Alex De Minaur and Benjamin Bonzi will square off in the 3rd round of the Australian Open for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on Rod Laver Arena. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex De Minaur who should win in 4 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex De Minaur is the pick to win this match.
Alex De Minaur -> 1.363
Benjamin Bonzi -> 3.14
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Benjamin Bonzi
This will be the 4th time that Alex De Minaur and Benjamin Bonzi square off. The head to head is 2-1 for De Minaur (see full H2H stats), but Bonzi has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, De Minaur won 6-3 6-1 in the 1st round in Stockholm back in 2022.
Highlights Alex De Minaur vs Benjamin Bonzi – Stockholm 18-October-2022
Alex De Minaur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 47-18 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 11-6 | 7-1 | 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. 24, the Australian got to the 3rd round after defeating Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-2 6-2 6-3 and Adrian Mannarino 7-63 4-6 6-4 6-1.
In the 2nd round, The Australian defeated Mannarino (7-63 4-6 6-4 6-1). During the match, De Minaur scored 132 points vs Mannarino’s 113. Alex was very aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Minaur struck 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Alex De Minaur was very effective on serve to win 72% (49/68) of his 1st serve and 56% (30/54) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. De Minaur broke Mannarino 6 times after converting 67% of his break points (6/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has dropped 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.
De Minaur has a solid record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (275-162). 3-1 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, De Minaur has an aggregate129-69 match record in the last 9 years on hard.
The Australian has a compiled 3-1 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Benjamin Bonzi
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 50-32 | 13-13 | 7-10 | 24-6 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-26 | 10-8 | 2-4 | 17-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 7-10 | 9-5 | 11-8 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-27 | 23-5 | 7-7 | 20-13 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 30-12 | 21-3 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 48, Benjamin reached the 3rd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 4-6 6-3 7-65 6-4 and Pablo Carreno-Busta 4-6 4-6 7-65 6-1 7-64.
In the 2nd round, The French player had a tough win against Carreno-Busta to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (4-6 4-6 7-65 6-1 7-64). During the match Bonzi scored 188 points vs Carreno-Busta’s 175. The French player was very aggressive to blast 89 winners.
About the serving games, Bonzi blasted 15 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Benjamin Bonzi was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (89/117) of his 1st serve and 56% (33/59) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The French player broke Carreno-Busta 4 times after converting 19% of his break points (4/21).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Benjamin’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Pune.
Bonzi has a composed 6-2 win-loss record in 2023, 6-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the Australian Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 65 | 95 |
| Pts | 231-179 | 327-307 |
| Total Points | 410 | 634 |
| Winners | 79 | 154 |
| %Winners | 34% | 47% |
Both De Minaur and Bonzi played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur conceded 1 set, while Benjamin Bonzi surrendered 3 sets. De Minaur has played 2 set(s) less than Bonzi (7 vs 9). Therefore, De Minaur played 30 games less than Bonzi. Alex scored 79 winners (34% of the total points). On the other side, The French player recorded 154 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 30 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 15 |
| 1st in | 103/185 | 205/325 |
| %1st in | 56% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 79/103 | 154/205 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 50/82 | 67/120 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 56% |
De Minaur fired 11 aces (5.5 per match). Bonzi struck 30 aces (15 per match). De Minaur won 77% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Bonzi won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Minaur | Bonzi |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 8 |
| Converted | 12/23 | 8/28 |
| % Converted | 52% | 29% |
| Conceded | 7 | 33 |
| Saved | 3 | 27 |
| % Saved | 43% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 6 |
Alex broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Alex surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 43% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 8 times with a 29% conversion rate. Bonzi conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | ||||
| R1 Hsiou Hsu |
R2 Mannarino |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 4-6 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 40 | 65 | |
| pts | 99-66 | 132-113 | 231-179 | |
| Total points | 165 | 245 | 410 | |
| Winners | 30 | 49 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 37% | 34% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 8 | 3 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 35/63 | 68/122 | 103/185 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 30/35 | 49/68 | 79/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 72% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/28 | 30/54 | 50/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 56% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/14 | 6/9 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 67% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/6 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Bonzi | ||||
| R1 Bellucci |
R2 Carreno-Busta |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-65 6-4 | 4-6 4-6 7-65 6-1 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 42 | 53 | 95 | |
| pts | 139-132 | 188-175 | 327-307 | |
| Total points | 271 | 363 | 634 | |
| Winners | 65 | 89 | 154 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 88/149 | 117/176 | 205/325 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 66% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 65/88 | 89/117 | 154/205 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 76% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 34/61 | 33/59 | 67/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/21 | 8/28 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 19% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 18 | 33 | |
| Saved | 12/15 | 15/18 | 27 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 83% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
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