ATP - ATP Chengdu Open
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by Lou Aguila in Tennis Picks
Big-serving Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard of France will take on Filip Misolic of Australia in the first round of the 2025 Chengdu Open on Thursday.
Misolic, who is 1-0 head-to-head with Mpetshi Perricard, looms as a tempting underdog pick at +150.
Current Form:
Mpetshi Perricard will be playing his first match since losing to Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(3) 3-6 4-6 4-6 in the first round of the 2025 US Open. A week earlier, the Frenchman had reached the semifinal of the 2025 Winston-Salem Open, picking up wins over Pedro Martinez Portero 2-6 6-3 7-6(3), Alexandre Muller 6-3 6-2, and Hamad Medjedovic 7-6(8) 6-2 before bowing to Botic Van de Zandschulp 6-4 7-5 in the semis.
Misolic did not compete in this year’s US Open after failing to secure a wild card slot from the US Open organizers. The Austrian is 1-3 in his last four matches, losing his last match to Aleksandar Kovacevic 6(2)-7 6(8)-7 in the first round of the 2025 Winston-Salem Open. Misolic holds an 8-4 record on the hard court this year.
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Filip Misolic vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Form
Filip Misolic and Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Latest Matches
2/6 (33%)
4/6 (67%)
Aug 18, 2025 - ATP Winston-Salem Open
Aug 15, 2025 - ATP Challenger Sumter, USA Men Singles
Aug 14, 2025 - ATP Challenger Sumter, USA Men Singles
Jul 23, 2025 - ATP Kitzbuhel Open
Jul 22, 2025 - ATP Kitzbuhel Open
Jul 18, 2025 - ATP Bastad Open
3/6 (50%)
3/6 (50%)
Aug 26, 2025 - ATP US Open
Aug 22, 2025 - ATP Winston-Salem Open
Aug 21, 2025 - ATP Winston-Salem Open
Aug 20, 2025 - ATP Winston-Salem Open
Aug 19, 2025 - ATP Winston-Salem Open
Aug 7, 2025 - ATP Cincinnati Open
Filip Misolic - Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Key Points
- Filip Misolic did not earn a wild card spot at the 2025 US Open.
- Filip Misolic is 8-4 on the hard court in 2025.
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard lost to Lorenzo Musetti 7-6(3) 3-6 4-6 4-6 in the first round of the 2025 US Open.
- Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is 9-10 on the hard court in 2025.
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Our Filip Misolic vs Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Prediction
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will dispatch Filip Misolic in straight sets, avenging his three-set loss to the Austrian 6-4 3-6 2-6 at the Mauthausen Challenger in 2023. Playing on his favorite surface, Mpetshi Perricard has the advantage heading into his second career clash with Misolic because his serves travel a lot faster on the hard court.
The Frenchman, who carries a career 50-37 record in outdoor hard-court matches, should be too big, too strong, and too good this time around for Misolic, who only has 45 hard-court matches under his belt (46.7 percent win rate. Moreover, Misolic has only won once in his last three matches while sporting a 3-7 record against the ATP top-50 players.
Our betting prediction for Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard vs. Filip Misolic: Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard will win 2-0
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