Lorenzo Musetti will face Bernabe Zapata Miralles in the second round of the Firenze Open. The game will start on October 13 at 17:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Zapata Miralles – 1.58.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21.5 – 1.73.
Musetti is undoubtedly seen as the favourite in this pairing, but we believe that he will face a tough encounter. Zapata Miralles showed in his first-round match, in which he beat Sonego in two sets, that he is now in good form and will definitely not be easy prey for anyone.
Zapata Miralles is a hard fighter, as he demonstrated in his first-round match against Sonego, who he beat in two sets. We believe that Musetti, as the favourite for the upcoming match, will have a tough encounter. Especially since the last head-to-head encounter ended in three sets.
Musetti has been playing quite well in the second half of the season. In July, Lorenzo defeated Carlos Alcaraz Garfia in Hamburg (6-4, 6-7, 6-4).
Later, Lorenzo reached the third round of the US Open where he fell to Ilya Ivashka (4-6, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6). More recently, Musetti showed a good result in Sofia where he reached the semi-finals.
Lorenzo Musetti has won five consecutive matches in Italy.
Zapata Miralles is not a frequent visitor to indoor hard-court play. However, he is also capable of playing well on his non-core surface.
In the first round of the Firenze Open, for example, Miralles overcame Lorenzo Sonego (6-4, 6-4). Bernabe has one tournament to his credit this season, winning the Challenger in Meerbusch in August.
Bernabe Zapata Miralles’ last nine matches have ended in two sets.
In 4 of Musetti’s last 5 matches, more than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Over 9.5” with odds of 1.82.
Zapata Miralles has played two tie-breaks in his last five games. We offer to bet on “Tie-Break – Yes” with odds of 2.55.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Musetti’s Rating – 28
Lorenzo Musetti Wins/Losses in 2022 – 33/23
Zapata Miralles’ Rating – 74
Bernabe Zapata Miralles Wins/Losses in 2022 – 46/29
Musetti leads with a score of 2-0 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they met was at the Italian Open in 2020. In that match, Musetti defeated Zapata Miralles (7-6, 0-6, 6-1) in three sets.
The match will be played at Center Court, Palazzo Wanny, Florence, Italy.
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