The last grass event of the ATP season is being played in Newport as always; while the field might look weak on paper, this is still a historic event of the tour, which always produces interesting matches with unpredictable outcomes. As expected, there are lots of American players in the draw, as well as players whose favorite surface is grass looking to get a rare ATP level title.<\/p>\n
Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n Neither player had a particularly successful grass season and both will be trying to change things here. Rinderknech is clearly the superior player of the two and he actually played a decent level at Wimbledon<\/a>, where he had an unlucky draw and faced Taylor Fritz in the second round. Mochizuki has lost four matches in a row coming into this tournament and is unlikely to reverse that trend here. [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170466″]<\/p>\n Head-to-head:<\/strong> first meeting<\/p>\n Harris had a disappointing performance at Wimbledon, but he has actually had very good runs at best-of-3 grass events this year, showing that he can play some really good tennis on the surface. Meanwhile, Diallo hasn’t shown any aptitude on grass so far. All things considered, Harris should be able to make it to the second round here.
\nPrediction:<\/strong> Rinderknech in 2<\/p>\nBilly Harris vs Gabriel Diallo<\/h4>\n
\nPrediction:<\/strong> Harris in 2<\/p>\n