The first day of play at ATP Shanghai, we have predictions for each match, with the best Australians Adam Walton and Marton Fucsovics among players in action.
Mattia Bellucci vs Adam Walton
Tête-à-tête: First meeting
Mattia Bellucci hopes for a solid race after an indifferent results spell. The Italian won a challenger in Sumter but did not publish consecutive victories at the level of the Tour from Wimbledon. First of all here, the world number 64 faces a first force test with Adam Walton, who has lost his last three and won only one of his previous six after a decent race in Cincinnati.
It is difficult to call, since the two players have not really set the world in recent times, and the fact that Walton is only 13 places below Bellucci. Walton will feel that he has the best game for rigid currents, but the Italian is able to shake Big Ball when he is on the song. It seems that it is a battle, and in this spirit, the pendulum of the momentum swinging from front to back and taking it in a decision maker seems to be a good cry.
Prediction: Bellucci in 3
Yoshihito nishioka against Alexander Shevchenko
Head – to the head: First meeting
Alexander Shevchenko has won seven of his last ten games, reaching the semi-finals in Chengdu and will seek to continue its impressive form in Shanghai. He now faces Yoshihito Nishioka, who recently ended a long drought by winning two qualification victories.
The Japanese player had managed to win only one of his last 18 games and had suffered nine consecutive defeats before arriving in Shanghai. It will be an important challenge for Nishioka against a confident shevchenko, which is likely to maintain its victories sequence here.
Prediction: Shevchencko in 3.
Sebastian Baez vs Zhizhen Zhang
Head – to the head: Baez 0 vs 1 zhang
Zhizhen Zhang came back in competition after a six -month break and managed to win a victory in his first game in Hangzhou, although he has since lost his last two games.
On the other hand, Baez has experienced a recently decreasing trend, having won only three of its last 16 games.
Zhang has a 1-0 advantage in their previous meetings, and taking into account his additional power combined with the support of the crowd, he is a strong candidate for an upheaval in this match.
Prediction: Zhang in 3.
Jaume Munar vs Marton Fuchscovics
Head – to the head: Munar 0 vs 2 Fucsovich
Jaume Munar will aim to return to the form of victory after his race at the US Open by 16, after three consecutive defeats.
The Spaniard has reached the top 40 for the first time, but will have to overcome Marton Fucsovics to advance in Shanghai. The Hungarian came out victorious in the two previous meetings, more recently obtaining a victory of 7-5 6-3 in Winston-Salem. Fucsovics won the tournament, but he suffered defeats in his last five games at the tour. The 33-year-old man clearly understands the strategy necessary to defeat an opponent who prefers clay, and if he can resume his Winston-Salem form, a similar result is likely.
Prediction: Fuscovics in 3
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