{"id":29866,"date":"2020-11-08T16:59:52","date_gmt":"2020-11-08T21:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=29866"},"modified":"2020-11-08T16:59:52","modified_gmt":"2020-11-08T21:59:52","slug":"atp-sofia-day-2-predictions-including-martin-klizan-vs-adrian-mannarino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/11\/08\/atp-sofia-day-2-predictions-including-martin-klizan-vs-adrian-mannarino\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Sofia Day 2 Predictions Including Martin Klizan vs Adrian Mannarino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The final full field tour stop on the ATP&#8217;s wild COVID-19 disrupted season is the Sofia Open 250 in Bulgaria. Here&#8217;s your look at day 2 main draw action as the tennis season winds down.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stefano Travaglia vs Nikoloz Basilashvili<\/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\/1275792479\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 65.99327% 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\/1275792479?et=M7ysD4tRTSVTV4EbhNBbxg&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=T5juT9GZ3a3SvV4MgXKXHwk2iilx0TZ9EB4pvsOx85k=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"392\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Basilashvili has a h2h win against Travaglia but he&#8217;s in atrocious form and the Italian comes off qualification for the Paris Masters. Neither player is elite, but Travaglia should have the form advantage. <strong>Travaglia in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Martin Klizan vs Adrian Mannarino<\/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\/1170566204\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 69.02357% 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\/1170566204?et=nKM92I6FQAdeAJGYv5ybLA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=u2xyKm6X3cGSmrvSUFn-ReLaoiDZrbYYT9LwGl-idfk=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"410\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Despite having the h2h win, Klizan is the underdog against an in-form Mannarino who reached the Astana final and 7-3 in his last 10 matches on indoor hard courts. Mannarino&#8217;s tennis suits this surface and he should make it 8 out of 11 in this battle of veterans. <strong>Mannarino in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Vasek Pospisil vs Ilya<\/strong> <strong>Marchenko<\/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\/1145336899\" 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\/1145336899?et=yYdn1WJbQW5j3ijnNw5myA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=hVwzJ4iDMz9AahZ_8cDPCI2J2teDzUmCn-ZeOvbsH-4=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Pospisil owns a 2-1 h2h advantage and is 4-2 in his last six, Marchenko&#8217;s form hasn&#8217;t been quite as good and though he&#8217;s a streaky player, the Canadian should ride his serve+forehand combo to a comfortable victory. <strong>Pospisil in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aslan Karatsev vs Taro Daniel<\/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\/1208686353\" 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\/1208686353?et=NZUSHs4YTUVF13hmkA0LxA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=wjV6fFrfL9kY9paUV46e9abO7DofVBc-KXRnIT5PVqU=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Both players are in great form, but Daniel comes out ahead by that measure, he&#8217;s on a seven match winning streak which includes qualification in Sofia and a challenger title. Russia&#8217;s Karatsev has been solid in qualifying matches this fall, and made the main draw both here, and in Astana via the qualifying draw. This should be a battle, but I&#8217;ll give Daniel the narrow edge. <strong>Daniel in 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Salvatore Caruso vs Dimitar Kuzmanov<\/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\/1192391874\" 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\/1192391874?et=C1-HFYYSRBhwfPl_7k1Uiw&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=lsn8ekBAuVsrzY3-5r9kjRVzpKCKxdH7vAxZ1gYPpE4=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The home player Kuzmanov drew a beatable opponent in Caruso, but he&#8217;s still well off ATP caliber play in most matches. I would expect him to give it his best effort, but Caruso has more experience at the ATP level and should be able to maintain a higher level. <strong>Caruso in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Egor Gerasimov vs Viktor Troicki<\/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\/1277241589\" 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\/1277241589?et=vofzgUEkQN9nAlOdh46-LA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=Q9s9W_otLWnnDgBBbOXjgEAeDMXa4ICMDg_qBu97yM0=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The veteran Troicki is years off his best tennis and came through qualifying in Sofia, Gerasimov is playing at a higher level these days, coming off the quarterfinals in Astana and 5-2 in his last seven matches. Troicki is the bigger name, but Gerasimov is the appropriate favorite in this match. <strong>Gerasimov in 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Marin Cilic vs Jonas Forejtek<\/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\/1173192151\" 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\/1173192151?et=wBm0_8AAS953zCtscZxuaA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=-XEYWnRhLfHKqK4pyybHknGcV39pHKtpLuKA4SSL3PY=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>An opportunity to see the 19 year old, and former junior #1, Forejtek in his ATP main draw debut. Defeating former slam champion Cilic is a tough ask though Cilic is not in world beating form right now. Forejtek is capable and should be able to contend, but Cilic should grind out a win. <strong>Cilic 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\/1281871532\" 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\/1281871532?et=QtP-lIGnQsdshWrDco-I2g&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=GqAlQ6bvBsSDoyOWQoT6vxIe_nRpCw6wqGrU6zWDULc=&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 final full field tour stop on the ATP&#8217;s wild COVID-19 disrupted season is the Sofia Open 250 in Bulgaria. Here&#8217;s your look at day 2 main draw action as the tennis season winds down. Stefano Travaglia vs Nikoloz Basilashvili Embed from Getty Images Basilashvili has a h2h win against Travaglia but he&#8217;s in atrocious [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1442,"featured_media":29867,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_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":[3,11519,69],"tags":[13114,1877,9895,13118,12813,4657,4602,4608,714,10239,13120,9677,8656,50,13121,409,13115,3515,2403,13119,13112,13113,1525,13116,985,2373,2369,775,13117,89],"class_list":["post-29866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-atp","category-tennis","category-predictions","tag-2020-sofia-open","tag-adrian-mannarino","tag-aslan-karatsev","tag-aslan-karatsev-vs-taro-daniel-prediction","tag-atp-picks","tag-atp-predictions","tag-atp-sofia","tag-atp-sofia-predictions","tag-bulgarian-tennis","tag-dimitar-kuzmanov","tag-egor-gerasimov-vs-viktor-troicki-prediction","tag-ilya-marchenko","tag-jonas-forejtek","tag-marin-cilic","tag-marin-cilic-vs-jonas-forejtek-prediction","tag-martin-klizan","tag-martin-klizan-vs-adrian-mannarino-prediction","tag-nikoloz-basilashvili","tag-salvatore-caruso","tag-salvatore-caruso-vs-dimitar-kuzmanov","tag-sofia-open","tag-sofia-open-predictions","tag-stefano-travaglia","tag-stefano-travaglia-vs-nikoloz-basilashvili-prediction","tag-taro-daniel","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions","tag-vasek-pospisil","tag-vasek-pospisil-vs-ilya-marchenko-prediction","tag-viktor-troicki"],"modified_by":"Steen Kirby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29866","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\/1442"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29866"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29866\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}