Richard Gasquet and Vasek Pospisil will square off in the semifinal of the Sofia Open for the 6th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Vasek Pospisil who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Vasek Pospisil is the pick to win this match.
Vasek Pospisil -> 1.58
Richard Gasquet -> 2.51
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Prediction and head to head Richard Gasquet vs. Vasek Pospisil
This will be the 6th time that Richard Gasquet and Vasek Pospisil clash against each other. The head to head is 3-2 for Pospisil (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Gasquet won 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shanghai back in 2015.
Richard Gasquet
Ranked no. 49, Gasquet got to the 2nd round after defeating Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 6-4, Jonas Forejtek 6-4 6-2 and Salvatore Caruso 7-64 7-5.
In the quarter, Gasquet had a good straight sets win against Caruso (7-64 7-5). During the match Gasquet scored 83 points vs Caruso’s 69. the French player was exceptionally aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Gasquet blasted 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Richard Gasquet was very effective on serve to win 81% (39/48) of his 1st serve and 64% (14/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. the French player broke Caruso twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Richard hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 57% of the points he played.
Gasquet has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (339-188). 6-5 on indoor hard courts in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Gasquet has a 92-49 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Richard has a 10-9 win-loss record in 2020, 6-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Sofia
the French player didn’t compete in Sofia in 2019.
Vasek Pospisil
Ranked no. 74, Pospisil reached the 2nd round after beating Illya Marchenko 6-2 5-7 7-65, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-4 and John Millman 6-3 6-2.
In the quarter, The Canadian had a good straight sets win against Millman (6-3 6-2). During the match Pospisil scored 64 points vs Millman’s 42. The Canadian was extremely aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Pospisil recorded 5 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Vasek Pospisil was exceptionally efficent on serve to win 86% (24/28) of his 1st serve and 55% (11/20) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Pospisil broke Millman 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Vasek has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Pospisil’s best result of the season was getting to the final in Montpellier.
Pospisil has a 20-11 win-loss record in 2020, 14-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Gasquet | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 69 |
| Pts | 212-161 | 236-193 |
| Total Points | 373 | 429 |
| Winners | 88 | 100 |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% |
Both Gasquet and Pospisil played 3 matches. At the moment, Vasek Pospisil conceded 1 set while Richard Gasquet hasn’t lost a set so far. Gasquet has played 1 set(s) less than Pospisil (6 vs 7). Therefore, Gasquet played 7 games less than Pospisil. Gasquet scored 88 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Vasek scored 100 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Gasquet | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 7.3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 103/168 | 120/206 |
| %1st in | 61% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 88/103 | 100/120 |
| %1st pts | 85% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 42/65 | 45/86 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 52% |
Gasquet made 22 aces (7.3 per match). Pospisil scored 18 aces (6 per match). Gasquet won 85% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Pospisil won 83% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Gasquet | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 9 |
| Converted | 8/23 | 9/23 |
| % Converted | 35% | 39% |
| Conceded | 8 | 14 |
| Saved | 6 | 11 |
| % Saved | 75% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
Gasquet broke his opponents 8 times with a 35% conversion rate. Richard conceded his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Vasek broke his opponents 9 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Canadian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Gasquet | |||||
| R1 Carballes Baena |
R2 Forejtek |
1/4 Caruso |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 7-64 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 18 | 25 | 62 | |
| pts | 66-47 | 63-45 | 83-69 | 212-161 | |
| Total points | 113 | 108 | 152 | 373 | |
| Winners | 22 | 27 | 39 | 88 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 43% | 47% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 27/53 | 28/45 | 48/70 | 103/168 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 62% | 69% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 22/27 | 27/28 | 39/48 | 88/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 96% | 81% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/26 | 10/17 | 14/22 | 42/65 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 59% | 64% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 3/9 | 2/6 | 8/23 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 33% | 33% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Pospisil | |||||
| R1 Marchenko |
R2 Struff |
1/4 Millman |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 7-65 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 17 | 69 | |
| pts | 106-96 | 66-55 | 64-42 | 236-193 | |
| Total points | 202 | 121 | 106 | 429 | |
| Winners | 48 | 28 | 24 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | 38% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 5 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 61/96 | 31/62 | 28/48 | 120/206 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 50% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 48/61 | 28/31 | 24/28 | 100/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 90% | 86% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 16/31 | 11/20 | 45/86 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 52% | 55% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/10 | 4/6 | 9/23 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 20% | 67% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 3 | 14 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 67% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLL Tennis Scores in Sofia
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – John MillmanMillman (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-73 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-64 7-5) – See score progression
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-2 1-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – John MillmanMillman (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Salvatore CarusoCaruso (7-6(4) 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adrian MannarinoMannarino – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Vasek PospisilPospisil – Richard GasquetGasquet (3-2) – H2H and prediction
