{"id":107189,"date":"2026-06-22T16:03:44","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=107189"},"modified":"2026-06-22T16:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:03:44","slug":"atp-eastbourne-predictions-altmaier-kovacevic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2026\/06\/22\/atp-eastbourne-predictions-altmaier-kovacevic\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Eastbourne Day 2 Predictions Including Daniel Altmaier vs Aleksandar Kovacevic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 at ATP Eastbourne<\/a> shifts the spotlight firmly onto the men’s draw, and it promises to be one of the more compelling days of the week. With Wimbledon just days away, every match here carries extra weight, and Eastbourne’s fast grass is offering one last audition to those still searching for their form. We review the matches in the queue and predict who will advance.<\/p>\n

ATP Eastbourne Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Thiago Agustin Tirante vs Jacob Fearnley<\/h4>\n

Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>First Meeting<\/p>\n

After a strong clay court swing, Thiago Agustin Tirante hasn’t stepped on court since his third-round Paris exit, which raises the obvious question: how sharp will he be on a surface that hasn’t exactly been his playground?<\/p>\n

Jacob Fearnley has been putting in the grass-court hours, and it shows. After a stumble in Birmingham against Rinky Hijikata, the Brit bounced back brilliantly in Ilkley, reaching the final before falling to Bu Yunchaokete, then added more reps in Nottingham, and that tournament mileage matters.<\/p>\n

Tirante’s clay pedigree is real, but grass is a different game, and Fearnley’s recent form on this surface makes him a dangerous first-round draw.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Fearnley in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

Roman Andres Burruchaga vs Arthur Fery<\/h4>\n

Head\u2013to\u2013Head<\/strong>: First Meeting<\/p>\n

Arthur Fery is on a tear that few can match right now. The Brit was the story of Queen’s Club last week, beating Toby Samuel, then dismantling Adrian Mannarino to reach his first ATP quarter-final. He ultimately fell to eventual champion Francisco Cerundolo despite leading in the decider, but the process showed a player growing into big moments fast. Five wins from seven grass matches this season tell their own story.<\/p>\n

Roman Andres Burruchaga steps onto grass for the first time this year, switching surfaces cold from Roland Garros. The Argentine has the pedigree, but rustiness on a surface he hasn’t touched since last season is a real factor. Their Miami qualifying meeting already handed Fery the psychological edge, the Brit coming from a set down to win. He’s the lower-ranked player, but form makes him the favourite, and the head-to-head backs that up at ATP Eastbourne.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Fery in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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Daniel Altmaier vs Aleksandar Kovacevic<\/h4>\n

Head\u2013to\u2013Head: <\/strong>Altmaier 1 \u2013 0 Kovacevic<\/p>\n

Daniel Altmaier lands at ATP Eastbourne riding the crest of a career-defining grass-court wave. The German was electric in Halle, dispatching two opponents before stunning former world number one Daniil Medvedev in the quarterfinals, a result that announced him as a genuine threat on turf. He faded against Frances Tiafoe in the semis, but that is a footnote to what was the finest grass-court week of his career. With new coach Dustin Brown clearly unlocking something in his game, Altmaier is playing with a variety and confidence that looks tailor-made for this surface.<\/p>\n

Aleksandar Kovacevic had a far rougher road just to reach the main draw. The American entered Queen’s Club as a lucky loser after a qualifying defeat and couldn’t build from there, dropping a three-set first-rounder to Francisco Cerundolo. The momentum gap between these two men heading into Eastbourne is stark. Altmaier already owns the head-to-head, having clawed back from a set down to beat Kovacevic in Rotterdam, and little suggests the script will change here. Expect the in-form German to control the tempo from the baseline and close this one out comfortably.<\/p>\n

Prediction:<\/em> Altmaier in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey – USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Day 2 at ATP Eastbourne shifts the spotlight firmly onto the men’s draw, and it promises to be one of the more compelling days of the week. With Wimbledon just days away, every match here carries extra weight, and Eastbourne’s fast grass is offering one last audition to those still searching for their form. We […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4883,"featured_media":56181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[17945,18216,18958,18959,1305,6803,7453,15831,42155,42167,41735,42961,2373,2369,18023,18861],"class_list":["post-107189","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-aleksandar-kovacevic","tag-aleksandar-kovacevic-predictions","tag-arthur-fery","tag-arthur-fery-predictions","tag-atp-eastbourne","tag-atp-eastbourne-predictions","tag-daniel-altmaier","tag-daniel-altmaier-predictions","tag-jacob-fearnley","tag-jacob-fearnley-predictions","tag-roman-andres-burruchaga","tag-roman-burruchaga-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-thiago-agustin-tirante","tag-thiago-agustin-tirante-predictions"],"modified_by":"Shane Black","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107189","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4883"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=107189"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107189\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107212,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/107189\/revisions\/107212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/56181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=107189"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=107189"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=107189"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}