Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Felix Auger Aliassime will square off in the semifinal of the bett1HULKS Championships for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 9:30 pm on BETT1 CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Auger Aliassime who should win in 3 sets.
Felix Auger Aliassime -> 1.81
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Diego Sebastian Schwartzman vs. Felix Auger Aliassime
There is no head to head record between Diego Sebastian Schwartzman and Felix Auger Aliassime since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Diego Sebastian Schwartzman
Ranked no. 9, Diego got to the semifinal after defeating Oscar Otte 6-3 6-2 and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 2-6 7-63 6-1.
In the quarter against Davidovich Fokina, Diego recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-63 6-1). During the match Schwartzman scored 89 points vs Davidovich Fokina’s 80. The Argentine was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.
Talking about the service games, Schwartzman was unable to score even 1 ace during the encounter and he was extremely solid in conceding no double faults. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman lost the serve 7 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Schwartzman put 69% of his first serves in, winning 60% (31/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 35% (8/23) on the 2nd serve. Schwartzman broke Davidovich Fokina 8 times after converting 53% of his break points (8/15).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Schwartzman has lost 1 set in this tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Schwartzman has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (431-252). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Schwartzman has a 21-17 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Schwartzman’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Cordoba and Rome.
Diego has a 22-10 win-loss record in 2020, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
The Argentine didn’t play in Cologne in 2019.
Felix Auger Aliassime
Ranked no. 22, the Canadian got to the semifinal after defeating Egor Gerasimov 4-6 7-62 7-64 and Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3 6-4.
In the quarter, Felix had a good straight sets win against Nishioka (6-3 6-4). During the match Auger-Aliassime scored 68 points vs Nishioka’s 56. The Canadian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Auger-Aliassime blasted 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Felix Auger Aliassime lost the serve twice and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Auger-Aliassime put 67% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Felix broke Nishioka 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Auger-Aliassime has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
The Canadian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Rotterdam, Marseille and Cologne.
The Canadian has a 23-15 win-loss record in 2020, 14-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Cologne
Auger-Aliassime didn’t compete in Cologne in 2019.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Schwartzman | Auger-Aliassime |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 45 | 55 |
| Pts | 157-127 | 177-162 |
| Total Points | 284 | 339 |
| Winners | 56 | 89 |
| %Winners | 36% | 50% |
Both Schwartzman and Auger-Aliassime played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman conceded 1 set, while Felix Auger Aliassime dropper 1 set. Talking about their workload, Schwartzman and Auger-Aliassime have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Schwartzman played 10 games less than Auger-Aliassime. The Argentine scored 56 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Auger-Aliassime struck 89 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Schwartzman | Auger-Aliassime |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 13 |
| 1st in | 86/131 | 122/193 |
| %1st in | 66% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 56/86 | 89/122 |
| %1st pts | 65% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 35/71 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 49% |
Schwartzman fired 2 aces (1 per match). Auger-Aliassime fired 26 aces (13 per match). Schwartzman won 65% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Auger-Aliassime won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Schwartzman | Auger-Aliassime |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 7 |
| Converted | 11/21 | 7/15 |
| % Converted | 52% | 47% |
| Conceded | 11 | 16 |
| Saved | 4 | 10 |
| % Saved | 36% | 63% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 6 |
Schwartzman broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. The Argentine dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 36% of the break points that he conceded. Felix broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.
| Schwartzman | ||||
| R2 Otte | 1/4 Davidovich Fokina | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 2-6 7-63 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 28 | 45 | |
| pts | 68-47 | 89-80 | 157-127 | |
| Total points | 115 | 169 | 284 | |
| Winners | 25 | 31 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 35% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 34/56 | 52/75 | 86/131 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 69% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 25/34 | 31/52 | 56/86 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 60% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 8/23 | 23/45 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 35% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 8/15 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 53% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2/9 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 22% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 7 | 7 | |
| Auger-Aliassime | ||||
| R2 Gerasimov | 1/4 Nishioka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-62 7-64 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 36 | 19 | 55 | |
| pts | 109-106 | 68-56 | 177-162 | |
| Total points | 215 | 124 | 339 | |
| Winners | 55 | 34 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 11 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 73/120 | 49/73 | 122/193 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 67% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 55/73 | 34/49 | 89/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/47 | 11/24 | 35/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 46% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/10 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 40% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 | 16 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 4/6 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 67% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
Tennis Scores in Cologne
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 6-75 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-63 6-1) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gilles SimonSimon (6-3 0-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Adrian MannarinoMannarino (6-4 6-7(5) 6-4) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina (2-6 7-6(3) 6-1) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H and prediction