ATP Ace 5/23
With the French Open coming up next week, it is important to take a look at current form and dive into the current week's ATP Tour events. I will provide some predictions for the upcoming matches in the various ATP events.
Note: Odds are from Bovada
8 Jack Sock (-150) vs. 70 Taylor Fritz (+125)
-Sock leads H2H 2-1
-Fritz won last meeting on Clay at the Houston Open Quarters 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
-Sock won other two meetings in majors, both going to 5 sets
-Fritz defeated 76 Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32, while Sock had a bye
-Sock is 2-3 on Clay this year with a season record of 5-9
-Fritz is 5-3 on Clay this year with a season record of 25-10
Prediction: Jack Sock 2-0
75 Dusan Lajovic (-750) vs. 314 Filip Horansky (+500)
-First Meeting
-Lajovic defeated 66 Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32
-Horansky defeated 299 Roberto Quiroz 6-4, 6-2 and 1022 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc 6-1, 6-3 in Qualifying. He then defeated 57 Joao Sousa 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Lajovic is 12-8 on Clay this year with a season record of 19-12
-Horansky is 3-1 on Clay this year with a season record of 9-4 (Horansky was 42-13 on Clay last year on the Challenger Tour)
Prediction: Lajovic 2-1
286 Federico Coria (+325) vs. 74 Mikhail Kukushkin (-425)
-First Meeting
-Coria defeated 335 Axel Michon 6-3, 6-0 and lost to 324 Jose Hernandez-Fernandez 2-6, 4-6 in Qualifying. He qualified for the Main Draw as the Lucky Loser and defeated 95 Nicolas Kicker 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the Round of 32.
-Kukushkin defeated 618 Gregoire Barrere 6-2, 6-3 in the Round of 32.
-Coria is 12-7 on Clay this year and also 12-7 overall.
-Kukushkin is 4-5 on Clay this year and 11-12 overall.
Prediction: Kukushkin 2-0
89 Gilles Simon (+210) vs. 58 Hyeon Chung (-260)
-First Meeting
-Simon defeated 489 Jordi Samper-Montana 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32, while Chung had a bye.
-Simon is 5-4 on Clay this year and 15-12 overall.
-Chung is 2-2 on Clay this year and 20-9 overall. (Chung was 14-5 last year on Clay)
Prediction: Chung 2-0
90 Maximilian Marterer (-250) vs. 114 Cameron Norrie (+200)
-First Meeting
-Marterer defeated 46 Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 32
-Norrie defeated 324 Jose Hernandez-Fernandez 7-6(5), 6-1 in the Round of 32
-Marterer is 5-4 on Clay this year and 17-12 overall. (Marterer was 20-11 last year on Clay)
-Norrie is 3-3 on Clay this year and 13-13 overall. (Norrie did not play on Clay last year)
Prediction: Marterer 2-1
87 Radu Albot (+240) vs. 17 John Isner (-300)
-H2H Split 1-1 both going 3 sets
-Albot defeated 68 Federico Delbonis 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 32, while Isner had a bye.
-Albot is 2-6 on Clay this year and 7-16 overall
-Isner is 3-3 on Clay this year and 10-9 overall
Prediction: Isner 2-0
13 Sam Querrey (+100) vs. 64 Guido Pella (-120)
-H2H Split 1-1 with Pella winning at Houston this year on Clay 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
-Pella defeated 284 Dominik Koepfer 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 32, while Querrey had a bye.
-Pella is 7-7 on Clay this year and 10-11 overall
-Querrey is 0-2 on Clay this year and 8-9 overall
Prediction: Querrey 2-1
9 Stan Wawrinka (-210) vs. 54 Jamie Donaldson (+170)
-Wawrinka won only meeting 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 ('16)
-Donaldson defeated 63 Denis Istomin 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 in the Round of 32, while Wawrinka and a bye.
