Gilles Simon vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Marseille

Prediction published on 22/02/2020, 07:07  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 22/02/2020 at 08:08 in Tennis Predictions

19-year-old Felix Auger-Aliassime continues to be in good form and steadily climbing up the rankings. After reaching the final in Rotterdam last week, he made it into the top 20 achieving a ranking of 18th, Just as was the case in the Netherlands last week, he's had luck with the draw. Seeded players Daniil Medvedev, Karen Khachanov and David Goffin have all been knocked out by other players. That left the Canadian with a route to the last four that has seen him have to defeat unseeded players and a qualifier. He struggled in the first round having to come from a set down to beat Stefano Travaglia. Auger-Aliassime got off to a great start in the second round winning the first set against Pierre-Hugues Herbert without losing a game. The next two sets both went to a tie-break with the Canadian eventually winning the third set tie-break 11-9. He had an easier time in the last four when winning in straight sets against qualifier Egor Gerasimov. 

Gilles Simon is ranked 58th in the world and the 35-year-old is yet to drop a set this week with just four games being lost when beating Daniil Medvedev. It's a big improvement after winning just three games in five tournaments this year with no wins over players in the top 45. Last week in Rotterdam, he reached the last sixteen before losing to Gael Monfils and winning only five games. This looks like being a tight match but Auger-Aliassime is in good consistent form at present and can reach his second straight final.