Swedish wild card Elias Ymer tackles Swiss qualifier Henri Laaksonen in the second round of the 2021 Bastad Open on Thursday, July 15. Get the live streaming options of this Elias Ymer v Henri Laaksonen match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Elias Ymer v Henri Laaksonen Head to Head
This will be the first-ever meeting between 169th-ranked Elias Ymer and 134th-ranked Henri Laaksonen.
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Ymer Looks to Impress on Home Soil
Elias Ymer has not had many opportunities to make an imprint on the main tour, but he can always count on getting a wild card at his home tournament.
Playing in the main draw of the Swedish Open for the eighth time, Ymer reached the Round of 16 for only the third time. He beat Japan’s Taro Daniel on Monday in three sets.
Ymer squandered the opportunity of closing out the match when he led 6-2 5-4 (30-0), with Daniel converting his lone break chance of the set. The second set was decided in a tiebreak, and the Swede’s wastefulness cost him big time after Taro Daniel had handed back the initiative of two mini-breaks.
But the 25-year-old found a different level of energy in the decider, rallying from a 1-3 deficit, to win five of the next six games. Ymer has never advanced past the Round of 16 in Bastad on two previous occasions, but could third time be lucky?
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Laaksonen Stuns Musetti
In a match of huge momentum swings and plenty of thrilling rallies, World No. 134 Henri Laaksonen produced the upset of the tournament so far by beating Italian teenage sensation Lorenzo Musetti 6-2 3-6 6-4.
Laaksonen has played the role of possum in Bastad from the qualifying rounds to the main draw. He dropped the first set in victories over Yosuke Watanuki and Andrej Martin.
And in the first round, He appeared to hand the initiative back to Musetti after he was broken at the tail end of the second set and looked dead and out. But he caught the Italian cold in the third set as he pummelled winners and chased for dropshots relentlessly. Musetti was broken three times in the decider, and Laaksonen converted his fourth match point to advance.
The 29-year-old is pushing for a return to the top 100 has been in terrific form since the French Open came around. He reached the third round as a qualifier and stunned Bautista Agut at astronomical odds of 8/1. That result served as a springboard for more success in the coming weeks.
The Swiss made the final of the Braunschweig Challenger last week, losing to Daniel Altmaier.
Ymer v Laaksonen Prediction and Tip
There is an added incentive for Ymer to perform in front of his home crowd. But the Swiss is not missing far too many times on current form. Needless to say, he looks the more assured to get the job done.
Tip: Laaksonen to win: 4/6 (Click Here to Bet with bet365)
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