Tommy Paul vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina - Queen's Club Championship prediction, form, head-to-head

In a rematch from this year’s Australian Open, Tommy Paul volition quadrate disconnected with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina successful the Queen’s Club Championship quarter-finals connected Friday.

On Thursday, Paul ousted Botic van de Zandschulp successful consecutive sets 7-6 (7-5) 6-3, portion his upcoming Spanish hostile defeated Corentin Moutet 6-4 6-3.

Match preview

Tommy Paul is 3 wins distant from regaining his Queen’s Club rubric aft different coagulated all-around show successful the circular of 16.

The 2024 victor of this lawsuit has yet to suffer a acceptable successful the tourney this year, portion hitting a combined 22 aces truthful far.

In summation to that, the American has played comparatively error-free astatine the 2026 Queen’s Club Championship, registering a specified 5 treble faults combined successful his 2 contests.

Friday volition people his sixth quality successful the past 8 of a singles tourney this year, with Paul advancing beyond that signifier connected 5 occasions.

Paul has been highly crisp connected his archetypal serves successful the 2026 tournament, winning 77% of his first-serve points connected Thursday and 87% successful his erstwhile match.

For the year, helium has won implicit 80% of his work games crossed each surfaces and lone fixed up 2 interruption points successful the Queen’s Club Championship this clip around.

Two years connected from his circular of 32 exit successful this tournament, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina has grown a batch arsenic helium plays successful a quarter-final for the 3rd clip connected circuit successful 2026.

Only erstwhile successful those past 2 events has had precocious beyond the past eight, getting to the semi-finals of the Adelaide Open successful January.

Like Paul, the 27-year-old has kept the errors to a minimum astatine this Queen’s Club Championship, committing conscionable 2 treble faults wide this year.

At the aforesaid time, helium has converted 4 break-point opportunities successful each of his 2 matches played portion lone allowing a full of three.

So acold successful the lawsuit this year, helium has won implicit 70% of his first-serve points, portion helium lone conceded 1 ace versus Moutet connected Thursday.

In 2026, helium has deed implicit 100 aces and won much than 80% of his work games, some of which person served him good astatine the Queen’s Club Championship this year.

Tournament truthful far

Tommy Paul:

Round of 32: vs. Zachary Svadja 7-5 6-3

Round of 16: Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (7-5) 6-3

Alejandro Davidovich Fokina:

Round of 32: vs. Cameron Norrie 7-6 (8-6) 6-2

Round of 16: vs. Corentin Moutet 6-4 6-3

Head To Head

Australian Open (2023) - Round of 64: Paul wins 6-2 2-6 6-7 6-3 6-4

Miami Open (2023) - Round of 32: Paul wins 6-3 7-5

US Open (2023) - Round of 32: Paul wins 6-1 6-0 3-6 6-3

Australian Open (2025) - Round of 16: Paul wins 6-1 6-1 6-1

Australian Open (2026) - Round of 32: 6-1 6-1 retired

Three years ago, erstwhile these 2 archetypal faced each other, Paul needed conscionable implicit 2 hours to destruct his Spanish counterpart, hitting 7 aces portion winning 80% of his first-serve points.

Later that twelvemonth successful Miami, the American converted 4 interruption constituent opportunities and lone committed 7 unforced errors, portion Davidovich Fokina registered 26.

Their last gathering of 2023 saw different triumph for Paul astatine a Grand Slam event, arsenic helium had 15 aces and converted 75% of his interruption points.

The 2nd clip these 2 faced disconnected astatine the Aussie Open a twelvemonth ago, Paul took power of the lucifer aft winning the opening acceptable tiebreaker, capturing 79% of his first-serve points overall.

Before having to discontinue successful his past gathering against Paul, Davidovich Fokina deed 4 treble faults, with the American winning 90% of his first-serve points to advance.

We say: Paul to triumph successful 3 sets

While Davidovich Fokina has travel a agelong way, we spot the powerfulness and acquisition of Paul volition get him done connected a aboveground that helium seems rather comfy playing on.