.Both first-round and also second-round matches will be actually played on Wednesday at the ATP five hundred tournament in Vienna. Frances Tiafoe, Matteo Berrettini, Tommy Paul, and also Brandon Nakashima are actually one of those in action.Here are my picks for two of Wednesday's ideal matchups.
Frances Tiafoe vs. Matteo BerrettiniTiafoe and also Berrettini will certainly be actually experiencing one another for the third opportunity. They have divided their 2 previous conferences Berrettini did the job 6-3, 7-6( 1) on the red clay-based of Rome in 2018 before won a 7-6( 3 ), 4-6, 7-6( 5) marathon at the 2022 Cincinnati competition. Tiafoe has confessed to losing incentive following the U.S. Open up on a yearly manner, so it is actually not a surprise to find him in below average kind right now. He has certainly not won back-to-back suits considering that leaving New York and is 3-4 in his final seven. Tiafoe beat Cameron Norrie on Tuesday at the Erste Bank Open, however Berrettini is an entire different monster. Berrettini, that dealt with Marton Fucsovics 7-5, 6-4 in entire one, is actually especially risky on any sort of type of swift surface.
Select: Berrettini in 3.
Brandon Nakashima vs. (4) Tommy PaulPaul will certainly be proceeding his bid for a Nitto ATP Finals berth when he takes the court in Vienna. The 12th-ranked American helped themself bigtime through winning the Nordic Open in Stockholm last week. Today there are actually 500 factors available rather than 250, so it is actually yet another quite vital week for Paul as he attempts to go up at the very least pair of places coming from his existing status of No. 10 in the race.Up to begin with for Paul is actually Nakashima, who leads the neck and neck series 3-1 (3-0 on the major tour). In spite of that record, this doesn't set up effectively for the longshot. He has actually participated in fantastic in 2024 yet-- unlike Paul-- has precisely struck the wall structure at the end of a lengthy season. Nakashima is 1-4 in his final five complements plus all 4 of his recent reductions have come in straight sets.
Decide on: Paul in 2.
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