World no. 37, Bernabe Zapata Miralles of Spain, will take on Christopher O’Connell of Australia, the world number 85, in the second round of the 2023 Geneva Open on Wednesday, May 24. Get the live streaming options of this Bernabe Zapata Miralles v Christopher O’Connell match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Bernabe Zapata Miralles v Christopher O’Connell Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before.
This will be the first match between the 26 year old Spaniard, and the Australian, two years his senior.
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Zapata Miralles has already enjoyed the best season of his career, reaching the fourth round in Madrid and the third in Rome. And he will have ambitions of matching his performance at the French Open last year where he reached the fourth round, by far his best result in a Grand Slam.
His warm-up continued with a comfortable straight sets victory over the Ukrainian qualifier, Vitaliy Sachko, ranked 286th in the world, in their first round match.
Although Zapata Miralles had to save break points in his opening service game, he was the one to make a decisive move with a break of serve, and he followed that up with a second to take the set.
When Sachko broke midway through the second set, he had a glimmer of hope, but that was quickly extinguished as Zapata Miralles broke back immediately.
Sachko saved more break points and then a match point, but his reprieve was short-lived, as Zapata Miralles made his second match point count.
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O’Connell Made to Work by Croat Qualifier
Although previously not known as a clay court player, O’Connell has enjoyed a good run on the surface this year, having reached the third round in Marrakech and the semi-finals in Munich.
A second round defeat in Madrid, and a first round exit in Rome are more what are expected of the Australian, but he made a winning start in Geneva, although the Croatian qualifier Nino Serdarusic, the world number 307, provided a much sterner test than he would have wanted.
The first set was dominated by serve to the extent that neither man could create a break point. Instead it was left to a tie-break to decide it, which the Australian claimed.
Serve continued to dominate in the second set, until the tenth game when O’Connell held three match points. Not only did Serdarusic save them all, but he went on to force another tie-break, which he took this time.
Unfortunately for the Croat, he promptly dropped his serve at the start of the third set, and O’Connell was able to seize control of the match, breaking his opponent twice more to book his second round place in the end.
Zapata Miralles v O’Connell Prediction and Tip
Based on the way that they dealt with their respective qualifier opponents in their first round matches, Zapata Miralles will believe that he is the better equipped to win this encounter.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Zapata Miralles to win: 3/4
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 17/16
The 2023 ATP Geneva 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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