World no. 98 Pavel Kotov of Russia will face world no. 278 Mitchell Krueger of the United States in the first round of the 2023 ATP Winston-Salem Open on Monday, August 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Pavel Kotov v Mitchell Krueger match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Pavel Kotov v Mitchell Krueger Head to Head
This will be a first meting between the two.
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Can Kotov Replicate Clay Form on Hard Courts?
World no. 98 Pavel Kotov brings an 8-8 tour level record into the tournament. The Russian’s most notable performance this season included a run to his maiden ATP semifinal in Marrakech. Additionally, he was also a quarterfinalist in Mallorca.
Kotov also reached the round of 16 as a qualifier in Dubai and Bastad.
Overall the 24-year-old is 33-25 across levels in 2023 and that includes one Challenger final on clay at the Braunschweig Challenger, where he finished as a runner-up.
Kotov has produced much better results on clay than on hard courts. But he will be looking to improve his 10-9 season record on hard court when he makes his debut in Winston-Salem.
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Krueger Comes Through Qualifiers
America’s Mitchel Krueger knocked out Spain’s Inaki Montes-De La Torre in the second qualifying round on Sunday to reach his first tour level main draw of the season.
The 29-year-old saved 2 of 2 break points and converted 4 of 5 to beat the world no. 522, 6-2, 6-3 in an hour and 25 minutes.
Krueger had also won his first qualifying round with ease, beating Russia’s Alexey Zakharov 6-4, 6-2.
Krueger has a 7-17 career record at the tour level. This year he has only played at the lower level and has a 23-20 record. He was at his best on indoor courts where he has a 7-2 record, while on outdoor hard courts he is 12-14 in 2023.
His most significant performance saw him register an ITF win in Dallas.
Kotov v Krueger Prediction and Tip
Kotov’s got more experience playing at the top level and he has produced some good results this year. Krueger, meanwhile, has had better results on hard court but has faced considerably weaker opponent. So Kotov is expected to knock out the qualifier in the first round.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Kotov to win: 1/3 (with bet365)
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 5/6 (with bet365)
The 2023 ATP Winston-Salem Open will be played from August 20 to 26. 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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