Hugo Gaston and Clement Chidekh will face off in the semifinal of the Rennes Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 2:30 pm on LE LIBERTE. 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 Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.64
Clement Chidekh -> 2.15

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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Clement Chidekh

There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Clement Chidekh since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Hugo Gaston

Ranked no. 128, the French player got to the semifinal after beating Christoph Negritu 6-2 7-5, Enzo Couacaud 6-3 1-0 ret. and Eliakim Coulibaly 7-5 6-2.

In the quarter, Gaston had a good straight sets win against Coulibaly (7-5 6-2). During the match, Gaston scored 71 points vs Coulibaly’s 50. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 21 winners.

Regarding the service games, Gaston managed to score 3 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults. Overall, Hugo Gaston was pretty efficient on serve to win 75% (21/28) of his 1st serve and 68% (17/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Gaston broke Coulibaly 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Gaston hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 59% of the points he played.

Gaston has favorable win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 55% of his matches (259-210). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Gaston has an aggregate 66-56 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.

Hugo has an aggregate 18-27 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Rennes Challenger

Clement Chidekh

Ranked no. 228, Chidekh got to the semifinal after beating Vadym Ursu 6-0 6-2, Maxime Janvier 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 and Harold Mayot 6-2 2-6 6-4.

In the quarter, Chidekh defeated Mayot (6-2 2-6 6-4). During the match Chidekh and Mayot scored the same amount of points (90). However, the world no. 128 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Chidekh was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.

About the serving games, Chidekh scored 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Clement Chidekh lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Chidekh put 68% of his first serves in, winning 61% (39/64) of the points behind his 1st serve and 53% (16/30) on the 2nd serve. Clement broke Mayot 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Chidekh has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.

His best result of the current season was conquering the title the Chisinau Challenger where he beat Ilia Simakin in the final 7-6(6) 7-5.

Clement has a composed 38-27 win-loss record in 2025, 7-10 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Gaston	Chidekh
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	8
Tot Games	50	72
Pts	184-125	266-235
Total Points	309	501
Winners	63	109
%Winners	34%	41%

Both Gaston and Chidekh played 3 matches. At the moment, Clement Chidekh dropped 2 sets while Hugo Gaston hasn’t dropped a set so far. Gaston has played 1 set(s) less than Chidekh (7 vs 8). Therefore, Gaston played 22 games less than Chidekh. Gaston scored 63 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, Chidekh made 109 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Gaston	Chidekh
Aces	11	8
Avg per match	3.7	2.7
1st in	75/132	161/252
%1st in	57%	64%
1st pts	63/75	109/161
%1st pts	84%	68%
2nd pts	39/57	50/91
%2nd pts	68%	55%

Gaston scored 11 aces (3.7 per match). Chidekh scored 8 aces (2.7 per match). Gaston won 84% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Chidekh won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Gaston	Chidekh
Won	10	14
Converted	10/19	14/37
% Converted	53%	38%
Conceded	5	24
Saved	3	19
% Saved	60%	79%
Times Broken	2	5

The French player broke his opponents 10 times with a 53% conversion rate. Gaston surrendered his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Clement broke his opponents 14 times with a 38% conversion rate. Chidekh conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.

Gaston
	R1 Negritu	R2 Couacaud	1/4 Coulibaly	Total
Score	6-2 7-5	6-3 1-0 ret.	7-5 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	20	10	20	50
pts	77-52	36-23	71-50	184-125
Total points	129	59	121	309
Winners	24	18	21	63
%Winners	31%	50%	30%	34%
SERVE
Aces	4	4	3	11
Double Faults	0	3	0	3
1st in	27/50	20/29	28/53	75/132
% 1st in	54%	69%	53%	57%
1st pts	24/27	18/20	21/28	63/75
% 1st pts	89%	90%	75%	84%
2nd pts	17/23	5/9	17/25	39/57
% 2nd pts	74%	56%	68%	68%
Breaks
Won	3	2	5	10
Converted	3/9	2/3	5/7	10/19
Converted %	33%	67%	71%	53%
Conceded	2	0	3	5
Saved	2/2	0/0	1/3	3
Saved %	100%	–	33%	44%
Times Broken	0	0	2	2

Chidekh
	R1 Ursu	R2 Janvier	1/4 Mayot	Total
Score	6-0 6-2	6-3 6-74 6-4	6-2 2-6 6-4
Tot Set	2	3	3	8
Tot Games	14	32	26	72
pts	62-38	114-107	90-90	266-235
Total points	100	221	180	501
Winners	22	48	39	109
%Winners	35%	42%	43%	41%
SERVE
Aces	3	2	3	8
Double Faults	3	8	3	14
1st in	28/38	69/120	64/94	161/252
% 1st in	74%	58%	68%	64%
1st pts	22/28	48/69	39/64	109/161
% 1st pts	79%	70%	61%	68%
2nd pts	6/10	28/51	16/30	50/91
% 2nd pts	60%	55%	53%	55%
Breaks
Won	5	5	4	14
Converted	5/14	5/9	4/14	14/37
Converted %	36%	56%	29%	38%
Conceded	0	12	12	24
Saved	0/0	10/12	9/12	19
Saved %	–	83%	75%	53%
Times Broken	0	2	3	5

Tennis Scores in Rennes Challenger

• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Harold MayotMayot (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Cannon KingsleyKingsley (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Michael GeertsGeerts (7-6² 7-5) – See score progression
• Matteo Martineau/Joshua ParisMartineau/Joshua Paris – Mats Hermans/Patrick ZahrajHermans/Patrick Zahraj (7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hendrik Jebens/Albano OlivettiJebens/Albano Olivetti – Clement Chidekh/Jody MaginleyChidekh/Jody Maginley (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Eliakim CoulibalyCoulibaly (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
• Clement ChidekhChidekh – Harold MayotMayot (6-2 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Cannon KingsleyKingsley (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Michael GeertsGeerts (7-6(2) 7-5) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Hugo GastonGaston – Clement ChidekhChidekh (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Patrick ZahrajZahraj – Stan WawrinkaWawrinka (0-0) – H2H and prediction