{"id":35966,"date":"2021-05-16T13:45:18","date_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:45:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=35966"},"modified":"2021-05-16T13:53:46","modified_gmt":"2021-05-16T17:53:46","slug":"atp-geneva-day-2-predictions-koepfer-paire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/16\/atp-geneva-day-2-predictions-koepfer-paire\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Geneva Day 2 Predictions Including Dominik Koepfer vs Benoit Paire"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the final clay Masters event of the year ending in Madrid, we now move our attention to some of the remaining smaller clay events before Roland Garros in a few weeks. This week sees the return of 20-time Grand Slam champion Roger Federer<\/a> and former US Open champion Marin Cilic. We also predict the rest of Monday’s matches in a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ATP Geneva Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Adrian Mannarino vs Arthur Cazaux<\/h4>\n

Head-to-head: 0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s not everyday you get a man ranked outside the top 500 playing a main draw ATP event but that\u2019s exactly what we have here in Frenchman Cazaux. Despite being ranked so low in the rankings, the 18-year-old managed a huge win over current world #67 Sebastian Korda in straight sets in the first qualifying round in Madrid, so it\u2019s pretty evident the kid can play ball. If anything, Mannarino is also more or less one of the nicer first round matchups. Despite being ranked inside the Top 40, the older Frenchman has lost his last four matches on tour and eight of his last ten. There\u2019s a lot more than meets the eye here, and this could be closer than most people imagine. Can the 18-year-old pull off a huge upset? I think he can.
\nPrediction: Cazaux in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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