Alex De Minaur and Alexei Popyrin will square off in the 3rd round of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 11:00 am on COURT DES PRINCES. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alex De Minaur who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Alex De Minaur is the pick to win this match.
Alex De Minaur -> 1.33
Alexei Popyrin -> 3.34
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Alexei Popyrin
This will be the 3rd time that Alex De Minaur and Alexei Popyrin clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for De Minaur and Popyrin (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they competed against each other, Popyrin won 6-0 6-3 in the 1st round in Paris back in 2021.
Alex De Minaur
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-13 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 4-1 | 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. 11, the Australian reached the 3rd round after beating Stan Wawrinka 6-3 6-0 and Tallon Griekspoor 2-6 6-2 6-3.
In the 2nd round against Griekspoor, De Minaur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-2 6-3). During the match, De Minaur scored 88 points vs Griekspoor’s 85. Alex was quite aggressive to blast 28 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Minaur made 2 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Alex De Minaur lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 51% of his first serves in, winning 78% (28/36) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (16/34) on the 2nd serve. De Minaur broke Griekspoor 4 times after converting 31% of his break points (4/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Australian has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
De Minaur has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (339-193). 2-0 on clay in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, De Minaur has an overall 57-46 win-loss record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Acapulco where he overcame Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 6-4.
Alex has a compiled 21-6 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Alexei Popyrin
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-18 | 16-6 | 4-8 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-29 | 18-14 | 15-6 | 1-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 24-31 | 7-16 | 7-4 | 3-5 | 7-6 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 32-26 | 13-11 | 8-6 | 10-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-16 | 3-4 | 5-5 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 46, Alexei reached the 3rd round after beating Corentin Moutet 3-6 7-5 6-2 and Andrey Rublev 6-4 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Popyrin had a good straight sets win against Rublev (6-4 6-4). During the match Popyrin scored 75 points vs Rublev’s 65. Popyrin was quite aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Popyrin fired 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Alexei Popyrin was pretty effective on serve to win 76% (26/34) of his 1st serve and 53% (18/34) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Australian broke Rublev 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alexei has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Popyrin’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in Doha.
The Australian has a compiled 9-4 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2021 and 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 40 | 49 |
| Pts | 147-124 | 180-158 |
| Total Points | 271 | 338 |
| Winners | 40 | 73 |
| %Winners | 27% | 41% |
Both De Minaur and Popyrin played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur lost 1 set, while Alexei Popyrin dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, De Minaur and Popyrin have played the same amount of sets 5. However, De Minaur played 9 games less than Popyrin. The Australian scored 40 winners (27% of the total points). On the other side, The Australian bagged 73 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 2.5 | 5 |
| 1st in | 55/114 | 106/169 |
| %1st in | 48% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 40/55 | 73/106 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 69% |
| 2nd pts | 32/59 | 37/63 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 59% |
De Minaur struck 5 aces (2.5 per match). Popyrin made 10 aces (5 per match). De Minaur won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Popyrin won 69% 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 | De Minaur | Popyrin |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/25 | 6/19 |
| % Converted | 40% | 32% |
| Conceded | 7 | 15 |
| Saved | 4 | 12 |
| % Saved | 57% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 |
The Australian broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Alex dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Alexei broke his opponents 6 times with a 32% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | ||||
| R1 Wawrinka |
R2 Griekspoor |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 2-6 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 25 | 40 | |
| pts | 59-39 | 88-85 | 147-124 | |
| Total points | 98 | 173 | 271 | |
| Winners | 12 | 28 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 20% | 32% | 27% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 19/44 | 36/70 | 55/114 | |
| % 1st in | 43% | 51% | 48% | |
| 1st pts | 12/19 | 28/36 | 40/55 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 78% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 16/34 | 32/59 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 47% | 54% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 4/13 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 31% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2/4 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 50% | 59% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Popyrin | ||||
| R1 Moutet |
R2 Rublev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 20 | 49 | |
| pts | 105-93 | 75-65 | 180-158 | |
| Total points | 198 | 140 | 338 | |
| Winners | 47 | 26 | 73 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 35% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 72/101 | 34/68 | 106/169 | |
| % 1st in | 71% | 50% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 47/72 | 26/34 | 73/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 65% | 76% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 19/29 | 18/34 | 37/63 | |
| % 2nd pts | 66% | 53% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/11 | 3/8 | 6/19 | |
| Converted % | 27% | 38% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 6 | 15 | |
| Saved | 7/9 | 5/6 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 78% | 83% | 81% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWLLWWWLWW Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Rohan Bopanna/Matthew EbdenBopanna/Matthew Ebden (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Nathaniel Lammons/Jack WithrowLammons/Jack Withrow (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (7-5 7-64) – See score progression
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Borna CoricCoric (7-62 6-1) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Sebastian OfnerOfner (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo MusettiMusetti – Arthur FilsFils (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Roman SafiullinSafiullin (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Taylor Harry Fritz/Holger RuneHarry Fritz/Holger Rune – Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic (4-6 6-3 12-10) – See score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (2-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Ugo HumbertHumbert – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (7-5 7-6(4)) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alejandro TabiloTabilo (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (4-6 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Jan-Lennard StruffStruff – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (5-9) – H2H and prediction
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (1-5) – H2H and prediction
- Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Casper RuudRuud (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Ugo HumbertHumbert (2-2) – H2H and prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Alexei PopyrinPopyrin (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune – Sumit NagalNagal (1-0) – H2H and prediction
