{"id":33670,"date":"2021-03-08T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=33670"},"modified":"2021-03-08T12:31:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-08T17:31:04","slug":"atp-marseille-day-2-predictions-nishikori-herbert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/03\/08\/atp-marseille-day-2-predictions-nishikori-herbert\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Marseille Day 2 Predictions Including Kei Nishikori vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of the ATP Open 13 Provence sees seven Round of 32 matches scheduled in Marseille. Some top names begin their campaign here in Marseille, including the likes of home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. We preview and predict all seven of the clashes. Four are in this article, and the other three are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/03\/08\/atp-marseille-day-2-predictions-tsonga-lopez\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">in a second article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Marseille Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Benjamin Bonzi vs Matthew Ebden<\/h4>\n<p>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/09\/29\/benjamin-bonzi-french-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Benjamin Bonzi<\/a> has impressed this on the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/atp-challenger-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Challenger Tour<\/a> and has shown he can be a tricky opponent on the fast indoor courts. The Frenchman will look to get off a winning start against Matthew Ebden who has had no momentum whatsoever this year. Expect Bonzi to make a strong start here.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bonzi in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"orL6SqLpSt9KXSurpB3BFA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1173548767\" 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:'orL6SqLpSt9KXSurpB3BFA',sig:'rRP6XsvJ8v1zf3BAdIiRbuxFkg7LK6vhUTkY5WrwJyU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1173548767',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Petros Tsitsipas<\/h4>\n<p>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2019\/05\/03\/alejandro-davidovich-fokina-unconventional-spaniard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<\/a> will be disappointed with his last two tournaments as the Spaniard looked to be playing at a high level only to lose tight matches. Petros Tsitsipas is on a wild card here and should feel overpowered from the baseline. Davidovich Fokina should be able to boss points and progress ahead.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Davidovich Fokina in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NTN9mKA8RVFWDu3f-8x5Uw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1305381928\" 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:'NTN9mKA8RVFWDu3f-8x5Uw',sig:'-acWH2GgezAYy8I3JBPPmFYy6jwFC2guuVCJ0ogZxhc=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1305381928',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Mackenzie McDonald vs Stefano Travaglia<\/h4>\n<p>Head to head &#8211; First Meeting<\/p>\n<p>Mackenzie McDonald has had a decent start to the year, reaching the last 16 in Melbourne and a win at a challenger event. The American will be pleased with his first round draw as it&#8217;s against a player who&#8217;s playing a singles match after a month. The Italian doesn&#8217;t possess the firepower to hit through McDonald and that should prove decisive in the outcome of this match.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: McDonald in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"9JtdW5VuRd58pq9OOJvqPg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1231174033\" 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:'9JtdW5VuRd58pq9OOJvqPg',sig:'amKjIN_H81Ip9NCYHi4l0HkI54hJ2gNklPjdmy36Xyg=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1231174033',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Kei Nishikori vs Pierre-Hugues Herbert<\/h4>\n<p>Head to head &#8211; Nishikori 2-1 Herbert<\/p>\n<p>This is must watch encounter. Kei Nishikori would&#8217;ve liked an easier first round opponent as Pierre-Hugues Herbert plays his best in indoor conditions. The Frenchman loves to serve and volley and can rush his opponents. However, it was very refreshing to see <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/03\/03\/kei-nishikori-this-weeks-player-to-watch-march-3-10\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nishikori&#8217;s game in Rotterdam<\/a> last week as he competed at a very high level and if he can keep that up he should just edge this one.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Nishikori in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 of the ATP Open 13 Provence sees seven Round of 32 matches scheduled in Marseille. Some top names begin their campaign here in Marseille, including the likes of home favorite Jo-Wilfried Tsonga. We preview and predict all seven of the clashes. Four are in this article, and the other three are in a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3075,"featured_media":9850,"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":[69],"tags":[5338,14678,4727,10889,14675,146,2400,14676,1711,14618,14679,1407,14677,1525,2373,2369],"class_list":["post-33670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","tag-alejandro-davidovich-fokina","tag-alejandro-davidovich-fokina-vs-petros-tsitsipas-prediction","tag-atp-marseille-predictions","tag-benjamin-bonzi","tag-benjamin-bonzi-vs-matthew-ebden-prediction","tag-kei-nishikori","tag-mackenzie-mcdonald","tag-mackenzie-mcdonald-vs-stefano-travaglia-prediction","tag-matthew-ebden","tag-open-13-provence-predictions","tag-petros-tsitsipas","tag-pierre-hugues-herbert","tag-pierre-hugues-herbert-vs-kei-nishikori-prediction","tag-stefano-travaglia","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33670","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\/3075"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9850"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}