Alexander Shevchenko and Valentin Royer will face off in the semifinal of the Bratislava 1 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valentin Royer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Valentin Royer is the pick to win this match.
Valentin Royer -> 1.727
Alexander Shevchenko -> 2.02
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Prediction and head to head Alexander Shevchenko vs. Valentin Royer
This will be the 2nd time that Alexander Shevchenko and Valentin Royer clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Royer (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Royer won 6-3 3-6 6-1 in the qualifications in the Brest Challenger back in 2021.
Alexander Shevchenko
20 - 21win/loss
97
45
LWWWLWWLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 20-22 | 3-7 | 16-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 22-35 | 8-13 | 6-12 | 7-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-34 | 16-15 | 19-13 | 10-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-33 | 2-4 | 41-23 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 49-27 | 8-4 | 33-17 | 8-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 100, Alexander got to the semifinal after beating Christoph Negritu 6-4 6-1, Jan Choinski 6-3 6-2 and Federico Cina 7-6(3) 6-4.
In the quarter, Alexander had a good straight sets win against Cina (7-63 6-4). During the match, Shevchenko scored 73 points vs Cina’s 62. Shevchenko was very aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, Shevchenko managed to score 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Alexander Shevchenko lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Shevchenko put 58% of his first serves in, winning 74% (28/38) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (9/28) on the 2nd serve. Shevchenko broke Cina 6 times after converting 55% of his break points (6/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Shevchenko hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Shevchenko has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 59% of his matches (272-192). 16-13 on clay in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Shevchenko has an aggregate186-114 match record in the last 8 years on clay.
Shevchenko’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Australia.
The Kazakhstani has a compiled 20-21 win-loss record in 2025, 16-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Valentin Royer
35 - 14win/loss
114
114
LLWWWWLWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36-16 | 1-2 | 30-10 | 5-3 | 0-1 | 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. 124, Royer reached the semifinal after beating Oleg Prihodko 4-6 6-2 6-1, Valentin Vacherot 1-6 6-3 6-4 and Marko Topo 5-7 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter against Topo, Valentin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-3). During the match Royer scored 90 points vs Topo’s 82. Valentin was pretty aggressive to blast 42 winners.
About the serving games, Royer managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Valentin Royer lost the serve 3 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Royer put 63% of his first serves in, winning 81% (42/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Topo 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Royer has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Kigali 1 Challenger where he beat 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 overall 35-14 win-loss record in 2025, 29-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 1 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Shevchenko | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 81 |
| Pts | 201-154 | 256-231 |
| Total Points | 355 | 487 |
| Winners | 74 | 111 |
| %Winners | 37% | 43% |
Both Shevchenko and Royer played 3 matches. At the moment, Valentin Royer dropped 3 sets while Alexander Shevchenko hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Shevchenko has played 3 set(s) less than Royer (6 vs 9). Therefore, Shevchenko played 24 games less than Royer. Alexander scored 74 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Royer blasted 111 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Shevchenko | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 6.7 |
| 1st in | 97/167 | 150/238 |
| %1st in | 58% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 74/97 | 111/150 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 35/70 | 42/88 |
| %2nd pts | 50% | 48% |
Shevchenko made 19 aces (6.3 per match). Royer managed to score 20 aces (6.7 per match). Shevchenko won 76% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Royer won 74% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Shevchenko | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 14 |
| Converted | 13/27 | 14/29 |
| % Converted | 48% | 48% |
| Conceded | 14 | 20 |
| Saved | 9 | 11 |
| % Saved | 64% | 55% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 9 |
The Kazakhstani broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Valentin broke his opponents 14 times with a 48% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 9 times and he saved 55% of the break points that he conceded.
| Shevchenko | |||||
| R1 Negritu |
R2 Choinski |
1/4 Cina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-2 | 7-63 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 23 | 57 | |
| pts | 67-47 | 61-45 | 73-62 | 201-154 | |
| Total points | 114 | 106 | 135 | 355 | |
| Winners | 27 | 19 | 28 | 74 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 31% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | 5 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 31/47 | 28/54 | 38/66 | 97/167 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 52% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 27/31 | 19/28 | 28/38 | 74/97 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 68% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/16 | 19/26 | 9/28 | 35/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 73% | 32% | 50% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 3/5 | 6/11 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 60% | 55% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/1 | 5/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 50% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | |
| Royer | |||||
| R1 Prihodko |
R2 Vacherot |
1/4 Topo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-2 6-1 | 1-6 6-3 6-4 | 5-7 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 26 | 30 | 81 | |
| pts | 92-74 | 74-75 | 90-82 | 256-231 | |
| Total points | 166 | 149 | 172 | 487 | |
| Winners | 38 | 31 | 42 | 111 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 42% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 54/81 | 44/74 | 52/83 | 150/238 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 59% | 63% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 38/54 | 31/44 | 42/52 | 111/150 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 70% | 81% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 17/30 | 13/31 | 42/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 57% | 42% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 3/6 | 5/9 | 14/29 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 50% | 56% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 4/7 | 5/8 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 57% | 63% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Bratislava 1 Challenger
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Marko TopoTopo (5-7 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Federico CinaCina (7-63 6-4) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jan Jermar/Stefan LatinovicJermar/Stefan Latinovic – Alexander Donski/Bruno Pujol NavarroDonski/Bruno Pujol Navarro (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Federico CinaCina (7-6(3) 6-4) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Marko TopoTopo (5-7 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Cristian GarinGarin – Matej DodigDodig (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ShevchenkoShevchenko – Valentin RoyerRoyer (0-1) – H2H and prediction
