Number 32 seed Bernabe Zapata Miralles will square off against former World No. 8 Diego Schwartzman in the first round of the 2023 French Open on Sunday, May 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Bernabe Zapata Miralles v Diego Schwartzman match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Bernabe Zapata Miralles v Diego Schwartzman Head to Head
Bernabe Zapata Miralles owns a 1-0 record over Diego Schwartzman. He defeated the Argentine in the round of 16 in Buenos Aires in straight sets earlier this season.
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It’s a career breakthrough for Bernabe Zapata Miralles who is seeded at a Grand Slam main draw for the first time.
Zapata Miralles who currently sits at No. 37 in the rankings is seeded by virtue of some players inside the top 30 withdrawing from the tournament. It doesn’t tarnish his rise considering he sits at a career-high ranking.
After toiling on the Challenger Tour for most of his career, the Spaniard has established himself as a top 100 mainstay in recent seasons and only entered the top 50 in 2023.
He is now a Tour regular and has featured heavily on clay courts this season. Zapata Miralles has compiled a 15-9 record on the dirt making back-to-back semifinals in Buenos Aires and Rio in South America, and reached the round of 16 in Madrid on the European clay.
Zapata Miralles was last in action in Geneva in the last ATP 250 event before Roland Garros where he retired while trailing Christopher O’Connell 0-6 0-3.
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With a 5-16 win-loss record this is the lowest winning ratio Schwartzman has put together since 2013 – which was the first year he made his ATP debut.
The Argentine has had a shocker of a season, stooping as low as 93rd in the rankings coming to the French Open – his worst ATP ranking since September 2014.
Schwartzman’s struggles have also been partly psychological admitting a few months ago that his father’s health was weighing heavily on his mind.
Schwartzman has lost 11 of his 13 matches contested on clay in 2023, with a string of first-round exits to boot. In fact, he arrives in Paris on the back of a five-match losing streak.
But on the brighter side, he’s had great success at the clay slam. Schwartzman has been to a semfinal here back in 2020 where he defeated Dominic Thiem in a five-set thriller. Will a return to Paris evoke good memories to mastermind an upset on Sunday?
Zapata Miralles v Schwartzman Prediction and Tip
Taking a hiatus from the game might be a sensible thing to do for Diego Schwartzman at this point if he can’t win matches. But there are question marks in regards to Zapata Miralles’ fitness after retiring in Geneva and the bookies seem to agree. This could be a toss-up of the coin, but expecting the Spaniard to pull clear.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Over 3.5 sets in the match: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Zapata Miralles to win: 8/11
The 2023 French Open will be played from May 28 to June 11. 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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