Alex De Minaur - Hugo Gaston: forecast and bet on the quarterfinals of the ATP-250 tournament in Antwerp

Alex De Minaur from Australia will play against Frenchman Hugo Gaston in the quarterfinals of the ATP-250 tournament in Antwerp.

Alex De Minaur

The 25-year-old Australian representative started the tournament in Belgium the day before yesterday. In the 1/8 finals, De Minaur played a difficult match, but still managed to win a strong-willed victory in three sets over Roberto Carballes-Baena from Spain – 2:6; 6:4; 6:2. In the first set, already with the score 1:2 in games, Alex lost a game on his serve and settled for the account 1:4. Then, with the score 2:5 in games, De Minaur lost a game on his serve for the second time and eventually lost the game by a large difference. In the second set, De Minaur and Carballes-Baena worked competently on their serves for quite a long time, but with the score 4:4 in games, Alex made an important break for himself and came out on 5:4. After that, the representative of Australia, not without difficulty, but still filed for a set. At the very beginning of the decisive set, De Minaur made two consecutive breaks and went 3-0 in games. Next, Alex lost the game on his serve and eventually began to work from a minimal advantage. In the middle of the set, with the score 4-2 on games, De Minaur made the third break and after that the representative of Australia calmly submitted for the match. The tennis players spent two hours and twenty minutes on the court.

Hugo Gaston

The 24-year-old representative of France, in turn, in Belgium, has also been playing quite difficult matches so far. Gaston started in Antwerp on October 15, in the 1/16 finals Hugo won a strong-willed victory over Alexei Vatutin from Russia in three sets – 3:6; 6:3; 6:3.

The day before yesterday, Gaston had a tough match in the 1/8 finals, but still beat Mariano Navone from Argentina in three sets – 6:4; 6:7 (3:7); 7:6 (7:4). In the first set, Hugo, already with the score 2:1 in games, made an important break for himself and came out on the score of 4:1. Then, with the score 4:2 in games, the Frenchman lost the game on his serve and eventually allowed Navona to win back. The set could well have been protracted, but with the score 5-4 in games, Gaston made the second break and thus closed the game in his favor. At the very beginning of the second set, the tennis players exchanged breaks, and then Hugo lost a game on his serve for the second time in a row and settled for a score of 1:3 in games. In the middle of the set, the Frenchman added and, due to the return break, was able to reach the score 4:4 in games. The game turned out to be a long one this time. With a score of 5:5 by games, Gaston lost a game on his serve for the third time and was on the verge of defeat in the game, however, Hugo then made a return break and eventually it came to a tie-break. Gaston played unsteadily in the tiebreak and eventually lost the set. In the decisive set, Gaston and Navone worked competently on their serves throughout the game, which eventually led to a tie-break for the second time in a row. This time, in the tiebreak, Hugo played without mistakes and eventually closed the match in his favor. The tennis players spent two hours and fifty minutes on the court.

Hugo Gaston and Alex De Minaur played together on May 24, 2022 at Roland Garros. Then, at the Grand Slam tournament in France on clay, Gaston made a big sensation and won a strong-willed victory in five sets – 4:6; 6:2; 6:3; 0:6; 7:6 (10:4).

Forecast

In this match, Alex De Minaur is considered by the bookmakers to be the undisputed favorite. However, it can be quite a difficult match for an Australian again, we suggest you take a chance and bet more than 19.5 games on the total.