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One of the most eagerly anticipated round of 16 matches sees Alexander Zverev and Arthur Fils renew their rivalry from the Hamburg Open final earlier this year
RANKING POINTS: ATP 1000
START DATE/TIME: Thursday 31st October, 2024, UK – not before 3:00pm / US ET – not before 11:00am / US PT – not before 8:00am
VENUE: Accor Arena, Paris, France
SURFACE: Indoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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ALEXANDER ZVEREV VS ARTHUR FILS PREDICTION
Alexnader Zverev will be fired up for this match with Arthur Fils given the manner of his defeat to Fils in his home Hamburg Open final earlier this year. During that match, Fils served underarm much to the fury of Zverev who shouted ‘no respect’ to the Frenchman and as tensions rose, it was Fils who handled it better and eventually won the close match 6-3 3-6 7-6.
That makes for a fascinating match in Paris as this is their first meeting since then. That was Fils’ first win against Zverev having lost the two previous meetings. Nothing will fire up Zverev more than the opportunity to repay the favour and beat Fils in front of his home crowd.
Zverev was solid on Wednesday as he beat Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 6-3. The third seed was efficient in his play and while he was nowhere near his best, he did not have to be to win in straight sets.
He will expect a much sterner time against Fils who is revelling on home soil. The 29-year-old has beaten Marin Cilic and then Jan-Lennard Struff in straight sets and his last win against the German was particularly good.
Neither player have hit anything close to their best form so far and we may not see it here neither but it will still make for great viewing. This is a difficult one to call and is almost certainly best to follow in-play. We are liking game betting here and over 21.5 games, while we have a preference for Zverev to return to gesture and beat Fils in his homeland.
ALEXANDER ZVEREV VS ARTHUR FILS TIP: OVER 21.5 GAMES