Alex De Minaur and Hugo Gaston will square off in the quarter of the European Open for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 4:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and 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 -> 1.2
Hugo Gaston -> 4.55
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Prediction and head to head Alex De Minaur vs. Hugo Gaston
This will be the 2nd time that Alex De Minaur and Hugo Gaston square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Gaston (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they competed against each other, Gaston won 4-6 6-2 6-3 0-6 7-6(4) in the 1st round in at the French Open back in 2022.
Highlights Hugo Gaston vs Alex De Minaur – French Open 24-May-2022
Alex De Minaur
41 - 13win/loss
9
6
WLWWWWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 41-13 | 19-6 | 10-5 | 5-1 | 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. 9, the Australian reached the quarter after defeating Unknown Player bye and Roberto Carballes Baena 2-6 6-4 6-2.
In the 2nd round against Carballes Baena, De Minaur recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-4 6-2).During the match, De Minaur scored less points (1) than Carballes Baena. In fact, the world no. 9 won 82 points vs Carballes Baena’s. That means that De Minaur was more focused during the important points. Alex was quite aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Regarding the service games, De Minaur scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 1 double fault. Alex De Minaur lost the serve 3 times and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, De Minaur put 54% of his first serves in, winning 74% (34/46) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (17/39) on the 2nd serve. Alex broke Carballes Baena 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
De Minaur has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (359-200). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, De Minaur has an overall 61-36 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Acapulco where he beat Casper Ruud in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Hertogenbosch where he overcame Sebastian Korda in the final 6-2 6-4.
The Australian has a composed 41-13 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Hugo Gaston
29 - 28win/loss
77
58
WWLLLLLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-28 | 5-12 | 15-11 | 6-3 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-32 | 6-5 | 30-18 | 8-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 27-31 | 4-9 | 4-8 | 16-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 44-30 | 2-3 | 32-16 | 10-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 13-15 | 1-3 | 5-5 | 7-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 77, the French player reached the quarter after beating Alexey Vatutin 3-6 6-3 6-3 and Mariano Navone 6-4 6-7(3) 7-6(4).
In the 2nd round, The French player defeated Navone (6-4 6-73 7-64).During the match Gaston scored less points (4) than Navone. In fact, the world no. 9 won 111 points vs Navone’s. That means that Gaston was more focused during the important points. The French player was very aggressive to blast 48 winners.
About the serving games, Gaston bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Hugo Gaston lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Gaston put 60% of his first serves in, winning 72% (48/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (22/44) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Navone 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title the Lyon Challenger where he defeated Alexandre Muller in the final 6-2 1-6 6-1.
Hugo has a composed 29-28 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | De Minaur | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 63 |
| Pts | 82-83 | 199-198 |
| Total Points | 165 | 397 |
| Winners | 34 | 90 |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% |
De Minaur played 1 match while Gaston competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Alex De Minaur lost 1 set, while Hugo Gaston conceded 2 sets. De Minaur has played 3 set(s) less than Gaston (3 vs 6). Therefore, De Minaur played 37 games less than Gaston. The Australian scored 34 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player scored 90 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | De Minaur | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 1 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 1 | 5 |
| 1st in | 46/85 | 128/210 |
| %1st in | 54% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 90/128 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 38/82 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 46% |
De Minaur struck 1 ace . Gaston also blasted 10 aces (5 per match). De Minaur won 74% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Gaston won 70% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | De Minaur | Gaston |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 9 |
| Converted | 4/7 | 9/19 |
| % Converted | 57% | 47% |
| Conceded | 5 | 20 |
| Saved | 2 | 13 |
| % Saved | 40% | 65% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
De Minaur broke his opponent 4 times with a 57% conversion rate. De Minaur lost his serve 3 times and he saved 40% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 9 times with a 47% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 65% of the break points that he conceded.
| De Minaur | |||
| R2 Carballes Baena |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-4 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 82-83 | 82-83 | |
| Total points | 165 | 165 | |
| Winners | 34 | 34 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 46/85 | 46/85 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 34/46 | 34/46 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/39 | 17/39 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 44% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/7 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 2/5 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 40% | 40% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Gaston | ||||
| R1 Vatutin |
R2 Navone |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-4 6-73 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 36 | 63 | |
| pts | 88-83 | 111-115 | 199-198 | |
| Total points | 171 | 226 | 397 | |
| Winners | 42 | 48 | 90 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 61/99 | 67/111 | 128/210 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 42/61 | 48/67 | 90/128 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 72% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/38 | 22/44 | 38/82 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 50% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/6 | 5/13 | 9/19 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 38% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 9/12 | 4/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 125% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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