Daniel Evans and Tallon Griekspoor will play each other in the final of the Citi Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM. 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 Tallon Griekspoor who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tallon Griekspoor is the pick to win this match.
Tallon Griekspoor -> 1.68
Daniel Evans -> 2.19
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Daniel Evans vs. Tallon Griekspoor
This will be the 3rd time that Daniel Evans and Tallon Griekspoor square off. The head to head is 2-0 for Evans (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Evans won 6-3 6-4 in the 1st round in Antwerp back in 2022.
Highlights Daniel Evans vs Tallon Griekspoor – Antwerp 17-October-2022
Daniel Evans
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 19-27 | 11-15 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 35-27 | 19-13 | 4-7 | 6-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 27-24 | 12-11 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 6-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-14 | 11-6 | 0-3 | 8-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 30, Evans reached the final after beating Gregoire Barrere 2-6 6-0 6-3, Alexander Shevchenko 6-4 6-3, Frances Tiafoe 6-4 7-5 and Grigor Dimitrov 6-3 7-64.
In the semifinal, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Dimitrov (6-3 7-64). During the match, Evans scored 70 points vs Dimitrov’s 62. Evans was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Evans scored just 1 ace in the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniel Evans was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 76% (29/38) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Brit broke Dimitrov twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Evans has lost 1 set in this competition to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Evans has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 61% of his matches (302-197). 7-9 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Evans has a composed 150-91 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Evans’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Marrakech, Barcelona and Washington.
The Brit has a composed 13-19 win-loss record in 2023, 7-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Tallon Griekspoor
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-16 | 5-6 | 7-6 | 5-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-24 | 14-10 | 3-5 | 12-7 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-27 | 5-6 | 12-6 | 4-11 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 59-17 | 11-3 | 36-10 | 9-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-9 | 3-1 | 12-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 37, Griekspoor got to the final after beating Liam Broady 6-4 6-2, Gael Monfils 6-4 1-6 6-3, Jeff Wolf 7-5 6-4 and Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-3 6-2.
In the semifinal against Fritz, Tallon recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-3 6-2). During the match Griekspoor scored 86 points vs Fritz’s 78. Griekspoor was pretty aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Griekspoor recorded 13 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Tallon Griekspoor was exceptionally effective on serve to win 80% (37/46) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Dutch broke Fritz 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Dutch has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was conquering the title in Pune where he defeated Benjamin Bonzi in the final 4-6 7-5 6-3 and in Hertogenbosch where he beat Jordan Thompson in the final 6-7(4) 7-6(3) 6-3.
Tallon has a composed 27-12 win-loss record in 2023, 13-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Washington
Griekspoor has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Evans | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 10 |
| Tot Games | 86 | 92 |
| Pts | 293-247 | 297-254 |
| Total Points | 540 | 551 |
| Winners | 108 | 132 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Both Evans and Griekspoor played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Daniel Evans conceded 1 set, while Tallon Griekspoor surrendered 2 sets. Evans has played 1 set(s) less than Griekspoor (9 vs 10). Therefore, Evans played 6 games less than Griekspoor. The Brit scored 108 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Tallon scored 132 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Evans | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 17 | 34 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 8.5 |
| 1st in | 147/250 | 160/241 |
| %1st in | 59% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 108/147 | 132/160 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 83% |
| 2nd pts | 65/103 | 49/81 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 60% |
Evans made 17 aces (4.3 per match). Griekspoor managed to score 34 aces (8.5 per match). Evans won 73% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Griekspoor won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Evans | Griekspoor |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 10 |
| Converted | 14/32 | 10/29 |
| % Converted | 44% | 34% |
| Conceded | 19 | 5 |
| Saved | 14 | 2 |
| % Saved | 74% | 40% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
Daniel broke his opponents 14 times with a 44% conversion rate. Daniel surrendered his serve 5 times and he saved 74% of the break points that he conceded. The Dutch broke his opponents 10 times with a 34% conversion rate. Tallon conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded.
| Evans | ||||||
| R2 Barrere |
R3 Shevchenko |
1/4 Tiafoe |
1/2 Dimitrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-0 6-3 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 86 | |
| pts | 81-68 | 70-55 | 72-62 | 70-62 | 293-247 | |
| Total points | 149 | 125 | 134 | 132 | 540 | |
| Winners | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 108 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 37% | 39% | 41% | 37% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 17 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 39/72 | 33/57 | 37/58 | 38/63 | 147/250 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 58% | 64% | 60% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 25/39 | 26/33 | 28/37 | 29/38 | 108/147 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 79% | 76% | 76% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 13/24 | 16/21 | 16/25 | 65/103 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 54% | 76% | 64% | 63% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 4/6 | 3/10 | 2/4 | 14/32 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 67% | 30% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 5/6 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 83% | 80% | 100% | 72% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |
| Griekspoor | ||||||
| R2 Broady |
R3 Monfils |
1/4 Wolf |
1/2 Fritz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 6-4 1-6 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | 3-6 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 22 | 26 | 92 | |
| pts | 69-48 | 76-72 | 66-56 | 86-78 | 297-254 | |
| Total points | 117 | 148 | 122 | 164 | 551 | |
| Winners | 26 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 132 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 47% | 50% | 43% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 34 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 29/43 | 48/65 | 37/56 | 46/77 | 160/241 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 74% | 66% | 60% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 36/48 | 33/37 | 37/46 | 132/160 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 75% | 89% | 80% | 83% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 10/17 | 12/19 | 17/31 | 49/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 59% | 63% | 55% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 2/4 | 2/5 | 3/10 | 10/29 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 34% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | – | 33% | – | 50% | 21% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
LLLWWLWLLL
LWLLWWWLWW 
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Daniel EvansEvans (0-2) – H2H and prediction
