{"id":55517,"date":"2023-03-10T18:32:58","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T23:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=55517"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:09:00","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:09:00","slug":"atp-indian-wells-day-4-predictions-sinner-gasquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/03\/10\/atp-indian-wells-day-4-predictions-sinner-gasquet\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Indian Wells Day 4 Predictions Including Jannik Sinner vs Richard Gasquet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Only Day 4 at the ATP Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells, and the draw is already filled with intrigue. The second round provides a challenge for many of our top seeds with every opponent in this article having been in the Top 50 at some point in their career with Jannik Sinner facing a current Top 50 player (and former Top 10 player for that matter) in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2022\/05\/25\/richard-gasquet-not-done-yet\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Richard Gasquet<\/a>. Could there be some upsets at this early juncture?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Indian Wells Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Holger Rune vs Mackenzie McDonald<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p>Mackenzie McDonald is having an insane season. He&#8217;s 7-1 against players ranked outside the top 50 and 5-5 against those inside that bracket. McDonald&#8217;s ground game was always extremely potent but moments of brilliance off the first serve have given him an extra boost (see his win over Nadal at the Australian Open).<\/p>\n<p>Still, Holger Rune isn&#8217;t just a Top 50 player. McDonald still struggles against the sheer force of the very best in the world and Rune should almost certainly be considered a player of that calibre. The Dane is a ferocious returner and should fare well with some extra time to set up either wing. These courts really fall into Rune&#8217;s wheelhouse&#8211;Indian Wells could be a very happy hunting ground for him for years to come.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Rune in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"Zrhfu5E6R2Fga07G4Juj9g\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1471265240\" 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:'Zrhfu5E6R2Fga07G4Juj9g',sig:'jVHN4APDLMKW_xU4l14Qyhm3Wo96noaQENXP3q9y108=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1471265240',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Hubert Hurkacz vs Alexei Popyrin<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: Hurkacz 1-0 Popyrin<\/h4>\n<p>When will Hubert Hurkacz&#8217;s bomb of a first serve stop bombing? His <em>lowest<\/em> first serve win-percentage in a single match this season has been 74%&#8211;three out of every four first serve points won. Ludicrous numbers from the Pole who will be able to hold his serve <em>anywhere<\/em>. Historically, the blustery conditions of Indian Wells haven&#8217;t made a difference and, in the serving form of his life, they shouldn&#8217;t make a difference this year either.<\/p>\n<p>Alexei Popyrin at his best could trouble Hurkacz but the Aussie has lost a slight edge to his game of late. Still, he just has to hold serve enough times in this match-up to give himself a chance which could happen standing at six foot five. The sets might be close but Hurkacz is on a plain of confidence behind his service delivery that should see this go his way.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Hurkacz in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"QvTo_nxaSkBotgJcSzfUMg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1470780500\" 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:'QvTo_nxaSkBotgJcSzfUMg',sig:'mB0QQAQvVhBPZ1njAIXNdQroEwTLWOQ19xrHnT7vNqc=',w:'594px',h:'433px',items:'1470780500',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Felix Auger-Aliassime vs Pedro Martinez<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p>A ranking of around #120 sounds about right for Pedro Martinez. Even on clay let alone hard-courts, the Spaniard hasn&#8217;t done anything of note for the last 52 weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Though there has been the odd questionable result, Felix Auger-Aliassime&#8217;s form has generally remained strong, even in his defeats. Martinez shouldn&#8217;t have the weaponry required to keep this close.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Auger-Aliassime in 2.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"E_Zy8StWR_lKVwE4dbQJXQ\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1470521439\" 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:'E_Zy8StWR_lKVwE4dbQJXQ',sig:'Tzi7qgSlkGr52HkHsho8bVW1gxOtpPCuQ0iFxpNeGQ8=',w:'594px',h:'391px',items:'1470521439',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Jannik Sinner vs Richard Gasquet<\/h4>\n<h4>Head-to-head: First meeting<\/h4>\n<p>This one could be interesting. The title in Auckland has deservedly reestablished Richard Gasquet inside the top 50. He&#8217;s had moments in most matches he&#8217;s played where he&#8217;s looked close to matching his former physicality. The courts are slow and bounce high making them perfect for the Frenchman&#8217;s high velocity one-hander.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s unfortunate he&#8217;s playing Jannik Sinner because actually pulling off the win seems a little too much of a stretch. We think Sinner could be caught off guard by the conditions (he&#8217;s only played four matches here) and the change in tactics (peppering the ad-court rather than targeting it) which could be enough to make this a first round thriller. The talented 21-year-old can find that fifth gear when he needs it however.<br \/>\nPrediction:\u00a0<em>Sinner in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey-USA TODAY Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Only Day 4 at the ATP Masters 1000 event at Indian Wells, and the draw is already filled with intrigue. The second round provides a challenge for many of our top seeds with every opponent in this article having been in the Top 50 at some point in their career with Jannik Sinner facing a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3704,"featured_media":55135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[69,3],"tags":[3970,15508,2752,2754,1219,15554,7605,16281,2916,15711,5862,15518,2400,15602,9931,15604,190,15494,2373,2369],"class_list":["post-55517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-predictions","category-atp","tag-alexei-popyrin","tag-alexei-popyrin-predictions","tag-atp-indian-wells-predictions","tag-bnp-paribas-open-predictions","tag-felix-auger-aliassime","tag-felix-auger-aliassime-predictions","tag-holger-rune","tag-holger-rune-predictions","tag-hubert-hurkacz","tag-hubert-hurkacz-predictions","tag-jannik-sinner","tag-jannik-sinner-predictions","tag-mackenzie-mcdonald","tag-mackenzie-mcdonald-predictions","tag-pedro-martinez","tag-pedro-martinez-predictions","tag-richard-gasquet","tag-richard-gasquet-predictions","tag-tennis-picks","tag-tennis-predictions"],"modified_by":"Yesh Ginsburg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55517","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\/3704"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55517"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55517\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55517"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55517"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55517"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}