Arthur Cazaux vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction & Betting Tips - Open Sud de France

Prediction published on 30/01/2024, 17:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 31/01/2024 at 06:43 in Tennis Predictions

Third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime takes on unseeded Arthur Cazauz in the Sud de Open second round. The winner of this match will face French opposition in the quarter finals. That will be either unseeded Benoit Paire or wild card Harold Mayot. Auger-Aliassime was ranked 30th at the commencement of this indoor hard court tournament. He's been slipping down the rankings in the past year and has made an inconsistent start to his new year. The Canadian lost to Daniel Altmaier in the first round of the Hobart International but then got to the last 32 of the Australian Open. He lost in straight sets to Daniil Medvedev after beating two players ranked outside the top 90. Last year was also inconsistent but he did win the Swiss Indoors Championship.

Arthur Cazaux has had a much better 2024 than his opponent. He began the year outside of the top 100 but was up to 83rd after the Australian Open where he reached the last 16. He's up to 80th after his first round victory over Maximilian Marterer losing only four games. The Frenchman began his year by winning a Challenger Tour title in Noumea and then beat two seeds (Holger Rune and Tallon Griekspoor) during that Australian Open run. He's 12th in the Live ATP Race that is based on ranking points earned this year. We tip him to get a win over Auger-Aliassime.