Final preview from the Hersonissos 3 Challenger (hard), with form, serve and return numbers and a full Tale of the Tape for every open match. Matches marked 🔒 are on today's PBTennis Patreon card. Times are as listed by the tournament schedule and may move with the order of play.
Philip Henning vs Michele Ribecai
🧠 Form & Context
Philip Henning
- 🔥 Ranked No. 249 at 26, 7–3 in his last 10 and winning 64% of recent matches. Beat Maestrelli in the semifinals.
- 🚀 The much stronger server: 70.3% on the first serve and 55.4% on the second.
- 🔒 Saves 62.9% of break points (66% recently).
- 🏆 Has won 73% of best-of-three matches, 56% of career deciding sets and 92% after taking the first set.
- ⚠️ Slightly weaker against the first serve: 35.0% of points won.
Michele Ribecai
- 📊 Ranked No. 281 at 23, 6–4 in his last 10 and winning 46% of recent matches. Beat Searle in the semifinals.
- 🔁 The better returner against the first serve: 38.1% of points won.
- 🎯 Converts 46.9% of break points and wins 45% of career return points.
- 🎲 Has won 50% of his tiebreaks.
- ⚠️ The weaker server (64.1% on the first serve) and has won only 31% of deciding sets this season.
🔍 Match Breakdown
A first meeting, in the final. Henning is the 1.62 favourite and is ranked 32 places higher.
Henning is clearly the stronger server: 70.3% behind the first serve to 64.1%, 55.4% behind the second to 51.9%, and 62.9% of break points saved to 57.0%. He also lands more first serves (65.6% vs 60.8%).
Ribecai is the better returner against the first serve (38.1% vs 35.0%), while Henning is slightly better against the second (55.9% vs 54.9%). Break points converted are almost level (46.9% vs 46.1%).
The form is with Henning: 7–3 in his last 10 against 6–4, and 64% of recent matches won against 46%. He also has a much better record in deciding sets (56% vs 39% over his career).
Henning's serve, form and record in tight matches explain the price. Ribecai's return game is his way in.
📊 Tale of the Tape
| Metric | Henning | Ribecai |
|---|---|---|
| Ranking | 249 | 281 |
| Age | 26 | 23 |
| Last 10 | 7–3 | 6–4 |
| Head-to-head | 0 | 0 |
| First serves in | 65.6% | 60.8% |
| 1st-serve points won | 70.3% | 64.1% |
| 2nd-serve points won | 55.4% | 51.9% |
| Break points saved | 62.9% | 57.0% |
| Break points converted | 46.1% | 46.9% |
| Return points won (career) | 43% | 45% |
| Tiebreak win % | 55% | 50% |
| Deciding-set win % (career) | 56% | 39% |
| Best-of-3 win % | 73% | 61% |
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