{"id":20390,"date":"2019-09-25T11:07:26","date_gmt":"2019-09-25T15:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=20390"},"modified":"2019-09-25T12:21:08","modified_gmt":"2019-09-25T16:21:08","slug":"atp-chengdu-open-day-4-predictions-dimitrov-evans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/09\/25\/atp-chengdu-open-day-4-predictions-dimitrov-evans\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Chengdu Open Day 4 Predictions Including Grigor Dimitrov vs Daniel Evans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only 16 players remain in the draw of ATP Chengdu Open 2019 with no clear-cut favorite for the title. The round of 16 matches are on Thursday and we are predicting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/09\/25\/atp-chengdu-open-day-4-predictions-shapovalov-klahn\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">every one of those matches<\/a>. It&#8217;ll be an exciting finish here at Chengdu but firstly who makes the last eight?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Chengdu Open Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4><strong>Benoit Paire vs Pablo Carreno Busta<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; Paire 8-3 Carreno Busta<\/h5>\n<p>It&#8217;s a rivalry which has been recently dominated by the Frenchman, who won the last five previous meetings. Although none of them have been straightforward, Benoit Paire found a way to get past Pablo Carreno Busta every single time.<\/p>\n<p>Coming into this match, Paire has definitely had the better year winning two titles on the tour. There is something that Carreno Busta doesn&#8217;t like about Paire&#8217;s game and while the Spaniard did look good in his first round, it&#8217;ll be a tough challenge for him to turnaround this recently lopsided rivalry.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Paire in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"EVwktWPETpRY4TIrIeQu9Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1170959439\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'EVwktWPETpRY4TIrIeQu9Q',sig:'BrNd8zGagz17o7VBFmfnGqvMtn581nZq7Ti2hC4uzRQ=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1170959439',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>John Isner vs Egor Gerasimov<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/h5>\n<p>Egor Gerasimov is a tricky first-round matchup for John Isner. The Belorussian, playing on a special exempt because of his semifinal run at St. Petersburg, looked good even in his loss to eventual champion Daniil Medvedev.<\/p>\n<p>Isner needs to be wary of Gerasimov but the American brings some good form of his own if the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2019\/09\/23\/make-2020-laver-cup-better\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laver Cup<\/a> is anything to go by. He played extremely well to defeat Zverev and gave a tough fight to Roger Federer as well. Expect the big-serving American to find a way to get through this tricky matchup.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Isner in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"bpiCVU5gQwJ3qS2d-sOaeg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1176832403\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'bpiCVU5gQwJ3qS2d-sOaeg',sig:'Xq485fqr_7eIXI1yEhvc_koTMyb6aVUdoFo8aW2HHGk=',w:'594px',h:'419px',items:'1176832403',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Joao Sousa vs Felix Auger-Aliassime<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/h5>\n<p>Canadian No. 1 Felix Auger-Aliassime doesn&#8217;t have a lot of recent match wins and Joao Sousa would know that. The Portuguese himself has blown hot and cold this year but he did the reach the semi-finals at St. Petersburg losing a three-setter to Borna Coric.<\/p>\n<p>Matchup wise, both players are comfortable on the baseline but the Canadian has the better serve and isn&#8217;t afraid to close out points at the net. But with his recent lack of form and confidence, Auger-Aliassime will find it tough to push Sousa away who did look good against Hyeon Chung.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sousa in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Lf9qVj8NTZ9myVdD0647fg\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1170067314\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'Lf9qVj8NTZ9myVdD0647fg',sig:'i4vT7ZOK2FrMDDNhBsz8JoZzLVhp7qDFCJ1lx815cVA=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1170067314',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Grigor Dimitrov vs Daniel Evans<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; Dimitrov 1-1 Evans<\/h5>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/us-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">US Open<\/a> 2019 semi-finalist, Grigor Dimitrov takes to the court for the first time in Chengdu against Daniel Evans. The Bulgarian has had a tremendous turnaround to his 2019 tennis season and will surely be looking to keep the momentum going.<\/p>\n<p>Evans looked scratchy at times against Yan Bai eventually winning in a third-set tiebreaker. Evans had beaten Dimitrov before three years ago in Washington but it&#8217;s a rejuvenated Dimitrov right now. It&#8217;s tough seeing Evans having a say in this match if Dimitrov brings his highest level of motivation and tennis.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Dimitrov in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only 16 players remain in the draw of ATP Chengdu Open 2019 with no clear-cut favorite for the title. The round of 16 matches are on Thursday and we are predicting every one of those matches. It&#8217;ll be an exciting finish here at Chengdu but firstly who makes the last eight? 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