Jiri Lehecka and Marcos Giron will clash against each other in the semifinal of the European Open for the 4^th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:30 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 Jiri Lehecka who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.42
Marcos Giron -> 2.86

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Prediction and head to head Jiri Lehecka vs. Marcos Giron

This will be the 4^th time that Jiri Lehecka and Marcos Giron square off. The head to head is 2-1 for Lehecka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they squared off, Lehecka won 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the 1^st round in Stuttgart back in 2023.

Highlights Jiri Lehecka vs Marcos Giron – Stuttgart 12-June-2023

Jiri Lehecka

Ranked no. 33, Jiri got to the semifinal after defeating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-1 6-4, Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-3 and Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4.

In the quarter, The Czech had a good straight sets win against Tsitsipas (6-4 6-4). During the match, Lehecka scored 68 points vs Tsitsipas’s 56. Jiri was quite aggressive to blast 29 winners.

Regarding the service games, Lehecka recorded 8 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults. Jiri Lehecka was extremely effective on serve to win 91% (29/32) of his 1st serve and 60% (12/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Jiri broke Tsitsipas twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Jiri hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.

Lehecka has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (207-133). 5-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Lehecka has an overall47-35 win-loss record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Adelaide where he beat Jack Draper in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.

Lehecka has an aggregate 27-15 win-loss record in 2024, 5-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Antwerp

Lehecka has never competed in this tournament before.

Marcos Giron

Ranked no. 47, Giron got to the semifinal after defeating Botic Van De Zandschulp 6-4 6-1, Arthur Rinderknech 7-6(6) 7-6(4) and Zizou Bergs 6-2 6-2.

In the quarter, Giron had a good straight sets win against Bergs (6-2 6-2). During the match Giron scored 66 points vs Bergs’s 42. Marcos was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.

About the serving games, Giron recorded 3 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Marcos Giron conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Giron put 71% of his first serves in, winning 94% (30/32) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (5/13) on the 2nd serve. Giron broke Bergs 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Marcos hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.

His best result of the year was winning the title in Newport where he beat Alex Michelsen in the final 6-7(4) 6-3 7-5.

Giron has an overall 25-24 win-loss record in 2024, 7-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Lehecka	Giron
Match played	3	3
Tot Set	6	6
Tot Games	56	59
Pts	191-154	223-170
Total Points	345	393
Winners	80	104
%Winners	42%	47%

Both Lehecka and Giron played 3 matches. Both players have not dropped a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Lehecka and Giron have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Lehecka played 3 games less than Giron. Jiri scored 80 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Giron fired 104 winners (47%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Lehecka	Giron
Aces	20	19
Avg per match	6.7	6.3
1st in	93/159	115/173
%1st in	58%	66%
1st pts	80/93	104/115
%1st pts	86%	90%
2nd pts	36/66	29/58
%2nd pts	55%	50%

Lehecka bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Giron made 19 aces (6.3 per match). Lehecka won 86% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Giron won 90% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 50% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Lehecka	Giron
Won	9	8
Converted	9/21	8/23
% Converted	43%	35%
Conceded	5	3
Saved	5	3
% Saved	100%	100%
Times Broken	0	0

Jiri broke his opponents 9 times with a 43% conversion rate. The Czech extremely effective on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 5 break points. The American broke his opponents 8 times with a 35% conversion rate. The American was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.

Lehecka
	R1 Munar Clar	R2 Altmaier	1/4 Tsitsipas	Total
Score	6-1 6-4	6-4 6-3	6-4 6-4
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	19	20	56
pts	65-45	58-53	68-56	191-154
Total points	110	111	124	345
Winners	21	30	29	80
%Winners	32%	52%	43%	42%
SERVE
Aces	6	6	8	20
Double Faults	2	4	0	6
1st in	28/50	33/57	32/52	93/159
% 1st in	56%	58%	62%	58%
1st pts	21/28	30/33	29/32	80/93
% 1st pts	75%	91%	91%	86%
2nd pts	14/22	10/24	12/20	36/66
% 2nd pts	64%	42%	60%	55%
Breaks
Won	4	3	2	9
Converted	4/9	3/5	2/7	9/21
Converted %	44%	60%	29%	43%
Conceded	2	3	0	5
Saved	2/2	3/3	0/0	5
Saved %	100%	100%	–	67%
Times Broken	0	0	0	0

Giron
	R1 Van De Zandschulp	R2 Rinderknech	1/4 Bergs	Total
Score	6-4 6-1	7-66 7-64	6-2 6-2
Tot Set	2	2	2	6
Tot Games	17	26	16	59
pts	69-48	88-80	66-42	223-170
Total points	117	168	108	393
Winners	25	49	30	104
%Winners	36%	56%	45%	47%
SERVE
Aces	4	12	3	19
Double Faults	1	0	0	1
1st in	27/46	56/82	32/45	115/173
% 1st in	59%	68%	71%	66%
1st pts	25/27	49/56	30/32	104/115
% 1st pts	93%	88%	94%	90%
2nd pts	10/19	14/26	5/13	29/58
% 2nd pts	53%	54%	38%	50%
Breaks
Won	4	0	4	8
Converted	4/8	0/4	4/11	8/23
Converted %	50%	0%	36%	35%
Conceded	0	1	2	3
Saved	0/0	1/1	2/2	3
Saved %	–	100%	100%	67%
Times Broken	0	0	0	0

Tennis Scores in Antwerp

• Hugo GastonGaston – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (3-6 6-2 7-6⁶) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Zizou BergsBergs (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Robert Galloway/Aleksandr NedovyesovGalloway/Aleksandr Nedovyesov – Ivan Dodig/Adam PavlasekDodig/Adam Pavlasek (3-6 6-3 10-5) – See score progression
• Sander Arends/Luke JohnsonArends/Luke Johnson – Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (2-6 6-3 10-8) – See score progression
• Robin Haase/David PelHaase/David Pel – Matwe Middelkoop/Andres MolteniMiddelkoop/Andres Molteni (3-6 6-3 10-8) – See score progression
• Alexander Erler/Lucas MiedlerErler/Lucas Miedler – Sander Gille/Joran VliegenGille/Joran Vliegen (7-6⁸ 6-3) – See score progression
• Hugo GastonGaston – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-3 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Marcos GironGiron – Zizou BergsBergs (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Jiri LeheckaLehecka – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-4 6-4) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Marcos GironGiron – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (1-2) – H2H and prediction
• Hugo GastonGaston – Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut (0-0) – H2H and prediction