Pavel Kotov vs Adrian Mannarino Prediction & Betting Tips - Sofia Open

Prediction published on 10/11/2023, 05:57  by Kennedy Kechula in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Adrian Mannarino will on Friday battle unseeded Pavel Kotov for a place in the Sofia Open final. They will battle in the second semi of the day with the winner playing either Jack Draper or Jan-Lennard Struff for the title. Pavel Kotov is on the verge of a second successive final. The Russian arrived in Sofia after finishing as runner-up in Stockholm. He will hope to go one better in his debut here and win the first tour title of his career. Kotov has won an impressive nine matches in 10 outings on indoor hard courts this year. He defeated eighth seed Marton Fucsovics in straight sets in the quarterfinals. The win moved him up 13 places in the live ranking and into a new career high. He is currently ranked 67th and can move up a further six places with a win.

Adrian Mannarino is up two places to 23 in the live ranking which is one place behind his career high. Advancing to his third final of the year will move him a further two places. To advance to this round he battled from a set down to defeat Sebastian Ofner. The match lasted for two hours and 37 minutes and required a tiebreaker in the opening set. Mannarino has yet to lose a semifinal this season. With the backing of the home crowd, he might add to this impressive personal stat. The Frenchman has had a strong run on indoor hard courts and has won 13 of 17 fixtures on the surface.