Gilles Simon will face David Goffin in the first round of the Moselle Open. The game will start on September 20 at 17:00.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-4) for Goffin – 1.73.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 23 – 1.52.
Goffin performed well for Belgium in Davis Cup last week, winning two out of three matches. So, David is in great form at the moment and we think he should be able to handle Simon, who is ending his career at the end of this season.
The tennis players have met twice before on an indoor hard court and both matches ended in two sets. We believe that this match will follow a similar pattern. Goffin is in great form at the moment, so we expect a calm and confident win over Simon.
Simon is approaching the end of his career. This season will be the Frenchman’s last.
Judging by the results, it’s the right decision. It’s been too difficult for Gilles to play at least at a more or less acceptable level lately.
Simon did not win a single round at the Challenger in Rennes last week. He lost to Dominic Thiem (6-4, 3-6, 2-6).
Relatively successful for Simon was the Challenger in Vancouver. There, he reached the quarter-finals.
At the US Open Simon was unable to qualify.
Simon has won the Metz tournament three times (2010, 2013 and 2018).
Simon has won seven of his last eight matches at Metz.
Goffin, meanwhile, failed in a series of tournaments in North America, including the US Open.
In New York, the Belgian lost in the deciding tie-break to Lorenzo Musetti (6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-7) in the first round.
He also lost to Jack Sock in Washington (6-7, 4-6) and to Albert Ramos Vinolas (6-7, 2-6) in Montreal.
In Cincinnati, Goffin qualified but then lost to Marcos Giron (3-6, 4-6). In Winston-Salem, he was stopped by Laslo Djere (3-6, 6-3, 3-6).
All in all, nothing but disappointments and no positives.
Goffin has failed to reach the second round in his last five tournaments.
In 4 of Simon’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with odds of 1.80.
Goffin has played two tie-breaks in his last five matches. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.84.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Simon’s Rating – 175
Gilles Simon Wins/Losses in 2022 – 20/26
Goffin’s Rating – 62
David Goffin Wins/Losses in 2022 – 30/23
Goffin leads with a score of 3-2 in the head-to-head encounters. In the last match at the Open 13, Goffin defeated Simon (6-2, 6-4) in two sets.
The match will be played at Court Patrice Dominguez, Arènes de Metz, Metz, France.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Moselle Open: Simon vs Goffin at 22bet and MelBet.