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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Marton Fucsovics
Date: October 16, 2024
Tournament: 2024 European Open
Round: Second Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Lotto Arena, Antwerp, Belgium
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hardcourt (Outdoor)
Prize Money: €690,135
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Marton Fucsovics preview
Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime will open his 2024 European Open campaign by taking on Marton Fucsovics in the second round. The Canadian player has a 30-23 record in the season, with no title wins so far. The former World No. 6 entered the Antwerp event after a disappointing second-round loss at the Shanghai Masters, losing 3-6, 2-6 against Alexandre Muller.
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The World No. 33 had his best result on clay, reaching the final of the Madrid Open, where he lost 6-4, 5-7, 5-7 to Andrey Rublev. He also contested in the bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics, losing 4-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Lorenzo Musetti. On hard courts, the Canadian had his best result at the Open Sud de France, losing 6-4, 4-6, 4-6 to Alexander Bublik in the semi-final.
At the European Open, Auger-Aliassime received an opening-round bye, being the third seed at the event.
Marton Fucsovics has a 12-15 record in 2024, with the Hungarian winning his second career title at the Tiriac Open in Bucharest, winning 6-4, 7-5 against Mariano Navonne in the final. Before the European Open, the last tournament in which the Hungarian played was the US Open, where he had to retire against Jiri Lehecka in the first round.
Since his title run in Romania, Fucsovics has a 1-7 record on the Tour, having multiple early-round exits across the three surfaces. The Hungarian had a good start to the European Open campaign as he secured a commanding 6-2, 6-0 win over Raphael Collignon in the first round.
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Marton Fucsovics head-to-head
The head-to-head between the two players is tied at 2-2. The last meeting was won by the Hungarian 7-6 (3), 4-6, 6-3 in a second-round clash at the 2023 Shanghai Masters.
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Marton Fucsovics odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Marton Fucsovics prediction
Auger-Aliassime has a 60 percent win record on hard courts, with all five titles coming on the surface. The last hard-court title for the Canadian was at the Swiss Indoors last year, when he won 7-6 (3), 7-6 (5) against Hubert Hurkacz in the final. He is also a past champion at the European Open, having won the title in 2022, with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Sebastian Korda in the final.
Hard courts have not yielded the best results for Fucsovics in his career so far, with both of his career titles coming on clay. The Hungarian has reached two hard-court finals in his career, losing both of them, the last of which was a 6-7 (4), 4-6 against Andrey Rublev at the 2021 Rotterdam Open.
Even though the head-to-head is evenly matched, the current results give the advantage to the Canadian player to win the match and advance to the next round.
Pick- Auger-Aliassime to win in straight sets
