Jakub Mensik vs Felix Auger Aliassime Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Mutua Madrid Open

Prediction published on 28/04/2024, 13:57  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/04/2024 at 14:57 in ATP Mutua Madrid Open Predictions

This match will produce an unseeded player in the fourth round of the Madrid Masters. Felix Auger-Aliassime takes on Jakub Mensik in round three of this outdoor clay court tournament. There'll be seeded opposition in the last 16, either fifth seeded Casper Ruud (winner in Barcelona last week) or the 29th seed Cameron Norrie. It's been a worrying time for Auger-Aliassime after he dropped out of the top 32. That's given him some tough draws this year but he's up to 31st in the live rankings. The Canadian got to the quarter-finals in Munich last week and has gone well again this week. Wins have come against Yoshihito Nishioka (after losing the first set) and he then beat the 19th seed Adrian Mannarino,.Only four games were dropped against the Frenchman, all in the second set.

Jakub Mensik has also beaten a seeded player in this tournament. After defeating Yannick Hanfmann in round one, he knocked out the ninth seed Grigor Dimitrov in three sets, losing the middle one on a tie-break. The 18-year-old is up to 65th in the live rankings and that's a new career-high for him. He's 38th in the ATP Live Race, just two behind his opponent. Earlier this year he got to the final in Doha but that was on a hard court. We go for Auger-Aliassime to win this match and don't be surprised if a tie-break is played.