Hubert Hurkacz and Nick Kyrgios will square off in the quarter of the National Bank Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 12:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nick Kyrgios who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Nick Kyrgios is the pick to win this match.
Nick Kyrgios -> 1.4
Hubert Hurkacz -> 3.05
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Prediction and head to head Hubert Hurkacz vs. Nick Kyrgios
This will be the 2nd time that Hubert Hurkacz and Nick Kyrgios fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Hurkacz won 4-6 7-6(2) 7-6(4) in the semifinal in Halle back in June 2022.
Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs Nick Kyrgios – Halle 18-June-2022
Hubert Hurkacz
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-9 | 11-6 | 6-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 47-24 | 23-11 | 5-5 | 13-5 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-21 | 18-9 | 9-4 | 9-6 | 5-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-23 | 22-9 | 1-4 | 8-7 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 15-13 | 8-5 | 3-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, the Pole reached the quarter after defeating Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-74 6-2 and Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-76 6-2 7-63.
In the 3rd round against Ramos-Vinolas, Hubert recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-76 6-2 7-63). During the match, Hurkacz scored 103 points vs Ramos-Vinolas’s 93. Hubert was pretty aggressive to blast 51 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hurkacz overpowered his opponent with 23 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Hubert Hurkacz lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Hurkacz put 61% of his first serves in, winning 77% (51/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (19/42) on the 2nd serve. Hubert was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Ramos-Vinolas 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hurkacz has lost 2 set in this event to win 53% of the points he played.
Hurkacz has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 62% of his matches (296-182). 15-6 on hard in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Hurkacz has an aggregate143-66 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in in Halle where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-1 6-4.
Hurkacz has a compiled 30-13 win-loss record in 2022, 15-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Toronto
Nick Kyrgios
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-10 | 23-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 12-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-8 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 | 23-15 | 18-9 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 37, Kyrgios reached the quarter after beating Sebastian Baez 6-4 6-4, Daniil Medvedev 6-72 6-4 6-2 and Alex De Minaur 6-2 6-3.
In the 3rd round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against De Minaur (6-2 6-3). During the match Kyrgios scored 54 points vs De Minaur’s 34. Kyrgios was exceptionally aggressive to blast 18 winners.
About the serving games, Kyrgios recorded 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Nick Kyrgios was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 78% (18/23) of his 1st serve and 53% (10/19) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Australian broke De Minaur 6 times after converting 60% of his break points (6/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in in Washington where he beat Yoshihito Nishioka in the final 6-4 6-3.
The Australian has an overall 30-7 win-loss record in 2022, 16-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Toronto
Previously, his best result was reaching the 3rd round in 2015 and 2017. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hurkacz | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 64 | 68 |
| Pts | 208-184 | 223-183 |
| Total Points | 392 | 406 |
| Winners | 99 | 102 |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% |
Hurkacz played 2 matches while Kyrgios competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hubert Hurkacz surrendered 2 sets, while Nick Kyrgios surrendered 1 set. Hurkacz has played 1 set(s) less than Kyrgios (6 vs 7). Therefore, Hurkacz played 4 games less than Kyrgios. The Pole scored 99 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Nick bagged 102 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hurkacz | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 39 | 26 |
| Avg per match | 19.5 | 8.7 |
| 1st in | 129/211 | 131/199 |
| %1st in | 61% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 99/129 | 102/131 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 43/82 | 36/68 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 53% |
Hurkacz bagged 39 aces (19.5 per match). Kyrgios recorded 26 aces (8.7 per match). Hurkacz won 77% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Kyrgios won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hurkacz | Kyrgios |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 12 |
| Converted | 7/13 | 12/24 |
| % Converted | 54% | 50% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 8 | 4 |
| % Saved | 80% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 3 |
The Pole broke his opponents 7 times with a 54% conversion rate. Hurkacz surrendered his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Nick broke his opponents 12 times with a 50% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hurkacz | ||||
| R2 Ruusuvuori |
R3 Ramos-Vinolas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-74 6-2 | 6-76 6-2 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 34 | 64 | |
| pts | 105-91 | 103-93 | 208-184 | |
| Total points | 196 | 196 | 392 | |
| Winners | 48 | 51 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 50% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 16 | 23 | 39 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 63/103 | 66/108 | 129/211 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 48/63 | 51/66 | 99/129 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/40 | 19/42 | 43/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 45% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 4/4 | 7/13 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 100% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 3/5 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 60% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Kyrgios | |||||
| R1 Baez |
R2 Medvedev |
R3 De Minaur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-72 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 31 | 17 | 68 | |
| pts | 72-62 | 97-87 | 54-34 | 223-183 | |
| Total points | 134 | 184 | 88 | 406 | |
| Winners | 33 | 51 | 18 | 102 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 53% | 33% | 46% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 12 | 8 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 46/67 | 62/90 | 23/42 | 131/199 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | 55% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 33/46 | 51/62 | 18/23 | 102/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 82% | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/21 | 16/28 | 10/19 | 36/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 57% | 53% | 53% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/8 | 6/10 | 12/24 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 38% | 60% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/2 | 0/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 0% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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Tennis Scores in Montreal
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Albert Ramos-VinolasRamos-Vinolas (6-76 6-2 7-63) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (6-74 7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (7-65 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 0-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 0-2 ret.) – See score progression
- Daniel EvansEvans – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (7-6(5) 1-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Daniel EvansEvans – Tommy PaulPaul (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo Carreno-BustaCarreno-Busta – Jack DraperDraper (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nick KyrgiosKyrgios – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (2-2) – H2H and prediction
