Nikoloz Basilashvili and Constant Lestienne will play against each other in the first round of the Open Sud de France. The match will start on February 6 at 19:30.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (+4) for Basilashvili – 1.78.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 21 – 1.76.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #3 – 1st Set Games Under 9.5 – 1.805.
Basilashvili is certainly a dangerous opponent, but Nikoloz has shown nothing special so far this season. In terms of play, Lestienne looks to be the preferred option to win this encounter. However, we think it is the game for Nikoloz to change things 180 degrees.
Basilashvili and Lestienne have met each other before and their face-off ended in two sets. However, we don’t believe that the upcoming match will be played in a similar vein.
Basilashvili has failed in his first tournaments of the new season. So far, Nikoloz has not won a single match.
The Georgian tennis player seems to be still recovering from his legal battle with his wife. In the autumn, Basilashvili was acquitted on all charges, but so far this has had no effect on his performance.
At a tournament in Pune, Nikoloz promptly lost to Marco Cecchinato (2-6, 2-6). In Adelaide, he failed to qualify, losing to Mikael Ymer (6-1, 1-1 (walkover).
At the Australian Open, Basilashvili lost in the first round to Taylor Fritz (4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7).
Basilashvili will play for the fifth time in Montpellier. Prior to this, he had not won a single match here.
Basilashvili has lost eight of his previous ten encounters against higher-ranked opponents.
Constant started the season with a defeat against Novak Djokovic (3-6, 2-6) in Adelaide.
However, Lestienne reached the semi-finals in Auckland soon after.
He defeated Pedro Cachin (6-3, 6-1), Gregoire Barrere (1-6, 7-6, 7-5) and Laszlo Djere (2-6, 7-6, 7-5). Lestienne was expected to face Richard Gasquet next, but he was unable to qualify for this match due to injury.
At the Australian Open, he had a solid first-round match against Thiago Monteiro (6-3, 7-6, 6-3). The Frenchman was stopped in the next round by Cameron Norrie (3-6, 6-3, 6-7, 3-6).
Lestienne has four wins under his belt in his last six matches against the top 100.
Type of Court – Hard
Speed of Court – 7/10
Nikoloz Basilashvili’s Rating – 87
Nikoloz Basilashvili Wins/Losses in 2023 – 0/3
Constant Lestienne’s Rating – 52
Constant Lestienne Wins/Losses in 2023 – 4/2
In Lestienne’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 1.805.
The score is tied at 1-1 in the head-to-head encounters. The last time they played was in Mersin, Turkey in 2015. In that match, Constant Lestienne defeated Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-3, 6-3) in two sets. In the other match, Nikoloz won by a walkover.
The match will be played in Court Patrice Dominguez, Arena Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
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