Hugo Gaston vs Francisco Cerundolo Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Lyon Open

Prediction published on 22/05/2024, 02:07  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Fourth seed Francisco Cerundolo begins his Lyon Open campaign with a second-round showdown against qualifier Hugo Gaston. The winner here will play Yoshihito Nishioka or Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the quarter-finals. Hugo Gaston has won his last three matches and improved his record to 13-16. He will hope to keep this momentum in his bid to take hold of his campaign. The Frenchman started his second appearance in Lyon in the qualifying rounds and has won his three matches in straight sets. He defeated fellow qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan in the first round with both sets requiring a tiebreaker. Advancing to this round has propelled him up 12 places to 92nd in the live ranking.

Francisco Cerundolo lost in the final here last season. It was his second appearance and he will be hoping to at the very least replicate this feat. The Argentine also arrives for this tournament having lost more than he has won. He has compiled a 13-14 record though 10 of his wins have come on clay. Cerundolo, who has produced a semi-final finish in Rio and a quarter-final result in Madrid, is coming off a second-round exit in Rome. He begins his Lyon campaign having dropped four places in the live ranking to number 27. Both Cerundolo and Gaston are strong clay court performers and this match is likely to see a third set played.