | 22-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 26-28 | 12-13 | 12-14 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-34 | 23-10 | 23-22 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-29 | 7-2 | 37-26 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 43-24 | 38-17 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 476, the Tunisian got to the 2nd round after defeating James Watt 7-6(5) 6-3.
In the 1st round, The Tunisian had a good straight sets win against Watt (7-65 6-3). During the match Echargui scored 71 points vs Watt’s 63. Echargui was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
About the serving games, Echargui wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Moez Echargui was pretty efficient on serve to win 77% (34/44) of his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Tunisian broke Watt twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
The Tunisian’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
The Tunisian has an aggregate 23-8 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Tunis Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018, 2019 and 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Royer | Echargui |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 17 | 22 |
| Pts | 74-57 | 71-63 |
| Total Points | 131 | 134 |
| Winners | 26 | 34 |
| %Winners | 35% | 48% |
Both Royer and Echargui played 1 match. Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Royer and Echargui have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Royer played 5 games less than Echargui. Royer scored 26 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Moez made 34 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Royer | Echargui |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 0 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 0 |
| 1st in | 41/66 | 44/74 |
| %1st in | 62% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 34/44 |
| %1st pts | 63% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 16/30 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Royer scored 2 aces . Echargui didn’t manage to fire a single ace to far. Royer won 63% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Echargui won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Royer | Echargui |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/16 | 2/4 |
| % Converted | 31% | 50% |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 8 |
| % Saved | 50% | 89% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
Royer broke his opponent 5 times with a 31% conversion rate. The French player dropped his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The Tunisian broke his opponent twice with a 50% conversion rate. Echargui conceded his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded.
| Royer | |||
| R1 Bertrand |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 74-57 | 74-57 | |
| Total points | 131 | 131 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 41/66 | 41/66 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 26/41 | 26/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/25 | 13/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/16 | 5/16 | |
| Converted % | 31% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Echargui | |||
| R1 Watt |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 71-63 | 71-63 | |
| Total points | 134 | 134 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 0 | 0 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 44/74 | 44/74 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 34/44 | 34/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/30 | 16/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/4 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 8/9 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 89% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWWWW Tennis Scores in Tunis Challenger
- Federico CoriaCoria – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Mathys ErhardErhard (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Maxim MrvaMrva – Filip Cristian JianuCristian Jianu (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Hynek BartonBarton (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Murkel DellienDellien – Christoph NegrituNegritu (6-4 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Dan AddedAdded (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – James WattWatt (7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras (6-75 7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Aziz DougazDougaz (1-6 7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Remy BertolaBertola (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Chris RodeschRodesch – Henri SquireSquire (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla – Edas ButvilasButvilas (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong – Rodrigo Pacheco MendezPacheco Mendez (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle – Corentin DenollyDenolly (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Robin BertrandBertrand (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Yuta ShimizuShimizu – Benoit PairePaire (4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – James WattWatt (7-6(5) 6-3) – See score progression
- Federico CoriaCoria – Aziz OuakaaOuakaa (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Aziz DougazDougaz (1-6 7-6(4) 7-5) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Alex Marti PujolrasMarti Pujolras (6-7(5) 7-6(3) 6-1) – See score progression
- Murkel DellienDellien – Christoph NegrituNegritu (6-4 5-7 6-4) – See score progression
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Hynek BartonBarton (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Remy BertolaBertola (7-6(7) 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio NavaNava – Dan AddedAdded (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Bernard TomicTomic – Ivan GakhovGakhov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Enrico Dalla ValleDalla Valle (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Murkel Alejandro Dellien VelascoAlejandro Dellien Velasco – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zsombor PirosPiros – Oriol Roca BatallaRoca Batalla (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Titouan DroguetDroguet – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Moez EcharguiEchargui (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli – Emilio NavaNava (0-0) – H2H and prediction
