World no. 630, Feliciano Lopez of Spain, will play Max Purcell of Australia, the world number 64, in the first round of the 2023 Mallorca Open on Monday, June 26. Get the live streaming options of this Feliciano Lopez v Max Purcell match along with its preview, head-to-head, and tips here.
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Feliciano Lopez v Max Purcell Head to Head
The pair have never played each other before.
This will be the first match between the 41 year old Spaniard, and the Australian 16 years his junior.
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A Mallorca Farewell for Lopez?
One of the advantages for Lopez in helping to organise the tournament in Mallorca is that he is one of the first in line for a wildcard.
In truth, he is now the Grand Old Man of the tour now, and is semi-retired, so this may be one of the last chances to see him in action.
When he does hang up his racquet competitively, he can look back on a fine career, which has seen him enjoy a healthy degree of success on grass courts.
That includes winning Queen’s Club twice and Eastbourne once, and three times reaching the quarter-finals of Wimbledon.
Both his grass court matches of the season so far ended in defeat, though, beaten in straight sets in the first round of Stuttgart, and in three in the first round of Queen’s last week, beaten by the Frenchman Arthur Rinderknech.
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Reigning Wimbledon Doubles Champion Purcell
Purcell himself is no stranger to grass – he is the reigning Wimbledon doubles champion, along with compatriot Matthew Ebden, with the pair looking to begin the defence of their title next week.
His singles record at the All-England club is much more modest – the only time he has appeared in the main draw there, last year, he was beaten in the first round.
Most of his best work this year has been done on the Challenger tour, where he has appeared in six finals, all of them on hard courts, winning three of them, all of them staged in India.
This, though, will be his first match on grass this year, not having played since losing in the second round of the French Open to Yoshihito Nishioka of Japan.
Lopez v Purcell Prediction and Tip
Although Lopez would be a highly popular winner, anno domini is against him.
Purcell may be making his season debut on grass, but he has sixteen years on his opponent, and that should prove decisive in the end.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Purcell to win: 4/7
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 19.5 games in the match: 10/11
The 2023 ATP Mallorca Championships will be played from June 25 to July 1. 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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