.Each first-round as well as second-round suits will be actually played on Wednesday at the ATP five hundred event in Vienna. Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, Tommy Paul, and also Brandon Nakashima are actually amongst those in action.Here are my picks for two of Wednesday's greatest matches.
Frances Tiafoe vs. Matteo BerrettiniTiafoe and also Berrettini will be actually experiencing each other for the 3rd time. They have actually divided their pair of previous conferences Berrettini did the job 6-3, 7-6( 1) on the reddish clay of Rome in 2018 just before gained a 7-6( 3 ), 4-6, 7-6( 5) marathon at the 2022 Cincinnati tournament. Tiafoe has acknowledged to dropping motivation observing the U.S. Open up on an annual basis, so it's certainly not an unpleasant surprise to observe him in mediocre kind presently. He has actually certainly not succeeded back-to-back suits considering that leaving New York and also is actually 3-4 in his final seven. Tiafoe hammered Cameron Norrie on Tuesday at the Erste Banking Company Open, yet Berrettini is actually a whole different creature. Berrettini, that took care of Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-4 in whole one, is particularly risky on any type of fast area.
Select: Berrettini in 3.
Brandon Nakashima vs. (4) Tommy PaulPaul are going to be proceeding his purpose a Nitto ATP Finals berth when he takes the court in Vienna. The 12th-ranked American assisted himself bigtime through gaining the Nordic Open in Stockholm last week. Now there are five hundred factors available instead of 250, so it's one more very necessary week for Paul as he makes an effort to go up at least two places coming from his current standing of No. 10 in the race.Up first for Paul is actually Nakashima, that leads the head-to-head series 3-1 (3-0 on the principal tour). In spite of that report, this one doesn't set up effectively for the longshot. He has participated in terrific in 2024 but-- unlike Paul-- has clearly hit the wall structure in the end of a lengthy period. Nakashima is actually 1-4 in his final five matches and all 4 of his current reductions have can be found in straight sets.
Decide on: Paul in 2.
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