Andy Murray vs Ye Cong Mo Prediction & Betting Tips - Shenzhen Open, China

Prediction published on 20/09/2023, 07:06  by Kennedy Kechula in Tennis Predictions

Seventh seed Andy Murray will on Thursday begin his Zhuhai Championship campaign against wildcard Mo Yecong. The winner of this first-rounder will play either Matteo Arnaldi or Aslan Karatsev next. Andy Murray is fresh from helping guide Great Britain to the Davis Cup quarterfinals. The three-time Grand Slam champion won his Singles match against Switzerland’s Leandro Riedi in three sets. He has now won four of his last five matches and will hope to carry this momentum and win this tournament opener. Murray is currently up two places to 39th in the live ranking. He has compiled a 29-13 record with 12 of his wins coming on hard court. The 36-year-old has won three ITF titles and has one runner-up finish at tour level.

Mo Yecong is ranked more than 600 places below Murray in the live ranking. The Chinese number 12 is currently ranked 665th in the live ranking. With the support of the home crowd, he will fancy his chances of causing an upset. Yecong has played most of his tennis in the ITF circuit and has recorded an impressive 37-17 record. Thirty-four of his victories have come on hard court but so too have 15 of his 17 defeats. The 23-year-old is struggling with his form at the moment and arrives here having lost four times in his last five matches.