Alex De Minaur and Pablo Andujar will face off in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 7:00 pm on Rod Laver Arena. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex De Minaur who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex De Minaur is the pick to win this match.
Alex De Minaur -> 1.12
Pablo Andujar -> 7.2
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Pablo Andujar
This will be the 2nd time that Alex De Minaur and Pablo Andujar fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Andujar (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Andujar won 7-6(5) 6-1 in the final in the Alicante Challenger back in 2018.
Alex De Minaur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 23-7 | 15-5 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-26 | 26-12 | 4-5 | 10-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 47-25 | 19-10 | 9-6 | 12-5 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 25-25 | 10-10 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-10 | 6-5 | 0-2 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 42, the Australian reached the 3rd round after defeating Lorenzo Musetti 3-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 and Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Majchrzak (6-4 6-4 6-2). During the match, De Minaur scored 91 points vs Majchrzak’s 65. Alex was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Minaur recorded 11 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alex De Minaur was extremely efficient on serve to win 85% (44/52) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Alex broke Majchrzak 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
De Minaur started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this event to win 57% of the points he played.
De Minaur has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (229-137). 4-1 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, De Minaur has a compiled111-59 record in the last 8 years on hard.
Alex has a compiled 4-1 win-loss record in 2022, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Pablo Andujar
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-24 | 4-5 | 14-14 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-21 | 3-6 | 12-12 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 2-6 | 10-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 35-22 | 8-8 | 27-9 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 83, Andujar got to the 3rd round after beating Damir Dzumhur 6-1 7-5 6-1 and Alex Molcan 6-4 7-66 0-6 6-1.
In the 2nd round, Andujar had a good straight sets win against Molcan (6-4 7-66 0-6 6-1). During the match Andujar and Molcan scored the same amount of points (123). However, the world no. 42 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Spaniard was quite aggressive to blast 57 winners.
About the serving games, Andujar bagged 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Pablo Andujar lost the serve 4 times and he saved 14 break points. Furthermore, Andujar put 67% of his first serves in, winning 62% (57/92) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (25/45) on the 2nd serve. The Spaniard broke Molcan 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard 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.
Pablo has a composed 2-1 win-loss record in 2022, 2-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2012, 2014 and 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Andujar |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 61 | 62 |
| Pts | 207-154 | 216-183 |
| Total Points | 361 | 399 |
| Winners | 86 | 105 |
| %Winners | 42% | 49% |
Both De Minaur and Andujar played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur lost 1 set, while Pablo Andujar conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, De Minaur and Andujar have played the same amount of sets 7. However, De Minaur played 1 game less than Andujar. De Minaur scored 86 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard bagged 105 winners (49%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Andujar |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 2 |
| Avg per match | 7.5 | 1 |
| 1st in | 115/168 | 154/210 |
| %1st in | 68% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 86/115 | 105/154 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 34/53 | 32/56 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 57% |
De Minaur made 15 aces (7.5 per match). Andujar recorded 2 aces (1 per match). De Minaur won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Andujar won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Minaur | Andujar |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 10 |
| Converted | 12/27 | 10/15 |
| % Converted | 44% | 67% |
| Conceded | 9 | 21 |
| Saved | 6 | 17 |
| % Saved | 67% | 81% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 |
The Australian broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. De Minaur lost his serve 3 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Spaniard broke his opponents 10 times with a 67% conversion rate. The Spaniard conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 81% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | ||||
| R1 Musetti |
R2 Majchrzak |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 28 | 61 | |
| pts | 116-89 | 91-65 | 207-154 | |
| Total points | 205 | 156 | 361 | |
| Winners | 42 | 44 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 48% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 4 | 11 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 63/92 | 52/76 | 115/168 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 68% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 42/63 | 44/52 | 86/115 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 85% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/29 | 15/24 | 34/53 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 63% | 64% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 8/21 | 4/6 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 67% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 3 | 9 | |
| Saved | 3/6 | 3/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Andujar | ||||
| R1 Dzumhur |
R2 Molcan |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 7-5 6-1 | 6-4 7-66 0-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 36 | 62 | |
| pts | 93-60 | 123-123 | 216-183 | |
| Total points | 153 | 246 | 399 | |
| Winners | 48 | 57 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 46% | 49% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 62/73 | 92/137 | 154/210 | |
| % 1st in | 85% | 67% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 48/62 | 57/92 | 105/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 62% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/11 | 25/45 | 32/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 56% | 57% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/7 | 4/8 | 10/15 | |
| Converted % | 86% | 50% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 18 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 14/18 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 78% | 89% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
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