Carlos Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz will clash against each other in the 3^rd round of the National Bank Open for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 7:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Carlos Alcaraz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Carlos Alcaraz is the pick to win this match.
Carlos Alcaraz -> 1.17
Hubert Hurkacz -> 5.05

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Prediction and head to head Carlos Alcaraz vs. Hubert Hurkacz

This will be the 2^nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Hubert Hurkacz play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Alcaraz won 7-6(5) 7-6(2) in the semifinal in Miami back in 2022.

Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs Hubert Hurkacz – Miami 01-April-2022

Carlos Alcaraz

Currently world no. 1 Alcaraz reached the 3^rd round after defeating Ben Shelton 6-3 7-6³.

In the 2^nd round, Carlos had a good straight sets win against Shelton (6-3 7-6³). During the match, Alcaraz scored 75 points vs Shelton’s 65. Carlos was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Regarding the service games, Alcaraz bagged 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Carlos Alcaraz was extremely efficient on serve to win 71% (32/45) of his 1st serve and 67% (22/33) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Carlos broke Shelton once after converting 33% of his break points (1/3).

Alcaraz has a fantastic record in the last 6 years having won 80% of his matches (216-55). 11-1 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Alcaraz has a compiled60-15 record in the last 6 years on hard.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Cameron Norrie in the final 6-3 7-5 and in Indian Wells where he overcame Daniil Medvedev in the final 6-3 6-2 and in Barcelona where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Madrid where he beat Jan-Lennard Struff in the final 6-4 3-6 6-3 and in London where he overcame Alex De Minaur in the final 6-4 6-4 and at the Wimbledon where he beat Novak Djokovic in the final 1-6 7-6(6) 6-1 3-6 6-4.

Alcaraz has an aggregate 48-4 win-loss record in 2023, 11-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

Hubert Hurkacz

Ranked no. 17, Hubert got to the 3^rd round after beating Alexander Bublik 6-3 7-6² and Miomir Kecmanovic 5-7 6-3 6-0.

In the 2^nd round against Kecmanovic, Hurkacz recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 6-0). During the match Hurkacz scored 94 points vs Kecmanovic’s 75. The Pole was pretty aggressive to blast 45 winners.

Talking about serving, Hurkacz overpowered his opponent with 25 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hubert Hurkacz lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Hurkacz put 67% of his first serves in, winning 82% (45/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (13/27) on the 2nd serve. Hurkacz broke Kecmanovic 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Pole has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Marseille where he overcame Benjamin Bonzi in the final 6-3 7-6(4).

The Pole has a compiled 27-16 win-loss record in 2023, 11-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Montreal

Previously, his best result was reaching the final in 2022. See his history.

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Alcaraz	Hurkacz
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	2	5
Tot Games	22	49
Pts	75-65	168-135
Total Points	140	303
Winners	32	76
%Winners	43%	45%

Alcaraz played 1 match while Hurkacz competed in 2 matches. At the moment, Hubert Hurkacz lost 1 set while Carlos Alcaraz hasn’t lost a set so far. Alcaraz has played 3 set(s) less than Hurkacz (2 vs 5). Therefore, Alcaraz played 27 games less than Hurkacz. The Spaniard scored 32 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Pole fired 76 winners (45%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Alcaraz	Hurkacz
Aces	4	32
Avg per match	4	16
1st in	45/78	96/144
%1st in	58%	67%
1st pts	32/45	76/96
%1st pts	71%	79%
2nd pts	22/33	24/48
%2nd pts	67%	50%

Alcaraz blasted 4 aces . Hurkacz blasted 32 aces (16 per match). Alcaraz won 71% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Hurkacz won 79% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Alcaraz	Hurkacz
Won	1	8
Converted	1/3	8/14
% Converted	33%	57%
Conceded	3	8
Saved	3	5
% Saved	100%	63%
Times Broken	0	3

The Spaniard broke his opponent once with a 33% conversion rate. Carlos was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points. Hubert broke his opponents 8 times with a 57% conversion rate. Hubert conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 63% of the break points that he conceded.

Alcaraz
	R2 Shelton	Total
Score	6-3 7-63
Tot Set	2	2
Tot Games	22	22
pts	75-65	75-65
Total points	140	140
Winners	32	32
%Winners	43%	43%
SERVE
Aces	4	4
Double Faults	2	2
1st in	45/78	45/78
% 1st in	58%	58%
1st pts	32/45	32/45
% 1st pts	71%	71%
2nd pts	22/33	22/33
% 2nd pts	67%	67%
Breaks
Won	1	1
Converted	1/3	1/3
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	3	3
Saved	3/3	3
Saved %	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Hurkacz
	R1 Bublik	R2 Kecmanovic	Total
Score	6-3 7-62	5-7 6-3 6-0
Tot Set	2	3	5
Tot Games	22	27	49
pts	74-60	94-75	168-135
Total points	134	169	303
Winners	31	45	76
%Winners	42%	48%	45%
SERVE
Aces	7	25	32
Double Faults	2	2	4
1st in	41/62	55/82	96/144
% 1st in	66%	67%	67%
1st pts	31/41	45/55	76/96
% 1st pts	76%	82%	79%
2nd pts	11/21	13/27	24/48
% 2nd pts	52%	48%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	4	8
Converted	4/7	4/7	8/14
Converted %	57%	57%	57%
Conceded	3	5	8
Saved	1/3	4/5	5
Saved %	33%	80%	113%
Times Broken	2	1	3

Tennis Scores in Toronto

• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-2 7-5) – See score progression
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (7-6² 6-7² 6-3) – See score progression
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-3 4-6 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Hubert Hurkacz/Mate PavicHurkacz/Mate Pavic – Wesley Koolhof/Neal SkupskiKoolhof/Neal Skupski (6-7² 7-6² 10-5) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Holger RuneRune (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Milos RaonicRaonic – Taro DanielDaniel (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (4-6 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
• Taylor FritzFritz – Ugo HumbertHumbert (7-6⁷ 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Fabrice Martin/Andreas MiesMartin/Andreas Mies (4-4 ret.) – See score progression
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (5-7 6-3 6-0) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
• Andy MurrayMurray – Max PurcellPurcell (7-6² 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Ben SheltonShelton (6-3 7-6³) – See score progression
• Casper RuudRuud – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (7-6⁶ 6-4) – See score progression
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Ben SheltonShelton (6-3 7-6(3)) – See score progression
• Tommy PaulPaul – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (7-6(2) 6-7(2) 6-3) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Holger RuneRune (6-2 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Aleksandar VukicVukic – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-3 4-6 7-6(5)) – See score progression
• Andy MurrayMurray – Max PurcellPurcell (7-6(2) 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-1 6-2) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Andy MurrayMurray – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Gael MonfilsMonfils – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Milos RaonicRaonic (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (3-4) – H2H and prediction
• Tommy PaulPaul – Marcos GironGiron (1-3) – H2H and prediction
• Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Casper RuudRuud (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (1-0) – H2H and prediction