Hugo Gaston and Dmitry Popko will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lisbon Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:25 pm on ESTÁDIO CIF. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.54
Dmitry Popko -> 2.48
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Prediction and head to head Hugo Gaston vs. Dmitry Popko
There is no head to head record between Hugo Gaston and Dmitry Popko since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Hugo Gaston
Ranked no. 116, Gaston reached the semifinal after beating Francesco Forti 6-3 6-1, Robin Haase 4-6 7-65 6-3 and Cedrik-Marcel Stebe 7-63 4-3 ret..
In the quarter, Hugo had a good straight sets win against Stebe (7-63 4-3 ret.). During the match, Gaston scored 84 points vs Stebe’s 78. Gaston was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gaston couldn’t to score even 1 ace and he was very solid in conceding no double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 65% of his first serves in, winning 62% (33/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (16/29) on the 2nd serve. Hugo broke Stebe 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hugo started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Gaston has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (128-81). 28-13 on clay in 2021. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Gaston has an aggregate78-39 win-loss record in the last 6 years on clay.
Hugo’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Rome 1 Challenger,the Iasi Challenger, Gstaad and the Tulln Challenger.
The French player has an aggregate 34-22 win-loss record in 2021, 28-13 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lisbon Challenger
Gaston has never competed in this tournament before.
Dmitry Popko
Ranked no. 187, Dmitry reached the semifinal after beating Lorenzo Giustino 1-6 6-3 4-1 ret., Benjamin Hassan 6-2 6-4 and Joao Domingues 6-74 7-5 6-0.
In the quarter against Domingues, Dmitry recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-5 6-0). During the match Popko scored 112 points vs Domingues’s 91. Dmitry was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about serving, Popko fired 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dmitry Popko lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Popko put 55% of his first serves in, winning 69% (40/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (22/48) on the 2nd serve. Popko broke Domingues 8 times after converting 62% of his break points (8/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dmitry started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Dmitry’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Prague 2 Challenger.
Popko has an aggregate 30-28 win-loss record in 2021, 24-18 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lisbon Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2020. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gaston | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 70 |
| Pts | 266-235 | 248-211 |
| Total Points | 501 | 459 |
| Winners | 87 | 85 |
| %Winners | 33% | 34% |
Both Gaston and Popko played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hugo Gaston conceded 1 set, while Dmitry Popko lost 2 sets. Gaston has played 1 set(s) less than Popko (8 vs 9). Therefore, Gaston played 2 games less than Popko. Gaston scored 87 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, The Kazakhstani bagged 85 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gaston | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 0.3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 136/229 | 122/225 |
| %1st in | 59% | 54% |
| 1st pts | 87/136 | 85/122 |
| %1st pts | 64% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 54/93 | 55/103 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 53% |
Gaston scored 1 ace (0.3 per match). Popko also recorded 12 aces (4 per match). Gaston won 64% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Popko won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gaston | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 15 |
| Converted | 13/39 | 15/33 |
| % Converted | 33% | 45% |
| Conceded | 20 | 21 |
| Saved | 13 | 14 |
| % Saved | 65% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
The French player broke his opponents 13 times with a 33% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded. Dmitry broke his opponents 15 times with a 45% conversion rate. Dmitry conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gaston | |||||
| R1 Forti |
R2 Haase |
1/4 Stebe |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 4-6 7-65 6-3 | 7-63 4-3 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 32 | 20 | 68 | |
| pts | 69-47 | 113-110 | 84-78 | 266-235 | |
| Total points | 116 | 223 | 162 | 501 | |
| Winners | 14 | 40 | 33 | 87 | |
| %Winners | 20% | 35% | 39% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 21/43 | 62/104 | 53/82 | 136/229 | |
| % 1st in | 49% | 60% | 65% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 14/21 | 40/62 | 33/53 | 87/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 65% | 62% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/22 | 22/42 | 16/29 | 54/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 52% | 55% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/17 | 3/11 | 13/39 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 29% | 27% | 33% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 | 7 | 20 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 5/9 | 5/7 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 56% | 71% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
| Popko | |||||
| R1 Giustino |
R2 Hassan |
1/4 Domingues |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-3 4-1 ret. | 6-2 6-4 | 6-74 7-5 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 31 | 70 | |
| pts | 67-68 | 69-52 | 112-91 | 248-211 | |
| Total points | 135 | 121 | 203 | 459 | |
| Winners | 23 | 22 | 40 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 32% | 36% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 34/66 | 30/53 | 58/106 | 122/225 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 57% | 55% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 23/34 | 22/30 | 40/58 | 85/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 73% | 69% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/32 | 15/23 | 22/48 | 55/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 65% | 46% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 8 | 15 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/12 | 8/13 | 15/33 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 62% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 11 | 21 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 1/2 | 7/11 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 64% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLWLWWLW Tennis Scores in Lisbon Challenger
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Joao DominguesDomingues (6-74 7-5 6-0) – See score progression
- Hugo GastonGaston – Cedrik-Marcel StebeStebe (7-63 4-3 ret.) – See score progression
- Andrej MartinMartin – Nikola MilojevicMilojevic (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Andrea PellegrinoPellegrino – Andrej MartinMartin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Hugo GastonGaston – Dmitry PopkoPopko (0-0) – H2H and prediction
