An all-French clash headlines Day 1 action at the 2024 ATP Open Parc in Lyon. Alexandre Muller leads the head-to-head over Richard Gasquet 2-0, can the living legend turn it around? Who do you think will come out on top?<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> Gaston 1-0<\/p>\n This is a final qualifying round match. It was the Pedro Cachin losing streak that got all the media attention (no wins from October to April), but Hugo Gaston has actually been on a similar run of late. Beating Guido Andreozzi on Saturday was just the second win the Frenchman posted since Rotterdam. He dominated Cachin a couple of years ago at Roland Garros and can definitely expose his somewhat crude aggressive game, but he needs to be on mentally and that’s never a given with Gaston. [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170460″]<\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> McDonald 1-0<\/p>\n Mackenzie McDonald is yet to win a match this year, but that’s not as scary as it might seem as he was out between the Australian Open<\/a> and Rome. It’s not going to be easy on clay where he’s lost nine consecutive matches dating back to the 2022 French Open<\/a>. This is a pretty nice opportunity as Aleksandar Vukic is also struggling with his form. But of the two it’s actually the Australian who seems like the better clay-courter and his regular ball has a lot more shape than he’s usually given credit for.
\nPrediction: Cachin in 3<\/em><\/p>\nAleksandar Vukic vs Mackenzie McDonald<\/h4>\n
\nPrediction: Vukic in 3<\/em><\/p>\n