It’s a full match card on day 1 of ATP Shanghai, the Masters tournament of Asia-Pacific, including an all-Spanish battle between Roberto Bautista Agut and Roberto Carballes Baena. We have your predictions for every match.
Roberto Bautista Agut vs Roberto Carballes Baena
Carballes Baena won their matchup in Auckland at the start of the year, RBA comes off a three match streak in Beijing where he played well, despite an advanced age he remains a steady performer on the ATP Tour and a tough opponent to punch out. Carballes Baena recently won a Challenger title and went on a positive streak, both players have similar records on the season but RBA is playing slightly better on this surface. Bautista Agut in 3
Egor Gerasimov vs Taro Daniel
Gerasimov came through qualifying, he’s been a non-factor on the ATP Tour since 2021, Daniel is 10-25 on the year and has nearly fallen from the top 100, neither player is on fire this year, but Gerasimov’s form is slightly better, Daniel needs to turn things around, but I don’t think this is the week to do it. Gerasimov in 2
Reilly Opelka vs Arthur Rinderknech
Rinderknech has 17 wins on tour this year, if he can finish the season strong he will surpass his career high mark of 22 that he achieved two years ago. Opelka is 7-8 on the season, this is a tough match for him, but if he’s going to return to the heights of his best tennis he needs to start winning matches like this. Rinderknech is more trusted right now. Rinderknech in 3
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