Gauthier Onclin and Mert Alkaya will square off in the quarter of the Abidjan 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 5:00 pm on COURT 1 COFINA NEEMBA. 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 Gauthier Onclin who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Gauthier Onclin is the pick to win this match.
Gauthier Onclin -> 1.34
Mert Alkaya -> 2.93
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Prediction and head to head Gauthier Onclin vs. Mert Alkaya
This will be the 2nd time that Gauthier Onclin and Mert Alkaya face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Onclin (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Onclin won 1-6 6-2 7-5 in the quarter in the Abidjan 1 Challenger back in April 2026.
Gauthier Onclin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47-21 | 29-9 | 4-6 | 10-3 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 28-29 | 8-9 | 18-11 | 1-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 56-27 | 27-11 | 19-13 | 10-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-25 | 1-2 | 15-10 | 23-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-26 | 10-8 | 36-15 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 246, the Belgian reached the quarter after beating Oscar Weightman 6-3 6-2 and Massimo Giunta 6-7(6) 7-6(2) 6-0.
In the 2nd round against Giunta, Onclin recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 7-62 6-0). During the match, Onclin scored 115 points vs Giunta’s 98. Gauthier was pretty aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Onclin struck 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Gauthier Onclin was pretty effective on serve to win 80% (40/50) of his 1st serve and 71% (34/48) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Onclin broke Giunta 3 times after converting 19% of his break points (3/16).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
ATP Abidjan 2 Challenger - Gauthier Onclin's projected path
Onclin has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (271-159). 22-5 on hard in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Onclin has an overall107-57 win-loss record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Abidjan 1 Challenger where he overcame Hamish Stewart in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(2).
Gauthier has a compiled 32-8 win-loss record in 2026, 22-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Abidjan 2 Challenger
Mert Alkaya
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 39-26 | 36-20 | 2-2 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 55-24 | 55-24 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-21 | 20-7 | 15-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-17 | 10-5 | 21-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 349 (career-high), the Turk got to the quarter after beating Mukund Sasikumar 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 and Paul Jubb 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Turk had a good straight sets win against Jubb (6-1 6-4). During the match Alkaya scored 68 points vs Jubb’s 52. Alkaya was very aggressive to blast 20 winners.
Talking about serving, Alkaya fired 4 aces and he was extremely consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mert Alkaya lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Alkaya put 53% of his first serves in, winning 65% (20/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Mert broke Jubb 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alkaya has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Abidjan 2 Challenger - Mert Alkaya's projected path
Mert’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in M15 Monastir.
Mert has a compiled 27-9 win-loss record in 2026, 26-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Onclin | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 48 |
| Pts | 171-136 | 157-135 |
| Total Points | 307 | 292 |
| Winners | 66 | 67 |
| %Winners | 39% | 43% |
Both Onclin and Alkaya played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Gauthier Onclin conceded 1 set, while Mert Alkaya dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Onclin and Alkaya have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Onclin played 1 game more than Alkaya. The Belgian scored 66 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, The Turk scored 67 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Onclin | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 4 | 5 |
| 1st in | 79/149 | 92/152 |
| %1st in | 53% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 66/79 | 67/92 |
| %1st pts | 84% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 46/70 | 36/60 |
| %2nd pts | 66% | 60% |
Onclin managed to score 8 aces (4 per match). Alkaya scored 10 aces (5 per match). Onclin won 84% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 66% of the points. On the other side, Alkaya won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Onclin | Alkaya |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/22 | 7/13 |
| % Converted | 27% | 54% |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 4 |
| % Saved | 100% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 |
Onclin broke his opponents 6 times with a 27% conversion rate. Gauthier pretty solid on his serve as he has never dropped a single service game after saving 2 break points. The Turk broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Mert conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Onclin | ||||
| R1 Weightman |
R2 Giunta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-76 7-62 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 49 | |
| pts | 56-38 | 115-98 | 171-136 | |
| Total points | 94 | 213 | 307 | |
| Winners | 26 | 40 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 35% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 29/51 | 50/98 | 79/149 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 51% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 40/50 | 66/79 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 80% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/22 | 34/48 | 46/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 71% | 66% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/16 | 6/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 19% | 27% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Alkaya | ||||
| R1 Kumar Mukund |
R2 Jubb |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 17 | 48 | |
| pts | 89-83 | 68-52 | 157-135 | |
| Total points | 172 | 120 | 292 | |
| Winners | 47 | 20 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 29% | 43% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 61/93 | 31/59 | 92/152 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 53% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 47/61 | 20/31 | 67/92 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 65% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/32 | 15/28 | 36/60 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 54% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 5/9 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 56% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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