World number 56 and Switzerland’s Marc-Andrea Huesler will face the Kazakh and 142nd-ranked Timofey Skatov on the first day of the 2023 United Cup to played on Thursday, December 29. Get the live streaming options of this Marc-Andrea Huesler v Timofey Skatov match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Marc-Andrea Huesler v Timofey Skatov Head to Head
Huesler and Skatov have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
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Huesler at Career-Best Ranking
Before the pandemic hit tennis, among other things in the world, in 2020, Huesler had not even broken into the top 300 of the ATP Rankings.
Despite a season-high of 142nd the following year, the Swiss then ended the year with a spate of poor performances and a ranking of 189th in the world.
Fast forward 12 whole months and Huesler ended the 2022 season at a career-best ranking of 56th in the world having also won his maiden ATP title. That came towards the fag end of the year in Sofia, where he stunned Pablo Carreno Busta, Lorenzo Musetti and Holger Rune to lift the trophy.
There was a semifinal appearance at Winston-Salem as well, having entered the tournament as a qualifier and while he didn’t make much of a splash at either the Grand Slams or Masters tournaments, he looked to have done enough to earned him a place at the United Cup to represent Switzerland.
Can he continue with that good form and add to his ATP Ranking points tally?
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Skatov More Well-Versed with the Lower Circuit
Just 21 years of age, Skatov won his first ever main draw match at the highest level only in 2021 and played in his first ever Grand Slam at the 2022 Australian Open having made it through to the main draw with three qualifying wins.
Other than that, however, Skatov’s focus has mainly been on the Challenger circuit where the Kazakh has won one title – his maiden win coming in 2022 on the clay courts of the Parma Challenger.
And therein lies the rub.
While Skatov has done well to hit a career-high ranking of 141st in the world – he is currently a rank lower than that – most of his successes have come on clay. On hard court surfaces, where this match will be played he played only seven matches last year as compared to 57 on clay.
This makes it that much harder for Skatov to get past Huesler in this encounter.
Huesler v Skatov Prediction and Tip
While Skatov’s form cannot be faulted, he is still some way off from establishing his credentials on hard court surfaces. Expecting Huesler to run through his opponent easily.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Huesler to win in straight sets: 8/11 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
- High Risk Tip: Games Handicap Huesler -5.5: 21/10 (Click Here to Bet with 888Sport)
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