Felix Auger-Aliassime and Quentin Halys will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:00 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 Felix Auger-Aliassime who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Felix Auger-Aliassime is the pick to win this match.
Felix Auger-Aliassime -> 1.35
Quentin Halys -> 3.2
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Prediction and head to head Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Quentin Halys
This will be the 3rd time that Felix Auger-Aliassime and Quentin Halys face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Auger-Aliassime (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Auger-Aliassime won 4-6 6-4 7-6(2) in the 1st round in Doha back in February 2025.
Highlights Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Quentin Halys – Doha 18-February-2025
Felix Auger-Aliassime
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17-8 | 13-6 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 32-25 | 6-10 | 17-8 | 9-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 23-19 | 13-13 | 1-3 | 9-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 60-27 | 14-9 | 11-7 | 31-7 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-24 | 19-10 | 4-6 | 5-5 | 10-3 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 21, Felix got to the semifinal after beating Alexander Bublik 7-6(7) 6-7(4) 6-3, Nuno Borges 4-6 6-3 7-5 and Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-2.
In the quarter, Auger-Aliassime defeated Cilic (6-4 3-6 6-2). During the match, Auger-Aliassime scored 83 points vs Cilic’s 81. Auger-Aliassime was exceptionally aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Regarding the service games, Auger-Aliassime blasted 13 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Felix Auger-Aliassime lost the serve once and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Auger-Aliassime put 67% of his first serves in, winning 77% (41/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (13/26) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Cilic 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Canadian has conceded 3 set in this tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Auger-Aliassime has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (343-204). 11-3 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Auger-Aliassime has an aggregate 114-85 record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title in Adelaide where he beat Sebastian Korda in the final 6-3 3-6 6-1 and in Montpellier where he overcame Aleksandar Kovacevic in the final 6-2 6-7(7) 7-6(2).
Auger-Aliassime has an aggregate 15-4 win-loss record in 2025, 11-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Dubai
Quentin Halys
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10-8 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-27 | 6-6 | 14-10 | 22-10 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 26-26 | 11-13 | 10-6 | 3-6 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 57-26 | 5-7 | 9-4 | 32-10 | 6-5 | 5-0 |
| 2021 | 35-27 | 14-8 | 10-9 | 8-8 | 0-1 | 3-1 |
Ranked no. 77, Halys reached the semifinal after beating Yasutaka Uchiyama 6-3 7-6(4), Pavel Kotov 7-6(3) 7-5, Andrey Rublev 3-6 6-4 7-6(5), Roberto Bautista Agut 7-6(5) 6-4 and Luca Nardi 2-6 6-3 7-6(5).
In the quarter against Nardi, Halys recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 7-65).During the match Halys scored less points (6) than Nardi. In fact, the world no. 21 won 88 points vs Nardi’s. That means that Halys was more focused during the important points. The French player was quite aggressive to blast 46 winners.
About the serving games, Halys fired 12 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Quentin Halys lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Halys put 60% of his first serves in, winning 78% (46/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (19/40) on the 2nd serve. Quentin broke Nardi twice after converting 20% of his break points (2/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The French player started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Quentin has a composed 8-5 win-loss record in 2025, 8-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Auger-Aliassime | Halys |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 12 |
| Tot Games | 93 | 132 |
| Pts | 308-281 | 423-401 |
| Total Points | 589 | 824 |
| Winners | 155 | 197 |
| %Winners | 50% | 47% |
Auger-Aliassime played 3 matches while Halys competed in 5 matches. Halys started his run from the qualifications while Auger-Aliassime had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Felix Auger-Aliassime surrendered 3 sets, while Quentin Halys conceded 2 sets. Auger-Aliassime has played 3 set(s) less than Halys (9 vs 12). Therefore, Auger-Aliassime played 39 games less than Halys. Felix scored 155 winners (50% of the total points). On the other side, Halys scored 197 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Auger-Aliassime | Halys |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 30 | 63 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 12.6 |
| 1st in | 201/284 | 243/428 |
| %1st in | 71% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 155/201 | 197/243 |
| %1st pts | 77% | 81% |
| 2nd pts | 42/83 | 97/185 |
| %2nd pts | 51% | 52% |
Auger-Aliassime scored 30 aces (10 per match). Halys fired 63 aces (12.6 per match). Auger-Aliassime won 77% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points. On the other side, Halys won 81% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Auger-Aliassime | Halys |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/37 | 9/32 |
| % Converted | 24% | 28% |
| Conceded | 20 | 33 |
| Saved | 16 | 26 |
| % Saved | 80% | 79% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 7 |
Auger-Aliassime broke his opponents 9 times with a 24% conversion rate. The Canadian surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The French player broke his opponents 9 times with a 28% conversion rate. Halys conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded.
| Auger-Aliassime | |||||
| R1 Bublik |
R2 Borges |
1/4 Cilic |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-67 6-74 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 3-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 35 | 31 | 27 | 93 | |
| pts | 126-113 | 99-87 | 83-81 | 308-281 | |
| Total points | 239 | 186 | 164 | 589 | |
| Winners | 62 | 52 | 41 | 155 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 53% | 49% | 50% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 9 | 13 | 30 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 81/113 | 67/92 | 53/79 | 201/284 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 73% | 67% | 71% | |
| 1st pts | 62/81 | 52/67 | 41/53 | 155/201 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 78% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 12/25 | 13/26 | 42/83 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 48% | 50% | 51% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/17 | 3/10 | 3/10 | 9/37 | |
| Converted % | 18% | 30% | 30% | 24% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | |
| Saved | 6/7 | 4/6 | 6/7 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 86% | 67% | 86% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Halys | |||||||
| Q1 Uchiyama |
Q3 Kotov |
R1 Rublev |
R2 Bautista-Agut |
1/4 Nardi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-64 | 7-63 7-5 | 3-6 6-4 7-65 | 7-65 6-4 | 2-6 6-3 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 30 | 132 | |
| pts | 77-60 | 90-84 | 94-95 | 74-68 | 88-94 | 423-401 | |
| Total points | 137 | 174 | 189 | 142 | 182 | 824 | |
| Winners | 32 | 40 | 43 | 36 | 46 | 197 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 44% | 46% | 49% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 63 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 37/66 | 53/92 | 54/98 | 40/73 | 59/99 | 243/428 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 58% | 55% | 55% | 60% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 32/37 | 40/53 | 43/54 | 36/40 | 46/59 | 197/243 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 75% | 80% | 90% | 78% | 81% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/29 | 20/39 | 25/44 | 16/33 | 19/40 | 97/185 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 51% | 57% | 48% | 48% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 1/5 | 2/6 | 2/5 | 2/10 | 9/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 20% | 33% | 40% | 20% | 28% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 3/3 | 10/12 | 5/6 | 6/9 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 83% | 83% | 67% | 133% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWWWW Tennis Scores in Dubai
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-6 7-67 7-5) – See score progression
- Yuki Bhambri/Alexei PopyrinBhambri/Alexei Popyrin – Julian Cash/Lloyd GlasspoolCash/Lloyd Glasspool (5-7 7-65 10-5) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Luca NardiNardi (2-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Jamie Murray/John PeersMurray/John Peers – Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Robin Haase/Hendrik JebensHaase/Hendrik Jebens – Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori (6-4 3-6 12-10) – See score progression
- Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (2-6 7-6(7) 7-5) – See score progression
- Quentin HalysHalys – Luca NardiNardi (2-6 6-3 7-6(5)) – See score progression
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Marin CilicCilic (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Quentin HalysHalys – Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (4-1) – H2H and prediction
