.Each first-round as well as second-round matches will certainly be played on Wednesday at the ATP five hundred contest in Vienna. Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, Tommy Paul, and also Brandon Nakashima are actually among those in action.Here are my picks for 2 of Wednesday's best matches.
Frances Tiafoe vs. Matteo BerrettiniTiafoe as well as Berrettini will certainly be actually experiencing one another for the third time. They have split their 2 previous meetings Berrettini got the job done 6-3, 7-6( 1) on the red clay of Rome in 2018 prior to won a 7-6( 3 ), 4-6, 7-6( 5) marathon at the 2022 Cincinnati competition. Tiafoe has admitted to shedding motivation adhering to the united state Open up on a yearly manner, so it is actually certainly not an unpleasant surprise to observe him in below average form at the moment. He has certainly not won next suits because leaving behind Nyc and also is actually 3-4 in his final 7. Tiafoe beat Cameron Norrie on Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open, yet Berrettini is an entire various beast. Berrettini, that dealt with Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-4 in entire one, is particularly risky on any type of kind of rapid surface.
Pick: Berrettini in 3.
Brandon Nakashima vs. (4) Tommy PaulPaul will certainly be continuing his purpose a Nitto ATP Finals berth when he takes the court in Vienna. The 12th-ranked United States assisted themself bigtime by gaining the Nordic Open in Stockholm recently. But now there are actually 500 factors readily available as opposed to 250, so it's one more really crucial full week for Paul as he makes an effort to move up a minimum of 2 places from his present status of No. 10 in the race.Up first for Paul is actually Nakashima, who leads the head-to-head collection 3-1 (3-0 on the main trip). Even with that document, this one doesn't set up well for the longshot. He has actually played terrific in 2024 yet-- unlike Paul-- has actually precisely attacked the wall structure by the end of a lengthy period. Nakashima is 1-4 in his last 5 suits plus all four of his recent losses have come in straight collections.
Pick: Paul in 2.
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