Zizou Bergs vs Mattia Bellucci Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Challenger Rennes

Prediction published on 14/09/2023, 01:05  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 15/09/2023 at 18:23 in Tennis Predictions

Zizou Bergs and fellow unseeded player Mattia Bellucci will be on Thursday square off at the Open de Rennes Challenger. This match will be played in the second round with the winner playing either fourth-seed Corentin Moutet or unseeded Maxime Cressy next. Zizou Bergs is making his debut in this tournament. He defeated seventh seed Liam Broady in straight sets in the first round, losing eight games in the process. The win ended a two-game losing run for the Belgian and moved him up six places to 170th in the live ranking. Bergs has struggled with a lack of consistency all through 2023. He has compiled a 27-21 record and has lost six of the nine matches he has played on indoor hard court. Bergs' highlight of the season came on clay back in April as he won the Tallahassee Challenger.

Mattia Bellucci has fared much worse than Bergs in 2023. He has lost four more matches than the 23 he has won. The Italian has however been in red-hot form in past weeks which should have him confident of getting the job done here. He has won six matches on the trot with the latest being a 2-0 success over Maximilian Neuchrist in the first round. Despite the win, he has dropped six places in the live ranking to 149th. Bellucci is also making his debut in Rennes and his first-round win also marked his first indoor hard court match of the season. He is a decent performer on the surface where he has compiled a 19-13 career record. Bellucci arrived in Rennes after winning the Cassis Challenger played on outdoor hard court.