Second seed Tommy Paul of the U.S. will meet Gregoire Barrere of France in the semifinal of the 2023 ATP Eastbourne International on Friday, June 30. Get the predictions and odds of this Tommy Paul v Gregoire Barrere match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Tommy Paul v Gregoire Barrere Head to Head
Paul has a 1-0 lead at the tour level, winning a three-set contest in Lyon this year.
They have also met twice at the lower level, with the Frenchman winning both those matches in 2016.
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Paul Edges Past Wolf
Tommy Paul reached his third tour-level semifinal of the year with a tough three-set win over J.J. Wolf on Thursday.
Ranked no. 17th in the world, Paul struck 18 aces and 55 winners to beat the world no. 46, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7-2) in a two hour and 19 minute contest.
The American, who had defeated Sebastian Baez 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) in the second round, saved 3 of 6 break points and converted 3 of 9 during the match.
In his two previous semifinal appearances this season, Paul reached his maiden Grand Slam semifinal at the Australian Open, was a finalist in Acapulco.
He will now be aiming to reach his third career final on Friday, having won his only title in Stockholm in 2021.
The 26-year-old, who was a quarterfinalist in Eastbourne last year, improved his season record to 21-13 on the tour and 26-14 across levels. He had also reached the final of the Aix-en-Provence Challenger on clay.
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Barrere Knocks Out Kecmanovic
World no. 57 Gregoire Barrere moved into his first ATP semifinal as he knocked out Miormir Kecmanovic in the quarterfinal on Thursday.
3-5 up in the first set, Kecmanovic had a chance to serve out the opening set, but the Frenchman refused to give up and he pulled back a break for the second time in the set to stay in the contest. He then won three more games in a row to take the first set.
In the second, the Frenchman had a chance to close out the set at 5-3, but the Serb broke back to stay in the match. However, it was Barrere who dominated the ensuing tiebreak to win the match 7-5, 7-6 (7-2).
Barrere had begun his campaign with a come-from-behind win over Emil Ruusuvuori. He then took down fifth seed Nicolás Jarry in a three-set second round contest.
Can Barrere, who won the Quimper Challenger this year, reach his first final on the tour?
Paul v Barrere Prediction and Tip
Paul is the more experienced player. He also did well on grass last year and the world no. 17 is expected to reach a second tour-level final of the season on Friday.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Paul to win: 2/5
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 21.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Eastbourne International 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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