World no. 61 Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina will meet world no. 85 Luca Van Assche of France in the first round of the 2023 ATP Rome Open on Wednesday, May 10. Get the predictions and odds of this Tomas Martin Etcheverry v Luca Van Assche match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Tomas Martin Etcheverry v Luca Van Assche Head to Head
It will be a first meeting between the two.
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It’s been a fantastic season so far for Argentina’s Tomas Martin Etcheverry and he will be looking to keep that form going as he prepares to make his debut in Rome.
The 23-year-old clay court specialist reached his first two ATP finals this season and also won his maiden Grand Slam and Masters 1000 matches.
Etcheverry has an overall record of 17-12 this year and he is 13-8 on clay. He reached his maiden tour-level final in Santiago, but lost a close three-setter in the final to Nicolas Jarry.
Etcheverry then reached his second final in Houston, another clay court tournament, but once again he missed out on the title after going down to Frances Tiafoe in two tiebreaks.
A three-time champion from nine Challenger finals, the Argentine also featured in the last eight in Buenos Aires this year and won his first round matches in Barcelona and Madrid in the run-up to the Italian Open.
Most recently, he played in the Aix en Provence challenger, winning the first round match, but falling in the round of 16.
Etcheverry has also seen an improvement in his rankings this year. Having started the year at no. 79, he reached a career high of no. 59, before falling a couple of places this week to no. 61. He has succeeded in wining eight of his 12 first round matches this year and that includes a Challenger tournament. He will be looking to make it nine on Wednesday.
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Facing Etcheverry will be the 18-year-old Frenchman Luca Van Assche, who recently registered his first two main draw wins at the tour level.
Van Assche, who has turned heads with his performances at the Challenger level, will be making his main draw debut at an ATP 1000 event on Wednesday. He has a season record of 18-12 across levels and has won two Challenger titles, on indoor court in Pau and on clay in San Remo.
On the tour, the Frenchman is 2-5 this season. He registered his first-ever ATP win against Pedro Sousa in Estoril and then won another main draw match in Banja Luka, upsetting Stan Wawrinka with a comeback win.
Van Assche has been very impressive since last year, reaching six Challenger finals in all and winning three of them. He has also shown constant improvement in his rankings. The 18-year-old had begun the season at no. 139, but broke into the top 100 for the first time last month. He is currently sitting on a career-high ranking of no. 85.
Can he make an impressive start in Rome?
Etcheverry v Van Assche Prediction and Tip
Etcheverry is more experienced and has had quite an impact on clay this year. Expect him to make a winning start in Rome and set-up a second round meeting with top seed Novak Djokovic, who has a first round bye.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Etcheverry to win: 2/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Rome Open will be played from May 9 to 21. 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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