H2H: Alex de Minaur vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - Prediction (ATP Milan

Preview and players comparison.

Having already played a handful of matches in this format and superior ability on the surface makes Alex de Minaur the overwhelming favorite to win and level the H2H series against the Spaniard (0-1, Lisbon Challenger 2018).

Alex de Minaur headlines the field at the ATP Next Gen finals in Milan this week after the world #7 and top seed Stefanos Tsitsipas made a late withdrawal to prepare for the ATP World Tour Finals in London. The withdrawal of then-world #5 Alexander Zverev made Stefanos Tsitsipas the top seed of ATP Next Gen Finals in 2018, and the Greek went onto win the biggest title of his career without losing a match.

Alex de Minaur had a successful debut campaign in ATP Next Gen Finals last year as he won four consecutive matches — including against the Spaniard Jaume Munar Clar — before taking a set off Stefanos Tsitsipas in the championship match. It was the Australian #1 Alex de Minaur’s third defeat in three championship matches last year, but he has turned things around by winning three titles on the main tour so far in 2019 — in Sydney, Atlanta, and Zhuhai. He recently made it to the final on the indoor hardcourts of ATP Basel but suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of Roger Federer.

Last week’s Paris Masters runner-up Denis Shapovalov withdrawn from the Next Gen event due to fatigue, gifting the 20-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina a spot in the ATP Next Gen Finals for the first time. The only ever Spaniard to compete in Next Gen Finals was Jaume Munar Clar in 2018 when he produced some surprisingly good performances against Stefanos Tsitsipas and Hubert Hurkacz and registered a win against Frances Tiafoe to reach the semifinal. It was a terrific result for the young Spaniard considering his lack of experience on indoor hardcourt. Nearly 50% of Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s career match wins have come on clay, and he has played only ten matches on indoor hardcourt so far in his career with the last such outing coming in Andria Challenger 2018 (lost to Federico Gaio).