ATP Tournament in Kitzbühel, 1st round, Tuesday, 01.08.2023
He still accompanies us a little, the red sand! On the ATP Tour we now meet another tournament, will be served in the coming days in Kitzbühel. The German players want to make a positive impression here once again.
Especially one who has already surprised several times this year. In his 1st round he is against a Swiss the clear favorite of Bet365, which is why I now reveal in my Huesler Altmaier tip, which also brings me to a smooth success!
Defeated many great opponents, climbed in the world rankings, gave the German fans a lot of fun – and it is far from over with this tennis season 2023! Daniel Altmaier has more than convinced many this year.
His five-set win over Jannik Sinner at the French Open, for example, is unforgettable, and he also reached the quarterfinals in a major Masters before that. Problems on clay? None!
Since Wimbledon is over and the red clay is used again, the results have become a little more changeable, but an elimination right at the beginning of a tournament is extremely rare.
In Hamburg, Altmaier first caused a sensation, but then also a bitter disappointment. He won 6-2, 6-2 against Andrey Rublev, it was one of the biggest wins of his career!
No break surrendered, 85% points won on first serve, Altmaier served like a great. When the quarterfinals against Zhizhen Zhang were on the agenda, he wanted to continue seamlessly.
Unfortunately, he did not succeed, he lost 4-6, 4-6. The 24-year-old missed the round of the best four, but nevertheless he was not dissatisfied with performances like results after the tournament on the Elbe river.
“I have to accept that my opponent was better today. I will continue to try to work on my consistency. But that’s also a matter of experience.” This year’s results have, of course, been reflected in the world rankings.
In the ranking, which has not yet been updated, he will crack the top 50; he has never appeared so far in front! It is clear that he now also wants to convince in Kitzbühel. Only once, two years ago, he took part here and promptly made it to the semi-finals.
Curious: He failed against Pedro Martinez, the opponent who was ranked lowest of all five. Now he starts into the tournament against Marc-Andrea Huesler, against whom he had already played at this French Open.
6-3, 6-4, 6-4, that was clear. In 2021, there was also a clash in the qualifiers of Geneva, here too the German prevailed smoothly. So it’s no wonder that our betting providers expect rather clear conditions for Monday as well.
Odds of 1.35 to 3.15 are called, so Huesler is clearly to be found in the role of the underdog. The Swiss had an incredibly bitter 7-6, 7-5, 6-7, 6-7, 3-6 loss to Yosuke Watanuki in Round 1 at Wimbledon before returning to clay.
Then, in both Gstaad and Umag, he could by no means call up the results he had envisioned. First a 3-6, 5-7 against Jurij Rodionov, then a 4-6, 2-6 against Federico Coria, that was nothing.
Huesler, who serves with his left hand, tops Altmaier in terms of height (1.96 to 1.88), but his form this year speaks a completely different language. After all, he too knows that his most recent participation here in Kitzbühel was promising.
Three years ago, he reached the semifinals, losing in three sets to Miomir Kecmanovic. So he has this result in common with Daniel Altmaier.
My Huesler Altmaier tip
He’s in the top 50 in the world, but he’s not supposed to stop here by a long shot! Daniel Altmaier wants to convince in Kitzbühel, show that the recent, very clear success against Andrey Rublev was no coincidence.
He has already clearly put Marc-Andrea Huesler in his place in 2023, in my analysis I could see that the Swiss is in a different, worse shape. Therefore I decide for the following tip:
Altmaier wins 2:0 against Huesler!
