Tomas Martin Etcheverry vs Matteo Arnaldi Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Cincinnati Open

Prediction published on 12/08/2024, 07:39  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 12/08/2024 at 09:02 in ATP Cincinnati Open Predictions

After his good run in Montreal, Matteo Arnaldi heads to Cincinnati for this hard court Masters tournament. In round one, he plays fellow unseeded player Tomas Martin Etcheverry. Can Arnaldi continue his good form? Here's our match prediction.

Arnaldi made it all the way to the semi-finals in Montreal. That has taken him up to 29th in the rankings. It's a new career high for the Italian and his days as an unseeded player at Grand Slams look to be nearly over.

In Montreal, he beat Mackenzie McDonald, Karen Khachanov, Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Kei Nishikori on his way to an eventual semi-final loss to Andrey Rublev. The winner of this match takes on either 12th seed Ben Shelton or Reilly Opelka in round two.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry is currently 37th in the live rankings so he too has a target of making it into the seedings for the US Open. He was a career high 27th earlier in the year. Etcheverry also lost to Rublev in Montreal but in the last 32.

The Argentinian hasn't won two matches in a tournament since the French Open. Clay is his preferred surface and he's yet to reach a hard court quarter-final in 2024. We tip Arnaldi to continue his good run and win this match.