Yannick Hanfmann vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Kitzbuhel Open

Prediction published on 23/07/2024, 04:11  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 23/07/2024 at 04:14 in Tennis Predictions

Third seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry will seek a second victory against the unseeded Yannick Hanfmann on Wednesday in Kitzbuhel. They will battle in the second round with the winner playing Thiago Seyboth Wild or Laslo Djere next. In this first clay match between them, we have the stats and a prediction for the match.

Hanfmann is having a tough season and has so far lost more matches than he has won. He has compiled a 16-24 record. Ten of his wins have been on his favoured clay surface but so too have 14 of his total defeats.

However, as he returns to a tournament he has done so well before, he will be confident of recovering. He was a finalist here in 2022 then reached the semis two seasons ago. To start his seventh overall appearance, he defeated Jaume Munar in straight sets. This win moved him up one place to 115th in the live ranking.

Tomas Martin Etcheverry has fared better than Hanfmann this year but has also battled with inconsistency. He has compiled a 21-19 record with 18 of those victories being achieved on clay. As a dominant clay player, he will be confident of upsetting Hanfmann once again on the surface.

The 25-year-old defeated his German counterpart in Houston last year in their only showdown to date. He won in straight sets on his way to claim his second career tour final. Martin Etcheverry has recorded one runner-up finish on clay this year in Lyon and two semi-finals in Houston and Barcelona. He is coming off a quarter-final finish in Gstaad that saw him move to 34th in the live ranking.