Alexei Popyrin vs Hubert Hurkacz Prediction: Don't expect Popyrin to go down easy

Alexei Popyrin and Hurbert Hurkacz will play against each other in the quarter final stage. Alexei Popyrin qualified for this round after beating Gregor Dimitrov in the round of 16, while Hurbert Hurkacz defeated Arthur Rinderknech.

This will be the fourth official meeting between Alexei Popyrin and Hubert Hurkacz since their last meeting at the ATP Cincinnati last year.

Alexei Popyrin had shown tremendous efforts to qualify for the quarter final round in the ATP Montreal. He won his first match against Tomas Machac in the round of 64, defeating him in straight sets by a 6-3,6-4 score. Then he progressed into the round of 32 where he defeated Ben Shelton in straight sets by a 6-4,7-6 score. And finally Alexei Popyrin got into the round of 16 and he won again. This time it was against Grigor Dimitrov in three sets by a 6-4,6-7,3-6. 

Alexei Popyrin will face Hubert Hurkacz who ranks 6th on the ATP rankings. The h2h record looks poor for Popyrin as he had lost all 3 meetings against Hurbert Hurkacz in the past.

Hubert Hurkacz surely has the attention going into the quarter final stage in the ATP Montreal. He ranks 6th on the ATP ranking and so he's considered the favorite against Alexei Popyrin who ranks 62nd.

Hubert Hurkacz played only 2 matches in the tournament so far. First against Thanasi Kokkinakis in the round of 32. Hurkacz won the game in 3 sets by a 6-4,3-6,6-7. Afterwards he progressed into the round of 16 and there he defeated Arthur Rinderknech in 3 sets by a 6-4,3-6,4-6.

Hurbert Hurkacz will hope to carry on his form into the quarter final stage and defeat Alexei Popyrin. The h2h record already shows he's beaten Popyrin in all 3 meetings in the past. 

This match-up, will probably go to Hurkacz, probably in a tight three-setter. It's just that he edges Popyrin out with his net play and mental toughness, simply by virtue of his overall consistency. If Popyrin serves well and does so in an aggressive manner, he may turn out to be a test for Hurkacz, especially when he manages to take the first set or make them into tiebreaks.

• Alexei Popyrin +2 Game Handicap at 1.6 Odds
• Under 25.5 Games Total at 1.79 Odds
• Total 3 Sets at 2.10 Odds