Alexander Ritschard vs Michael Geerts — Murcia CH Round of 32

Murcia CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
SUI5
Alexander Ritschard
#575ATP
1528ELO
1557Clay ELO
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 April 2023
clay
Michael Geerts
BEL
Michael Geerts
#328ATP
1400ELO
1348Clay ELO
31 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWLW
Ritschard A.
4-6 6-4 6-3
Geerts M.
Ritschard A.
4662
Geerts M.
6431

Alexander Ritschard defeated Michael Geerts 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the Murcia CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Geerts came in ranked #328, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ritschard A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Geerts M.

Geerts M.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ritschard A.

Serve advantage — Ritschard A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ritschard A.Geerts M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (158 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ritschard A.Geerts M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
9
Break points saved·Even
84
82
Break points won·Slight edge
14
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
8
Tiebreaks·Dominant
59
2

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ritschard A.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Geerts M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+209 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Clay Elo 1348
6.5Overall Elo 1528
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1400
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
5.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
6.3
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Ritschard A.Geerts M.
Freshness·
—
89

Geerts M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Arnaldi M.[2]
Gojo B.[1]
6-47-64
Semi-finals
Gojo B.[1]
Llamas Ruiz P.
7-646-736-4
Arnaldi M.[2]
Trungelliti M.
7-646-4
Quarter-finals
Arnaldi M.[2]
Kukushkin M.
6-46-1
Llamas Ruiz P.
Dutra Da Silva D.
6-36-1
Trungelliti M.
Durasovic V.
6-46-4
Gojo B.[1]
De Jong J.
6-12-66-3
R16
De Jong J.
Ritschard A.[5]
6-46-1
Kukushkin M.
Lopez San Martin A.
6-16-6
Llamas Ruiz P.
Shelbayh A.
7-647-65
Dutra Da Silva D.
Polmans M.
6-34-66-3
Gojo B.[1]
Gakhov I.
7-663-67-65
Arnaldi M.[2]
Coppejans K.
3-66-46-4
Durasovic V.
Moro Canas A.
7-676-4
Trungelliti M.
Collarini A.[6]
4-66-26-3
R32
Durasovic V.
Roca Batalla O.
7-623-1
Kukushkin M.
Debru G.
6-26-3
Coppejans K.
Jasika O.
6-46-4
Collarini A.[6]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-26-2
Llamas Ruiz P.
Giustino L.[8]
6-26-2
Shelbayh A.
Domingues J.
7-636-4
De Jong J.
Sanchez Jover C.
6-46-3
Gojo B.[1]
Alvarez Varona N.
6-36-2
Dutra Da Silva D.
Campana Lee G.
7-54-67-5
Gakhov I.
Landaluce M.
7-646-4
Lopez San Martin A.
Butvilas E.
6-26-726-2
Moro Canas A.
Brancaccio R.[3]
6-36-4
Trungelliti M.
Edmund K.
1-66-36-3
Polmans M.
Uchida K.[4]
6-47-67
Ritschard A.[5]
Geerts M.
4-66-46-3
Arnaldi M.[2]
Lopez F.
6-37-64