Tennis Prediction Titouan Droguet vs Matteo Berrettini: Cincinnati

🇺🇸 Cincinnati

• Berrettini has a 1W-5L career record in Cincinnati, a tournament that has never really suited him on the eve of the US Open.

• And this year, the playing conditions seem relatively slow at the start of the tournament, which should allow Titouan Droguet to sow doubt in the Italian's return game.

• Berrettini is clearly not in great form this summer, and is coming off a rather embarrassing loss to Navone in Montreal, a more or less 'similar' profile to the Frenchman: very solid behind the baseline, good court coverage but Droguet is much more solid behind his serve.

• For his part, Droguet is on a run of 5W in his last 6 matches, a good battle in 3 sets lost against Nakashima in Montreal and 2 wins in qualifying to reach the main draw in Cincinnati (with over 82.5% of points won behind his 1st serve).

• I expect a big battle, but I think Titouan has the game to make the Italian doubt behind the baseline, make him play one shot too many and push him into error.