World number 21 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will be up against the 63rd-ranked Marcos Giron in the first round of the 2023 US Open on Monday, August 28. Get the predictions and odds of this Alejandro Davidovich Fokina v Marcos Giron match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina v Marcos Giron Head to Head
Fokina has faced Giron once in his career and won that Monte-Carlo Masters match of 2022 in straight sets.
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Fokina Returning from a Back Issue
While Fokina has been in the form of his career, having also reached a career-best ranking of 21st in the world, his most recent outing left him with a back injury.
Taking on Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Cincinnati Masters Fokina managed to push his opponent hard in the first set before opting out of the encounter before the start of the second.
And while he has a semifinal appearance at the Canadian Open under his belt recently, Fokina will hope he can shrug off the back problem that caused him to retire from his previous tournament.
Overall this year, Fokina is 15-8 on win-loss in hardcourt competitions, having also made the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells Masters. Can he live up to his 3/10 odds (with bet365) as he enters this edition of the US Open having made it to the quarterfinals here last year?
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Giron 8-10 in Hardcourt Tournaments This Year
Giron’s most preferred surface and by some distance at that is hardcourt. And yet, his record in tournaments played on hardcourts this year have been anything but exemplary.
Other than having won just eight main draw matches in hardcourt tournaments to go with 10 defeats, Giron has also not grabbed more than two victories in a row on this surface.
He also enters this year’s US Open with form firmly against him.
The former world number 49, who has never gone beyond the second round at the US Open in his career, was bundled out of the Cincinnati Masters qualifiers and then lost in the first round of the Winston-Salem Open in the week leading up to this major.
Which is why Giron is a distant 5/2 (with bet365) to win this and unless Fokina hasn’t fully recovered from his injury, it’s tough to see that happen.
Fokina v Giron Prediction and Tip
Fokina can be expected to win this but Giron could clinch a set here.
Tips:
- Moderate Risk Tip: Fokina to win AND Both players to win a set: 6/5 (with bet365)
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