World no. 41 Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic will meet world no. 75 Marcos Giron of the U.S. in the first round of the 2023 Stuttgart Open on Monday, June 12. Get the predictions and odds of this Jiri Lehecka v Marcos Giron match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Jiri Lehecka v Marcos Giron Head to Head
Giron won their only tour level meeting at the French Open this fortnight.
Lehecka had won a qualifying round match in Paris Masters last year. So they are 1-1 from their previous meetings.
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Lehecka Yet to Win a Match on Grass
After suffering a second round defeat to Marcos Giron at the French Open this year, Jiri Lehecka played in the Prostejov Challenger on clay and won two matches in that tournament before falling in the quarterfinal.
Overall Lehecka is 23-15 this season and 18-12 at the tour level.
The highlights for the Czech this year include a maiden Grand Slam quarterfinal at the Australian Open and a semifinal finish in Doha.
Ranked no. 41 in the world, the 21-year-old Czech has played just three matches on grass in his career and has lost all three of them.
His first was in the first round in Stuttgart last year, which he lost to Nick Kyrgios. Can Lehecka register his first grass court victory in Stuttgart this year?
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Giron Is 13-10 Across Levels on Grass
After knocking out Lehecka with relative ease in the second round of the French Open last week, Marcos Giron will go into the Stuttgart Open with the psychological advantage.
Giron, who was beaten by Nicolas Jarry in the third round at Roland Garros, also has a lot more experience than Lehecka on grass. The 29-year-old American has a 6-7 tour level record on grass and an overall career record of 13-10 on the surface.
Giron made his Stuttgart debut last year, but went down in the opening round. He has however, featured in two grass court quarterfinals. The first of those came in Halle in 2021, while his other last eight finish came in Mallorca last year.
As far his recent form is concerned, Giron is coming off a 7-6 record on clay.
Overall, the world no. 75 is 15-14 this year and has featured in four quarterfinals.
Lehecka v Giron Prediction and Tip
Giron’s experience on grass and his recent straight sets drubbing of Lehecka gives him the edge in this contest. Expect the American to hand the Czech a second defeat in 12 days.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Giron to win: 1/3
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 Stuttgart Open will be played from June 12 to 18. 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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