Alexei Popyrin vs Steven DiezPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexei Popyrin and Steven Diez have met 4 times since 2018; Alexei Popyrin leads 3–1. Their first meeting came at Columbus in 2018 on hard. On hard courts Popyrin leads 3–0. Popyrin has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Popyrin has taken 7 sets to Diez's 2. Their most recent meeting: Alexei Popyrin won at ATP Masters 1000 Canada (2022).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Popyrin | Diez | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexei Popyrin | Steven Diez | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 45% | 5/11 | — | |
| Wins a set when losing | 29% | 6/21 | — | |
| Goes to a deciding set | 38% | 12/32 | — | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 15% | 2/13 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 8/19 | — | |
| Tiebreak sets won | 33% | 3/9 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 62% | 8/13 | — | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 38% | 5/13 | — | |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Popyrin 3, Diez 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Popyrin
🤖 Servebot
Diez
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 2,280 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Alexei Popyrin.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 6, 2022
ATP Masters 1000 Canada
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 1, 2020
Marseille
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
May 1, 2019
Lyon
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13, 2018
Columbus
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 1.99 | - |
| ROI % | -33.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.70u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Popyrin | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 4 | — |
| Distance | 145 mi · 233 km | — |
| Route | CAN | — |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Francesco Maestrelli
Quebec City Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 19
Thiago Agustin Tirante
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Raphael Collignon
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Roman Andres Burruchaga
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Jiri Lehecka
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Jan Choinski
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 1st Round
Jun 22
Raphael Collignon
Terra Wortmann Open - Halle · 1st Round
Jun 16
Rei Sakamoto
Heilbronn - Bad Rappenau · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ryan Seggerman
Savannah · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Joao Lucas Reis Da Silva
Tallahassee · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 13
Filip Misolic
Girona · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 24
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Tenerife 2 · Round of 32
Feb 11
Mathys Erhard
Tenerife 2 · 2nd Round Qualifying
Feb 10
Adria Soriano Barrera
Tenerife 2 · 1st Round Qualifying
Feb 9
Laurent Lokoli
Olbia · Round of 32
Oct 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 35–35 matches
| Metric | Popyrin | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 31% | - |
| Sets won | 35% | - |
| Games won | 47% | - |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Popyrin | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| ATP 250 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Popyrin | Diez |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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