H2H, prediction of Alexei Popyrin vs Christopher O Connell in Rome with odds, preview, pick | 10th May 2023

PREVIEW. Rome. Popyrin and O will face off in the 1st round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Wednesday the 10th of May

Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Christopher O Connell

Alexei Popyrin and Christopher O Connell will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 4:00 pm on COURT 12. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alexei Popyrin who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Alexei Popyrin is the pick to win this match.
Alexei Popyrin -> 1.79
Christopher O Connell -> 2.02

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Prediction and head to head Alexei Popyrin vs. Christopher O Connell

There is no head to head record between Alexei Popyrin and Christopher O Connell since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Alexei Popyrin

Alexei Popyrin
Alexei Popyrin

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Rank
24
High
23
LWWLLWLWWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
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
2020 14-16 3-4 5-5 4-6 0-0 2-1

Ranked no. 77, Popyrin got to the 1st round after beating Riccardo Bonadio 6-4 4-6 6-3 and Andrea Pellegrino 6-0 7-63.

In the qualifications, Popyrin had a good straight sets win against Pellegrino (6-0 7-63). During the match, Popyrin scored 66 points vs Pellegrino’s 44. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Regarding the service games, Popyrin scored 10 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults. Alexei Popyrin was pretty effective on serve to win 86% (31/36) of his 1st serve and 67% (12/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Popyrin broke Pellegrino 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Alexei started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has dropped 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.

Popyrin has a winning record in the last 8 years having won 56% of his matches (227-175). 7-4 on clay in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Popyrin has an overall63-46 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.

Popyrin has an aggregate 20-13 win-loss record in 2023, 7-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Rome

Popyrin
Rome
Popyrin's Record

Christopher O Connell

Christopher O Connell
Christopher O Connell

0 - 0win/loss

Rank
64
High
53
LWWLLWLLLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 28-26 23-16 2-4 3-5 0-1 0-0
2023 38-34 19-18 11-9 4-3 4-4 0-0
2022 50-25 30-16 12-5 3-1 5-3 0-0
2021 22-16 14-9 3-3 1-1 4-3 0-0
2020 12-12 4-5 4-3 4-4 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 78 (career-high), the Australian will start his run in Rome after he played his last match in Madrid where he lost 7-6(11) 6-4 to Fritz in the 2nd round on the 29th of April.

The Australian has a composed 17-15 win-loss record in 2023, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).

O’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in the Split Challenger and Munich.

In terms of his career, The Australian has an overall 338-196 record. He has a positive 162-78 record on clay.

O
Rome
O's Record
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Soccer Tonic Predictions

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Popyrin
LWWLLWLWWL
O Connell
LWWLLWLLLL
2024 2023 2022
28 - 21
28 - 26
17-8
Hard
23-16
2-2
I Hard
3-5
4-8
Clay
2-4
5-3
Grass
0-1

Tennis Scores in Rome

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