Facundo Diaz Acosta and Hugo Gaston will play each other in the semifinal of the Generali Open for the 3^rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:30 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 Hugo Gaston who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hugo Gaston is the pick to win this match.
Hugo Gaston -> 1.909
Facundo Diaz Acosta -> 1.909

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Prediction and head to head Facundo Diaz Acosta vs. Hugo Gaston

This will be the 3^rd time that Facundo Diaz Acosta and Hugo Gaston fight against each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Diaz Acosta and Gaston (see full H2H stats),but they are 1-1 on clay.

The last time that they competed against each other, Gaston won 7-6(4) 1-6 6-4 in the 1^st round in Hamburg back in July 2024.

Facundo Diaz Acosta

Ranked no. 77, the Argentine reached the semifinal after beating Federico Coria 2-6 6-3 6-0, Daniel Elahi Galan 6-2 4-6 6-3 and Pedro Martinez Portero 6-7(2) 6-3 6-4.

In the quarter against Martinez Portero, Facundo recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-7² 6-3 6-4). During the match, Diaz Acosta scored 129 points vs Martinez Portero’s 120. Facundo was pretty aggressive to blast 52 winners.

Talking about the service games, Diaz Acosta bagged 7 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Facundo Diaz Acosta lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Diaz Acosta put 63% of his first serves in, winning 71% (52/73) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (20/43) on the 2nd serve. Diaz Acosta broke Martinez Portero 4 times after converting 21% of his break points (4/19).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Facundo has conceded 3 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.

Diaz Acosta has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 62% of his matches (207-126). 16-9 on clay in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Diaz Acosta has a composed184-103 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he defeated Nicolas Jarry in the final 6-3 6-4.

Diaz Acosta has an aggregate 18-14 win-loss record in 2024, 16-9 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Kitzbuhel

Diaz Acosta has never competed in this tournament before.

Hugo Gaston

Ranked no. 91, the French player reached the semifinal after defeating Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-7(5) 6-4, Roberto Carballes Baena 6-2 7-6(5) and Sebastian Baez 7-5 5-7 7-6(6).

In the quarter, Hugo defeated Baez (7-5 5-7 7-6⁶). During the match Gaston and Baez scored the same amount of points (138). However, the world no. 77 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Hugo was quite aggressive to blast 44 winners.

Talking about serving, Gaston bagged 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 4 times and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 47% of his first serves in, winning 68% (44/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 55% (40/73) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Baez 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Hugo has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.

His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Lyon Challenger where he beat Alexandre Muller in the final 6-2 1-6 6-1.

Hugo has a compiled 26-21 win-loss record in 2024, 14-10 on clay (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Diaz Acosta	Gaston
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	9	8
Tot Games	82	91
Pts	295-255	316-290
Total Points	550	606
Winners	123	95
%Winners	42%	30%

Both Diaz Acosta and Gaston played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Facundo Diaz Acosta surrendered 3 sets, while Hugo Gaston lost 2 sets. Diaz Acosta has played 1 set more than Gaston (9 vs 8). However, it’s interesting to notice that Diaz Acosta played 9 games less than Gaston. Facundo scored 123 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The French player bagged 95 winners (30%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Diaz Acosta	Gaston
Aces	11	12
Avg per match	3.7	4
1st in	179/273	141/303
%1st in	66%	47%
1st pts	123/179	95/141
%1st pts	69%	67%
2nd pts	47/94	101/162
%2nd pts	50%	62%

Diaz Acosta made 11 aces (3.7 per match). Gaston bagged 12 aces (4 per match). Diaz Acosta won 69% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Gaston won 67% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Diaz Acosta	Gaston
Won	14	11
Converted	14/37	11/23
% Converted	38%	48%
Conceded	21	22
Saved	14	15
% Saved	67%	68%
Times Broken	7	7

The Argentine broke his opponents 14 times with a 38% conversion rate. Diaz Acosta dropped his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Hugo broke his opponents 11 times with a 48% conversion rate. Gaston conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.

Diaz Acosta
	R1 Coria	R2 Elahi Galan Riveros	1/4 Martinez Portero	Total
Score	2-6 6-3 6-0	6-2 4-6 6-3	6-72 6-3 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	3	9
Tot Games	23	27	32	82
pts	70-53	96-82	129-120	295-255
Total points	123	178	249	550
Winners	28	43	52	123
%Winners	40%	45%	40%	42%
SERVE
Aces	1	3	7	11
Double Faults	3	3	3	9
1st in	41/66	65/91	73/116	179/273
% 1st in	62%	71%	63%	66%
1st pts	28/41	43/65	52/73	123/179
% 1st pts	68%	66%	71%	69%
2nd pts	15/25	12/26	20/43	47/94
% 2nd pts	60%	46%	47%	50%
Breaks
Won	5	5	4	14
Converted	5/9	5/9	4/19	14/37
Converted %	56%	56%	21%	38%
Conceded	4	9	8	21
Saved	1/4	6/9	7/8	14
Saved %	25%	67%	88%	60%
Times Broken	3	3	1	7

Gaston
	R1 Altmaier	R2 Carballes Baena	1/4 Baez	Total
Score	6-4 6-75 6-4	6-2 7-65	7-5 5-7 7-66
Tot Set	3	2	3	8
Tot Games	33	21	37	91
pts	105-96	73-56	138-138	316-290
Total points	201	129	276	606
Winners	29	22	44	95
%Winners	28%	30%	32%	30%
SERVE
Aces	2	5	5	12
Double Faults	2	2	2	6
1st in	42/97	34/68	65/138	141/303
% 1st in	43%	50%	47%	47%
1st pts	29/42	22/34	44/65	95/141
% 1st pts	69%	65%	68%	67%
2nd pts	37/55	24/34	40/73	101/162
% 2nd pts	67%	71%	55%	62%
Breaks
Won	4	3	4	11
Converted	4/6	3/6	4/11	11/23
Converted %	67%	50%	36%	48%
Conceded	2	4	16	22
Saved	0/2	3/4	12/16	15
Saved %	0%	75%	75%	50%
Times Broken	2	1	4	7

Tennis Scores in Kitzbuhel

• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Thiago Seyboth WildSeyboth Wild (7-6² 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexander Erler/Andreas MiesErler/Andreas Mies – Jamie Murray/Adam PavlasekMurray/Adam Pavlasek (5-7 7-6⁷ 11-9) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Sebastian BaezBaez (7-5 5-7 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero (6-7² 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (7-6⁵ 6-3) – See score progression
• Constantin Frantzen/Hendrik JebensFrantzen/Hendrik Jebens – Gonzalo Escobar/Aleksandr NedovyesovEscobar/Aleksandr Nedovyesov (6-4 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Yannick HanfmannHanfmann – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GastonGaston – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (1-1) – H2H and prediction