-Wawrinka is 0-1 on Clay this year and 3-5 overall (12-4 on Clay last year)
-Donaldson is 1-4 on Clay this year and 11-13 overall
Prediction: Wawrinka 2-0
203 Lukas Rosol vs. 44 Steve Johnson (no odds posted at time of writing)
-H2H Split 1-1, both in straight sets (Johnson in '16, Rosol in '14)
-Rosol defeated 297 Ivan Gakhov 6-1, 6-3 and 321 Jeremy Jahn 6-7(13), 6-3, 7-5 in Qualifying. He then defeated 62 Jiri Vesely 2-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in the Round of 32.
-Johnson defeated 93 Marius Copil 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Round of 32.
-Rosol is 12-5 on Clay this year and 12-5 overall
-Johnson is 7-1 on Clay this year and 14-9 overall
Prediction: Johnson 2-0
79 Frances Tiafoe (-140) vs. 85 Marton Fucsovics (+115)
-First Meeting
-Tiafoe defeated 47 Ryan Harrison 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Fucsovics defeated 23 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-2 in the Round of 32.
-Tiafoe is 7-3 on Clay this year and 18-10 overall
-Fucsovics is 3-5 on Clay this year and 18-12 overall (17-9 on Clay last year)
Prediction: Tiafoe 2-1
140 Mirza Basic (-105) vs. 96 Tennys Sandgren (-115)
-Basic won only meeting 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in '11
-Basic defeated 33 Mischa Zverev 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Sandgren defeated 445 Andreas Haider-Maurer 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the Round of 32.
-Basic is 5-6 on Clay this year and 20-14 overall
-Sandgren is 6-8 on Clay this year and 12-14 overall
Prediction: Basic 2-1
201 Noah Rubin (+275) vs. 27 Fabio Fognini (-350)
-First Meeting
-Rubin defeated 290 Franko Skugor 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 and 362 Frank Dancevic 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in Qualifying. He then defeated 103 Marcos Baghdatis in the Round of 32. Fognini had a bye.
-Rubin is 9-4 on Clay this year and 18-10 overall
-Fognini is 11-6 on Clay this year and 17-10 overall
Prediction: Fognini 2-0
Note: Odds are from Bovada
Lyon
Round of 168 Jack Sock (-150) vs. 70 Taylor Fritz (+125)
-Sock leads H2H 2-1
-Fritz won last meeting on Clay at the Houston Open Quarters 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
-Sock won other two meetings in majors, both going to 5 sets
-Fritz defeated 76 Matthew Ebden 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32, while Sock had a bye
-Sock is 2-3 on Clay this year with a season record of 5-9
-Fritz is 5-3 on Clay this year with a season record of 25-10
Prediction: Jack Sock 2-0
75 Dusan Lajovic (-750) vs. 314 Filip Horansky (+500)
-First Meeting
-Lajovic defeated 66 Horacio Zeballos 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32
-Horansky defeated 299 Roberto Quiroz 6-4, 6-2 and 1022 Antoine Cornut-Chauvinc 6-1, 6-3 in Qualifying. He then defeated 57 Joao Sousa 6-4, 3-6, 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Lajovic is 12-8 on Clay this year with a season record of 19-12
-Horansky is 3-1 on Clay this year with a season record of 9-4 (Horansky was 42-13 on Clay last year on the Challenger Tour)
Prediction: Lajovic 2-1
286 Federico Coria (+325) vs. 74 Mikhail Kukushkin (-425)
-First Meeting
-Coria defeated 335 Axel Michon 6-3, 6-0 and lost to 324 Jose Hernandez-Fernandez 2-6, 4-6 in Qualifying. He qualified for the Main Draw as the Lucky Loser and defeated 95 Nicolas Kicker 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 in the Round of 32.
-Kukushkin defeated 618 Gregoire Barrere 6-2, 6-3 in the Round of 32.
-Coria is 12-7 on Clay this year and also 12-7 overall.
-Kukushkin is 4-5 on Clay this year and 11-12 overall.
Prediction: Kukushkin 2-0
89 Gilles Simon (+210) vs. 58 Hyeon Chung (-260)
-First Meeting
-Simon defeated 489 Jordi Samper-Montana 6-4, 6-2 in the Round of 32, while Chung had a bye.
-Simon is 5-4 on Clay this year and 15-12 overall.
