Antwerp 2024: Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds, and pick | European Open
Match Details
Fixture: (3) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut
Date: October 18, 2024
Tournament: European Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: €690,135
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Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut preview
Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime will square off against Roberto Bautista Agut in the quarterfinals of the European Open 2024.
Auger-Aliassime received a bye into the second round, where he was up against Marton Fucsovics. The first set went down to the wire, and the Canadian came up short in the tie-break to fall behind a set.
However, Auger-Aliassime was quick to regroup. He captured the second set after he secured the decisive break in the seventh game of the set. He ran away with the match in the third set as he went on a five-game run to complete a 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 comeback win.
Bautista Agut secured an easy 6-2, 6-1 win over qualifier Luca Van Assche to begin his campaign here. He then faced sixth seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the second round.
Bautista Agut blew a 4-1 lead in the opening set but stormed back in the ensuing tie-break to claim the set. He broke Etcheverry's serve in the fifth game of the second set, and held on to that advantage until the end to register a 7-6 (2), 6-4 win.
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut head-to-head
Auger-Aliassime leads Bautista Agut 3-2 in the head-to-head. The Spaniard won their previous meeting in the first round of the Astana Open 2022 in two competitive sets.
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Roberto Bautista Agut prediction
Both players have reached their second quarterfinal on hardcourts this season. Auger-Aliassime overturned a one-set deficit to oust Fucsovics. He won 77 percent of his first serve points and hit 34 winners against 42 unforced errors.
Bautista Agut toppled sixth seed Etcheverry in the previous round for his seventh win over a top 50 player this year, and his third in the past month. He won 89 percent of points on the back of his first serve and struck 18 winners in contrast to 13 unforced errors.
Auger-Aliassime has a narrow 3-2 lead in this rivalry. However, Bautista Agut has a 2-1 advantage on indoor hardcourts and won both of those matches in straight sets. However, the Spaniard was in top form back then, which hasn't been the case this year.
Auger-Aliassime has 31 wins this year, though only 14 of them have come on hardcourts. He also has an 11-5 record on the surface against players outside the top 50. While he has better results compared to Bautista Agut, his inconsistency does put him at risk in this match-up. Nevertheless, the Canadian will be expected to advance further.
Pick: Felix Auger-Aliassime to win in three sets.