Taro Daniel and Alejandro Tabilo will square off in the final of the ASB Classic for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.59
Alejandro Tabilo -> 2.375
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Alejandro Tabilo
There is no head to head record between Taro Daniel and Alejandro Tabilo since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Taro Daniel
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-32 | 16-16 | 5-11 | 8-2 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-30 | 34-16 | 7-10 | 2-1 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 43-29 | 27-17 | 12-7 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 30-25 | 5-7 | 21-15 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 18-15 | 9-9 | 3-5 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 74, Taro got to the final after defeating Aleksandar Vukic 7-5 7-5, Max Purcell 6-2 6-4, Alexandre Muller 6-4 6-73 6-3 and Ben Shelton 7-5 7-69.
In the semifinal, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Shelton (7-5 7-69). During the match, Daniel scored 89 points vs Shelton’s 82. Taro was quite aggressive to blast 43 winners.
Regarding the service games, Daniel blasted 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Taro Daniel was extremely efficient on serve to win 81% (43/53) of his 1st serve and 62% (21/34) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Daniel broke Shelton once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Daniel has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Daniel has good record in the last 10 years having won 58% of his matches (343-252). 6-1 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Daniel has an aggregate 148-104 record in the last years on hard.
Taro’s best result of the current year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.
The Japanese has a composed 6-1 win-loss record in 2024, 6-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Alejandro Tabilo
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 38-27 | 13-8 | 15-10 | 3-7 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 52-26 | 13-5 | 39-19 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-22 | 7-6 | 23-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-30 | 13-9 | 22-15 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 19-11 | 5-2 | 11-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 82, the Chilean reached the final after beating Isaac Becroft 6-0 6-1, Patrick Kypson 7-63 6-3, Borna Gojo 1-6 6-3 6-2, Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-5 6-3, Cameron Norrie w/o and Arthur Fils 6-2 7-5.
In the semifinal, The Chilean had a good straight sets win against Fils (6-2 7-5). During the match Tabilo scored 81 points vs Fils’s 63. Tabilo was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Tabilo managed to score 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alejandro Tabilo lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Tabilo put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (34/49) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the 2nd serve. Alejandro broke Fils 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alejandro started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
The Chilean’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Auckland.
The Chilean has a compiled 5-0 win-loss record in 2024, 5-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Auckland
Tabilo has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Daniel | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 99 | 100 |
| Pts | 332-294 | 340-251 |
| Total Points | 626 | 591 |
| Winners | 159 | 156 |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% |
Daniel played 4 matches while Tabilo competed in 5 matches. Tabilo started his run from the qualifications while Daniel had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Taro Daniel conceded 1 set, while Alejandro Tabilo conceded 1 set. Daniel has played 2 set(s) less than Tabilo (9 vs 11). Therefore, Daniel played 1 game less than Tabilo. The Japanese scored 159 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The Chilean recorded 156 winners (46%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Daniel | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 25 | 43 |
| Avg per match | 6.3 | 8.6 |
| 1st in | 201/324 | 193/295 |
| %1st in | 62% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 159/201 | 156/193 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 63/123 | 60/102 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 59% |
Daniel managed to score 25 aces (6.3 per match). Tabilo struck 43 aces (8.6 per match). Daniel won 79% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Tabilo won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Daniel | Tabilo |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 17 |
| Converted | 12/18 | 17/32 |
| % Converted | 67% | 53% |
| Conceded | 23 | 13 |
| Saved | 19 | 8 |
| % Saved | 83% | 62% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
The Japanese broke his opponents 12 times with a 67% conversion rate. Taro surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Alejandro broke his opponents 17 times with a 53% conversion rate. Tabilo conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded.
| Daniel | ||||||
| R1 Vukic |
R2 Purcell |
1/4 Muller |
1/2 Shelton |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 7-5 | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-73 6-3 | 7-5 7-69 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 18 | 32 | 25 | 99 | |
| pts | 72-71 | 63-45 | 108-96 | 89-82 | 332-294 | |
| Total points | 143 | 108 | 204 | 171 | 626 | |
| Winners | 38 | 30 | 48 | 43 | 159 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 48% | 44% | 48% | 48% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 25 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1st in | 49/78 | 33/48 | 66/111 | 53/87 | 201/324 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 69% | 59% | 61% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 38/49 | 30/33 | 48/66 | 43/53 | 159/201 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 91% | 73% | 81% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/29 | 9/15 | 23/45 | 21/34 | 63/123 | |
| % 2nd pts | 34% | 60% | 51% | 62% | 51% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/4 | 4/5 | 1/2 | 12/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 75% | 80% | 50% | 67% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 3/3 | 8/10 | 3/3 | 19 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 100% | 80% | 100% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Tabilo | ||||||||
| Q1 Becroft |
Q3 Kypson |
R1 Gojo |
R2 Van De Zandschulp |
1/4 Norrie |
1/2 Fils |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 | 7-63 6-3 | 1-6 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | w/o | 6-2 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 22 | 24 | 21 | – | 20 | 100 | |
| pts | 52-23 | 68-53 | 76-64 | 63-48 | – | 81-63 | 340-251 | |
| Total points | 75 | 121 | 140 | 111 | – | 144 | 591 | |
| Winners | 22 | 35 | 33 | 32 | – | 34 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 51% | 43% | 51% | – | 42% | 46% | |
| SERVE | ||||||||
| Aces | 11 | 13 | 10 | 2 | – | 7 | 43 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 24/38 | 40/56 | 44/64 | 36/57 | – | 49/80 | 193/295 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 71% | 69% | 63% | – | 61% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 22/24 | 35/40 | 33/44 | 32/36 | – | 34/49 | 156/193 | |
| % 1st pts | 92% | 88% | 75% | 89% | – | 69% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/14 | 14/16 | 13/20 | 9/21 | – | 17/31 | 60/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 88% | 65% | 43% | – | 55% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 1/6 | 3/3 | 4/7 | – | 4/8 | 17/32 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 17% | 100% | 57% | – | 50% | 53% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/2 | – | 6/7 | 8 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 50% | 0% | – | 86% | 34% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | |
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