Marcos Giron and Alexei Popyrin will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Adelaide International 1 for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marcos Giron who should win in 3 sets.
Marcos Giron -> 1.89
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.909
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Prediction and head to head Marcos Giron vs. Alexei Popyrin
This will be the 2nd time that Marcos Giron and Alexei Popyrin square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Giron (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Giron won 6-4 6-7(10) 6-1 in the qualifications in Montreal back in 2022.
Marcos Giron
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-28 | 12-14 | 4-7 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-27 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 11-4 | 9-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-30 | 17-15 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-31 | 11-13 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-24 | 12-10 | 5-5 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 61, Marcos got to the 2nd round after defeating Richard Gasquet 7-65 6-76 7-5.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Gasquet (7-65 6-76 7-5). During the match, Giron scored 132 points vs Gasquet’s 117. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Regarding the service games, Giron scored 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Marcos Giron was quite effective on serve to win 78% (59/76) of his 1st serve and 68% (23/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Marcos broke Gasquet twice after converting 17% of his break points (2/12).
Giron has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (288-197). 1-0 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Giron has a composed 201-122 record in the last years on hard.
Giron has an overall 1-0 win-loss record in 2023, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Adelaide
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-24 | 7-10 | 9-6 | 0-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-22 | 17-8 | 4-8 | 4-3 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 120, Popyrin reached the 2nd round after defeating Zhizhen Zhang 6-2 6-3, Yibing Wu 6-4 3-6 7-5 and Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-4 7-65.
In the 1st round, Alexei had a good straight sets win against Auger-Aliassime (6-4 7-65). During the match Popyrin scored 70 points vs Auger-Aliassime’s 63. Alexei was very aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Popyrin made 11 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Alexei Popyrin was pretty effective on serve to win 78% (35/45) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Alexei broke Auger-Aliassime twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Popyrin has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Giron | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 71 |
| Pts | 132-117 | 234-199 |
| Total Points | 249 | 433 |
| Winners | 59 | 105 |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% |
Giron played 1 match while Popyrin competed in 3 matches. Popyrin started his run from the qualifications while Giron had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Marcos Giron conceded 1 set, while Alexei Popyrin lost 1 set. Giron has played 4 set(s) less than Popyrin (3 vs 7). Therefore, Giron played 33 games less than Popyrin. Giron scored 59 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Popyrin recorded 105 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Giron | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 31 |
| Avg per match | 13 | 10.3 |
| 1st in | 76/110 | 136/203 |
| %1st in | 69% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 59/76 | 105/136 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 39/67 |
| %2nd pts | 68% | 58% |
Giron recorded 13 aces . Popyrin struck 31 aces (10.3 per match). Giron won 78% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 68% of the points. On the other side, Popyrin won 77% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Giron | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 9 |
| Converted | 2/12 | 9/15 |
| % Converted | 17% | 60% |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 |
| Saved | 2 | 2 |
| % Saved | 67% | 33% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 |
The American broke his opponent twice with a 17% conversion rate. Marcos surrendered his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 9 times with a 60% conversion rate. Popyrin conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 33% of the break points that he conceded.
| Giron | |||
| R1 Gasquet | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-65 6-76 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 38 | 38 | |
| pts | 132-117 | 132-117 | |
| Total points | 249 | 249 | |
| Winners | 59 | 59 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 13 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 76/110 | 76/110 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 59/76 | 59/76 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/34 | 23/34 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 68% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/12 | 2/12 | |
| Converted % | 17% | 17% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Popyrin | |||||
| Q1 Zhang | Q3 Wu | R1 Auger-Aliassime | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-5 | 6-4 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 23 | 71 | |
| pts | 56-34 | 108-102 | 70-63 | 234-199 | |
| Total points | 90 | 210 | 133 | 433 | |
| Winners | 23 | 47 | 35 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 44% | 50% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 15 | 11 | 31 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 26/42 | 65/94 | 45/67 | 136/203 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 69% | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 47/65 | 35/45 | 105/136 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 72% | 78% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/16 | 13/29 | 13/22 | 39/67 | |
| % 2nd pts | 81% | 45% | 59% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 4/6 | 2/4 | 9/15 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 67% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 25% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Tennis Scores in Adelaide
- Nicolas Barrientos/Ariel BeharBarrientos/Ariel Behar – John Millman/Edward WinterMillman/Edward Winter (6-1 4-6 12-10) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Andrey RublevRublev (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Lorenzo SonegoSonego (7-66 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Andy MurrayMurray (7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Pedro CachinCachin (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Constant LestienneLestienne (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McDonald/Marcelo MeloMcDonald/Marcelo Melo – Thanasi Kokkinakis/Jordan ThompsonKokkinakis/Jordan Thompson (6-3 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-4 7-65) – See score progression
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Mikael YmerYmer (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Karen Khachanov/Andrey RublevKhachanov/Andrey Rublev – Jeremy Chardy/Fabrice MartinChardy/Fabrice Martin (3-6 6-3 10-8) – See score progression
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Christopher O ConnellO Connell (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Holger RuneRune (2-6 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Jordan ThompsonThompson (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis – Maxime CressyCressy (7-64 7-67) – See score progression
- Jack DraperDraper – Soon-Woo KwonKwon (6-2 6-1) – See score progression
- Marcos GironGiron – Richard GasquetGasquet (7-65 6-76 7-5) – See score progression
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Daniel Elahi GalanElahi Galan (6-3 0-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Rinky HijikataHijikata (2-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Kyle EdmundEdmund (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Andy MurrayMurray (7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Andrey RublevRublev (4-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Quentin HalysHalys (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marcos GironGiron – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Yoshihito NishiokaNishioka – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Roman SafiullinSafiullin – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sebastian KordaKorda – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jack DraperDraper – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-1) – H2H and prediction