Prediction Of Giron Vs Hurkacz H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024?

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Giron and Hurkacz are on the Day 1 Schedule at Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships 2024 on Wednesday 25 September 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Marcos Giron (USA) and [2] Hubert Hurkacz (POL) have faced each other twice before, with Hurkacz leading the head-to-head 2-0. In their previous matches, Hurkacz defeated Giron in straight sets at the 2021 Wimbledon (Grass R64) with a score of 6-3, 6-2, 6-4, and at the 2024 Halle (Grass QF) with a score of 7-6(5), 6-4.

Looking at the players’ 52-week averages, Giron has a 22% conversion score in attack, a 69% steal score, a 33% serve quality score, a forehand quality score of 7.6, a backhand quality score of 7.3, and an overall return quality score of 6.2. On the other hand, Hurkacz has a 26% conversion score in attack, a 66% steal score, a 31% serve quality score, a forehand quality score of 7.6, a backhand quality score of 7.0, and an overall return quality score of 7.1. The tour average for these statistics is a 24% conversion score in attack, a 67% steal score, a 33% serve quality score, a forehand quality score of 7.5, a backhand quality score of 7.1, and an overall return quality score of 6.5.

Hurkacz’s serve quality score of 8.9 is the 4th highest on the tour, indicating his strong serving abilities. He has an average of 13.7 aces per set, compared to the tour average of 5.7 aces per set. His serve speed is also impressive, with an average first serve speed of 127mph (compared to the tour average of 118mph) and a fastest serve speed of 145mph.

Marcos Giron, aged 31 and currently ranked as World No. 47, achieved his career-high ranking of No. 37 in August 2024. He won his first ATP Tour title at the Newport tournament in 2024, where he saved 1 match point in the final. Giron reached his first ATP Tour final at the 2022 San Diego tournament and has qualified for 10 ATP Masters 1000 events, including the 2023 Toronto, where he achieved his biggest career win over No. 6 Rune in the second round. In the 2021 Roland Garros, Giron rallied from being 6-2, 6-4, 5-1 down and saved 3 match points against Dimitrov in the first round. He also won the NCAA singles title for UCLA in 2014 and broke into the Top 100 in 2020 after undergoing hip surgeries in 2015 and 2016. Giron has a record of 4-21 against Top 10 players and has a 1-5 record in 2024, with his most recent Top 10 win coming against Rublev in the first round of Halle.

Hubert Hurkacz, aged 27 and currently ranked as World No. 8, achieved his career-high ranking of No. 6 in August 2024. He is the top Polish men’s player in history and ended 2021 and 2023 with year-end career-high rankings after appearances in the Nitto ATP Finals. Hurkacz reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at the 2021 Wimbledon by defeating 8-time champion Federer in straight sets in the Swiss’ final singles match. He won the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Miami title by defeating 5 seeded players and also saved a championship point to win the 2023 ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai. Hurkacz has reached the semifinals of ATP Masters 1000 events at Paris, Miami, and Cincinnati, and has won ATP Masters 1000 doubles titles at Paris and Miami. He won his fifth ATP Tour singles title at the 2022 Halle, defeating No. 1 Medvedev in the final. In the 2024 season, Hurkacz has a record of 39-17, and although he has lost in the first round of the Tokyo tournament in 2019 and 2023, he has a strong record of 15-1 in opening rounds this season.

In the ATP Tour win leaders for 2024, Alexander Zverev has the most wins with a record of 57-18, followed by Jannik Sinner with a record of 55-5. Hubert Hurkacz is currently tied for fourth place with a record of 39-17, aiming to reach 40 wins and join the group of players who have achieved this milestone.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Giron will win.
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