Hubert Hurkacz and Alexei Popyrin will clash against each other in the quarter of the National Bank Open for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 2:00 pm on COURT ROGERS. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Hubert Hurkacz who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Hubert Hurkacz is the pick to win this match.
Hubert Hurkacz -> 1.44
Alexei Popyrin -> 2.8

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Prediction and head to head Hubert Hurkacz vs. Alexei Popyrin

This will be the 4^th time that Hubert Hurkacz and Alexei Popyrin play each other. The head to head is 3-0 for Hurkacz (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Hurkacz won 6-1 7-6(8) in the quarter in Cincinnati back in 2023.

Highlights Hubert Hurkacz vs Alexei Popyrin – Cincinnati 18-August-2023

Hubert Hurkacz

Ranked no. 6 (career-high), Hurkacz reached the quarter after defeating Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6 6-3 7-6(6) and Arthur Rinderknech 4-6 6-3 6-4.

In the 3^rd round against Rinderknech, Hurkacz recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 6-4). During the match, Hurkacz scored 88 points vs Rinderknech’s 81. Hurkacz was very aggressive to blast 37 winners.

Talking about the service games, Hurkacz bagged 4 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults. Overall, Hubert Hurkacz was extremely effective on serve to win 82% (37/45) of his 1st serve and 54% (25/46) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Hurkacz broke Rinderknech 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The Pole has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 52% of the points he played.

Hurkacz has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (386-226). 13-6 on hard in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Hurkacz has an overall 180-85 record in the last years on hard.

His best result of the current year was winning the title in Estoril where he beat Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-3 6-4.

The Pole has an overall 36-14 win-loss record in 2024, 13-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Toronto

Alexei Popyrin

Ranked no. 62, the Australian reached the quarter after beating Tomas Machac 6-3 6-4, Ben Shelton 6-4 7-6(4) and Grigor Dimitrov 4-6 7-6(5) 6-3.

In the 3^rd round against Dimitrov, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 7-6⁵ 6-3). During the match Popyrin scored 111 points vs Dimitrov’s 107. Popyrin was quite aggressive to blast 52 winners.

Talking about serving, Popyrin scored 9 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Alexei Popyrin lost the serve once and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Popyrin put 54% of his first serves in, winning 80% (52/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (28/56) on the 2nd serve. The Australian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Dimitrov once.

Overall Performance in this tournament

Popyrin has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Popyrin’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Doha.

Popyrin has a compiled 19-15 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Toronto

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2022. See his history

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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Hurkacz	Popyrin
Match played	2	3
Tot Set	6	7
Tot Games	61	74
Pts	187-176	256-222
Total Points	363	478
Winners	83	108
%Winners	44%	42%

Hurkacz played 2 matches while Popyrin competed in 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Hubert Hurkacz lost 2 sets, while Alexei Popyrin conceded 1 set. Hurkacz has played 1 set(s) less than Popyrin (6 vs 7). Therefore, Hurkacz played 13 games less than Popyrin. The Pole scored 83 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Popyrin scored 108 winners (42%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Hurkacz	Popyrin
Aces	18	21
Avg per match	9	7
1st in	100/193	128/238
%1st in	52%	54%
1st pts	83/100	108/128
%1st pts	83%	84%
2nd pts	52/93	61/110
%2nd pts	56%	55%

Hurkacz blasted 18 aces (9 per match). Popyrin recorded 21 aces (7 per match). Hurkacz won 83% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Popyrin won 84% of the points behind 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	Hurkacz	Popyrin
Won	4	5
Converted	4/10	5/12
% Converted	40%	42%
Conceded	13	11
Saved	10	9
% Saved	77%	82%
Times Broken	3	2

The Pole broke his opponents 4 times with a 40% conversion rate. Hubert conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 5 times with a 42% conversion rate. Popyrin conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.

Hurkacz
	R2 Kokkinakis	R3 Rinderknech	Total
Score	4-6 6-3 7-66	4-6 6-3 6-4
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	32	29	61
pts	99-95	88-81	187-176
Total points	194	169	363
Winners	46	37	83
%Winners	46%	42%	44%
SERVE
Aces	14	4	18
Double Faults	5	0	5
1st in	55/102	45/91	100/193
% 1st in	54%	49%	52%
1st pts	46/55	37/45	83/100
% 1st pts	84%	82%	83%
2nd pts	27/47	25/46	52/93
% 2nd pts	57%	54%	56%
Breaks
Won	1	3	4
Converted	1/4	3/6	4/10
Converted %	25%	50%	40%
Conceded	7	6	13
Saved	6/7	4/6	10
Saved %	86%	67%	77%
Times Broken	1	2	3

Popyrin
	R1 Machac	R2 Shelton	R3 Dimitrov	Total
Score	6-3 6-4	6-4 7-64	4-6 7-65 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	19	23	32	74
pts	65-46	80-69	111-107	256-222
Total points	111	149	218	478
Winners	23	33	52	108
%Winners	35%	41%	47%	42%
SERVE
Aces	6	6	9	21
Double Faults	5	1	6	12
1st in	24/48	39/69	65/121	128/238
% 1st in	50%	57%	54%	54%
1st pts	23/24	33/39	52/65	108/128
% 1st pts	96%	85%	80%	84%
2nd pts	14/24	19/30	28/56	61/110
% 2nd pts	58%	63%	50%	55%
Breaks
Won	3	1	1	5
Converted	3/5	1/6	1/1	5/12
Converted %	60%	17%	100%	42%
Conceded	2	0	9	11
Saved	1/2	0/0	8/9	9
Saved %	50%	–	89%	70%
Times Broken	1	0	1	2

Tennis Scores in Montreal

• Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz (3-6 6-2 10-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Andrey RublevRublev – Jannik SinnerSinner (6-3 1-6 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori (6-3 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Kei NishikoriNishikori (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
• Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury – Daniil Medvedev/Roman SafiullinMedvedev/Roman Safiullin (6-4 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Andrey RublevRublev – (1-1) – H2H and prediction
• Alexei PopyrinPopyrin – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (0-3) – H2H and prediction
• Sebastian KordaKorda – Alexander ZverevZverev (0-0) – H2H and prediction