Tennis Prediction Daniel Merida vs Zizou Bergs: Cincinnati

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• Daniel Merida's August reads like a CV: Humbert beaten 6-3 6-3. Michelsen beaten. Griekspoor beaten 6-3 6-1. And the day before yesterday, after being down a set to Cilic, an immediate response: 6-1 6-1. At 21 years old, the Spaniard is living the month that changes a career.

• It's not just a streak, it's a style that works: an aggressive return that turns every opponent's service game into an ordeal. And precisely, the serve is the part of Zizou Bergs' game that impresses the least.

• The Belgian lives off his energy and net approaches, not an unbreakable first serve.

• Bergs arrives with 9 days without a match, a painful last outing against Shelton, and a hard court record that speaks for itself: 7 wins, 9 losses this season. He built his good season on grass. We're in Ohio.

• I have two cautious thoughts. There is no duel between them to verify the theory. And Merida is playing his 4th match in 5 days: if his legs speak, the Belgian's experience in suspenseful matches, having played a final in June, may be enough.

• But when a player on the rise crosses a player in doubt on his worst surface, I know which side I'm looking at.