{"id":29464,"date":"2020-10-20T01:00:08","date_gmt":"2020-10-20T05:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=29464"},"modified":"2020-10-20T01:00:08","modified_gmt":"2020-10-20T05:00:08","slug":"atp-cologne-championships-day-2-predictions-including-sinner-vs-duckworth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/10\/20\/atp-cologne-championships-day-2-predictions-including-sinner-vs-duckworth\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Cologne Championships Day 2 Predictions Including Jannik Sinner vs James Duckworth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The draw of the second ATP Cologne tournament is starting to take shape after main draw play began on Monday. Here are your <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/predictions\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">predictions<\/a> for day 2&#8217;s action including Jannik Sinner vs James Duckworth.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Damir Dzumhur vs Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1269971972\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 74.242424% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1269971972?et=mkLAPq9YQ4l_Uk2mWQhjjQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=J19G0zMlpfh1WsbIvguDvY-bpwKAeIpYGOJT5YknXb0=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"441\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both players are in good form, with Dzumhur coming through qualifying after a strong run at some challenger events, while Davidovich Fokina reached the semis at this same venue last week. Given how well ADF played last week, he goes into this match a favorite and shouldn&#8217;t disappoint despite credible opposition. <strong>Davidovich Fokina in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennys Sandgren vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1277578497\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1277578497?et=K1Bw5NIzSYdpGFosBog_MQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=Mi1pfbWo8i1RhnmQDcTDbkmH7BaGKUQJy5Er__SY-DU=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a strange set of events, during a very strange year, Herbert lost his opening match of Cologne #1, and then had to enter qualifying for Cologne #2, where he won two straight matches to reach the main draw of the second tournament at this venue. Sandgren was decent in New York but Herbert&#8217;s serve should trouble him, and the American doesn&#8217;t play near as well in Europe. Herbert should hand Sandgren a third straight loss while winning his third straight match. <strong>Herbert in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jannik Sinner vs James Duckworth<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1278936485\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1278936485?et=h-FXa0abRFVeZP_spHvCIg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=j0L_xAFlNujl_NIO0O7PO7Q7HOMqPU6vnoo3rswrC6w=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sinner should have more than enough big hitting and skill to get past the journeyman Duckworth who fights hard for every point but lacks a lot of the natural skillset aspects needed to be elite on the ATP Tour. Sinner is coming off a quarterfinal at the French Open, while Duckworth is a lucky loser. Sinner should be able to wrap this up quickly. <strong>Sinner in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Fernando Verdasco vs John Millman<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1277207458\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 68.68687% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1277207458?et=tofgmod3RCF-M04aQjxzWQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=Knu8a9NvufAyWO3AEJUOcZnVWIRpdN5uZnmyBwFL4Yc=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"408\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both players are in poor form but Verdasco has a h2h win last year and did play slightly better last week, beating Andy Murray before falling short against Alexander Zverev. Millman is a capable player but he&#8217;s had a forgettable season so far, and a deep run is likely not in the cards this week. <strong>Verdasco in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Danilo Petrovic vs Dennis Novak<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1229120018\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1229120018?et=I5rV7YA2SpZ5AMm8GmunVQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=nLINmU8IAA844ij3Ed39b4n876IqRFkI8QRxekBtIUk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Novak has a h2h win against Petrovic on hard courts and is playing slightly better than the Serbian. Novak is 4-1 at this venue, like Herbert he played the first week&#8217;s tournament, then had to qualify for the second week and did so with success. Novak&#8217;s run of form should continue here. <strong>Novak in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1229053956\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/1229053956?et=EtG0A008Tepfc099EYL2EQ&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=bLO2zl0jq6eLDG-JhNvK-4VkUxA3ALsXKb7cEyqtDks=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The draw of the second ATP Cologne tournament is starting to take shape after main draw play began on Monday. 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