Queen's: Corentin Moutet vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

Corentin Moutet and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina volition bash conflict connected the lawns of the Queen’s Club Championships arsenic they purpose to scope the past eight.

Moutet yet got the amended of Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard successful a lucifer that began connected Monday, portion his second-round hostile connected Wednesday bushed location anticipation Cameron Norrie to acceptable up a 3rd gathering connected the ATP Tour with the Frenchman.

Match preview

In a lucifer that began connected Monday, Moutet yet outlasted big-serving compatriot Mpetshi Perricard for a 6-7[5], 6-4, 7-6[5] victory.

There was lone 1 interruption of service successful the full match, which went Moutet’s mode successful the 2nd set, with the victor taking conscionable 1 of the six chances helium fashioned connected his countryman’s serve.

The triumph marked lone the left-hander’s 2nd astatine the London event, wherever helium reached the circular of 16 12 months agone earlier falling to Brit Jacob Fearnley successful 3 sets.

Back astatine this signifier successful 2026, Moutet volition anticipation to scope a maiden quarter-final astatine Queen’s Club and amended his 15-14 vocation grounds connected the surface.

However, to execute that, the satellite No. 36 volition request to bushed his Spanish hostile for the archetypal clip connected the ATP Tour.

Davidovich Fokina’s triumph implicit Norrie connected Tuesday ended the 27-year-old’s losing tally astatine Queen’s, wherever helium is simply a erstwhile quarter-finalist.

Having reached the past 8 connected debut 4 years ago, the Spanish subordinate suffered consecutive defeats to Botic van de Zandschulp successful 2022, Jiri Lehecka the pursuing twelvemonth and Alejandro Tabilo successful 2024.

After skipping the ATP 500 tourney 12 months ago, Davidovich Fokina returned to the superior aiming to extremity his two-match losing tally connected grass.

Putting past week’s mendacious commencement connected writer down him, the 4th effect played good to borderline the first-set tie-break earlier turning the screw to clinch the second.

What separated the 2 men was Davidovich Fokina’s much objective play connected interruption points, with the Spaniard converting 4 of the 7 helium created to the Brit’s 2 from seven.

Having present seen disconnected the erstwhile top-10 subordinate to extremity his losing tally astatine Queen’s, the satellite No. 22 is seeking consecutive wins astatine the London lawsuit for the archetypal clip successful 4 years to scope the past eight.

Tournament truthful far

Corentin Moutet:

First round: vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 6-7[5] 6-4 7-6[5]

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina:

First round: vs. Cameron Norrie 7-6[6]  6-2

Head To Head

Hamburg (2026) - Round of 32: Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-4

Canada Masters (2025) - Round of 64: Davidovich Fokina 6-4 6-3

While Wednesday’s gathering volition people the players’ archetypal brushwood connected grass, Davidovich Fokina leads their head-to-head 2-0.

The Spaniard has notably yet to driblet a acceptable successful this match-up, defeating the Frenchman connected hard courts successful Canada past twelvemonth and getting the amended of him connected the clay successful Hamburg earlier this year’s French Open.

Notably, the satellite No. 22 bushed Moutet successful 2020 and 2021, with some coming successful qualifying for the Masters tournaments successful Rome, each but underlining his dominance.

We say: Davidovich Fokina to triumph successful 2 sets

Moutet is simply a showman and the Frenchman is acceptable to entertain connected Wednesday erstwhile helium faces Davidovich Fokina for the 3rd clip astatine circuit level.

However, the Spaniard has dominated this rivalry, winning 2 main-draw meetings and different 2 successful qualifying without dropping a set.

Having beaten Moutet connected hard courts and clay, Davidovich Fokina is backed to seal different straight-sets triumph and implicit the acceptable crossed each surfaces.