A stacked Day 2 at ATP Beijing features ten exciting first-round matches. This article features the No. 4 seed, Andrey Rublev, and the No. 5 seed, Grigor Dimitrov. As always, we here at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate for Day 2. The rest of the matches are predicted in two separate articles, including Carlos Alcaraz vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard and Daniil Medvedev vs Gael Monfils. But who do you think will advance?<\/p>\n
Head-to-Head<\/strong>: First meeting<\/p>\n Lorenzo Musetti reached the final of the Chengdu Open last week but couldn’t get the win. Musetti didn’t play his best tennis and will look to improve this week against tough competition right from the start. Zizou Bergs played two solid matches to qualify for the main draw. Bergs has never won against a top-20 player, so this would be a great challenge. I expect a close match but Musetti should prevail.<\/p>\n Prediction: Musetti in 3<\/em><\/p>\n [tgdcta items=”1″ id=”170472″]<\/p>\n Head-to-Head<\/strong>: First meeting<\/p>\n Jakub Mensik won two three-setters in the qualifying rounds to advance to his first main draw at the China Open. Mensik is one of the most promising young talents on the tour and will look to make some impact this week. Francisco Cerundolo looked brilliant in his win over Casper Ruud at the Laver Cup. His serve has looked very good in his last few matches. With a great forehand, Cerundolo can seriously threaten anyone if he can maintain a good serving performance.<\/p>\n Prediction: Cerundolo in 3<\/em><\/p>\nJakub Mensik vs Francisco Cerundolo<\/h4>\n