ATP Hertogenbosch Final
Bergs Z. vs Diallo G.
🧠 Form & Context
Zizou Bergs
🔥 Hot Streak on Grass: 4-0 this week, dropping only one set and dismantling Reilly Opelka 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinal.
🏋️ Physical Edge: Played seven fewer games than Diallo on Saturday—extra fuel for a likely serve-dominated final.
🆙 2025 Breakthrough: Wins over Rublev (Miami) and Bublik (Munich) highlight his top-tier upside; now into a second ATP final of the season (Auckland runner-up).
⛓️ H2H Struggles: Trails 0-2 vs Diallo, losing their Madrid Masters meeting 1-6, 2-6 just seven weeks ago.
👊 First-Strike Tennis: Loves to step inside the baseline; forehand return up-the-line has been lethal on low bounce.
Gabriel Diallo
🚀 Career Week: First ATP final after taking out Thompson, Khachanov, and Humbert—saving 13/14 break points in the last two rounds.
🎯 Scoreboard Advantage: Beat Bergs convincingly in Madrid and owns a Challenger win (Vancouver ’22) on faster courts.
🌱 Serve-Plus-One Blueprint: At 1.93 m (6-4), pounds the slider out-wide and follows with flat forehand; 45 aces vs just 7 double faults this week.
🪄 Big-Match Composure: Already owns Masters QF (Madrid) and Slam R3 (RG) runs in 2025—huge rise from No. 140 one year ago.
🛠️ Grass Adaptation: 4-0 on the surface for the first time in his career; movement still raw but serve keeps him in every set.
