{"id":54709,"date":"2023-02-06T20:40:48","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T01:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=54709"},"modified":"2023-02-06T20:40:48","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T01:40:48","slug":"atp-montpellier-day-2-predictions-bonzi-sonego","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/02\/06\/atp-montpellier-day-2-predictions-bonzi-sonego\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Montpellier Day 2 Predictions Including Benjamin Bonzi vs Lorenzo Sonego"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 at the ATP event in Montpellier promises to feature a lot of exciting action and some very tight, high quality matchups. The top seeds won&#8217;t be in action yet, but that shouldn&#8217;t affect the entertainment value for spectators on this second day of the tournament. We also predict the rest of the day&#8217;s matches in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/02\/06\/atp-montpellier-day-2-predictions-krajinovic-karatsev\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a separate article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Montpellier Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Clement Chidekh vs Quentin Halys<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Halys was very unlucky at the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/australian-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Australian Open<\/a>, drawing and losing to eventual finalist Stefanos Tsitspas in the first round. He&#8217;ll be looking to notch some more wins here this week, after a very decent run to the quarterfinals of Auckland the week before the Australian Open. Chidekh has a great run in qualifying, showing he&#8217;s much better than his ranking of #434, but he should still be outmatched here.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Halys in 2<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"1SiS0TpsT-F4gxY1tFaGnw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1456738679\" 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:'1SiS0TpsT-F4gxY1tFaGnw',sig:'iZE_styrTPA17J3mg_qDRvhWSr8vBatDFYiDTEp07Kk=',w:'396px',h:'594px',items:'1456738679',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Marton Fucsovics vs Geoffrey Blancaneaux<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Fucsovics 1-0 Blancaneaux<\/p>\n<p>Their one previous meeting occurred at <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/french-open\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Roland Garros<\/a> last year, with Fucsovics winning in very easy fashion. A change in surface here is unlikely to help Blancaneaux; Fucsovics showed a very good level at the Australian Open, at least before running out of gas against Jannik Sinner, and he&#8217;ll be looking to continue rising back up the rankings.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Fucsovics in 2<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"RJ9s0cUQTP5tj3fjh1VrhQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1457808258\" 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:'RJ9s0cUQTP5tj3fjh1VrhQ',sig:'Ubf4NfoxX_GqM5HBa_jUPB_FNTeViANKlhReimqQphk=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1457808258',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Marc-Andrea Huesler vs Luca van Assche<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>Huesler had a very good year in 2022, capped off by an indoor title against Holger Rune in the Sofia final. He&#8217;s clearly comfortable in these conditions and will be looking to continue rising up the rankings in 2023. van Assche certainly has potential and a good future ahead of him, but at this point Huesler should be too much for him.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Huesler in 2<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"S4G_p9mqRltoyTe5APmX_Q\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1455644749\" 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:'S4G_p9mqRltoyTe5APmX_Q',sig:'0U8GqGtXLKz5OI2KDxVQcTM5Lda-e9DU4JTDIH3rw10=',w:'594px',h:'422px',items:'1455644749',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Benjamin Bonzi vs Lorenzo Sonego<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Bonzi 1-0 Sonego<\/p>\n<p>Bonzi prevailed in relatively routine fashion when the pair faced last year at Indian Wells and playing at home he might just do it again. Both players are on a similar level, both played well at the Australian Open and have good prospects of climbing up the rankings this year. It&#8217;s a match that could genuinely go either way.<br \/>\n<strong>Prediction:<\/strong> Bonzi in 3<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 2 at the ATP event in Montpellier promises to feature a lot of exciting action and some very tight, high quality matchups. The top seeds won&#8217;t be in action yet, but that shouldn&#8217;t affect the entertainment value for spectators on this second day of the tournament. 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