David Goffin and Andy Murray will fight against each other in the quarter of the Sydney Tennis Classic for the 7th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 4:30 pm on KEN ROSEWALL ARENA. 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 Andy Murray who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Andy Murray is the pick to win this match.
Andy Murray -> 1.67
David Goffin -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head David Goffin vs. Andy Murray
This will be the 7th time that David Goffin and Andy Murray clash against each other. The head to head is 6-0 for Murray (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Murray won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Shenzhen back in 2018.
David Goffin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-28 | 24-11 | 7-7 | 9-7 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-26 | 2-5 | 11-9 | 18-9 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-29 | 7-13 | 14-5 | 9-9 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 14-15 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-11 | 9-4 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 45, Goffin got to the quarter after defeating Facundo Bagnis 6-4 6-4 and Denis Kudla 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Goffin had a good straight sets win against Kudla (6-2 6-3). During the match, Goffin scored 70 points vs Kudla’s 53. The Belgian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Goffin bagged 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. David Goffin conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Goffin put 52% of his first serves in, winning 86% (24/28) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Kudla 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Goffin started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Goffin has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (337-192). 2-1 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Goffin has a composed 140-83 match record in the last years on hard.
The Belgian has a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Sydney
Andy Murray
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-13 | 5-6 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-18 | 13-10 | 5-4 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-20 | 12-11 | 2-0 | 5-5 | 10-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-16 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 12-9 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 135, the Brit reached the quarter after beating Viktor Durasovic 6-3 6-1 and Nikoloz Basilashvili 6-74 7-63 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Basilashvili, Murray recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-63 6-3). During the match Murray scored 128 points vs Basilashvili’s 120. Murray was exceptionally aggressive to blast 51 winners.
About the serving games, Murray recorded 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Andy Murray was quite effective on serve to win 71% (51/72) of his 1st serve and 59% (30/51) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Andy broke Basilashvili 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Murray started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Murray has an overall 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Goffin | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 37 | 51 |
| Pts | 138-106 | 190-160 |
| Total Points | 244 | 350 |
| Winners | 45 | 76 |
| %Winners | 33% | 40% |
Both Goffin and Murray played 2 matches. At the moment, Andy Murray lost 1 set while David Goffin hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Goffin has played 1 set(s) less than Murray (4 vs 5). Therefore, Goffin played 14 games less than Murray. The Belgian scored 45 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Andy made 76 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Goffin | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 6 |
| 1st in | 58/121 | 98/167 |
| %1st in | 48% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 45/58 | 76/98 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 35/63 | 38/69 |
| %2nd pts | 56% | 55% |
Goffin fired 12 aces (6 per match). Murray fired 12 aces (6 per match). Goffin won 78% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Murray won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Goffin | Murray |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 8 | 7 |
| Converted | 8/16 | 7/20 |
| % Converted | 50% | 35% |
| Conceded | 9 | 9 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 78% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Belgian broke his opponents 8 times with a 50% conversion rate. Goffin lost his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Andy broke his opponents 7 times with a 35% conversion rate. Andy conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Goffin | ||||
| R1 Bagnis |
R2 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 | 37 | |
| pts | 68-53 | 70-53 | 138-106 | |
| Total points | 121 | 123 | 244 | |
| Winners | 21 | 24 | 45 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 34% | 33% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 30/67 | 28/54 | 58/121 | |
| % 1st in | 45% | 52% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 21/30 | 24/28 | 45/58 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 86% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 22/37 | 13/26 | 35/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 50% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/9 | 8/16 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 44% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 6/8 | 1/1 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Murray | ||||
| R1 Durasovic |
R2 Basilashvili |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-74 7-63 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 35 | 51 | |
| pts | 62-40 | 128-120 | 190-160 | |
| Total points | 102 | 248 | 350 | |
| Winners | 25 | 51 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 40% | 40% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 8 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 26/44 | 72/123 | 98/167 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 25/26 | 51/72 | 76/98 | |
| % 1st pts | 96% | 71% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/18 | 30/51 | 38/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 59% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 3/12 | 7/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 25% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 9 | 9 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 7/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 78% | 39% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
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