World number 19 Alex de Minaur will be up against 296th-ranked Skander Mansouri in the first round of the 2023 Los Cabos Open on Tuesday, August 1. Get the predictions and odds of this Alex de Minaur v Skander Mansouri match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Alex de Minaur v Skander Mansouri Head to Head
No previous matches have been played between de Minaur and Mansouri.
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de Minaur Coming from Atlanta Quarters
Since reaching the final of the Queen’s competition in June, de Minaur hasn’t rediscovered his rhythm.
At Wimbledon, in the tournament that followed that run at Queen’s, de Minaur was bounced out in the second round by Matteo Berrettini. This was followed by his switch over to hardcourts and while he had a first round bye there, the Aussie managed to win just one match before falling to Ugo Humbert.
It wasn’t as if Humbert was in any kind of form going into that encounter. In fact, the Frenchman was a 2/1 underdog before that encounter, only to send de Minaur packing in straight sets in that quarterfinal.
Featuring in Washington for the first time now, de Minaur will hope to overcome his recent reverses and want to look back at his Acapulco Open win in this very country earlier this year to prop up his confidence.
He has a fairly straightforward opening round match.
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Mansouri Makes it Through the Qualifiers
Skander has been playing competitive tennis for years now but has never been ranked better than 238th on the ATP charts. And his recent struggles across both, the Futures and Challengers tournaments have made it slightly more difficult for him as he has fallen to 296th in the world.
He did win a couple of Futures titles in the month of May, to go with the five he had clinched last season, but that has been followed by a poor run.
In the eight Futures and Challengers tournaments that Mansouri has played since then, he has won a total of six matches including two in qualifiers of those events.
Which is why, defeating Jorge Panta and Abedallah Shelbayh in the qualifiers of this tournament makes it a surprise result for the Tunisian player, and one that should help him climb back up the rankings.
Can he put up a fight here though?
de Minaur v Mansouri Prediction and Tip
Alex de Minaur should not have too many problems here and a straight-set win is all but assured.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: de Minaur to win in straight sets: 1/4
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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