Felix Auger-Aliassime and Richard Gasquet will fight against each other in the semifinal of the European Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:30 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Felix Auger-Aliassime who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felix Auger-Aliassime is the pick to win this match.
Felix Auger-Aliassime -> 1.21
Richard Gasquet -> 4.65
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Prediction and head to head Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Richard Gasquet
There is no head to head record between Felix Auger-Aliassime and Richard Gasquet since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Felix Auger-Aliassime
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-25 | 6-10 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-19 | 13-13 | 1-3 | 9-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 60-27 | 14-9 | 11-7 | 31-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-24 | 19-10 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 23-19 | 8-8 | 1-3 | 14-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, the Canadian reached the semifinal after beating Manuel Guinard 6-3 6-3 and Daniel Evans 4-6 7-64 6-2.
In the quarter against Evans, The Canadian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-64 6-2). During the match, Auger-Aliassime scored 97 points vs Evans’s 88. Auger-Aliassime was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Auger-Aliassime fired 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Felix Auger-Aliassime was quite effective on serve to win 76% (39/51) of his 1st serve and 71% (25/35) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Auger-Aliassime broke Evans twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Auger-Aliassime has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 55% of the points he played.
Auger-Aliassime has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 63% of his matches (270-156). 17-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Auger-Aliassime has an overall54-30 win-loss record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Rotterdam where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-2 and in Florence where he defeated Jeff Wolf in the final 6-4 6-4.
The Canadian has a composed 46-24 win-loss record in 2022, 17-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Richard Gasquet
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 33-32 | 15-8 | 11-12 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-31 | 9-9 | 8-10 | 7-8 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-25 | 8-6 | 13-10 | 11-8 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 26-20 | 6-5 | 9-7 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 10-10 | 4-3 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 82, Richard got to the semifinal after beating Stan Wawrinka 2-6 7-64 6-4, Dominic Stephan Stricker 7-66 7-5 and David Goffin 6-2 7-66.
In the quarter, Gasquet had a good straight sets win against Goffin (6-2 7-66). During the match Gasquet scored 82 points vs Goffin’s 68. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Gasquet struck 6 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Richard Gasquet conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 6 break points. Furthermore, Gasquet put 66% of his first serves in, winning 67% (32/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 80% (20/25) on the 2nd serve. Richard broke Goffin twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Gasquet has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Richard’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Geneva and the Lyon Challenger.
The French player has an overall 33-23 win-loss record in 2022, 10-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Previously, he won this tournament once in 2016. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Auger-Aliassime | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 77 |
| Pts | 165-134 | 268-246 |
| Total Points | 299 | 514 |
| Winners | 67 | 127 |
| %Winners | 41% | 47% |
Auger-Aliassime played 2 matches while Gasquet competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime surrendered 1 set, while Richard Gasquet dropped 1 set. Auger-Aliassime has played 2 set(s) less than Gasquet (5 vs 7). Therefore, Auger-Aliassime played 28 games less than Gasquet. The Canadian scored 67 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player made 127 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Auger-Aliassime | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 4 |
| 1st in | 84/136 | 177/259 |
| %1st in | 62% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 67/84 | 127/177 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 36/52 | 47/82 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 57% |
Auger-Aliassime struck 20 aces (10 per match). Gasquet bagged 12 aces (4 per match). Auger-Aliassime won 80% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Gasquet won 72% 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 | Auger-Aliassime | Gasquet |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 7 |
| Converted | 5/17 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 29% | 37% |
| Conceded | 2 | 23 |
| Saved | 1 | 18 |
| % Saved | 50% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
The Canadian broke his opponents 5 times with a 29% conversion rate. Felix surrendered his serve once and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Auger-Aliassime | ||||
| R2 Guinard |
1/4 Evans |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 4-6 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 49 | |
| pts | 68-46 | 97-88 | 165-134 | |
| Total points | 114 | 185 | 299 | |
| Winners | 28 | 39 | 67 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 40% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 11 | 9 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 33/50 | 51/86 | 84/136 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 59% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 39/51 | 67/84 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 76% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/17 | 25/35 | 36/52 | |
| % 2nd pts | 65% | 71% | 69% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 2/7 | 5/17 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 0/1 | 1 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Gasquet | |||||
| R1 Wawrinka |
R2 Stephan |
1/4 Goffin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 7-64 6-4 | 7-66 7-5 | 6-2 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 25 | 21 | 77 | |
| pts | 92-95 | 94-83 | 82-68 | 268-246 | |
| Total points | 187 | 177 | 150 | 514 | |
| Winners | 47 | 48 | 32 | 127 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 51% | 39% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 64/96 | 65/90 | 48/73 | 177/259 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 72% | 66% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 47/64 | 48/65 | 32/48 | 127/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 74% | 67% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 10/25 | 20/25 | 47/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 40% | 80% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/7 | 2/5 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 43% | 40% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 | 6 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 8/10 | 6/6 | 18 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 80% | 100% | 119% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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