Prediction Of Popyrin Vs Mensik H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Erste Bank Open 2024?

What Time Will Alexei Popyrin Play Against Jakub Mensik?

Popyrin and Mensik are on the Day 1 Schedule at Erste Bank Open 2024 on Monday 21 October 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?

Alexei Popyrin and Jakub Mensik are set to face off in a match at the Umag tournament in Croatia. Mensik currently holds a 1-0 lead in their head-to-head record. The match will be played on clay in the Round of 32.

Alexei Popyrin, a 25-year-old Australian player, is ranked as the World No. 25. He achieved his career-high ranking of No. 23 in August 2024 after winning the Montreal title. This victory was significant as it made him the first Australian to win an ATP Masters 1000 title since Hewitt in 2003. During the tournament, Popyrin also earned five consecutive Top 20 wins and became the fourth lowest-ranked champion in ATP Masters 1000 history. In 2023, he posted 23 wins and won his second ATP Tour title in Umag. Popyrin’s career highlights include reaching his first ATP Tour semifinal, advancing to his first final, and winning his first title in Singapore in 2021. He also achieved a significant victory over No. 2 Djokovic in the third round of the 2024 US Open. In his junior career, Popyrin reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 and won the 2017 Roland Garros boys’ singles title.

On the other hand, Jakub Mensik is a 19-year-old Czech player who is currently ranked No. 51, which is also his career-high ranking. In 2024, he achieved some notable results, including reaching the final in Doha and the quarterfinals in Shanghai. Mensik broke into the Top 100 in February 2024 after reaching his first quarterfinal, semifinal, and final in Doha. He had a breakthrough performance in Doha, defeating former champions Murray, Monfils, and No. 5 Rublev to become the youngest Czech player to reach an ATP Tour final. In his tour-level debut at the 2023 US Open, Mensik reached the third round as a qualifier, becoming the youngest player to reach that stage at a Grand Slam since Nadal in 2004. He also qualified for his second tour-level event at the 2024 Australian Open, where he defeated former Top 10 player Shapovalov in the first round. Mensik has a 30-21 record in Challenger events and won his first title in Prague-2 in 2023. In the ITF Juniors circuit, he had a record of 85-28, reaching the boys’ singles final at the 2022 Australian Open.

This will be Mensik’s first ATP Tour indoor event, while Popyrin is seeking his first tour-level indoor win outside of Davis Cup matches since defeating No. 3 Tsitsipas at the 2021 ATP Masters 1000 Paris. In his previous appearances in Vienna, Popyrin lost to No. 7 Berrettini in 2021 and No. 5 Rublev in 2023 in the first round.

In terms of their recent form, Mensik has a 6-10 record against Top 30 players. He secured wins over No. 6 Rublev and No. 10 Dimitrov to reach the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai in his last event. Currently, Mensik is ranked No. 4 in the PIF ATP Race to Jeddah and is aiming for his first Next Gen ATP Finals appearance. Popyrin, on the other hand, holds a 26-20 record in 2024, with a title in Montreal and a win over No. 2 Djokovic in the US Open.

In the PIF ATP Race to Jeddah, French player Arthur Fils tops the list with 2,105 points, followed by Alex Michelsen from the USA with 1,145 points. Shang Juncheng from China ranks third with 1,075 points. Mensik is currently in the fourth position with 995 points, while Luca Van Assche from France holds the fifth spot with 464 points. Popyrin aims to improve his standing in the race with a strong performance in Vienna.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Popyrin will win.
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