US Open · R128 · Hard · best of 5 · Sep 2, 2026, 6:10 PM UTC
Alex De Minaur vs. Andrea Guerrieri — preview and prediction
By The Maiden Desk · September 2, 2026
Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.
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Alex De Minaur and Andrea Guerrieri meet in the first round at US Open on Wednesday. Alex De Minaur comes in at 6 wins from the last ten. Andrea Guerrieri comes in at 6 wins from the last ten.
The serve is where this match separates: Minaur has been winning 69% of first-serve points to Guerrieri's 65.5%, and on hard that gap compounds fast. The edge belongs to Minaur — real, but not the kind you take for granted at this level.
The numbers behind the pick
Our number vs the market
Maiden-184(64.8% Minaur)
Market-1278(92.7% Minaur)
Sources: Market consensus (average across books). These are the odds converted to a %, with no juice taken out.
Surface ratings
Hard rating
Alex De Minaur
1976
Andrea Guerrieri
1597
Overall rating
Alex De Minaur
2006
Andrea Guerrieri
1678
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Alex De Minaur
Andrea Guerrieri
1st serve in
57.4%
64.2%
1st serve points won
69%
65.5%
2nd serve points won
52.8%
45.8%
Form
Alex De Minaur
6–4
Andrea Guerrieri
6–4
The rest of the numbers
This page shows one set score: the most likely way our pick wins. Pro puts a number on every other score the match could end in, including the ones where our pick loses.
Who is predicted to win Alex De Minaur vs Andrea Guerrieri?
Maiden gives Alex De Minaur a 65% chance to beat Andrea Guerrieri in the US Open first round on September 2, 2026.
How confident is the Alex De Minaur pick?
65% is a “Confident” tier pick. When we make a pick around 65%, picks in that range have won 59% of the time (160 so far). See the track record page for the full table.