Tommy Paul and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will face off in the 1/16 final of the ATP Lyon. We analyze the match and give a forecast.
Tommy Paul
Tommy Paul is on the 53rd line of the world ranking. This season, the American is playing at an average level. He does not win any trophies, but he is rarely eliminated in the early stages. Tommy's previous tournament was the ATP Rome, which managed to pass the qualification stage, consisting of two matches, and then there was a departure at the 1/32 stage of the final from Bautista-Agut (0-2).
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has not yet spoiled his fans with a large number of matches, performing rarely. The current tournament will be only the fifth for the Frenchman in the season. The previous four results were negative: ATP Montpellier-relegation in the first round from Korda (0-2), ATP Marseille-defeat in the second round 0-2 from Umber, and two losses in the first round in the ATP Dubai and ATP Barcelona - from Jaziri and Gerasimov, respectively.
Statistics and figures:
- Tommy Paul has yet to win any trophies in 2021;
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga has lost four out of five games this season;
- Tommy Paul and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga have not previously met.
Forecast
Tommy Paul looks better and wins more often, and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga performs modestly, having achieved only one victory in five games of the season. I believe that Jo-Wilfried Tsonga will again upset the fans and leave the tournament at an early stage.