-Chung is 2-2 on Clay this year and 20-9 overall. (Chung was 14-5 last year on Clay)
Prediction: Chung 2-0
90 Maximilian Marterer (-250) vs. 114 Cameron Norrie (+200)
-First Meeting
-Marterer defeated 46 Gael Monfils 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the Round of 32
-Norrie defeated 324 Jose Hernandez-Fernandez 7-6(5), 6-1 in the Round of 32
-Marterer is 5-4 on Clay this year and 17-12 overall. (Marterer was 20-11 last year on Clay)
-Norrie is 3-3 on Clay this year and 13-13 overall. (Norrie did not play on Clay last year)
Prediction: Marterer 2-1
87 Radu Albot (+240) vs. 17 John Isner (-300)
-H2H Split 1-1 both going 3 sets
-Albot defeated 68 Federico Delbonis 6-7(7), 7-5, 6-4 in the Round of 32, while Isner had a bye.
-Albot is 2-6 on Clay this year and 7-16 overall
-Isner is 3-3 on Clay this year and 10-9 overall
Prediction: Isner 2-0
Geneva
Round of 16
13 Sam Querrey (+100) vs. 64 Guido Pella (-120)
-H2H Split 1-1 with Pella winning at Houston this year on Clay 2-6, 7-6(4), 7-6(3)
-Pella defeated 284 Dominik Koepfer 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 32, while Querrey had a bye.
-Pella is 7-7 on Clay this year and 10-11 overall
-Querrey is 0-2 on Clay this year and 8-9 overall
Prediction: Querrey 2-1
9 Stan Wawrinka (-210) vs. 54 Jamie Donaldson (+170)
-Wawrinka won only meeting 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 ('16)
-Donaldson defeated 63 Denis Istomin 5-7, 6-4, 6-0 in the Round of 32, while Wawrinka and a bye.
-Wawrinka is 0-1 on Clay this year and 3-5 overall (12-4 on Clay last year)
-Donaldson is 1-4 on Clay this year and 11-13 overall
Prediction: Wawrinka 2-0
203 Lukas Rosol vs. 44 Steve Johnson (no odds posted at time of writing)
-H2H Split 1-1, both in straight sets (Johnson in '16, Rosol in '14)
-Rosol defeated 297 Ivan Gakhov 6-1, 6-3 and 321 Jeremy Jahn 6-7(13), 6-3, 7-5 in Qualifying. He then defeated 62 Jiri Vesely 2-6, 7-6(6), 7-6(4) in the Round of 32.
-Johnson defeated 93 Marius Copil 7-6(4), 6-3 in the Round of 32.
-Rosol is 12-5 on Clay this year and 12-5 overall
-Johnson is 7-1 on Clay this year and 14-9 overall
Prediction: Johnson 2-0
79 Frances Tiafoe (-140) vs. 85 Marton Fucsovics (+115)
-First Meeting
-Tiafoe defeated 47 Ryan Harrison 3-6, 7-6(5), 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Fucsovics defeated 23 Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1, 6-2 in the Round of 32.
-Tiafoe is 7-3 on Clay this year and 18-10 overall
-Fucsovics is 3-5 on Clay this year and 18-12 overall (17-9 on Clay last year)
Prediction: Tiafoe 2-1
140 Mirza Basic (-105) vs. 96 Tennys Sandgren (-115)
-Basic won only meeting 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 in '11
-Basic defeated 33 Mischa Zverev 5-7, 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 32.
-Sandgren defeated 445 Andreas Haider-Maurer 1-6, 6-1, 6-0 in the Round of 32.
-Basic is 5-6 on Clay this year and 20-14 overall
-Sandgren is 6-8 on Clay this year and 12-14 overall
Prediction: Basic 2-1
201 Noah Rubin (+275) vs. 27 Fabio Fognini (-350)
-First Meeting
-Rubin defeated 290 Franko Skugor 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-4 and 362 Frank Dancevic 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in Qualifying. He then defeated 103 Marcos Baghdatis in the Round of 32. Fognini had a bye.
-Rubin is 9-4 on Clay this year and 18-10 overall
-Fognini is 11-6 on Clay this year and 17-10 overall
Prediction: Fognini 2-0
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