Arthur Fils will face Roman Safiullin in the first round of the Open 13. The match will start on February 22 at 15:00 UK time.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-2) for Fils – 1.83.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 23 – 1.75.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 2.108.
Fils played well at the tournament in Montpellier. If the Frenchman continues to do so, he can look forward to success in Marseille as well. All the prerequisites are in place. Last season, Arthur easily defeated Safiullin at the Lille tournament.
Safiullin came to Marseille to defend last year’s semi-final. The Russian is motivated, so we doubt the match will end quickly. The match is likely to be a protracted one.
Arthur shocked everyone with his performance in Montpellier in the first half of the month. He reached the semi-finals at the ATP tournament.
Fils defeated Richard Gasquet (7-5, 7-5), Roberto Bautista Agut (6-3, 6-4) and Quentin Halys (7-6, 6-3) without dropping a set either.
In the semi-finals, the Frenchman lost to Jannik Sinner (5-7, 2-6). The Italian coped with his opponent’s aggressive tennis, but there is hardly any doubt that Fils could become France’s top tennis player in the near future.
This latest success has lifted Fils to 117th place in the world rankings. Arthur has high hopes as, in addition to his success in Montpellier, he won the Challenger in Oeiras and reached the Quimper final.
Fils has scored three dry victories in his previous four encounters against the top 100.
Safiullin is already 83rd in the ATP rankings, but he has yet to improve his position. Roman has not had the best start to the season.
Roman, meanwhile, made it into the main draw as a lucky loser thanks to Gaеl Monfils and Karen Khachanov withdrawing from the tournament.
Saphiullin failed to qualify for Rotterdam, losing in the decisive round to Sweden’s Mikael Ymer (6-2, 3-6, 4-6).
Earlier this month, Safiullin won the Challenger in Koblenz, Germany. He defeated Vasek Pospisil (6-2, 7-5) in the final.
So far this year, Safiullin has won just one match on the ATP main draw level.
Safiullin has lost three times in his last five matches on the French courts.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Arthur Fils’s Rating – 117
Arthur Fils Wins/Losses in 2023 – 12/2
Roman Safiullin’s Rating – 83
Roman Safiullin Wins/Losses in 2023 – 9/4
In 4 of Safiulin’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games Under 9.5” with odds of 2.108.
Fils leads with a score of 1-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The only time they met was at the Challenger in Lille in 2022. In that match, Fils defeated Safiullin (6-2, 7-6) in two sets.
The match will be played in Center Court, Palais des sports de Marseille, Marseille, France.
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