{"id":57303,"date":"2023-06-15T15:31:10","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:31:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=57303"},"modified":"2023-06-15T15:31:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T19:31:10","slug":"atp-den-bosch-day-5-predictions-sinner-vs-ruusuvuori","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2023\/06\/15\/atp-den-bosch-day-5-predictions-sinner-vs-ruusuvuori\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Den Bosch Day 5 Predictions Including Jannik Sinner vs Emil Ruusuvuori"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 5 at the ATP grass court event of the season in the Netherlands will feature the quarterfinals, with Jannik Sinner emerging as a clear favorite to take the title on Sunday. The rest of the field will surely fancy their chance though, especially with some grasscourt specialists in the mix here.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Den Bosch Day 5 predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Mackenzie McDonald vs Rinky Hijikata<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n<p>On paper this is the weakest match of the quarterfinals, but both players have been playing very well this week, especially McDonald who upset Borna Coric on his way here. In general, the American seems to be a more solid and consistent player and should have the edge here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: McDonald in 3<\/em><br \/>\n<a id=\"Cld-MsOzQmZXVDb8aHDyJQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1258709125\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'Cld-MsOzQmZXVDb8aHDyJQ',sig:'bkRVfRiKreDM4kj7oAvOnSEHhLGqbapV3oIcrOe6SGY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1258709125',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Adrian Mannarino vs Jordan Thompson<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Mannarino 4-1 Thompson<\/p>\n<p>Not only has Mannarino won four of their five previous meetings, he&#8217;s also won all three they&#8217;ve played on grass, without dropping a single set. He plays his best tennis on this surface and will surely be confident of his chances of a third career title this week. Thompson is, however, no slouch on this surface and won&#8217;t be an easy opponent.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: Mannarino in 3<\/em><br \/>\n[cta id=4013 type=cta] (Caesars)<\/p>\n<h4>Tallon Griekspoor vs Alex De Minaur<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> De Minaur 1-0 Griekspoor<\/p>\n<p>Griekspoor&#8217;s ascension in recent years has been incredible, but he generally struggles against higher ranked players. Despite his lack of power and serve, De Minaur has actually got some very decent results on grass over the years including a title in Eastbourne and a Wimbledon round of 16 last year. He should be able to prevail in a tight match here.<\/p>\n<p><em>Prediction: De Minaur in 3<\/em><br \/>\n<a id=\"JmGioTI5SdhcHm-kLvnsMQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1258671349\" target=\"_blank\" 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:'JmGioTI5SdhcHm-kLvnsMQ',sig:'1BddEbaL7ZyYa4d_CNPPD_4OryXTUIXXF7NZ1MxnE1Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1258671349',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"heading__title\">\n<div id=\"tomyteams\" class=\"heading__star\">\n<h4 id=\"heading__starElement\" class=\"heading__starElement toggleMyTeam 2_EZgZ9Xfh\" title=\"Add to My Teams!\">Jannik Sinner vs Emil Ruusuvuori<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"heading__info\">\n<div class=\"heading__info--type-name\"><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Sinner 5-0 Ruusuvuori<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sinner won all of their five previous meetings and on grass the difference should be even clearer. After last year&#8217;s performance at Wimbledon, the Italian is rightly looked at as one of the main contenders to the title this year and he&#8217;d love to win this tournament to gain some confidence and momentum ahead of the big one.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><em>Prediction: Sinner in 2<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Main Photo Credit: Peter van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports<\/div>\n<div class=\"heading__info\">\n<div class=\"heading__info--rank\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 5 at the ATP grass court event of the season in the Netherlands will feature the quarterfinals, with Jannik Sinner emerging as a clear favorite to take the title on Sunday. The rest of the field will surely fancy their chance though, especially with some grasscourt specialists in the mix here. 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