Jannik Sinner and Vasek Pospisil will play each other in the final of the Sofia Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 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 Jannik Sinner who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jannik Sinner is the pick to win this match.
Jannik Sinner -> 1.6
Vasek Pospisil -> 2.46
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Prediction and head to head Jannik Sinner vs. Vasek Pospisil
There is no head to head record between Jannik Sinner and Vasek Pospisil since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Jannik Sinner
Ranked no. 44, Jannik got to the final after beating Marton Fucsovics 6-2 6-4, Marc-Andrea Huesler 6-3 6-4, Alex De Minaur 6-73 6-4 6-1 and Adrian Mannarino 6-3 7-5.
In the semifinal, Sinner had a good straight sets win against Mannarino (6-3 7-5). During the match Sinner scored 65 points vs Mannarino’s 58. Sinner was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Sinner recorded 9 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Jannik Sinner was very efficent on serve to win 81% (29/36) of his 1st serve and 54% (19/35) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Italian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Mannarino twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Jannik has dropped 1 set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Sinner has a solid win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 65% of his matches (112-60). 10-5 on indoor hard courts in 2020. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Sinner has a 42-13 win-loss record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.
Sinner’s best result of the year was reaching the semi-finals in Cologne and Sofia.
Jannik has a 19-14 win-loss record in 2020, 10-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Sofia
Sinner didn’t compete in Sofia in 2019.
Vasek Pospisil
Ranked no. 74, the Canadian got to the final after defeating Illya Marchenko 6-2 5-7 7-65, Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-4, John Millman 6-3 6-2 and Richard Gasquet 6-76 6-2 6-0.
In the semifinal against Gasquet, The Canadian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-2 6-0). During the match Pospisil scored 96 points vs Gasquet’s 68. Vasek was extremely aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Pospisil struck 19 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Vasek Pospisil was pretty efficent on serve to win 85% (35/41) of his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Pospisil broke Gasquet 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Pospisil has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Vasek’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in Montpellier.
Vasek has a 21-11 win-loss record in 2020, 15-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Sinner | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 88 | 96 |
| Pts | 316-262 | 332-261 |
| Total Points | 578 | 593 |
| Winners | 126 | 135 |
| %Winners | 40% | 41% |
Both Sinner and Pospisil played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jannik Sinner conceded 1 set, while Vasek Pospisil dropper 2 sets. Sinner has played 1 set(s) less than Pospisil (9 vs 10). Therefore, Sinner played 8 games less than Pospisil. The Italian scored 126 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Vasek scored 135 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Sinner | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 37 |
| Avg per match | 5.3 | 9.3 |
| 1st in | 159/278 | 161/280 |
| %1st in | 57% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 126/159 | 135/161 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 62/119 | 67/119 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 56% |
Sinner scored 21 aces (5.3 per match). Pospisil fired 37 aces (9.3 per match). Sinner won 79% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Pospisil won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Sinner | Pospisil |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 14 |
| Converted | 14/34 | 14/30 |
| % Converted | 41% | 47% |
| Conceded | 18 | 15 |
| Saved | 15 | 12 |
| % Saved | 83% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
Sinner broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Italian dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. The Canadian broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. Pospisil conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Sinner | ||||||
| R1 Fucsovics |
R2 Huesler |
1/4 De Minaur |
1/2 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-73 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 19 | 30 | 21 | 88 | |
| pts | 77-61 | 69-53 | 105-90 | 65-58 | 316-262 | |
| Total points | 138 | 122 | 195 | 123 | 578 | |
| Winners | 22 | 32 | 43 | 29 | 126 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 46% | 41% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 2 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 32/58 | 37/60 | 54/89 | 36/71 | 159/278 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 62% | 61% | 51% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 22/32 | 32/37 | 43/54 | 29/36 | 126/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 86% | 80% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/26 | 13/23 | 17/35 | 19/35 | 62/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 57% | 49% | 54% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/18 | 2/5 | 5/9 | 2/2 | 14/34 | |
| Converted % | 28% | 40% | 56% | 100% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 2/2 | 6/7 | 3/3 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 86% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Pospisil | ||||||
| R1 Marchenko |
R2 Struff |
1/4 Millman |
1/2 Gasquet |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 5-7 7-65 | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-2 | 6-76 6-2 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 19 | 17 | 27 | 96 | |
| pts | 106-96 | 66-55 | 64-42 | 96-68 | 332-261 | |
| Total points | 202 | 121 | 106 | 164 | 593 | |
| Winners | 48 | 28 | 24 | 35 | 135 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% | 38% | 36% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 8 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 37 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 61/96 | 31/62 | 28/48 | 41/74 | 161/280 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 50% | 58% | 55% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 48/61 | 28/31 | 24/28 | 35/41 | 135/161 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 90% | 86% | 85% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/35 | 16/31 | 11/20 | 22/33 | 67/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 52% | 55% | 67% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/10 | 4/6 | 5/7 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 20% | 67% | 71% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 15 | |
| Saved | 8/10 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 67% | 100% | 87% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
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