Alex De Minaur and Vasek Pospisil will play each other in the 4th round of the U.S. Open for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 11 am on Louis Armstrong Stadium. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex De Minaur who should win in 5 sets.
Alex De Minaur -> 1.59
Vasek Pospisil -> 2.3
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Vasek Pospisil
This will be the 3rd time that Alex De Minaur and Vasek Pospisil face off. The head to head is 2-0 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, De Minaur won 6-76 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Washington back in 2018.
Alex De Minaur
Ranked no. 28, De Minaur reached the 1st round after beating Andrej Martin 6-4 6-3 7-5, Richard Gasquet 6-4 6-3 6-76 7-5 and Karen Khachanov 6-4 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-1.
In the 3rd round, The Australian had a tough win against Khachanov to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-4 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-1). During the match De Minaur scored 140 points vs Khachanov’s 138. De Minaur was quite aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Minaur scored 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alex De Minaur lost the serve 5 times and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 57% of his first serves in, winning 69% (56/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (27/60) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Khachanov 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has dropped 3 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
De Minaur has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 65% of his matches (211-113). 5-4 on hard in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, De Minaur has a 109-52 record in the last 6 years on hard.
De Minaur has a 5-4 win-loss record in 2020, 5-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the U.S. Open
Alex lost in the Pre-q to .
Vasek Pospisil
Ranked no. 94, Vasek reached the 1st round after defeating Philipp Kohlschreiber 7-64 7-5 7-63, Milos Raonic 6-71 6-3 7-64 6-3 and Roberto Bautista Agut 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2.
In the 3rd round, Vasek had a tough win against Bautista-Agut to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Pospisil scored 150 points vs Bautista-Agut’s 142. Vasek was quite aggressive to blast 75 winners.
Talking about serving, Pospisil made 19 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Vasek Pospisil lost the serve 3 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Pospisil put 62% of his first serves in, winning 75% (75/100) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (30/62) on the 2nd serve. Pospisil broke Bautista-Agut 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pospisil has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Vasek’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Montpellier.
Vasek has a 13-6 win-loss record in 2020, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS)
.Last year at the U.S. Open
The Canadian lost in the Pre-q to .
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 12 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 117 | 129 |
| Pts | 396-353 | 421-384 |
| Total Points | 749 | 805 |
| Winners | 161 | 205 |
| %Winners | 41% | 49% |
Both De Minaur and Pospisil played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur conceded 3 sets, while Vasek Pospisil dropper 3 sets. Talking about their workload, De Minaur and Pospisil have played the same amount of sets 12. However, De Minaur played 12 games less than Pospisil. Alex scored 161 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Vasek bagged 205 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 62 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 20.7 |
| 1st in | 220/375 | 256/414 |
| %1st in | 59% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 161/220 | 205/256 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 75/155 | 85/158 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 54% |
De Minaur bagged 21 aces (7 per match). Pospisil made 62 aces (20.7 per match). De Minaur won 73% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Pospisil won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Minaur | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 18 | 9 |
| Converted | 18/33 | 9/29 |
| % Converted | 55% | 31% |
| Conceded | 27 | 24 |
| Saved | 17 | 19 |
| % Saved | 63% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 5 |
The Australian broke his opponents 18 times with a 55% conversion rate. Alex lost his serve 10 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded. Pospisil broke his opponents 9 times with a 31% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | |||||
| R1 Martin | R2 Gasquet | R3 Khachanov | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 6-76 7-5 | 6-4 0-6 4-6 6-3 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 44 | 42 | 117 | |
| pts | 108-91 | 148-124 | 140-138 | 396-353 | |
| Total points | 199 | 272 | 278 | 749 | |
| Winners | 41 | 64 | 56 | 161 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 43% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 11 | 8 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 8 | 6 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 59/97 | 80/137 | 81/141 | 220/375 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 58% | 57% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 41/59 | 64/80 | 56/81 | 161/220 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 80% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/38 | 27/57 | 27/60 | 75/155 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 47% | 45% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Converted | 6/8 | 6/12 | 6/13 | 18/33 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 46% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 9 | 10 | 27 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 6/9 | 5/10 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 67% | 50% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| Pospisil | |||||
| R1 Kohlschreiber | R2 Raonic | R3 Bautista-Agut | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-5 7-63 | 6-71 6-3 7-64 6-3 | 7-5 2-6 4-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 44 | 47 | 129 | |
| pts | 133-115 | 138-127 | 150-142 | 421-384 | |
| Total points | 248 | 265 | 292 | 805 | |
| Winners | 58 | 72 | 75 | 205 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 52% | 50% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 23 | 20 | 19 | 62 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 5 | 7 | 19 | |
| 1st in | 68/120 | 88/132 | 100/162 | 256/414 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 67% | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 58/68 | 72/88 | 75/100 | 205/256 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 82% | 75% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 28/52 | 27/44 | 30/62 | 85/158 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 61% | 48% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 2/10 | 4/8 | 9/29 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 20% | 50% | 31% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 | 15 | 24 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 5/5 | 12/15 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 80% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
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Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Borna CoricCoric – Alexander ZverevZverev (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Andrey RublevRublev (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – David GoffinGoffin (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-0) – H2H and prediction