ATP Eastbourne 2021: Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil Preview, Head to Head and Predictions for Viking International


ATP Eastbourne 2021: Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil Preview, Head to Head and Predictions for Viking International

Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil

In the opening round of the ATP Eastbourne 2021, World No. 18 and the 2nd-seeded Alex de Minaur will be up against World No. 66 Vasek Pospisil.

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Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil : Match Details

TournamentATP Eastbourne 2021
MatchAlex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil
RoundQuarter-Final
Date24th June, 2021
Prize Money$32,679
VenueEastbourne, Great Britain
SurfaceGrass Court

Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil : Preview

Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur

Alex de Minaur moves into his 4th quarter-final of the season as he moves past Liam Broady in the 2nd round defeating the Brit 6-3, 6-4. Alex had received a bye in the first round due to his seeding and with his 2nd round win, advances into the last-8 stage.

Alex had a fantastic run at the Queen’s Club 2021 where he reached the semi-finals only to lose to the eventual champion Matteo Berrettini who was the top-seeded player at the tournament. Alex made his grass debut for the season at the ATP Stuttgart Open 2021 where he was defeated in the quarter-final stage.

Vasek Pospisil reaches his first quarter-final of the season as he had an early wrap to his match in the Round of 16. Playing against Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, Vasek won the first set and before the 2nd set could begin, Fokina was forced retire from the match handing Vasek the qualification for the last-8.

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Pospisil made his Grass debut of an injury filled season at the ATP Halle Open 2021 where he was defeated in the opening round. Before the Halle Open, he last played at the 2021 Miami Masters as he did not play a single tournament on Clay this year, 3rd such occasion in the last 5 Clay seasons.

Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil : Head to Head

Vasek Pospisil
Vasek Pospisil

This will be the 4th meeting between the duo and their first meeting on Grass as all 3 of their previous have happened on Hardcourts. Alex was the victorious on all 3 occasions and leads the head-to-head tie 3-0.

Alex de Minaur vs Vasek Pospisil : Prediction

Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur

Vasek will come into the tie with a career Grass record of 33-35 and an overall season record of 3-5. His first round victory this week at Eastbourne was his first victory on the tour since his opening round victory at the 2021 Qatar Open in March as he exited the next 5 tournaments in the first round itself.

Alex will be the favourite for this clash given his 28-14 career record on Grass and a 17-13 record for the season on all surfaces. Looking at these numbers, he will be the most likely one to advance into the semis.

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Prediction: Alex de Minaur to win in straight-sets.

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