Alexander Ritschard vs Valentin VacherotHouston Qualifying Round 2

Houston · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
#575ATP
1528ELO
1557Clay ELO
32 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
#21ATP
1903ELO
1789Clay ELO
$1.0MYTD
$3.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWWLWW
Ritschard A.
7-6 7-6
Vacherot V.
Ritschard A.
77772
Vacherot V.
64650

Alexander Ritschard defeated Valentin Vacherot 7-6 7-6 in the Houston qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Vacherot came in ranked #21.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ritschard A.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vacherot V.

Vacherot V.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ritschard A.

Even serve battle

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

Serve & return on clay

Ritschard A.Vacherot V.
Serve
39
Return
54

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (101 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
36
69
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
96
Break points won·Clear edge
14
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
40
95
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
60
66

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.1Clay Elo 1557
Surface ELO
7.9+232 Clay Elo edge
0.3Overall Elo 1528
ELO gap
9.7Overall Elo 1903
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
5.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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.

Conditions

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