Saturday at the ATP Mutua Madrid Open will just be one youngster after another trying to grab one of the biggest wins of his career. Jakub Mensik, Joao Fonseca, Matteo Arnaldi–all of these seem to have a realistic chance at upsetting the seeds. Who do you think will make the next stage of the event?
ATP Madrid Day 4 Predictions
Pavel Kotov vs Jordan Thompson
Head-to-head: First meeting
If Jordan Thompson survives in a seeding position until Wimbledon, he’ll definitely be among the players to avoid at London. But on clay, the Australian is exactly who you want to draw when you hope to go on a run. He surprised by defeating Jaume Munar in Barcelona last week in a physical slugfest and Pavel Kotov’s job will be to avoid that. While Thompson’s serve will be boosted by the altitude here, the flat forehand of the Russian should also be piercing through the court with ease.
Prediction: Kotov in 2