{"id":36171,"date":"2021-05-20T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=36171"},"modified":"2021-05-20T16:04:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:04:21","slug":"atp-lyon-open-quarterfinal-predictions-nishioka-vs-tsitsipas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/05\/20\/atp-lyon-open-quarterfinal-predictions-nishioka-vs-tsitsipas\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Lyon Open Quarterfinal Predictions Including Yoshihito Nishioka vs Stefanos Tsitsipas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have reached the quarterfinal round of the ATP Lyon Open, and only two seeds remain standing. Still, there should be plenty of exciting tennis, including yet another <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/04\/30\/cameron-norrie-british-bloom-clay\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">tremendous clay run by Cameron Norrie<\/a>. Will Stefanos Tsitsipas cruise to the title? Or can someone else stop the Greek?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Lyon Open Quarterfinal Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Cameron Norrie vs Arthur Rinderknech<\/h4>\n<p>Rinderknech had some strong <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/category\/atp-challenger-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Challenger Tour<\/a> results <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/03\/02\/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-old-school-final-in-pau-wolf-and-rinderknech-keep-winning\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">last<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2020\/01\/27\/challenger-tour-weekly-recap-haase-retires-success-rinderknech\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">year<\/a>, but hasn&#8217;t made huge strides since. This tournament has been a big stride. Winning another match would be huge for him, but it doesn&#8217;t look likely here. Norrie is in excellent form and constantly improving. The Brit will get to his second ATP semifinal in as many months.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Norrie in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"UMCua0J9S-545t1p64pvnw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1317425574\" 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:'UMCua0J9S-545t1p64pvnw',sig:'W6sSMOmdIvIjWpv20_-pI0_BMnBuv1Yu6WFeFhRDmWw=',w:'419px',h:'594px',items:'1317425574',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Richard Gasquet vs Karen Khachanov<\/h4>\n<p>Gasquet is in good form, picking up an impressive win over an out-of-sorts Diego Schwartzman in the second round. Khachanov, meanwhile, is playing well but searching for consistency right now. It&#8217;s unfortunate that it&#8217;s impossible to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/03\/23\/2021-is-the-end-for-monfils-gasquet-and-the-old-french-guard\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">trust the Frenchman right now<\/a> with his injury woes. I do think that Gasquet should win this match if he&#8217;s healthy enough to finish it, but that&#8217;s never a guarantee nowadays.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Gasquet in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"LmNC_Jk3RQJozG-9sf8OKA\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1307212966\" 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:'LmNC_Jk3RQJozG-9sf8OKA',sig:'oRg19_NE3_rvc9JGNp0DK2QLHqrbMxuzW9jGSUN9VB0=',w:'594px',h:'374px',items:'1307212966',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Aljaz Bedene vs Lorenzo Musetti<\/h4>\n<p>Bedene is in the midst of a great run, but Musetti has just been rapidly improving and making huge strides since his semifinal in Acapulco in February. The Italian looks on track to reach another semifinal, and reach a career high ranking in the process. Musetti doesn&#8217;t have elite consistency yet, but he&#8217;s more talented than Bedene and playing better.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Musetti in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Zx01uQfDRJti0pZftnRWzw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1313620066\" 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:'Zx01uQfDRJti0pZftnRWzw',sig:'ggYcp3BHPZpYwRd7uZ-wrVeRkxWEOla1ij0edbxhW1s=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1313620066',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Yoshihito Nishioka vs Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/h4>\n<p>Nishioka did well in the second round, inflicting <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/08\/australian-open-gael-monfils-tears-defeat\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">yet another heartbreaking loss<\/a> on Gael Monfils in a third-set tiebreak. Still, his level is nowhere near what would be needed to challenge Tsitsipas on clay. The Greek wants another title in his preparation for the French Open, and Nishioka won&#8217;t be the one to stop him.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Tsitsipas in 2<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have reached the quarterfinal round of the ATP Lyon Open, and only two seeds remain standing. Still, there should be plenty of exciting tennis, including yet another tremendous clay run by Cameron Norrie. Will Stefanos Tsitsipas cruise to the title? Or can someone else stop the Greek? 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