Hugo Gaston vs Facundo Diaz Acosta Prediction: Hugo Gaston has a better chance

Hugo Gaston and Facundo Diaz are prepared to appear on the court for the semi final round in the ATP Kitzbuhel tournament.

Hugo Gaston advanced into the semi final after defeating Sebastian Baez in the quarter final, while Facundo Diaz defeated Pedro Martinez.

French player Hugo Gaston enters the semi final stage of the ATP Kitzbuhel in Austria and he will face Facundo Diaz. Hugo Gaston won all 3 matches to make it to this stage of the tournament.

He started off with a win over Daniel Altmaier in the round of 32 and he won in 3 sets by 6-4,6-7,6-4 score. He progressed into the round of 16 and there he defeated Roberto Carballes Baena in straight sets (6-2,6-7) and finally in the quarter finals, he played against Sebastian Baez and won in 3 sets by a 5-7,7-5,6-7 score.

Hugo Gaston will now take on Facundo Diaz in the semi final and according to the h2h, the pair had played 2 matches against each other in the past. They won 1 match each with Hugo Gaston winning the most recent at the ATP Hamburg a week ago.

Facundo Diaz has had a good run in the ATP Kitzbuhel tournament and there are just 2 more games to the title for him. The Argentine player heads into the semi final to face a familiar opponent, Hugo Gaston. He faced Gaston a week ago at the ATP Hamburg, now he intends to win this match and advance into the final.

Facundo Diaz had a strong start to the campaign, beating Federico Coria in 3 sets (2-6,6-3,6-0) in the round of 32, and then in the round of 16 he defeated Daniel Elahi Galan in 3 sets also (6-2,4-6,6-3). Finally in the quarter finals, Facundo Diaz defeated Pedro Martinez in 3 sets by a 7-6,3-6,4-6 score.

With both players tied on the h2h, we hope to rely on their style of play and strengths to make our prediction. French man Hugo Gaston is popular for his strong baseline game, his quick speed and agility and he also plays by a tactical approach while Facundo Diaz boasts of a solid serve and return games with an aggressive baseline style of play. Both players prefer the clay surface and they are both good on that surface.

For this one, we chose Hugo Gaston’s tactical style over Diaz’s power game and therefore we predict a close win for Hugo Gaston.

• Hugo Gaston (+2.5) Games Handicap at 1.6 Odds
• Hugo Gaston to Win at 1.94 Odds
• Hugo Gaston to Win First Set at 1.90 Odds