World no. 107, David Goffin of Belgium, will take on Alvaro Lopez San Martin of Spain, the world number 304, in the first round of the 2023 Lyon Open on Monday, May 22. Get the live streaming options of this David Goffin v Alvaro Lopez San Martin match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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David Goffin v Alvaro Lopez San Martin Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before. This will be the first match between the 32 year old Belgian, and the Spaniard, seven years his junior.
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Once an established top ten player, Goffin’s form, and consequent ranking has dipped in the past few years, although he did temporarily arrest that decline by winning on the clay of Estoril last year.
Apart from a third round appearance in Adelaide, he has continued to struggle on the main tour in 2023, although he can take some solace from his performances on the Challenger circuit.
He won an event on home soil in Belgium in January, and reached the semi-finals in Aix-en-Provence before losing to the American Tommy Paul.
His last tournament was the Rome Masters, where he beat Luca Nardi before losing to Alexander Zverev, both matches being three set affairs.
The long-standing Belgian number one will be looking to gain some confidence ahead of the French Open.
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Although Lopez San Martin may not be a familiar name to many, he did win the boys; doubles at the French Open back in 2015.
The Spaniard spends most of his time on the Futures tour, where he has won 14 titles, 13 of them on clay, his preferred surface.
However, for him to make the main draw of a senior ATP event is a rare occurrence indeed for the 25 year old.
Nobody can argue that it is undeserved, though, after he beat his two qualifying opponents in straight sets, first holding off the challenge of Hernan Casanova of Argentina, and then defeating Ugo Blanchet of France.
Goffin v Lopez San Martin Prediction and Tip
In terms of main tour experience, Goffin has many years behind him, whilst this match will be a novelty for Lopez San Martin.
The Spaniard can go into the contest feeling relaxed because he has nothing to lose, but the Belgian should be too strong for him.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Goffin to win: 3/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Lyon Open will be played from May 21 to 27. 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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