{"id":52972,"date":"2022-10-17T18:40:26","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T22:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=52972"},"modified":"2022-10-18T20:05:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-19T00:05:15","slug":"atp-antwerp-day-2-predictions-huesler-cerundolo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/10\/17\/atp-antwerp-day-2-predictions-huesler-cerundolo\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Antwerp Day 2 Predictions Including Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Francisco Cerundolo"},"content":{"rendered":"

It promises to be an entertaining second day of tennis at the ATP Antwerp Open with six first-round matches on the slate and plenty at stake for all 12 players involved. As ever, we here at LWOT will be offering our predictions for every match, including David Goffin vs Gilles Arnaud Bailly<\/a>, but who will secure their spot in the second round?<\/p>\n

ATP Antwerp Day 2 Predictions<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Constant Lestienne vs Jesper de Jong<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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

It has been an encouraging few weeks for Constant Lestienne. Making the most of his slightly unusual technique, the Frenchman reached the last eight in San Diego and improved on that by making the semifinals in Tel Aviv. He was, however, well-beaten by his compatriot Arthur Rinderknech on his last outing in the second round in Gijon. Still, this looks like a winnable match for him.<\/p>\n

Jesper de Jong may have a bright future and he looked sharp in the qualifying, beating Belgium\u2019s Yannick Mertens and fourth seed Manuel Guinard, but he remains inexperienced at this level with this match set to be just his second at tour-level. It\u2019s not unthinkable that he could win this match, but Lestienne will go into it the favourite and rightly so.<\/p>\n

Prediction: Lestienne in 2
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