Arthur Fils vs Daniel Altmaier Prediction: This match won’t end quickly

The ATP Auckland Knockout round reaches its quarter final stage and Arthur Fils faces Daniel Altmaier. Other players at this stage are Alexandre Muller, Taro Daniel, Roberto Carballes Baena, Ben Shelton, Aleandro Tabilo and Cameron Norrie. This will be the second meeting between Arthur Fils and Daniel Altmaier.

Arthur Fils deserves the credit for his incredible form that has seen win all of his last 10 singles matches in a row. He hopes to maintain his excellent record when he prepares to take on Daniel Altmaier in the quarterfinal.

Arthur had recently won the Challenger Brazil tournament last month after beating Andres Burruchaga in straight sets. He won all 5 matches in the tournament and was totally deserving of the crown. After the final, he went on to win both qualifying games of the ATP Auckland competition, defeating both Isaac Belcroft and Patrick Kypson in straight sets.

It was no surprise to see him start the competition with a 2:1 against Borna Gojo. He recorded the stats: 10 aces, 33/44 first serve points, 13/20 second serve points, 2/4 break points saved, 3 break points converted, 13 games won and 76 points won.

And in his next match, he beat Botic Van De Zandschulp in straight sets. In that game he recorded the following stats: 2 aces, 1 double fault, 34/43 first serve points won, 10/20 second serve points won, 0/3 break points saved, 4 break points converted, 13 games won and a total of 66 points won.

Daniel Altmaier’s stats is nowhere near that of his opponent Arthur Fils, but after back-to-back defeats, Daniel Altmaier might just be in good shape for such a tough opponent. Before he started his ATP Auckland campaign, Daniel Altmaier was in poor form, during which he lost 4 out of 5 matches (singles and doubles). His most recent defeat was at the ATP Brisbane Australia round of 16, where he lost against Grigor Dimitrov in straight sets. After the defeat, he headed to the ATP Auckland competition and his first game was against Marcos Giron. Daniel Altmaier had a tough first set against the American player, but he ended up winning the game in straight sets (7:6, 6:2). He had the following stat in the game; 5 aces, 1 double fault, 25/35 first serve points won, 14/19 second serve points won, 3/5 break points saved, 2 break points converted, 7 games won and a total of 65 points won.

His next match in the tournament also ended in a win over Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets (7:6, 7:5). He also recorded the following stats in that game: 5 aces, 4 double faults, 44/60 first serve points won, 16/31 second serve points won, 4/6 break points saved, 1 break point converted, 11 games won and a total of 85 points won.

Arthur Fils and Daniel Altmaier played 1 game in Paris back in October last year and Daniel Altmaier won in straight sets.

There’s been a lot of improvement in Arthur Fils’ form since his defeat to Daniel Altmaier last year. So, we might see a very competitive game between the two players. But at the moment, Arthur Fils is the favorite to win this clash because he is in a very strong form at the moment. So back him to get his first ever win against Daniel Altmaier in this match.

• Over 20.5 at 1.61 Odds
• Daniel Altmaier Win (+4.5) Handicap at 1.641 Odds
• Total Sets 3 at 2.37 Odds