Nicolás Jarry vs Lukas Klein Prediction & Picks - ATP Chengdu Open

Prediction published on 9/19/24, 6:15 AM  by Tyler Doty | Modified on 9/19/24 at 6:18 AM in Tennis Picks

In this round of 16 of the Chinese tournament in Chengdu, Chile's Nicolas Jarry faces Slovakia's Lukas Klein this Thursday for a place in the quarter-finals. Nicolas Jarry is seeded number 3 in this tournament. The Chilean is going through a rather complicated period in his season, as he is on a 7-match losing streak and hasn't won since May 17 in the semi-finals of the Rome Masters 1000 against top 15 player Tommy Paul. In the end, he only played 3 matches on hard court this summer and won a set in all of them, despite first-round defeats in Montreal, Cincinnati and at the US Open. He should certainly be more motivated than ever to get back to winning ways in this match, especially against an opponent ranked over 100th on the ATP and far less experienced.

Lukas Klein entered this tournament in the previous round, where he won a tight match against Australian Adam Walton, ranked 94th in the world. This was his first victory since the end of July, as the Slovak had lost 4 matches in a row just prior to this tournament. He was knocked out in the last 8 of the Porto Challenger by Edas Butvilas, 369th ATP, and then failed to progress beyond qualifying at the US Open.