{"id":74070,"date":"2024-10-02T11:21:26","date_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:21:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=74070"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:21:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T15:21:26","slug":"atp-shanghai-day-2-predictions-berrettini-oconnell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2024\/10\/02\/atp-shanghai-day-2-predictions-berrettini-oconnell\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP Shanghai Day 2 Predictions Including Matteo Berrettini vs Christopher O&#8217;Connell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The last time Matteo Berrettini featured at ATP Shanghai, he made the semifinals in 2019. Getting that sort of run this year isn&#8217;t impossible, but it will depend on how the Italian&#8217;s fragile physicality holds up. After all, even last week he retired to Arthur Fils in Tokyo. Opening round he comes up against Christopher O&#8217;Connell, who do you think will prevail?<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Shanghai Day 2 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Pavel Kotov vs Yosuke Watanuki<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> Watanuki 1-0<\/p>\n<p>Yosuke Watanuki has spent most of the season injured and away from the court, only returning to action at the start of September. Since then it&#8217;s been a rocky way back with the Japanese struggling to recover the match fitness. Qualifying here is already a pretty nice indication that he might be getting closer. He played extremely well in Shanghai last year and while the form isn&#8217;t quite there, his game might rush Pavel Kotov and it could be more on Watanuki&#8217;s racket.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Watanuki in 2<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Yoshihito Nishioka vs Yi Zhou<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head:<\/strong> First meeting<\/p>\n<p>Yi Zhou is the best prospect from China who hasn&#8217;t made it to the ATP Tour yet, even if his game remains extremely raw. Hopefully, the performances he&#8217;s had recently will force him to go for a slightly more international schedule next year and push himself to gain experience in many different settings. This will probably be another match where he gives it a solid fight, but probably won&#8217;t win it after his issues to close out Adrian Mannarino or Pavel Kotov in recent weeks.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Nishioka in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"hQDUoD4cRYV56l4ek6h1SA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2175214417\" 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:'hQDUoD4cRYV56l4ek6h1SA',sig:'oQ-V7rUiTlVsslH3plA8bIAp_GOnko7erW89wYu3LeY=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2175214417',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Mattia Bellucci vs Billy Harris<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>Harris 2-0<\/p>\n<p>Two players who are really close to entering the Top 100, but not getting a ranking update until after Shanghai will make it tricky as they&#8217;re dropping some serious points. The winner of this one can hope for a big boost and while Mattia Bellucci is in better shape at the moment, it&#8217;s not going to be easy. The last time they played, we saw how Billy Harris&#8217;s raw power bothered him. Getting this lucky loser opportunity might be a blessing for the Brit, but maybe Bellucci finds his way to stay on top.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Bellucci in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h4>Matteo Berrettini vs Christopher O&#8217;Connell<\/h4>\n<p><strong>Head-to-head: <\/strong>1-1<\/p>\n<p>Injuries just keep causing issues for Matteo Berrettini, and he was forced to retire a set up against Arthur Fils in Tokyo. Even though he won that tie-break against the eventual champion, the Italian was already struggling to move and retired just a few points into the second set. Christopher O&#8217;Connell is someone he should be beating generally, but let&#8217;s not treat the Australian as a pushover, either. If Berrettini is still hampered, he&#8217;ll be there to take advantage.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Berrettini in 3<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Main Photo Credit: Mike Frey &#8211; USA TODAY Sports<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time Matteo Berrettini featured at ATP Shanghai, he made the semifinals in 2019. Getting that sort of run this year isn&#8217;t impossible, but it will depend on how the Italian&#8217;s fragile physicality holds up. After all, even last week he retired to Arthur Fils in Tokyo. 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