Alex de Minaur vs Pablo Carreno BustaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats

๐ฆ๐บAlex de Minaur
#7 ยท 27 yrs ยท R
2 meetings ยท sets 1โ6

๐ช๐ธPablo Carreno Busta
#66 ยท 35 yrs ยท R
Alex de Minaur and Pablo Carreno Busta have met 2 times since 2019; Pablo Carreno Busta leads 2โ0. Their first meeting came at Roland Garros in 2019 on clay. Busta has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Minaur has taken 1 sets to Busta's 6. Their most recent meeting: Pablo Carreno Busta won at U.S. Open - New York (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches ยท Last 12 months
| Indicator | de Minaur | Carreno Busta | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alex de Minaur | Pablo Carreno Busta | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 28/38 | 57% | 23/40 |
| Wins a set when losing | 43% | 10/23 | 50% | 10/20 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 20/61 | 45% | 27/60 |
| Covers โ1.5 sets as favorite | 47% | 24/51 | 47% | 18/38 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 56% | 5/9 | 57% | 12/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 16/23 | 63% | 10/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 34/38 | 89% | 31/35 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 74% | 28/38 | 66% | 23/35 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Minaur
๐ช Counterpuncher
Busta
๐น Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The ๐น Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs ๐ช Counterpuncher across 657 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Pablo Carreno Busta.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Sep 2, 2022
U.S. Open - New York
H Hard ยท 3rd Round
May 29, 2019
Roland Garros
C Clay ยท Round of 64
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets ยท Last 90 days
| Outcome | Minaur | Busta | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alex de Minaur | Pablo Carreno Busta | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 17/18 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 78% | 14/18 | 63% | 5/8 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 9/18 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches ยท Last 90 days
| Metric | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13โ6 | 4โ5 |
| Avg odds | 1.33 | 2.29 |
| ROI % | -16.4% | +0.8% |
| Units P/L | -3.11u | +0.07u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 5 | 3 |
| Distance | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km | 712 mi ยท 1,146 km |
| Route | CAN โ USA | CAN โ USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced ยท Last 12 months
Minaur has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Busta's 40%).
| Opponent | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Quentin Halys | W 16 63 76 | L 64 57 36 |
| Camilo Ugo Carabelli | W 64 62 | L 63 57 57 |
| Rafael Jodar | L 36 16 | L 63 36 61 36 46 |
| Denis Shapovalov | W 64 61 | W 63 76 |
| Martin Damm | W 76 75 | W 63 63 |
| Jakub Mensik | L 60 26 26 36 | L 57 64 62 67 36 |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | W 62 46 64 | L 36 36 |
| Sebastian Ofner | W 76 64 | W 36 63 64 |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | W 36 76 75 | W 63 62 |
| Matteo Berrettini | W 61 76 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Arthur Fils
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 4th Round
Aug 19
Arthur Fery
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 3rd Round
Aug 17
Quentin Halys
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 15
Cameron Norrie
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 3rd Round
Aug 6
James Duckworth
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 2nd Round
Aug 5
Brandon Nakashima
Citi Open - Washington ยท Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Cruz Hewitt
Citi Open - Washington ยท 2nd Round
Jul 30
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Citi Open - Washington ยท 1st Round
Jul 29
Andrey Rublev
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 2nd Round
Aug 16
Tomas Machac
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati ยท 1st Round
Aug 14
Valentin Royer
National Bank Open - Montreal ยท 1st Round
Aug 4
Luca Van Assche
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril ยท 2nd Round
Jul 23
Vilius Gaubas
Millennium Estoril Open - Estoril ยท 1st Round
Jul 21
Camilo Ugo Carabelli
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag ยท 2nd Round
Jul 15
Matej Dodig
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag ยท 1st Round
Jul 14
Rafael Jodar
Wimbledon - London ยท 2nd Round
Jul 2
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won ยท Last 12 months ยท 65โ74 matches
| Metric | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 65% |
| Sets won | 62% | 60% |
| Games won | 54% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Minaur | Busta |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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