World no. 15, and the number 16 seed, Tommy Paul of the USA, will play Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic, the world number 37, in the third round of the 2023 Wimbledon on Saturday, July 8. Get the live streaming options of this Tommy Paul v Jiri Lehecka match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Tommy Paul v Jiri Lehecka Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before. This will be the first match between the 26 year old American, and the Czech, who is five years younger.
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Paul was given a gentle opener at Wimbledon, beginning with a match against the Japanese qualifier Shintaro Mochizuki, ranked 212 in the world, whom he beat in straight sets.
That earned him a second round tie against the big serving Canadian, Milos Raonic, back playing again after all his injury problems, but needing his Protected Ranking status to earn his place in this event.
The first set was decided by the sequence of three dropped service games in the middle of it, following which Paul was a break to the good.
However, serve dominated the second set to the extent that scarcely a point was scored against it, let alone one leading to a break opportunity.
It was left to the tie-break, where Paul recovered from dropping his first two service points, to go two sets up.
In the third set, the pair swapped breaks, and then Raonic found himself two match points down on his own serve.
However, not only did he save them both, but he was able to win the tie-break that followed.
Both men had break point opportunities early in the fourth set, but it was the American who made the breakthrough. From there he controlled the rest of the match to book his third round berth.
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Prior to the start of this week, Lehecka had never won a match at Wimbledon before, but he has made up for lost time with two straight set wins.
His first, against the Austrian wildcard, Sebastian Ofner, ranked 72nd in the world, was not totally unexpected.
However, many expected his second round contest with the world number 19, Francis Cerundulo of Argentina, who won Eastbourne last week, to be a titanic struggle.
The reality, though, proved to be completely different.
Lehecka laid down an early marker by breaking the Argentine in the opening game of the match, and followed that up with another break as he took the first set.
After both men had break opportunities in the second set, the Czech won the next six games, not only going two sets up, but a break to the good in the third set.
The Argentine had no answer, dropped his serve again, and Lehecka served out to love.
They had spent just 87 minutes on court.
Paul v Lehecka Prediction and Tip
Paul reached the fourth round of Wimbledon last year, whereas, prior to this week, Lehecka had never won a match here before.
That greater experience makes the American the slight favourite, but Lehecka has already proved that he is not an opponent to be underestimated, and this could be a tight match.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Paul to win: 13/16
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 39.5 games in the match: 19/20
The 2023 Wimbledon will be played from July 3 to 16. 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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