Pierre-Hugues Herbert vs Jan Choinski Prediction & Betting Tips - Braunschweig, Germany

Prediction published on 12/07/2023, 01:15  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Unseeded Jan Choinski will on Wednesday face world number 502 Pierre-Hugues Herbert in the second round at the Brawo Open. Pierre-Hugues Herbert defeated Ivan Gakhov 2-1 in the first round to secure his first win on clay this year. The Frenchman had played twice on clay before arriving in Braunschweig and had lost both contests. This was the 11th victory of a rocky season for him. Herbert has played 21 matches thus far and has been defeated 10 times. His form saw him drop out of the top 500 places but he is now gradually on his way up. His win over Gakhov has bumped him up 54 places to 448th in the live ranking.

Jan Choinski has had the best moments of his season on clay. Sixteen of his 27 wins have come on the surface. His highlight of the season however came on grass when he won his first main draw Grand Slam match at Wimbledon. To advance to this round, the Brit dug deep to come from a set down to defeat second seed Alex Molcan 2-1. He is making his debut in Braunschweig. Choinski started the season outside the top 200 places. He has since moved up to number 150 in the live ranking which is a career high for him. The winner of this match will play the winner of the tie between fifth seed Pavel Kotov and Henri Laaksonen next.