Alexander Ritschard vs Yannick MertensPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Ritschard and Yannick Mertens have met 1 time since 2021; Alexander Ritschard leads 1–0. Across all meetings Ritschard has taken 2 sets to Mertens's 0. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Ritschard won at Biel (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ritschard | Mertens | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Ritschard | Yannick Mertens | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 58% | 11/19 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 83% | 5/6 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 52% | 13/25 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 29% | 5/17 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 100% | 3/3 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 78% | 7/9 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 14/15 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 73% | 11/15 | — | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ritschard 1, Mertens 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ritschard
⚔️ The Gladiator
Mertens
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 58% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 329 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Yannick Mertens.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Sep 20, 2021
Biel
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ritschard | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–0 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.31 | - |
| ROI % | +31.2% | - |
| Units P/L | +1.56u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ritschard | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 8 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Sergi Perez Contri
M25 Oviedo · Final
Aug 29
Ivan Gakhov
M25 Oviedo · Semifinals
Aug 28
Alejandro Juan Mano
M25 Oviedo · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Yaroslav Demin
M25 Oviedo · Quarterfinals
Aug 27
Carlos Sanchez Jover
M25 Oviedo · 1st Round
Aug 25
Sergi Perez Contri
M25 Santander · Semifinals
Aug 22
Ignacio Parisca
M25 Santander · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Pierre Antoine Tailleu
M25 Santander · 2nd Round
Aug 19
James McCabe
Lille · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 26
Joao Domingues
Tenerife 3 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 5
Lucas Gerch
Tenerife 1 · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 15
Arthur Cazaux
Roanne · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 6
Jesper de Jong
Antwerp · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 16
Hugo Gaston
Rennes · Round of 32
Sep 13
Luke Johnson
Rennes · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 12
Ivan Liutarevich
Rennes · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 11
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 25–25 matches
| Metric | Ritschard | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 76% | - |
| Sets won | 68% | - |
| Games won | 59% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ritschard | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ritschard | Mertens |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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