The third round matches of the ATP Paris Masters 2019 will be on Thursday,October 31st and below you can get the preview of Novak Djokovic v Kyle Edmund, Rafael Nadal v Stanislas Wawrinka, and other matches, along with tips and predictions below.
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Novak Djokovic v Kyle Edmund Predictions & Preview
World number one Novak Djokovic and Britain’s Kyle Edmund meet for the sixth time in their career, in the third round here in Paris. Djokovic leads the head-to-head 4-1 with his only loss being on the clay in Madrid in 2018, when the Serb was not quite himself returning from elbow injuries.
It has been another stellar year for Novak Djokovic who has remained world number one through the year thus far, winning the Australian Open, Wimbledon, the Madrid Masters and the ATP 500 in Tokyo. Despite the intermittent dips in form during the Sunshine Masters, the Shanghai Masters, and the shoulder injury that saw him pull out of the US Open, Djokovic has brought his best when it mattered the most, and looks on course for a tight race this week and in London, with Rafael Nadal for the year end number one ranking.
After a strong 2018, it has been a very dismal season for Kyle Edmund. After winning the European Open in Antwerp last year, and looking good to break into the top 10 in 2019, it has been a year of eight consecutive first round losses for the former British number one. Edmund has dropped to number 75 in the rankings, and has done well to win two consecutive matches after a while, especially one being against the in-form Argentine Diego Schwartzman.
While Edmund does have the game and power shotmaking to trouble the best, his confidence against the best players is likely extremely low at the moment. Expect a straight sets win for Djokovic with relative ease.
Tip: Djokovic to win in two sets.
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Stanislas Wawrinka v Rafael Nadal Predictions & Preview
Rafael Nadal has an 18-3 head-to-head against Stanislas Wawrinka. The last time the Swiss defeated Nadal was in two tense tiebreaks here at the Paris Indoors in 2015.
It has been another stellar year for Nadal. Having won the French & US Opens, bringing his slam count to 19 titles, he was also the finalist at the Australian Open, and a Wimbledon semi-finalist. Nadal also won the Rome and Montreal Masters 1000 titles, and is currently ranked number two in the world, and has a more than realistic chance of overtaking Novak Djokovic to be the year end world number one. Returning from a wrist injury as well as from his wedding, Nadal will be looking to hit peak form, both here and at the Tour Finals in London. The Paris Indoors is one of the Masters 1000 titles that has eluded him and he will be hoping to clinch it this time around. In his opener, although Nadal was matched by Adrian Mannarino, the Spaniard looked in control throughout and won in two well-fought sets.
At the Swiss Indoors in Basel last week, Wawrinka won a tight pre-quarterfinal against Frances Tiafoe and then had to withdraw from the quarterfinal against Roger Federer due to back concerns, that seem to have subsided by now. After injuries marred good portions of 2017 and 2018 for the former world number three, he has been on the comeback trail this year. Being a finalist at Antwerp last week, and Rotterdam earlier in the year, he has also made the quarter-finals at the French and US Open this year and is back in the top 20 in the world. With a tight two tiebreak win against Marin Cilic in the previous round, coupled with losses of several London hopefuls, Wawrinka is now in with an outside shot at clinching the last London spot if he went deep here in Paris.
The last time the players met here, it was close but Wawrinka prevailed. However, the 2019 Nadal is much stronger than the late 2015 version and Wawrinka is not quite the same player he was then. Expect a tight contest here, but Nadal should prevail in two tight sets.
Tip: Nadal to win in two sets.
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Grigor Dimitrov v Milos Raonic Predictions & Preview
This is the fifth meeting between Milos Raonic and Grigor Dimitrov, a head-to-head which is tied at 2-2. However, three of their meetings were in 2017, which was the best year of Dimitrov’s career which saw him scale new heights.
After a strong start to the year, and a convincing run on the clay, Dominic Thiem’s season took a dip with early losses at Wimbledon and the US Open. The Austrian has since made a good comeback, with an 11-1 win-loss record in the last month. He won the China Open at Beijing, was a quarter-finalist at the Masters 1000 in Shanghai and followed it with a title last week at the ATP 500 in Vienna last week. With five titles to his name this year, Thiem leads the title count for the season. The Austrian did well to win a tight match against big serving Canadian Milos Raonic in the previous round.
It has not been the best of years for Grigor Dimitrov, who reached new lows from being a former world number three, to being ranked outside the top 75. Dimitrov, who has otherwise had a poor season, was able to salvage some of it, with a US Open semi-finals appearance defeating Roger Federer in the previous round. However, the latter part of the season since has not been too positive either and he will look to end well on the indoor surface. While Dimitrov was off to a tricky start against young Frenchman Ugo Humbert, he has done well to come back and defeat David Goffin, his 2017 Tour Finals opponent as well.
Expect a battle of two beautiful single handed backhands. Foresee Thiem to recover from the extra workload of recent times and win in a three-setter.
Tip: Thiem to win in three sets.
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Alexander Zverev v Denis Shapovalov Predictions & Preview
This will be the fourth meeting between Alexander Zverev and Denis Shapovalov, with Zverev having won on all three prior occasions.
With a win against Fernando Verdasco, coupled with other London hopefuls getting defeated, Zverev has now qualified in the seventh spot for the ATP Tour Finals in London, where he will be defending his title. It has not been the best of years for Zverev, who has only won one title, at the ATP 250 in Geneva. However, his season and form has had a turnaround since the crucial final match win at the Laver Cup. Being a semi-finalist in Beijing and a finalist at the Shanghai Masters, Zverev has definitely had a welcome return to form.
After a good start to the year, where he was a semi-finalist at the Miami Masters 1000, Shapovalov’s season took an unwelcome dip in form whereby he had several early losses through the late spring and summer. With Mikhail Youzhny’s addition to his coaching team, the Canadian’s season has been revived with semi-final showings during the Asian swing and winning his first ATP title in Stockholm. Shapovalov looked in good form when he defeated London Tour Finals hopeful Fabio Fognini in the previous round.
An exciting match on the cards, but with new found confidence Zverev starts as a favorite and can be expected to win in three sets.
Tip: Zverev to win in three sets.
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