Lorenzo Sonego and Bernabe Zapata Miralles will play against each other in the first match of the Firenze Open. The game will start on October 11 at 13:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Sonego – 1.85.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 23.5 – 1.41.
A fortnight ago, Sonego defeated Zapata Mirrales by a margin of five games. It is unlikely that anything will change significantly today. Sonego is bound to pick up a solid win in Florence. This surface suits Lorenzo’s style of play. In addition, Lorenzo has the support of the stands.
More recently, the two players played 19 games in a head-to-head encounter. It is likely that history will repeat itself. Bernabe is unlikely to resist the favourite.
Sonego has been unable to produce a result for a long time, but he finally broke through. Lorenzo was successful at Metz. Lorenzo won that competition. In the final, he defeated Alexander Bublik (7-6, 6-2). This success allowed him to climb to #50 in the ATP rankings.
The last tournament he played was in Sofia. In the Bulgarian capital, Lorenzo reached the second round. After beating Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-4), he lost to Holger Rune (7-6, 4-6, 3-6).
Lorenzo Sonego has won six of his last seven matches at the indoor hard courts.
Zapata Miralles performs poorly on fast surfaces. He tends to avoid such competitions. This season, he has four matches played indoors. In only two of them, he has won.
Before Florence, Bernabe decided to play in Tokyo. In Tokyo, Zapata Miralles played two matches. In the first of them, Bernabe handled Taro Daniel (7:5, 7:5). However, in the second round, Bernabe was defeated by Frances Tiafoe (1-6, 6-7).
Bernabe Zapata Miralles’ last eight matches have ended in two sets.
In 3 of Bernabe’s last 4 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 1.91.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Sonego’s Rating – 50
Lorenzo Sonego Wins/Losses in 2022 – 26/25
Miralles’ Rating – 80
Bernabe Zapata Miralles Wins/Losses in 2022 – 42/26
Sonego leads with a score of 4-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Sofia Open in September. In that match, Sonego defeated Zapata Miralles (6-3, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy.
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