World no. 86 Constant Lestienne of France will take on world no. 129 James Duckworth of Australia in the first round of the 2023 Newport Open on Tuesday, July 18. Get the predictions and odds of this Constant Lestienne v James Duckworth match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Constant Lestienne v James Duckworth Head to Head
This will be a first meeting between the two.
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Lestienne Struggling for Form
Ever since reaching the semifinals in Auckland in January, Constant Lestienne has seen a dip in form and the 31-year-old Frenchman heads into the final grass court tournament of the season with 5-13 tour-level record in 2023.
Lestienne has an overall season record of 9-17 and he is 3-5 on grass, with two of those wins coming in the Surbiton Challenger where he was a quarterfinalist this year.
At the tour level, Lestienne’s only grass court win came in the first round in Mallorca. Most recently, he went down to Liam Broady in the opening round at Wimbledon.
Lestienne had broken into the top 50 and reached a career-high of no. 48 following that run in Auckland, but a string of poor results has seen him fall to his current ranking of no. 86.
He doesn’t have a lot of experience on grass, with his best being a run to the semifinals in Ilkley Challenger last year. So it will be interesting to see how he fares in Newport.
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Duckworth to Play His First Tour Level Match in 2023
World no. 129 James Duckworth will be playing his first tour level main draw match of the season.
The Aussie, who fell in the qualifying rounds in Wimbledon, is 24-17 from all his matches this year. He has either featured in the Challenger tournaments or played in the qualifying rounds of tournaments.
Duckworth featured in three hard court finals at the Challenger level this year, finishing runner-up in all three of them.
Additionally he was a quarterfinalist in two other Challenger tournaments this year.
It will be the Australian’s fourth appearance in Newport. After two first round exits, he made it to the last eight stage last year, but was stopped from advancing further by Jason Kubler.
Can he make a winning start in Newport?
Lestienne v Duckworth Prediction and Tip
Duckworth is more experienced player on grass than Lestienne. The Aussie was also a quarterfinalist in Newport last year, so he will know the conditions better than the Frenchman. Expect Duckworth to make a winning start on Tuesday.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Duckworth to win: 4/6
- Moderate Risk Tip: Over 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Newport will be played from July 17 to 23. 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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