Dominik Koepfer vs Tommy Paul Prediction & Betting Tips - Dallas Open

Prediction published on 08/02/2024, 17:16  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/02/2024 at 18:17 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Tommy Paul faces unseeded Dominik Koepfer in the Dallas Open quarter finals. This is a hard court tournament and the winner will face either seventh seed Jordan Thompson or third seed Ben Shelton in the last four. Paul began this tournament in 15th place in the rankings but has risen to 14th in the live rankings. He can't climb any higher even if he was to win this tournament. In the Live ATP Race, he's up to 38th place and could make it into the top 25 if beating Koepfer. The American is in his second quarter final of the year having reached this stage in the Adelaide International. He made the third round of this year's Australian Open. So far in Dallas he's beaten unseeded Taro Daniel in straight sets losing only five games.

When this tournament began, Dominik Koepfer was ranked 60th in the world. He's up to 57th in the live rankings and can rise to 51st if winning this match. That'd be only one place below his career high that was achieved in 2021. This year has seen him reach a Challenger Tour final in Canberra but lose to Alexander Zverev in the first round of the Austraian Open. Last week saw him get a win for Germany in their Davis Cup match against Hungary. In Dallas, he's won two matches, both in straight sets with victories over Aleksandar Kovacevic and Rinky Hijikata. He's 1-1 in previous matches against Tommy Paul. This is their first meeting since 2017 and Paul won the only match played on a hard court. We tip Paul to get another win over Koepfer.