The 2022 Cinch Championships are going on in full swing and in this article, we will be discussing two crucial Round of 16 matches.
Defending champion Matteo Berrettini began his campaign in London with a comprehensive win over Daniel Evans. Berrettini won the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-3. The 26-year-old is in red hot form and oozing confidence after coming off a triumphant Stuttgart Open campaign where he ousted three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray.
Denis Kuda’s coming into this match on the back of being the lucky loser. He lost in the qualifiers against Quentin Halys 6-7, 4-6. In the Round of 32 encounters, the American managed to win in three sets against Lorenzo Sonego 6-3, 3-6, 6-4.
In the Stuttgart Open, Kudla was shown the door by the current Kazakhstani No. 1 Alexander Bublik in the first match itself. Kudla lost in straight sets 6-7 (3-7), 5-7.
| Date | 16 June 2022 |
| Court type | Grass |
| Watch | USA – Tennis Channel, Canada – TSN, UK – Amazon Prime Video |
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Category | ATP 500 |
| Match details | Round of 16 |
Matteo Berrettini and Denis Kudla have met each other on 4 occasions. Both men have won two times each. The last time they faced each other was at the 2019 Stuttgart Open and Berrettini won in straight sets.
This time it is Berrettini who is going into the match as the overwhelming favorite. He is playing some of his best matches at the moment while Kudla’s form is a bit off these days. However, Kudla has the potential to rise up to the big occasion.
The Serbian Filip Krajinovic managed to win his Round of 32 matches against Jenson Brooksby 6-4, 6-3. The 2017 Paris Masters finalist participated in the French Open competition last month and managed to reach the third round after victories against Reilly Opelka and Borna Gojo. The 30-year-old Krajinovic was eventually defeated by Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-7 (3-7), 6-7 (2-7)and , 5-7.
The American Sam Querrey defeated Argentine Diego Schwartzman in the Round of 32 match convincingly in straight sets 6-1, 6-4. He managed to serve up a whopping 10 aces during the victory.
The last tournament that Querrey participated in was the Libema Open where he was ousted in the Round of 16 by fellow American Brandon Nakashima 6-7 (4-7), 6-7 (6-8).
| Date | 16 June 2022 |
| Court type | Grass |
| Watch | USA – Tennis Channel, Canada – TSN, UK – Amazon Prime Video |
| Venue | London, United Kingdom |
| Category | ATP 500 |
| Match details | Round of 16 |
The two experienced players Krajinovic and Querrey have faced each other on two occasions. Both the matches were played seven years apart from one another and the last match they played was 5 years ago.
Krajinovic lost to Querrey in straight sets in the semi-finals of the Belgrade Open in 2010 1-6, 2-6. The Serbian avenged his loss seven years later when he defeated Querrey in the ATP Masters 1000 Paris 6-4, 6-4.
In their upcoming match, it is quite tough to predict the winner. While Krajinovic is coming off the very competitive French Open Grand Slam, Querrey will return to the court after playing almost a perfect match against Diego Schwartzman in the Round of 32.
All in all, both these matches promise to be intriguing and tennis purists will not want to miss them as the countdown to Wimbledon 2022 has already begun.
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