Stefanos Tsitsipas and Arthur Fils will clash against each other in the semifinal of the European Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:30 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 Stefanos Tsitsipas who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Stefanos Tsitsipas is the pick to win this match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas -> 1.44
Arthur Fils -> 2.79
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Prediction and head to head Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Arthur Fils
There is no head to head record between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Arthur Fils since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Stefanos Tsitsipas
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21-8 | 10-6 | 10-2 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-24 | 19-9 | 17-5 | 11-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-24 | 18-8 | 17-4 | 18-9 | 8-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-19 | 26-8 | 23-5 | 6-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 29-14 | 11-6 | 11-3 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 7, the Greek reached the semifinal after beating Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-5 6-3 and Yannick Hanfmann 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Greek had a good straight sets win against Hanfmann (6-3 6-3). During the match, Tsitsipas scored 57 points vs Hanfmann’s 42. Tsitsipas was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Talking about the service games, Tsitsipas scored 7 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Stefanos Tsitsipas was extremely efficient on serve to win 80% (28/35) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Greek broke Hanfmann 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tsitsipas hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Tsitsipas has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 69% of his matches (438-198). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Tsitsipas has an overall82-44 match record in the last 9 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Los Cabos where he beat Alex De Minaur in the final 6-3 6-4.
The Greek has an overall 45-19 win-loss record in 2023, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Arthur Fils
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-12 | 8-5 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-24 | 5-4 | 13-8 | 21-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-28 | 0-1 | 23-15 | 20-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-26 | 3-2 | 29-17 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 38 (career-high), Arthur reached the semifinal after beating Mark Lajal 7-64 7-62 and Juan Pablo Varillas 6-0 6-3.
In the quarter, The French player had a good straight sets win against Pablo Patino-Samudio (6-0 6-3). During the match Fils scored 52 points vs Pablo Patino-Samudio’s 29. The French player was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
About the serving games, Fils scored 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Arthur Fils was pretty effective on serve to win 80% (24/30) of his 1st serve and 77% (10/13) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Arthur was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Pablo Patino-Samudio 4 times.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Oeiras 2 Challenger where he overcame Joris De Loore in the final 6-1 7-6(4) and in Lyon where he beat Francisco Cerundolo in the final 6-3 7-5.
The French player has an aggregate 38-20 win-loss record in 2023, 16-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Tsitsipas | Fils |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 41 |
| Pts | 132-106 | 138-112 |
| Total Points | 238 | 250 |
| Winners | 58 | 69 |
| %Winners | 44% | 50% |
Both Tsitsipas and Fils played 2 matches. Both players have not conceded a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Tsitsipas and Fils have played the same amount of sets 4. However, Tsitsipas played 2 games less than Fils. The Greek scored 58 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Fils recorded 69 winners (50%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Tsitsipas | Fils |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| 1st in | 75/119 | 82/137 |
| %1st in | 63% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 58/75 | 69/82 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 26/44 | 29/55 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 53% |
Tsitsipas scored 13 aces (6.5 per match). Fils blasted 15 aces (7.5 per match). Tsitsipas won 77% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Fils won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Tsitsipas | Fils |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 4 |
| Converted | 6/17 | 4/5 |
| % Converted | 35% | 80% |
| Conceded | 7 | 10 |
| Saved | 6 | 10 |
| % Saved | 86% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 |
Tsitsipas broke his opponents 6 times with a 35% conversion rate. Tsitsipas dropped his serve once and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded. Arthur broke his opponents 4 times with a 80% conversion rate. Arthur was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 10 break points.
| Tsitsipas | ||||
| R2 Van De Zandschulp |
1/4 Hanfmann |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-3 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 18 | 39 | |
| pts | 75-64 | 57-42 | 132-106 | |
| Total points | 139 | 99 | 238 | |
| Winners | 30 | 28 | 58 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 49% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 40/69 | 35/50 | 75/119 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 70% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 30/40 | 28/35 | 58/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 80% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/29 | 10/15 | 26/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 55% | 67% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 3/7 | 6/17 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 43% | 35% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 2/2 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 100% | 90% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Fils | ||||
| R2 Lajal |
1/4 Pablo Patino-Samudio |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-62 | 6-0 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 15 | 41 | |
| pts | 86-83 | 52-29 | 138-112 | |
| Total points | 169 | 81 | 250 | |
| Winners | 45 | 24 | 69 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 46% | 50% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 9 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 52/94 | 30/43 | 82/137 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 70% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 45/52 | 24/30 | 69/82 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 80% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/42 | 10/13 | 29/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 77% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 0/1 | 4/4 | 4/5 | |
| Converted % | 0% | 100% | 80% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| Saved | 8/8 | 2/2 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWLWLL Tennis Scores in Antwerp
- Arthur FilsFils – Juan Pablo VarillasPablo Varillas (6-0 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Yannick HanfmannHanfmann (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexander BublikBublik – Giovanni Mpetshi PerricardMpetshi Perricard (6-4 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Maximilian MartererMarterer – Hugo GastonGaston (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Romain Arneodo/Tristan-Samuel WeissbornArneodo/Tristan-Samuel Weissborn – Robin Haase/Philipp OswaldHaase/Philipp Oswald (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Petros Tsitsipas/Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas/Stefanos Tsitsipas – Matwe Middelkoop/Andreas MiesMiddelkoop/Andreas Mies (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Alexander BublikBublik – Maximilian MartererMarterer (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
