06 July 2024, 13:00
London, Great Britain
French player Lucas Pouille is another surprise name to make the round of 32, and now he is about to get a lot more popular as he takes on Alex de Minaur in the next round. Lucas Pouille defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis in the round of 64, while Alex de Minaur defeated Juame Munar to also qualify for the round of 32. This will be the very first meeting between Lucas Pouille and Alex de Minaur.
Lucas Pouille
Lucas Pouille will be glad to make it past the 2nd round in the Wimbledon tournament. Lucas Pouille is a french player currently ranked 212th on the ATP ranking, and he is set to take on Alex de Minaur in the round of 32.
Lucas Pouille defeated Laslo Djere in the first round, in 5 sets (3-6,7-6,3-6,6-3,6-1). Then he progressed into the round of 64, where he took on Thanasi Kokkinakis, he was halfway into the game when Thanasi called in an early retirement and the win was awarded to Lucas Pouille. The scoreline of the game was (6-2,5-7,2-5). According to records, highlights of his performance in that match were: 7 aces, 5 double faults, 69/101 first serve, 27/32 second serve, 6/8 break points saved, 12 service games won, 35 errors, 25 unforced errors, 8/55 first serve return points, 22/33 second serve return points and 2 break points converted.
Alex de Minaur
Alex de Minaur heads into the round of 64 with lots of confidence and he is the favorite to win against Lucas Pouille. Alex de Minaur is current world number 9 on the ATP ranking.
He started off with a win against James Duckworth in straight sets (6-7,6-7,6-7). Then he moved into the next round, where he defeated Juame Munar in straight sets (2-6,2-6,5-7). According to records, highlights of his performance in that match were: 8 aces, 1 double faults, 50/81 first serve, 30/31 second serve, 3/6 break points saved, 11 service games won, 28 errors, 22 unforced errors, 17/43 first serve return points, 30/45 second serve return points and 8 break points converted.
Expert Betting Tips
Lucas Pouille has done really well to get into this round and although many might base it on luck, he has actually been good since the start of the tournament. Unfortunately, he is no match for Alex de Minaur and he is most likely going to crash out in this round. Alex de Minaur has had a perfect win record since the start of the tournament and I strongly believe he is going to continue that record in this game against Lucas Pouille.
- Alex de Minaur to Win and Under 3.5 Sets at 1.615 Odds
- Under 31.5 Games at 1.94 Odds
- Alex de Minaur to Win 3-0 at 1.61 Odds
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