Ugo Blanchet vs Alexei Popyrin — Manama CH Round of 32

Manama CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
FRA
Ugo Blanchet
#170ATP
1521ELO
1546Hard ELO
$119kYTD
$989kCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
hard
Alexei Popyrin
AUS1
Alexei Popyrin
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
Blanchet U.
6-3 7-6
Popyrin A.
Blanchet U.
6782
Popyrin A.
3660

Ugo Blanchet defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 7-6 in the Manama CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #103. Ugo Blanchet extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Ugo Blanchet closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-15HamburgR32clayUgo Blanchet4-6 7-6(6) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Blanchet U.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

Popyrin A.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Blanchet U.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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 hard

Blanchet U.Popyrin A.
—
Serve
40
—
Return
11

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

Statistics

This season
Blanchet U.Popyrin A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.8
11.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.9
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blanchet U.Popyrin A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
99
Break points won·Slight edge
15
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
12
75
Tiebreaks·Even
93
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blanchet U.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Popyrin A.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.5Hard Elo 1546
Surface ELO
6.5+134 Hard Elo edge
2.6Overall Elo 1521
ELO gap
7.4Overall Elo 1741
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
1.3
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
7.7
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
2.0
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Blanchet U.Popyrin A.
Freshness·
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97

Popyrin A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Jacquet K.
Nardi L.[7]
7-53-66-4
Semi-finals
Nardi L.[7]
Virtanen O.
7-666-2
Jacquet K.
Bellucci M.[2]
6-796-47-66
Quarter-finals
Nardi L.[7]
Blanchet U.
6-46-4
Jacquet K.
Fearnley J.[3]
7-641-66-3
Bellucci M.[2]
Tirante T.[6]
6-46-4
Virtanen O.
Travaglia S.
6-47-5
R16
Travaglia S.
Wong C.
6-746-36-4
Blanchet U.
Grenier H.
7-656-4
Nardi L.[7]
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-36-0
Jacquet K.
Hanfmann Y.[5]
6-37-63
Tirante T.[6]
Schwaerzler J.
3-66-26-3
Virtanen O.
Giustino L.
7-646-3
Fearnley J.[3]
Pokorny L.
3-66-46-1
Bellucci M.[2]
Butvilas E.
6-47-5
R32
Nardi L.[7]
Pacheco Mendez R.
7-657-61
Giustino L.
Misolic F.[4]
7-657-64
Blanchet U.
Popyrin A.[1]
6-37-66
Grenier H.
Zhukayev B.
6-756-26-1
Budkov Kjaer N.
Kuzmanov D.
5-76-17-5
Fearnley J.[3]
Neumayer L.
6-37-64
Tirante T.[6]
Blancaneaux G.
6-36-3
Schwaerzler J.
Ursu V.
7-656-4
Butvilas E.
Mrva M.
6-26-2
Bellucci M.[2]
Erel Y.
6-46-4
Virtanen O.
Zhang Z.
4-67-6127-65
Wong C.
Peniston R.
6-36-2
Hanfmann Y.[5]
Dhamne M.
6-36-2
Jacquet K.
Oconnell C.
6-36-1
Travaglia S.
Mochizuki S.[8]
6-37-61
Pokorny L.
Den Ouden G.
6-47-5