Fourth seed Pablo Carreño Busta is set to take on Antoine Bellier while third seed Denis Shapovalov will face Benjamin Bonzi in the Round of 16 of the Mallorca Open
Busta has not been in the best of touch this year. However, he has made a decent start to his grass-court season. Last week, he made it to the Quarter-finals of the Halle Open in Germany but eventually lost to Nick Kyrgios. The Spaniard will be aiming for some much-needed consistency in Mallorca.
Bellier has been in impressive touch at the Mallorca Open. The Swiss player had to overcome two rounds of qualifying to challenge the top players in the main draw. Bellier got the better Carlos Taberner and Mats Rosenkranz in the qualifiers. The 25-year-old then defeated Federico Delbonis in the Round of 32 to set up a clash against 4th seed Pablo Carreño Busta.
Date | Wednesday, 22nd June |
Court type | Outdoor Grass court |
Watch | Tennis TV |
Start time | To be announced |
Venue | Mallorca Country Club |
Match details | Round of 16 match |
Busta and Bellier have never faced each other before on the ATP tour. On paper, Busta is the favorite both in terms of rankings and experience. We are predicting a comfortable victory for Pablo Carreno Busta.
Denis Shapovalov has made a really poor start to the grass-court season. He suffered first-round exits in both of his previous events – the Stuttgart Open and the Queen’s Club Championships. Shapovalov’s best performance this year came at the Dubai Tennis Championships, where he reached the semi-finals. The Canadian is seeded third in the tournament and would be aiming for a good, consistent string of results.
Benjamin Bonzi qualified for the Round of 16 by the virtue of a walkover in his Round of 32 encounters The scoreline read 6-3, 4-2 in Bonzi’s favor when his opponent, Alejandro Tabilo decided to retire due to an injury. The Frenchman will certainly face an uphill task against Shapovalov in the Round of 16.
Date | Wednesday, 22nd June |
Court type | Outdoor Grass court |
Watch | Tennis TV |
Start time | To be announced |
Venue | Mallorca Country Club |
Match details | Round of 16 match |
Shapovalov and Bonzi have never faced each other before on the ATP tour. On paper, the Canadian is the favorite both in terms of rankings and experience. We are predicting a comfortable victory for Denis Shapovalov.
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