Tennis Prediction Adrian Mannarino vs Arthur Rinderknech: s’Hertogenbosch

🇳🇱 's-Hertogenbosch

• I feel like continuing to follow the Frenchman at the start of this grass court season.

• Mannarino is stringing together good performances and has just signed a second very convincing win in a row against Arthur Rinderknech.

• A victory that is far from trivial when you know the Frenchman's qualities on this surface.

• Rinderknech remains one of the most difficult profiles to maneuver on grass with his huge serve, and he had notably beaten Alexander Zverev at Wimbledon last year.

• Yet, Mannarino managed to impose his rhythm on him and force him out of his comfort zone, which is exactly what he does best on this surface.

• Adrian remains a true grass court specialist: his left-handed style, his very low trajectories and his flat game continue to cause a lot of damage despite the years.

• Few players manage to reproduce this particular style. The ball flies, stays low and constantly arrives in uncomfortable areas for his opponents.

• And in 's-Hertogenbosch, these qualities are even more highlighted.

• Since the start of the week, we can feel the Frenchman is extremely comfortable in the conditions.

• He plays relaxed, takes the ball early and seems perfectly confident in his game plans.

• On the other side, Zhizhen Zhang is coming off a solid win against Tallon Griekspoor but honestly, I remain quite measured on this success.

• The Dutchman has again shown his extremely inconsistent and erratic side at times.

• He left too many opportunities for Zhang to really draw big conclusions from this performance.

• Today, the match-up will be totally different, Mannarino does not give the same references at all.

• He breaks the rhythm, constantly varies the trajectories and forces his opponents to play balls they are not used to seeing.

• This is precisely the type of profile that can pose big problems for Zhang.

• The Chinese player generally prefers more linear rallies where he can rely on his natural power.

• Against Mannarino, he risks having to constantly adapt and find different solutions, and on grass, this is never a comfortable situation.

• I really feel that the Frenchman has a tactical advantage in this match.

• His experience on the surface, his current confidence and his ability to make matches extremely uncomfortable for his opponents make me want to trust him again.

• Zhang obviously has the weapons to stay in touch thanks to his serve and power.

• But overall, I see Mannarino imposing his variations more and gradually outplaying the Chinese player.

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