Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs. Francisco Cerundolo - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

Seeking to marque the 2nd circular of Wimbledon for lone the 2nd clip connected the singles draw, Francisco Cerundolo squares disconnected with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina connected Monday.

The Spaniard captured the Mallorca Championship by defeating Ethan Quinn successful the final, 7-6 (7-4) 6-3, portion Cerundolo captured the Queen’s Clubs Championship earlier this month, beating Tommy Paul successful the final, 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-3.

Match preview

Entering this tournament, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is connected a bully tally of form, making it to the quarter-finals oregon further successful his past 2 singles events and caller disconnected a triumph successful his location country.

Both of those tournaments were connected grass, which should boost his assurance arsenic helium aims to spell beyond the archetypal circular astatine Wimbledon for a 3rd consecutive appearance, aft withdrawing from this lawsuit successful 2024.

A triumph connected Monday would people the seventh successive clip helium makes it past the opening signifier of a Grand Slam event, getting to circular 3 of Wimbledon past year.

Only doubly connected circuit successful 2026 has helium been ousted from his opening lucifer successful a singles tournament, the past clip being astatine the Stuttgart Open against Mattia Bellucci connected writer earlier this month.

He has not mislaid immoderate of his past 5 matches played astatine Wimbledon erstwhile winning the opening set, but has ne'er won a singles lucifer astatine the All England Club aft losing the archetypal set.

On writer this year, the 27-year-old has won implicit 75% of his work games and converted much than 40% of his interruption constituent opportunities.

Riding precocious disconnected his caller triumph successful England, Francisco Cerundolo volition anticipation for a small redemption astatine this lawsuit successful 2026.

The reigning Queen’s Club Championship victor has been eliminated from the opening circular of the past 2 singles tournaments astatine Wimbledon, losing to Nuno Borges successful 4 sets past year.

That said, helium would beforehand beyond his opening lucifer astatine a large tourney for a 4th successive juncture should helium triumph successful this one.

With a triumph connected Monday, helium would besides adjacent his best-ever decorativeness astatine the All England Club connected the singles draw, coming backmost to decision Borges and beforehand into circular 2 of this lawsuit successful 2023.

Two of his 3 opening-round losses astatine this tourney occurred aft the Argentine had won the opening set, portion his lone triumph astatine this signifier occured aft losing acceptable 1 3 years ago.

Across each surfaces this year, Cerundolo has won implicit 65% of his archetypal serves and saved much than 60% of his interruption points.

Head To Head

Laver Cup (2023) - Round Robin: Cerundolo wins 6-3 7-5

The lone clip these 2 met was astatine the 2023 Laver Cup, erstwhile Cerundolo converted six break-point opportunities and added 4 aces arsenic helium won successful consecutive sets.

We say: Cerundolo to triumph successful 5 sets

While some players are successful bully form, we judge the service of Cerundolo volition marque the quality successful what promises to beryllium a adjacent match.