World no. 84 Dominik Koepfer of Germany will meet world no. 121 Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera in the first round of the 2023 Los Cabos Open on Tuesday, July 31. Get the predictions and odds of this Dominik Koepfer v Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Dominik Koepfer v Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera Head to Head
This will be a first tour level meeting between the two. However, they have met thrice at the Challenger level with Koepfer leading 2-1. They are 1-1 in 2023.
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A quarterfinalist in Atlanta last week, seventh seed Dominik Koepfer comes into the tournament in decent form.
The German left-hander has played in as many as four Challenger finals this year, all on clay. While he won the titles in Mexico City and Turin, he finished runner-up in St. Luis Potosi and Prague.
The 29-year-old is 2-2 at the tour level, having just played in Wimbledon and the Atlanta Open.
It will be his second appearance in Los Cabos after a first round exit in 2019.
In Atlanta, Koepfer scored comeback wins over John Isner and Dan Evans but fell to JJ Wolf in straight sets. He will be looking for more hard court success in Los Cabos.
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Tomas Barrios Has Done Well on Clay
Chile’s Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera does not play a lot of tennis on hard courts. He has played just three matches on the surface in 2023 at any level and brings a 1-2 record into the tournament.
In contrast, he has played 54 matches on clay and has a 36-18 record on the surface across levels.
Tomas Barrios, who reached the second round of a Grand Slam for the first time in Wimbledon this year, has played in four Challenger finals in 2023, all on clay, of which he succeeded in winning two.
The 25-year-old’s best result at the tour level this year was a quarterfinal finish in Cordoba. Can he replicate his clay court form on hard court?
Koepfer v Tomas Barrios Prediction and Tip
Koepfer is the better hard court player and that gives him the edge over the Chilean.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Koepfer to win: 1/3
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Los Cabos will be played from July 31 to August 6. 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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