World number 40 Alexei Popyrin will be up against the 127th-ranked Dominic Stricker in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Alexei Popyrin v Dominic Stricker match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Alexei Popyrin v Dominic Stricker Head to Head
Stricker defeated Popyrin in their only previous outing which came in the 2023 Wimbledon. That first round match went into five sets.
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Popyrin Shines in His Only Hardcourt Tournament in August
In the first week of this season, Popyrin was ranked 120th in the world. Fast forward eight months and he will kick-start his US Open campaign at his career-best ranking of 40th on the ATP charts and with a great chance of emulating his previous year’s performance in this tournament.
The Aussie’s change in fortunes has not been restricted to one or two flash in the pan performances but spread across more evenly over the season.
Like for instance, he started the year off with a quarterfinal appearance at the Adelaide International despite starting out as a qualifier. A third round appearance at the Australian Open followed soon after before he made the second round at both, the Indian Wells and Miami Masters.
And then on clay, which isn’t quite his favourite surface, Popyrin entered the fourth round of the Rome Masters before winning his second ATP title in Umag.
More recently, Popyrin shone in the only hardcourt competition he played in in August, which came at the Cincinnati Masters. The Aussie entered that tournament as a lucky loser before reaching the quarterfinals there.
And with it came his career-best ranking that means he also starts things off here as a favourite with bet365 offering 4/6 for his win.
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Stricker on US Open Debut
It’s been a year to remember for Stricker, at least as far as the Grand Slams are concerned.
The 21-year-old had featured in the qualifiers of all four majors last season but failed to make it to the main draw at any. This time, he has done it in three of the tournaments, even going on to win a round at Wimbledon for his maiden main draw victory at a Grand Slam.
Incidentally that win came against Popyrin himself!
Stricker enters the main draw here on the back of victories over Alexis Galarneau, Pablo Llamas Ruiz and Thiago Tirante. Earlier in the season, Stricker has also done well in indoor hardcourt competitions, having won a title at one and finishing a semifinalist at another.
With all of those results under his belt, Stricker won’t be that much of a second-favourite here against a man in form.
Popyrin v Stricker Prediction and Tip
While Popyrin starts off a favourite here, we got to think that Stricker won’t make it too easy for his opponent and both players can be expected to go hammer and tongs at each other here.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Popyrin to win AND Both players to win a set: 6/4 (with bet365)
The 2023 US Open will be played from August 28 to September 10. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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