Otto Virtanen vs Ugo Blanchet — Thionville CH Quarter-final

Thionville CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Otto Virtanen
FIN3
Otto Virtanen
#140ATP
1706ELO
1674Hard ELO
$214kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
FRA8
Ugo Blanchet
#170ATP
1521ELO
1546Hard ELO
$119kYTD
$989kCAREER
27 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWWL
Virtanen O.
7-5 7-6
Blanchet U.
Virtanen O.
7772
Blanchet U.
5630

Otto Virtanen defeated Ugo Blanchet 7-5 7-6 in the Thionville CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Otto Virtanen came in ranked #140.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Virtanen O.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Blanchet U.

Blanchet U.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

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

Statistics

This season
Virtanen O.Blanchet U.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
68%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
5.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Virtanen O.Blanchet U.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
89
Break points won·Clear edge
3
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
12
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
86
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Virtanen O.
7.5
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Blanchet U.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+128 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1546
7.2Overall Elo 1706
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1521
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
5.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
9.2
4.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
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
Virtanen O.Blanchet U.
Freshness·
84
—

Virtanen O.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Ofner S.[4]
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
6-756-37-67
Semi-finals
Ofner S.[4]
Gaston H.[1]
6-46-2
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Virtanen O.[3]
4-66-27-63
Quarter-finals
Gaston H.[1]
Kouame M.
3-66-36-4
Ofner S.[4]
Rodionov J.
6-23-66-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Choinski J.[2]
6-47-65
Virtanen O.[3]
Blanchet U.[8]
7-57-63
R16
Kouame M.
Zeppieri G.[5]
6-11-0
Gaston H.[1]
Smith K.
3-66-36-2
Ofner S.[4]
Cassone M.
7-56-2
Choinski J.[2]
Safiullin R.
4-67-57-5
Rodionov J.
Krumich M.
6-36-2
Blanchet U.[8]
Chidekh C.
6-26-2
Virtanen O.[3]
Herbert P.
7-56-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Nishikori K.
3-66-46-2
R32
Rodionov J.
Grenier H.
6-31-0
Cassone M.
Broom C.
6-46-3
Blanchet U.[8]
Watanuki Y.
6-756-23-0
Gaston H.[1]
Glinka D.
6-34-2
Smith K.
Holmgren A.
6-33-66-3
Kouame M.
Sels J.
6-36-0
Zeppieri G.[5]
Engel J.
4-67-56-1
Ofner S.[4]
Loffhagen G.
4-67-57-65
Chidekh C.
Bertola R.
6-37-63
Virtanen O.[3]
Paris T.
6-41-67-62
Safiullin R.
Skatov T.
7-636-3
Krumich M.
Added D.
6-46-2
Herbert P.
Bailly G.
6-36-736-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[6]
Molcan A.
6-16-2
Nishikori K.
Tabur C.
7-54-66-2
Choinski J.[2]
Malige M.
7-636-1