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Gaston qualifying run meets Tsitsipas power

Analysis by Predict Tennis

Note: Written by humans, with the help of AI. Based on real statistical data.

Published: Jun 26, 2026(..)

Hugo Gaston faces Stefanos Tsitsipas in the first round of Wimbledon ATP on 29 June, with the grass-court match set for best of five sets.

Gaston arrives with qualifying rhythm and a 3-1 grass record this season, but Tsitsipas is still strongly favoured by the market. The key question is whether Gaston's recent match sharpness can offset Tsitsipas' stronger service numbers.

FINISHED

Gaston H.

0
3

Tsitsipas S.

1-6

, 4-6

, 2-6

Tsitsipas holds the only meeting

Tsitsipas leads their rivalry 1-0 after a straight-sets win in Marseille in 2022, a hard-court match that included one tiebreak. That result is not a grass guide, but it does show Tsitsipas has already handled this match-up once at ATP level.

Gaston H.

Tsitsipas S.

Wins
0 1
First Serve Points Won
71 %88 %
Second Serve Points Won
55 %55 %
Return Points Won
22 %36 %
Break Points Converted
100 %50 %
Break Points Saved
50 %0 %

Gaston brings more grass matches

Gaston has gone 3-1 on grass this season, while Tsitsipas has only one recorded grass match and lost it. That gives Gaston the clearer surface rhythm, although Tsitsipas still held 90% of his service games in that small grass sample, which keeps his baseline case strong.

Recent records hide a serve gap

Both players are 5-5 across their last 10 matches, but the shape of those results is different. Gaston has won his last three, all in Wimbledon qualifying, while Tsitsipas has lost two in a row and comes in with less recent winning feel.

The serve numbers still lean towards Tsitsipas. He has held 90% of his service games in the last 10, compared with Gaston's 74%, so Gaston may need to win this through return pressure and longer passages rather than cheap service holds.

Market still trusts Tsitsipas

Bookmakers price Gaston at 3 against Tsitsipas at 1.4, with first-set prices of 2.5 and 1.53. That makes Tsitsipas a clear favourite, even with Gaston's stronger recent grass workload.

Gaston H.

Tsitsipas S.

Win Percentage
50 %50 %
Aces per match
3.1 6.8
Double Faults per match
2.1 1.9
First Serve Points Won
67 %77 %
Second Serve Points Won
50 %53 %
Return Points Won
40 %32 %
Break Points Converted
42 %37 %
Break Points Saved
64 %77 %

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Return chances are Gaston's route

Gaston has shown the better return profile recently, winning 27% of return games in his last 10 compared with Tsitsipas at 14%. That matters because Tsitsipas is far more protected by serve, and if the favourite keeps landing first strikes, Gaston may have limited room to turn rallies into pressure.

Prediction

Wimbledon ATPPICK

Stefanos Tsitsipas

64%
Predicted Winner

Hugo Gaston

The data points towards Tsitsipas, mainly because the market view and serve numbers give him the safer route through a best-of-five match. Gaston's qualifying run and stronger grass sample make this less simple than the odds suggest, but Tsitsipas has enough service control to remain the lean.

Odds

Odds:

To Win Match

Total Games

38.5

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