Jiri Lehecka and Roberto Bautista Agut will fight against each other in the final of the European Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 4:30 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 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Jiri Lehecka is the pick to win this match.
Jiri Lehecka -> 1.49
Roberto Bautista Agut -> 2.62
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Prediction and head to head Jiri Lehecka vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
This will be the 5th time that Jiri Lehecka and Roberto Bautista Agut face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Bautista-Agut (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Lehecka won 3-6 6-2 6-1 in the 2nd round in Beijing back in September 2024.
Highlights Jiri Lehecka vs Roberto Bautista Agut – Beijing 28-September-2024
Jiri Lehecka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 28-15 | 18-10 | 4-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 18-13 | 10-8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-32 | 5-4 | 24-13 | 13-12 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-26 | 12-3 | 34-15 | 17-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 4-4 | 12-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 33, Jiri reached the final after defeating Jaume Antoni Munar Clar 6-1 6-4, Daniel Altmaier 6-4 6-3, Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-4 6-4 and Marcos Giron 6-3 4-6 6-2.
In the semifinal, Jiri defeated Giron (6-3 4-6 6-2). During the match, Lehecka scored 92 points vs Giron’s 78. Jiri was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lehecka blasted 7 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Overall, Jiri Lehecka was extremely effective on serve to win 71% (39/55) of his 1st serve and 73% (19/26) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Czech broke Giron 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lehecka has conceded 1 set in this competition to win 55% of the points he played.
Lehecka has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 61% of his matches (208-133). 6-4 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Lehecka has a compiled48-35 record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Adelaide where he beat Jack Draper in the final 4-6 6-4 6-3.
Lehecka has an overall 28-15 win-loss record in 2024, 6-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Antwerp
Lehecka has never competed in this tournament before.
Roberto Bautista Agut
35 - 26win/loss
60
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WWWWLLWWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 35-26 | 11-13 | 10-7 | 7-2 | 7-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 22-23 | 9-7 | 8-8 | 2-6 | 3-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-20 | 17-9 | 7-3 | 9-6 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-25 | 14-10 | 7-7 | 4-5 | 4-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 20-8 | 13-4 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 60, Roberto reached the final after beating Luca Van Assche 6-2 6-1, Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6(2) 6-4, Felix Auger-Aliassime 3-6 6-2 7-6(6) and Hugo Gaston 6-3 6-4.
In the semifinal, Roberto had a good straight sets win against Gaston (6-3 6-4). During the match Bautista-Agut scored 65 points vs Gaston’s 53. The Spaniard was pretty aggressive to blast 25 winners.
About the serving games, Bautista-Agut scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was very consistent in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Roberto Bautista Agut was extremely efficient on serve to win 76% (25/33) of his 1st serve and 75% (15/20) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Spaniard broke Gaston twice after converting 25% of his break points (2/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Bautista-Agut has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Bautista-Agut’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Antwerp.
The Spaniard has an overall 35-26 win-loss record in 2024, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lehecka | Bautista-Agut |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 83 | 87 |
| Pts | 283-232 | 299-249 |
| Total Points | 515 | 548 |
| Winners | 119 | 131 |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% |
Both Lehecka and Bautista-Agut played 4 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Jiri Lehecka surrendered 1 set, while Roberto Bautista Agut surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Lehecka and Bautista-Agut have played the same amount of sets 9. However, Lehecka played 4 games less than Bautista-Agut. Jiri scored 119 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Spaniard blasted 131 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lehecka | Bautista-Agut |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 27 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 6.8 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 148/240 | 171/260 |
| %1st in | 62% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 119/148 | 131/171 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 55/92 | 53/89 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 60% |
Lehecka recorded 27 aces (6.8 per match). Bautista-Agut bagged 10 aces (2.5 per match). Lehecka won 80% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Bautista-Agut won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lehecka | Bautista-Agut |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/27 | 11/30 |
| % Converted | 44% | 37% |
| Conceded | 9 | 10 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 89% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 |
The Czech broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Lehecka surrendered his serve once and he saved 89% of the break points that he conceded. Bautista-Agut broke his opponents 11 times with a 37% conversion rate. Bautista-Agut conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lehecka | ||||||
| R1 Munar Clar |
R2 Altmaier |
1/4 Tsitsipas |
1/2 Giron |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 83 | |
| pts | 65-45 | 58-53 | 68-56 | 92-78 | 283-232 | |
| Total points | 110 | 111 | 124 | 170 | 515 | |
| Winners | 21 | 30 | 29 | 39 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 52% | 43% | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 28/50 | 33/57 | 32/52 | 55/81 | 148/240 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 58% | 62% | 68% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 21/28 | 30/33 | 29/32 | 39/55 | 119/148 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 91% | 91% | 71% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/22 | 10/24 | 12/20 | 19/26 | 55/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 42% | 60% | 73% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/5 | 2/7 | 3/6 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 60% | 29% | 50% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 3/4 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | – | 75% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bautista-Agut | ||||||
| R1 Van Assche |
R2 Etcheverry |
1/4 Auger-Aliassime |
1/2 Gaston |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-62 6-4 | 3-6 6-2 7-66 | 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 23 | 30 | 19 | 87 | |
| pts | 55-34 | 74-57 | 105-105 | 65-53 | 299-249 | |
| Total points | 89 | 131 | 210 | 118 | 548 | |
| Winners | 29 | 34 | 43 | 25 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 53% | 46% | 41% | 38% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 36/48 | 38/57 | 64/102 | 33/53 | 171/260 | |
| % 1st in | 75% | 67% | 63% | 62% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 34/38 | 43/64 | 25/33 | 131/171 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 89% | 67% | 76% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 6/12 | 12/19 | 20/38 | 15/20 | 53/89 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 63% | 53% | 75% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 2/4 | 3/11 | 2/8 | 11/30 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 50% | 27% | 25% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 0/1 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 0% | 67% | – | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
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