Alex De Minaur and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will play each other in the semifinal of the National Bank Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Alex De Minaur who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex De Minaur is the pick to win this match.
Alex De Minaur -> 1.66
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
This will be the 5th time that Alex De Minaur and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina clash against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Davidovich Fokina (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they played, Davidovich Fokina won 4-6 6-4 7-5 in the 2nd round in London back in 2022.
Highlights Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Alex De Minaur – London 15-June-2022
Alex De Minaur
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 47-20 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 11-8 | 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. 18, Alex got to the semifinal after defeating Cameron Norrie 7-5 6-4, Gabriel Diallo 6-4 7-5, Taylor Fritz 7-67 4-6 6-1 and Daniil Medvedev 7-67 7-5.
In the quarter, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Medvedev (7-67 7-5). During the match, De Minaur scored 89 points vs Medvedev’s 75. De Minaur was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, De Minaur scored just 1 ace and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults. Alex De Minaur lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 57% of his first serves in, winning 80% (35/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 45% (15/33) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Medvedev 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alex has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 54% of the points he played.
De Minaur has a solid match record in the last 9 years having won 63% of his matches (303-177). 18-6 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, De Minaur has an overall144-74 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title in Acapulco where he defeated Tommy Paul in the final 3-6 6-4 6-1.
The Australian has a compiled 31-16 win-loss record in 2023, 18-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montreal
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2024 | 20-22 | 13-12 | 2-5 | 5-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2023 | 32-28 | 18-11 | 9-8 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
2022 | 21-26 | 7-9 | 11-8 | 0-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
2021 | 30-25 | 4-6 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
2020 | 19-13 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 9-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 37, Alejandro reached the semifinal after defeating Jeff Wolf 6-0 6-2, Alexander Zverev 6-1 6-2, Casper Ruud 7-64 4-6 7-64 and Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-4 6-2.
In the quarter, Davidovich Fokina had a good straight sets win against Mcdonald (6-4 6-2). During the match Davidovich Fokina scored 72 points vs Mcdonald’s 56. Alejandro was pretty aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about serving, Davidovich Fokina fired 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Davidovich Fokina put 66% of his first serves in, winning 62% (28/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (13/23) on the 2nd serve. Davidovich Fokina broke Mcdonald 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Spaniard has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
The Spaniard has a compiled 26-19 win-loss record in 2023, 14-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Montreal
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021 and 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | De Minaur | Davidovich Fokina |
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Match played | 4 | 4 |
Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
Tot Games | 99 | 83 |
Pts | 349-301 | 304-232 |
Total Points | 650 | 536 |
Winners | 129 | 123 |
%Winners | 37% | 40% |
Both De Minaur and Davidovich Fokina played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur surrendered 1 set, while Alejandro Davidovich Fokina surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, De Minaur and Davidovich Fokina have played the same amount of sets 9. However, De Minaur played 16 games more than Davidovich Fokina. The Australian scored 129 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Davidovich Fokina recorded 123 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
Serve | De Minaur | Davidovich Fokina |
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Aces | 12 | 18 |
Avg per match | 3 | 4.5 |
1st in | 175/315 | 175/269 |
%1st in | 56% | 65% |
1st pts | 129/175 | 123/175 |
%1st pts | 74% | 70% |
2nd pts | 78/140 | 52/94 |
%2nd pts | 56% | 55% |
De Minaur recorded 12 aces (3 per match). Davidovich Fokina blasted 18 aces (4.5 per match). De Minaur won 74% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Davidovich Fokina won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | De Minaur | Davidovich Fokina |
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Won | 15 | 17 |
Converted | 15/35 | 17/30 |
% Converted | 43% | 57% |
Conceded | 28 | 17 |
Saved | 19 | 11 |
% Saved | 68% | 65% |
Times Broken | 9 | 6 |
The Australian broke his opponents 15 times with a 43% conversion rate. De Minaur dropped his serve 9 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Davidovich Fokina broke his opponents 17 times with a 57% conversion rate. Davidovich Fokina conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
De Minaur | ||||||
R1 Norrie |
R2 Diallo |
R3 Fritz |
1/4 Medvedev |
Total | ||
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Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 7-5 | 7-67 4-6 6-1 | 7-67 7-5 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Tot Games | 22 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 99 | |
pts | 74-64 | 78-65 | 108-97 | 89-75 | 349-301 | |
Total points | 138 | 143 | 205 | 164 | 650 | |
Winners | 31 | 28 | 35 | 35 | 129 | |
%Winners | 42% | 36% | 32% | 39% | 37% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |
Double Faults | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 11 | |
1st in | 42/70 | 39/69 | 50/99 | 44/77 | 175/315 | |
% 1st in | 60% | 57% | 51% | 57% | 56% | |
1st pts | 31/42 | 28/39 | 35/50 | 35/44 | 129/175 | |
% 1st pts | 74% | 72% | 70% | 80% | 74% | |
2nd pts | 16/28 | 18/30 | 29/49 | 15/33 | 78/140 | |
% 2nd pts | 57% | 60% | 59% | 45% | 56% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
Converted | 3/7 | 4/12 | 4/8 | 4/8 | 15/35 | |
Converted % | 43% | 33% | 50% | 50% | 43% | |
Conceded | 4 | 5 | 15 | 4 | 28 | |
Saved | 3/4 | 3/5 | 12/15 | 1/4 | 19 | |
Saved % | 75% | 60% | 80% | 25% | 60% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Davidovich Fokina | ||||||
R1 Wolf |
R2 Zverev |
R3 Ruud |
1/4 Mcdonald |
Total | ||
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Score | 6-0 6-2 | 6-1 6-2 | 7-64 4-6 7-64 | 6-4 6-2 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
Tot Games | 14 | 15 | 36 | 18 | 83 | |
pts | 57-32 | 55-26 | 120-118 | 72-56 | 304-232 | |
Total points | 89 | 81 | 238 | 128 | 536 | |
Winners | 23 | 19 | 53 | 28 | 123 | |
%Winners | 40% | 35% | 44% | 39% | 40% | |
SERVE | ||||||
Aces | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 18 | |
Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
1st in | 30/42 | 25/45 | 75/114 | 45/68 | 175/269 | |
% 1st in | 71% | 56% | 66% | 66% | 65% | |
1st pts | 23/30 | 19/25 | 53/75 | 28/45 | 123/175 | |
% 1st pts | 77% | 76% | 71% | 62% | 70% | |
2nd pts | 5/12 | 14/20 | 20/39 | 13/23 | 52/94 | |
% 2nd pts | 42% | 70% | 51% | 57% | 55% | |
Breaks | ||||||
Won | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
Converted | 6/12 | 4/4 | 2/5 | 5/9 | 17/30 | |
Converted % | 50% | 100% | 40% | 56% | 57% | |
Conceded | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 17 | |
Saved | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4/7 | 6/8 | 11 | |
Saved % | 50% | – | 57% | 75% | 46% | |
Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Head 2 Head
Tennis Scores in Toronto
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-67 7-5) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden (7-5 6-76 10-8) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz – Hubert Hurkacz/Mate PavicHurkacz/Mate Pavic (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien RojerArevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer – Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (6-0 6-74 10-8) – See score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Max Purcell/Andrey RublevPurcell/Andrey Rublev (4-6 6-3 10-4) – See score progression
- Tommy PaulPaul – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-3 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 4-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (3-1) – H2H and prediction