ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Buse
🪃 Counterpuncher
Faurel
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,919 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Ignacio Buse here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. 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 | Buse | Faurel |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–8 | 9–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 2.63 |
| ROI % | +21.9% | +13.4% |
| Units P/L | +4.60u | +2.41u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Buse
0
Faurel
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Faurel has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Buse's 50%).
| Opponent | Buse | Faurel |
|---|---|---|
| Genaro Alberto Olivieri | W 63 36 63 | W 76 63 |
| Dalibor Svrcina | L 16 16 | W 62 63 |
| David Goffin | L 62 36 36 | W 61 64 |
| Timofey Skatov | W 63 61 | W 62 46 60 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Buse | Faurel |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.9% | 66.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.4% | 61.6% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.9% | 49.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2.9 | 1.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 59.2% | 51.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 33.2% | 32.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51% | 49.8% |
| BP Converted % | 45.2% | 46.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 26.9 | 21 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 31.6 | 31.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 73.2% | 71.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.8% | 48.6% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 63% | 50% |
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Match summary
Ignacio Buse meets Thomas Faurel in the Round of 16 at the Open Aix Provence Crédit Agricole on April 30, a clay court tournament where consistency will matter. Buse arrives ranked 58th while Faurel sits at 417th, a significant gap that shapes expectations on the red clay surface. The two have never faced each other.
Faurel has won his last three matches and holds a 60% win rate over his last five outings, though his overall clay record sits at 10-10. Ignacio Buse has played more frequently in the past two weeks with three matches in fourteen days but converted only two of his last five. Both players stepped on court just a day before this meeting, having played in recent rounds.
Buse constructs points from his opponent's tempo, relying on retrievals and counterattacking rather than dictating play. His clay record of 12-8 shows comfort on the surface. Faurel brings a more direct, physical approach and has been riding momentum these past weeks despite a career-long 50% mark on clay. The question becomes whether Buse can impose his reactive game under pressure or whether Faurel's current form sustains through a full match.
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