Tallon Griekspoor vs Facundo Diaz Acosta Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Shanghai Masters

Prediction published on 02/10/2024, 09:25  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 02/10/2024 at 10:26 in ATP Shanghai Masters Predictions

Tallon Griekspoor faces Facundo Diaz Acosta in the first round of the hard court Shanghai Masters. The two unseeded players will be battling it out to see who faces 26th seed Jordan Thompson in round two. Here's our match prediction.

Griekspoor is the world number 39 but a place lower in the live rankings and 45th in the ATP Race. His most recent tournament was in Beijing where he lost in the second round of the China Open.

Round one saw him defeat Miomir Kecmanovic in three sets but he then lost to the eventual Beijing champion Carlos Alcaraz. He did manage to take eight games off the world number two.

The 28-year-old has been struggling for consistency in recent tournaments. One hard court semi-final has been reached this year, that was in the indoor tournament held in Rotterdam.

Fancundo Diaz Acosta is taking on Griekspoor for the first time. The Argentinian is 59th in the live rankings and a place higher in the ATP Race. This is his first tournament since losing to Jack Draper in the US Open second round.

He has lost four of his last five matches and is far happier on clay courts. Of his ten hard court matches played this year, only three have been won and two were in January.  We tip Griekspoor to win this in straight sets.