Arthur Fils vs Arthur Cazaux Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Libema Open

Prediction published on 09/06/2024, 06:40  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 14/06/2024 at 07:37 in Tennis Predictions

We're guaranteed a French player called Arthur in the second round of the Libema Open. Arthur Fils takes on Arthur Cazaux in the opening round of this grass court tournament being played in the Netherlands. The winner of this match will face the third seed Ugo Humbert in round two, so there'll definitely be a Frenchman in the last eight. Arthur Fils is 38th in the live rankings so will be hoping for some good results in the coming weeks and doing so could see him seeded at Wimbledon. Fils doesn't have many fond memories of that Grand Slam having never won a main draw match there. Last year saw him qualify for the first round of this tournament but lose to Adrian Mannarino. He also qualified for the main draw in the Cinch Championship but withdrew due to injury.

Arthur Cazaux is down at 75th in the live rankings. He's been struggling in recent weeks on clay with his last four matches being won. He had to retire from two of those matches, including collapsing on court in Miami. On grass, Cazaux has played at Wimbledon four times and is yet to win a match there. He did have some success on the Challenger Tour though, reaching the final in Nottingham, losing to Andy Murray.  Fils has shown better form this year and we tip him to win this match.