{"id":21092,"date":"2019-10-17T16:14:54","date_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/?p=21092"},"modified":"2019-10-17T16:14:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T20:14:54","slug":"atp-european-open-quarterfinal-predictions-wawrinka-simon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/10\/17\/atp-european-open-quarterfinal-predictions-wawrinka-simon\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP European Open Quarterfinal Predictions Including Stan Wawrinka vs Gilles Simon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the Antwerp Open 2019 had its certain share of upsets as the top two seeds were knocked out in straight sets. We have our last eight and it&#8217;s all set for an exciting finish. We preview and predict who makes it to the last four.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP European Open Quarterfinal Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Guido Pella vs Ugo Humbert<\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/h5>\n<p>Ugo Humbert dashed David Goffin&#8217;s hopes in front of a partisan Belgian crowd with some aplomb. The Frenchman is seeking his first tour-level title and his first two matches project a solid chance for him.<\/p>\n<p>Guido Pella had to battle hard to get past Peter Gojowczyk in a third set tiebreak and is still finding his rhythm. When he takes on Humbert for the first time, he&#8217;ll be taking on a man who has been serving exceptionally well this week. Goffin is a solid returner and he was 0-for-1 on break point chances. It&#8217;s highly improbable Pella will have much say if Humbert can control rallies and serve like he&#8217;s been doing this week.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Humbert in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"TtUAbKhJRypHgmP0dqJ_mA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1176388407\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'TtUAbKhJRypHgmP0dqJ_mA',sig:'iwqOXGpq0HjEUcPK6E1xZ7H-P87YLuQ7_AKprK8Lihg=',w:'395px',h:'594px',items:'1176388407',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Frances Tiafoe vs Jannik Sinner<\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/h5>\n<p>Jannik Sinner caused the upset of the tournament so far, knocking out top seed Gael Monfils 6-3 6-2. His opponent Frances Tiafoe is on a resurgent run of his own blasting away a tricky matchup in Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3 6-4.<\/p>\n<p>The pair have never played each other before and this match may give us insights about the future of men&#8217;s tennis. For the good of the game, both players have their best years on tour yet to arrive. It&#8217;s an extremely tough call with both players looking so strong in their respective round of 16 matches. The pair also masterfully protected their second serve each winning above 70% points. The Italian has the belief that he can stand against the top players which can prove crucial in him clinching a semifinal spot. Tiafoe looked solid but he&#8217;s been inconsistent for the majority of the season and a turnaround against the highly motivated Italian looks unlikely.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Sinner in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"MSLQ-7wgSxd6oPU-htjvqA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1170425660\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'MSLQ-7wgSxd6oPU-htjvqA',sig:'eNwEsRT57cgcyAHtFI1IA6flEp8kRaSB36QXYxdXKIU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1170425660',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Andy Murray vs Marius Copil<\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; Murray 2-0 Copil<\/h5>\n<p>So far so good for Andy Murray. A routine win over Pablo Cuevas was just what he needed heading into the last eight and with Diego Schwartzman bowing out, it&#8217;s a relatively easier task at hand in the form of Marius Copil.<\/p>\n<p>The Romanian managed to just scrape by in three tight sets, 6-4 5-7 7-6(7). Copil knows what the Brit brings to the tennis court having lost to him twice with the most recent one in Washington last year going to a third set tiebreaker. Murray surely won&#8217;t be taking Copil lightly here as the Romanian plays well on indoor surfaces but the Brit is a great problem solver and expect him to problem-solve his way to the semifinals.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Murray in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"2vccQCvwSFptuJ1or90hMw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1176376899\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" 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:'2vccQCvwSFptuJ1or90hMw',sig:'4eZxhR8gwTxnHCnSD4Frhk9svMh1np5X6k1FuPFJdnE=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1176376899',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Stan Wawrinka vs Gilles Simon<\/h4>\n<h5>Head to head &#8211; Wawrinka 4-3 Simon<\/h5>\n<p>Interestingly enough, Gilles Simon has a 3-1 head to head against Stan Wawrinka on hard courts, which probably highlights how the Frenchman is not a very good matchup for the Swiss. That being said, they last met in 2016 and Simon&#8217;s 2019 season is definitely below par.<\/p>\n<p>Wawrinka has gone title-less this season but with Gael Monfils crashing out in his section of the draw, the Swiss should be eying at least a finals appearance. Matchup wise, it&#8217;s a simple case of how few errors Wawrinka makes. If that stat sways in the favor of the Swiss, Stan should overpower Simon and wrestle control of the match. Simon won&#8217;t let it go so easily though after his confidence-boosting win over Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in straight sets. It should be a tight affair but I&#8217;m counting on Stan to control his error count and serve as he did against <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordontennis.com\/2018\/01\/16\/feliciano-lopez-undesired-all-time-atp-losses-record\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Feliciano Lopez<\/a>.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Wawrinka in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Disagree with our ATP European Open Quarterfinal Predictions? As always, feel free to leave your ATP European Open thoughts in the comments.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the Antwerp Open 2019 had its certain share of upsets as the top two seeds were knocked out in straight sets. We have our last eight and it&#8217;s all set for an exciting finish. We preview and predict who makes it to the last four. 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