Sebastian Ofner vs Adrian Mannarino Prediction & Betting Tips - Sofia Open

Prediction published on 08/11/2023, 13:13  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 08/11/2023 at 14:13 in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Adrian Mannarino faces the seventh seed Sebastian Ofner in the Sofia Open quarter finals. Up next for the winner could be a semi-final against eigth seed Marton Fucsovics or the fourth seeded Sebastian Baez. Mannarino started this indoor hard court tournament ranked 25th which is only three places below his career high. He's up two places in the live rankings after reaching this quarter final. The 35-year-old has had a welcome return to form this week after losing his previous three matches. He's in his first quarter final since being beaten by Gael Monfils in Stockholm last month. September was a good month for Mannarino as the Italian won the Astana final, his second title of the year after also winning the Hall of Fame grass court event. One match has been played this week and that saw him defeat Albert Ramos Vinolas in straight sets.

World number 44 Sebastian Ofner and has also been struggling for form in recent weeks. He failed to qualify for the Paris Masters and had won one of his last four main draw matches before this week. The Austrian also did well in Astana reaching the semi-final where he was beaten by Mannarino. He'd be much more of a threat to his opponent if this match was being played on clay. He's had Challenger Tour success on that surface and also got to the last 16 at Roland Garros this year. However, this is a hard court tournament and he's struggled in his first two matches. Both went to three sets and he had to come from a set down to beat Chris O'Connell in round two. We go for Mannarino to win this quarter final.