Alexander Shevchenko vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: the Outcome Will Be Decided in Two Sets

Prediction for the United Cup match between Alexander Shevchenko vs Hubert Hurkacz, which will take place on January 4th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the teams' conditions! Several betting options are available.

Alexander Shevchenko

Between October and November, the Kazakh athelete did four tournaments in Shanghai, Almaty, Paris, and Metz, winning four and losing four. He lost to Mensik, Cerundolo, Yunchaokete, and Struff. Then, in December, Shevchenko played two exhibition matches in Abu Dhabi. He lost one set to Casper Ruud but beat Sumit Nagal. In Australia, Alexander lost to Carreño-Busta 2-6, 1-6, but beat Tsitsipas in two sets and Masur in three games. The match against the latter went on for two hours and 16 minutes, and Shevchenko got 11 aces in there, with three double faults, and won 74% of points on the first serve and 59% on the second. His reception stats: 39%/53%.

Hubert Hurkacz

The Pole finished last season in Paris, where Hubert failed his first match to Mickelsen in two sets. In Australia, Gurkacz lost to Ruud in two games at 5-7, 3-6 and Tomas Machac in three games, as well as a playoff win over Harris in two sets. The match against the latter went on for an hour and 46 minutes. The Pole athlete served 18 times with zero double faults, winning 88% of points on first serve and 56% on second. His receiving stats were 22%/52%.

Expert Betting Tips

Hurkacz got stronger as the tournament went on, he lost to Ruud, did a bit better against Machac and played a good quarterfinal match against Harris. Shevchenko made a bit of a splash by outplaying Tsitsipas, but the Greek has been all over the place lately, so we're not going to get too carried away with this one. Besides, these guys know each other well, Hubert has a 100% record against Shevchenko, so it all makes sense, and we're backing the favourite. We're pretty confident the Pole will win.