ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Brazzaville Challenger
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bax
👑 The Complete Package
Ribero
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 64% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 390 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Florent Bax here.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bax | Ribero |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–5 | 9–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | 3.25 |
| ROI % | +9.6% | +17.1% |
| Units P/L | +1.25u | +2.91u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Bax
0
Ribero
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Bax has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Ribero's 0%).
| Opponent | Bax | Ribero |
|---|---|---|
| Michiel De Krom | W 64 64 | L 67 67 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Bax | Ribero |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 56.3% | 64.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 78.1% | 70.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 57.7% | 49.9% |
| Aces / Match | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58% | 58.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.8% | 32.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.9% | 51.1% |
| BP Converted % | 53.2% | 41.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 28 | 33.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 34 | 41.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 69.5% | 93% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.6% | 50.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 69% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Thomas Faurel
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 10
Gonzalo Bueno
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Franco Ribero
Brazzaville Challenger · Semifinals
May 9
Calvin Hemery
Brazzaville Challenger · Final
May 9
Mathys Erhard
Brazzaville Challenger · Quarterfinals
May 8
Match summary
Florent Bax and Franco Ribero meet in the Brazzaville Challenger semifinals on May 9 on outdoor clay. Bax, ranked 254th, arrives with a three-match winning streak after six matches in fourteen days. Ribero sits at 890th and also brings three consecutive wins into the match, though at a slower pace with only three events in the same span.
The two have never faced each other. Both players have won four of their last five matches. On clay over a larger sample, Franco Ribero holds a 60% record while Florent Bax stands at 50% across recent clay play.
Bax operates as a baseline player who constructs points from the back court. Ribero functions as a defensive specialist, prioritizing consistency and depth. The match will test whether Bax can maintain his aggression without giving Ribiero extended rallies to control, and whether Ribero's defensive depth can withstand Bax's baseline construction.
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