Carlos Alcaraz and Alex De Minaur will clash against each other in the Round Robin of the the Laver Cup for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Unknown at 5:00 pm on Court 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.222
Alex De Minaur -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alex De Minaur
This will be the 7th time that Carlos Alcaraz and Alex De Minaur play each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played each other, Alcaraz won 7-5 6-2 6-1 in the quarter in at the Australian Open back in January 2026.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex De Minaur – Australian Open 27-January-2026
Carlos Alcaraz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-4 | 21-3 | 5-1 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 71-9 | 28-4 | 22-1 | 10-3 | 11-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-13 | 22-5 | 17-4 | 7-3 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-12 | 26-6 | 25-3 | 2-3 | 12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-13 | 21-4 | 27-4 | 6-4 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 3, the Spaniard got to the Round Robin after beating
In the previous match, Alcaraz defeated Fritz (6-3 4-6 13-11). During the match, Alcaraz scored 73 points vs Fritz’s 70. Alcaraz was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Alcaraz struck 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Carlos Alcaraz lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Alcaraz put 64% of his first serves in, winning 69% (29/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Fritz 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Alcaraz has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 81% of his matches (385-89). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Alcaraz has a composed36-16 record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was winning the title at the Australian Open where he defeated Novak Djokovic in the final 2-6 6-2 6-3 7-5 and in Doha where he defeated Arthur Fils in the final 6-2 6-1.
Alcaraz has an aggregate 27-4 win-loss record in 2026, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Laver Cup
Previously, his best result was reaching the Round Robin in 2024 and 2025. See his history.
Alex De Minaur
36 - 18win/loss
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WWWLWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 36-18 | 15-9 | 7-6 | 6-0 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 56-24 | 30-11 | 10-5 | 13-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-21 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 11-9 | 7-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 9, the Australian reached the Round Robin after defeating
In the previous match against Zverev, De Minaur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-65 11-9).During the match De Minaur scored less points (5) than Zverev. In fact, the world no. 3 won 70 points vs Zverev’s. That means that De Minaur was more focused during the important points. De Minaur was quite aggressive to blast 22 winners.
About the serving games, De Minaur scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alex De Minaur lost the serve 4 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 53% of his first serves in, winning 59% (22/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 64% (21/33) on the 2nd serve. De Minaur broke Zverev twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
His best result of the season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime in the final 6-3 6-2.
De Minaur has an overall 36-18 win-loss record in 2026, 6-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Laver Cup
Previously, his best result was reaching the Round Robin in 2022 and 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Alcaraz | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 |
| Pts | 73-70 | 70-75 |
| Total Points | 143 | 145 |
| Winners | 29 | 22 |
| %Winners | 40% | 31% |
Both Alcaraz and De Minaur played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Carlos Alcaraz dropped 1 set, while Alex De Minaur surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Alcaraz and De Minaur have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (32). Carlos scored 29 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian recorded 22 winners (31%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Alcaraz | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 42/66 | 37/70 |
| %1st in | 64% | 53% |
| 1st pts | 29/42 | 22/37 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 59% |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 21/33 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 64% |
Alcaraz fired 3 aces . De Minaur recorded 1 ace . Alcaraz won 69% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, De Minaur won 59% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 64% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Alcaraz | De Minaur |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 2 |
| Converted | 3/8 | 2/5 |
| % Converted | 38% | 40% |
| Conceded | 4 | 9 |
| Saved | 2 | 5 |
| % Saved | 50% | 56% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 |
Carlos broke his opponent 3 times with a 38% conversion rate. Alcaraz surrendered his serve twice and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. De Minaur broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. De Minaur conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded.
| Alcaraz | |||
| Round Robin Fritz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 4-6 13-11 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 73-70 | 73-70 | |
| Total points | 143 | 143 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 42/66 | 42/66 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 29/42 | 29/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 11/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/8 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| De Minaur | |||
| Round Robin Zverev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-65 11-9 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 70-75 | 70-75 | |
| Total points | 145 | 145 | |
| Winners | 22 | 22 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 31% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 37/70 | 37/70 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 22/37 | 22/37 | |
| % 1st pts | 59% | 59% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/33 | 21/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 5/9 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 56% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Laver Cup
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Taylor FritzFritz (6-3 4-6 13-11) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Learner TienTien – Flavio CobolliCobolli (6-3 2-6 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexander ZverevZverev (2-6 7-65 11-9) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Brandon NakashimaNakashima – Jakub MensikMensik (6-1 3-6 10-7) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Casper RuudRuud – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-74 6-4 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Rafael JodarJodar – Alexander BublikBublik (6-2 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-0) – H2H and prediction
