Tomas Machac vs Andy Murray Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Marseille

Prediction published on 04/02/2024, 03:16  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/02/2024 at 01:50 in Tennis Predictions

Tomas Machac and Andy Murray, both unseeded, will battle each other in the first round at the Open 13 Provence. The winner will then advance to play either Lorenzo Musetti or Maximilian Marterer for a quarterfinal berth. Tomas Machac is having quite the start to the new season and has so far compiled a 5-3 record. He is coming off a third-round finish at the Australian Open, which is his best-ever result at a major. In Melbourne, he produced one of the shocks of the competition when he eliminated Frances Tiafoe. He won their second-round tie in straight sets. Machac is in his second appearance in Marseille. He won just one round in his debut in 2022 and will hope for a deeper run this time around. The Czech number two is set to start a new week up nine places in the live ranking to number 66.

As Machac is having one of his best starts to a season, Andy Murray is having one of his worst. The legendary Brit has lost all three matches he has so far contested in 2004. This is a continuation of how he ended last season. The 36-year-old has now lost his last five matches. And for the last year, has not won more than two matches at a tour event. Murray, who is making his Marseille debut, was eliminated in the first round in Montpellier in his last match. His struggles have him on the verge of dropping out of the ATP top 50 once again. He is currently ranked 49th in the live ranking. The former world number one has struggled with his form since coming back from a hip replacement in 2019.