Hubert Hurkacz vs. Christopher O’Connell odds, tips and betting trends

On Wednesday, Hubert Hurkacz (No. 8 in the world) faces Christopher O’Connell (No. 68) in the Round of 16 of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships. With -650 odds, Hurkacz is the favorite against O’Connell (+410) for this match.

In his most recent match on Monday, Hurkacz knocked off Jan-Lennard Struff in three sets, 7-6, 6-7, 7-6, to advance from the Round of 32.

O’Connell’s most recent match on Tuesday was a two-set win against Maximilian Marterer 6-2, 6-4 in the Round of 32.

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Hurkacz vs. O’Connell match information

• Tournament: The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Wednesday, February 28
• Venue: Dubai Duty Free Tennis Stadium
• Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
• Court Surface: Hard

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• Hurkacz has played 30.5 games per match (27.4 in best-of-three matches) in his 65 matches over the past year (across all court types).
• Hurkacz has played 46 matches on hard courts over the past year, and 28.9 games per match (26.8 in best-of-three matches).
• Hurkacz has won 19% of his return games over the past 12 months, and 86.4% of his service games.
• Hurkacz has won 20.3% of his return games on hard courts over the past year, and 87.1% of his service games.
• Hurkacz has won 87.5% of his service games over his last 10 tournaments, and 20.6% of his return games.
• Including all surfaces over the past 12 months, Hurkacz has converted 35.5% of his break-point opportunities (156 of 439).
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Hurkacz has converted 77 of 194 (39.7%) break points on all surfaces.

• O’Connell is averaging 26.7 games per match (24.8 in best-of-three matches) through his 54 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, winning 49.5% of those games.
• In 31 matches on hard courts in the past 12 months, O’Connell has averaged 27.5 games per match (25.4 in best-of-three matches) and 10.4 games per set, winning 48.6% of those games.
• O’Connell has a 78.8% service game winning percentage and a 20.3% return game winning percentage on all surfaces in the past 12 months.
• When playing on hard courts, O’Connell has a 78.6% winning percentage in service games and an 18.6% winning percentage in return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over his last 10 tournaments, O’Connell has won 79.6% of his games on serve, and 19% on return.
• O’Connell’s 102 break points (won on 286 total break points in the past 12 months — 35.7% win percentage) rank 213th on tour.
• Including all surfaces, O’Connell has converted 35 of 96 break points (36.5%) over his last 10 tournaments.

• In the one match between Hurkacz and O’Connell dating back to 2015, in the MercedesCup quarterfinals, Hurkacz won 6-4, 6-4.
• In terms of sets, Hurkacz has won two against O’Connell (100.0%) compared to O’Connell’s zero.
• Hurkacz and O’Connell have contested 20 total games against one another, with Hurkacz winning 12 and O’Connell eight.
• O’Connell and Hurkacz have played one time, averaging 20 games and two sets per match.