Zizou Bergs vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Qatar Open

Prediction published on 15/02/2026, 07:25  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 17/02/2026 at 12:25 in Tennis Predictions

Round one of the 2026 Qatar ExxonMobil Open sees two unseeded players facing each other. Zizou Bergs is up against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in this outdoor hard court tournament. Time for our match prediction.

The winner will face either eighth seed Jiri Lehecka or unseeded Jenson Brooksby in round two.

Zizou Bergs has won three matches this year but lost the same number. The Belgian began the new year well with wins over Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jakub Mensik and Stan Wawrinka in the United Cup. He will hope to return to that kind of form in Doha where he reached round two in 2025.

The 26-year-old has lost his last two matches and they contained four tie-breaks. He's played 11 in his last eight matches.

Bergs is 44th in the live rankings, 14 places above his opponent. 

Perricard will hope to continue his good form against Bergs. He's won both of their previous meetings but they were played on clay and grass. A tie-break was played in their most recent match.

The Frenchman has only won four of his nine matches in 2026. He also started the year well with quarter-finals in Brisbane and Auckland. He has failed to get past round one in his last two tournaments.

We tip more than 0.5 tie-breaks to be played.