Benjamin Bonzi vs Tommy Paul Prediction & Betting Tips - Stuttgart, Germany

Prediction published on 13/06/2023, 03:14  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 13/06/2023 at 03:45 in Tennis Predictions

Unseeded Benjamin Bonzi and fifth seed Tommy Paul will on Tuesday meet in the opening round at the Stuttgart Open. This will be Bonzi’s first match after recovering from a wrist injury that had kept him out for two months. He suffered the injury in Monte-Carlo and made a difficult start to the year even worse. Before the injury, Bonzi had been struggling with his form and had won only three more matches than he had lost. He will hope he adds to his 12 wins with this match against Paul. Bonzi has never beaten Paul in their previous two encounters. Despite his struggles, Bonzi has managed two finals so far and starts the week ranked number 75 in the live ranking. This will be his second appearance in Stuttgart. Last season, in his debut, he made it to the quarterfinals.

Paul is making his debut in Stuttgart and will hope his past successes against Bonzi allow him to advance past this round. He has won both matches against Bonzi by straight sets with the last coming in Miami last season. He arrives for this match after his second-round elimination at Roland Garros and started the week ranked 15th in the live ranking. Paul has a record of 21 wins and 12 losses. He too has made two tournament finals this season but lost both with the last coming at Aix en Provence in the challenger circuit. The winner of this match will play either Zhang Zhizhen or Jan-Lennard Struff next.