Raphael Collignon and Alexander Blockx will square off in the semifinal of the Bratislava 2 Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 4:30 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 Raphael Collignon who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Raphael Collignon is the pick to win this match.
Raphael Collignon -> 1.59
Alexander Blockx -> 2.18

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Prediction and head to head Raphael Collignon vs. Alexander Blockx

There is no head to head record between Raphael Collignon and Alexander Blockx since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Raphael Collignon

Ranked no. 73 (career-high), Raphael got to the semifinal after beating Lukas Klein 3-6 6-3 7-6(1), Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-4 and Mark Lajal 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Lajal (6-4 6-4). During the match, Collignon scored 59 points vs Lajal’s 49. The Belgian was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Talking about the service games, Collignon blasted 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Raphael Collignon was pretty effective on serve to win 71% (29/41) of his 1st serve and 57% (8/14) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Collignon broke Lajal 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Collignon has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Collignon has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (217-108). 22-7 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Collignon has an aggregate60-35 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the season was winning the title the Pau Challenger where he defeated Patrick Zahraj in the final 6-2 6-4 and the Monza Challenger where he beat Vitaliy Sachko in the final 6-3 7-5.

The Belgian has an overall 41-21 win-loss record in 2025, 22-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger

Raphael has never competed in this tournament before.

Alexander Blockx

Ranked no. 120, Alexander got to the semifinal after defeating Jan-Lennard Struff 3-6 6-4 7-6(5), Billy Harris 6-1 6-1 and Otto Virtanen 4-6 6-3 6-2.

In the quarter against Virtanen, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Blockx scored 85 points vs Virtanen’s 71. The Belgian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.

Talking about serving, Blockx made 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexander Blockx lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Blockx put 73% of his first serves in, winning 80% (48/60) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Virtanen 3 times.

Overall Performance in this tournament

Alexander has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Oeiras 3 Challenger where he defeated Liam Draxl in the final 7-5 6-1.

Blockx has a compiled 39-26 win-loss record in 2025, 16-9 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger

The Belgian has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Collignon	Blockx
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	7	8
Tot Games	69	73
Pts	219-187	251-205
Total Points	406	456
Winners	113	117
%Winners	52%	47%

Both Collignon and Blockx played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Raphael Collignon dropped 1 set, while Alexander Blockx dropped 2 sets. Collignon has played 1 set(s) less than Blockx (7 vs 8). Therefore, Collignon played 4 games less than Blockx. Raphael scored 113 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander scored 117 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Collignon	Blockx
Aces	18	26
Avg per match	6	8.7
1st in	149/205	146/216
%1st in	73%	68%
1st pts	113/149	117/146
%1st pts	76%	80%
2nd pts	31/56	33/70
%2nd pts	55%	47%

Collignon scored 18 aces (6 per match). Blockx managed to score 26 aces (8.7 per match). Collignon won 76% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Collignon	Blockx
Won	9	11
Converted	9/16	11/16
% Converted	56%	69%
Conceded	11	16
Saved	7	11
% Saved	64%	69%
Times Broken	4	5

The Belgian broke his opponents 9 times with a 56% conversion rate. Raphael lost his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Alexander broke his opponents 11 times with a 69% conversion rate. Alexander conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.

Collignon
	R1 Klein	R2 Wawrinka	1/4 Lajal	Total
Score	3-6 6-3 7-61	6-2 6-4	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	3	2	2	7
Tot Games	31	18	20	69
pts	96-90	64-48	59-49	219-187
Total points	186	112	108	406
Winners	50	34	29	113
%Winners	52%	53%	49%	52%
SERVE
Aces	10	4	4	18
Double Faults	2	3	2	7
1st in	65/95	43/55	41/55	149/205
% 1st in	68%	78%	75%	73%
1st pts	50/65	34/43	29/41	113/149
% 1st pts	77%	79%	71%	76%
2nd pts	17/30	6/12	8/14	31/56
% 2nd pts	57%	50%	57%	55%
Breaks
Won	2	3	4	9
Converted	2/4	3/6	4/6	9/16
Converted %	50%	50%	67%	56%
Conceded	7	1	3	11
Saved	5/7	1/1	1/3	7
Saved %	71%	100%	33%	68%
Times Broken	2	0	2	4

Blockx
	R1 Struff	R2 Harris	1/4 Virtanen	Total
Score	3-6 6-4 7-65	6-1 6-1	4-6 6-3 6-2
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	32	14	27	73
pts	108-104	58-30	85-71	251-205
Total points	212	88	156	456
Winners	44	25	48	117
%Winners	41%	43%	56%	47%
SERVE
Aces	12	8	6	26
Double Faults	3	2	1	6
1st in	58/98	28/36	60/82	146/216
% 1st in	59%	78%	73%	68%
1st pts	44/58	25/28	48/60	117/146
% 1st pts	76%	89%	80%	80%
2nd pts	19/40	3/8	11/22	33/70
% 2nd pts	48%	38%	50%	47%
Breaks
Won	3	5	3	11
Converted	3/3	5/10	3/3	11/16
Converted %	100%	50%	100%	69%
Conceded	10	0	6	16
Saved	6/10	0/0	5/6	11
Saved %	60%	–	83%	48%
Times Broken	4	0	1	5

Tennis Scores in Bratislava 2 Challenger

• Alexander BlockxBlockx – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Chris RodeschRodesch – Eliot SpizzirriSpizzirri (7-6⁷ 6-7¹ 6-4) – See score progression
• Raphael CollignonCollignon – Mark LajalLajal (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Petr Nouza/Patrik RiklNouza/Patrik Rikl – Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
• Sander Gille/Sem VerbeekGille/Sem Verbeek – Ariel Behar/Joran VliegenBehar/Joran Vliegen (6-4 6-7⁶ 11-9) – See score progression
• Raphael CollignonCollignon – Mark LajalLajal (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander BlockxBlockx – Otto VirtanenVirtanen (4-6 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Francesco MaestrelliMaestrelli (6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Titouan DroguetDroguet – Chris RodeschRodesch (1-0) – H2H and prediction