Final preview from the Brest Challenger (indoor hard), with form, serve and return numbers and a full Tale of the Tape for every match. Times are as listed by the tournament schedule and may move with the order of play.
Moise Kouame vs Martin Damm
🧠 Form & Context
Moise Kouame
- 🔥 Ranked No. 176 at just 17, 5–5 in his last 10, with wins over Grenier, Gaston, Maestrelli and Virtanen this week.
- 🔁 The far better returner: 34.4% against the first serve and 51.6% against the second.
- 🎯 Converts 42.0% of his break points.
- 🏆 Has won 59% of deciding sets this season and 57% of tiebreaks over his career.
- ⚠️ Wins only 68.7% behind his first serve. Very limited data on him at this level.
Martin Damm
- 📊 Ranked No. 105 at 23, left-handed, 4–6 in his last 10, with wins over Gueymard Wayenburg, Blanchet, Tabur and Prizmic this week.
- 🚀 A huge first serve: 76.5% of points won.
- 🔒 Saves 65.2% of break points.
- 🏆 Won their only previous meeting, in three sets.
- ⚠️ Weak on return (28.0% against the first serve), and has won only 32% of deciding sets this season.
🔍 Match Breakdown
Damm is the 1.44 favourite and won their only previous meeting, 7–5 6–7 6–4 at an ITF event in Sharm El Sheikh in February 2025.
This is the classic serve-against-return final. Damm wins 76.5% behind his first serve to Kouame's 68.7%, and saves more break points (65.2% vs 62.7%).
Kouame is far stronger on return. He wins 34.4% of points against the first serve to 28.0%, and 51.6% against the second to 47.1%. He also converts more break points (42.0% vs 38.8%).
Kouame has the better last 10 (5–5 vs 4–6) and a much better deciding-set record this season (59% vs 32%). Damm has won slightly more of his recent matches (50% vs 44%).
Damm's serve has carried him through the draw. If Kouame can get into his return games, the teenager's record in long matches gives him a real chance.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Kouame | Damm |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 176 | 105 |
| Age | 17 | 23 |
| Last 10 | 5–5 | 4–6 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 1 |
| First serves in | 59.0% | 60.1% |
| 1st-serve points won | 68.7% | 76.5% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 49.4% | 50.3% |
| Break points saved | 62.7% | 65.2% |
| Break points converted | 42.0% | 38.8% |
| Return points won (career) | 41% | 35% |
| Tiebreak win % | 57% | 54% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 56% | 45% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 57% | 58% |
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