{"id":66915,"date":"2024-05-09T00:20:30","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T04:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=66915"},"modified":"2024-05-09T00:20:30","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T04:20:30","slug":"atp-rome-day-2-predictions-nadal-bergs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/05\/09\/atp-rome-day-2-predictions-nadal-bergs\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Rome Day 2 Predictions Including Rafael Nadal vs Zizou Bergs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Day 2 of action at the ATP Masters in Rome sees the end of the first round. And while it’s been unheard-of for Rafael Nadal to be playing in Round 1 here instead of receiving a bye, that’s where his 2023 injury absence has gotten him. So? Is he ready to compete at an elite level again? We’ll find out. Who do you think will win Thursday’s matches in Rome? We predict them all, split between four articles. The other three feature Lorenzo Sonego vs Dusan Lajovic<\/a>, Tomas Machac vs Matteo Arnaldi<\/a>, and Jack Draper vs Borna Coric<\/a>.<\/p>\n

ATP Rome Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n

Luca Nardi vs Daniel Altmaier<\/h4>\n

Nardi is a rising clay-courter, while Altmaier seems to have fallen to journeyman status. He’s still a consistent Top 100 player, so he should be a threat here, but I feel like Nardi has the advantages in this one.
\nPrediction: Nardi in 3<\/em><\/p>\n

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Alexei Popyrin vs Hamad Medjedovic<\/h4>\n

Medjedovic is a solid player and likes these courts, seemingly. Popyrin is hit or miss. He rose impressively a few years back, but he seemed to hit a plateau and regress since then. And clay was never his strong suit to begin with. I think the Serbian should move on.
\nPrediction: Medjedovic in 2<\/em><\/p>\n

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