ATP Masters in Paris, 1st round, Tuesday, 10/31/2023
The tennis year 2023 still has one big, important stop in its quiver! From now on, the world’s best will be back in Paris, where the Masters will feature a top-class field of participants.
It’s clear that Alexander Zverev also wants to show another top performance here – after all, he hasn’t always succeeded this year. He has already experienced a lot here in the French capital, so what about his opening match?
That’s exactly what I’m going to analyze in detail and in my Fucsovics Zverev tip I’ll also reveal why I share Interwetten’s forecast and see the 2021 Olympic champion clearly ahead!
We know the principle of Alexander Zverev in 2023 by now: No one knows tournament by tournament what to expect from him this time! The 26-year-old is still searching for consistency after his serious injury.
Admittedly, even before his time of suffering, he occasionally sprinkled in defeats that neither he nor his critics could explain, but since he had to leave the 2022 French Open in a wheelchair, it’s been getting a bit out of hand.
After his Asian trip, which really held everything from a title win to embarrassing 1st round eliminations, Zverev entered Vienna with big ambitions, all of his wishes were not fulfilled there.
As nice as his wins against Cameron Norrie and Sebastian Ofner without losing a set were to watch, against Andrey Rublev it became clear once again that the opponents from the world class range are usually still a number too big.
The Hamburg native lost 1-6, 7-6, 3-6, especially the opening of the match was a fiasco. He was not able to make use of any of his six break chances, and if his first serve is below the 80 percent mark, there is usually no way past.
In Paris, Zverev’s goal is not only to end the year on a positive note, because there are still the ATP Finals in Turin. While many a star has already secured his participation, the German is still fighting for his ticket.
1,000 points are up for grabs in the French capital, Zverev has to leave one or the other behind and play a decent maters himself. An exit in round 1 is not at all foreseen, so whether he will easily prevail against Marton Fucsovics?
In the first direct duel ever, our bookmakers show with their odds of 1.20 to 4.30 that Zverev can be found clearly ahead of his opponent. Fucsovics is knocking on the top 50 in the rankings, so you can’t completely underestimate him either.
The Hungarian has only made it past the first hurdle twice in Paris, this time his path began in qualifying. But he was all the more successful for it, winning against Emil Ruusuvuori (6-4, 6-2) as well as Gregoire Barrere (7-5, 6-2).
1,000 points are up for grabs in the French capital, Zverev needs to leave one or two behind and play a decent maters himself. An exit in round 1 is not at all foreseen, so whether he will easily prevail against Marton Fucsovics?
In the first direct duel ever, our bookmakers show with their odds of 1.20 to 4.30 that Zverev can be found clearly ahead of his opponent. Fucsovics is knocking on the top 50 in the rankings, so you can’t completely underestimate him either.
The Hungarian has only made it past the first hurdle twice in Paris, this time his path began in qualifying. But he was all the more successful for it, winning against Emil Ruusuvuori (6-4, 6-2) as well as Gregoire Barrere (7-5, 6-2).
My Fucsovic’s Zverev Tip
From a German perspective, a strong Masters from Alexander Zverev would of course be desirable, especially in view of the ATP Finals in Turin. Is the 26-year-old capable of mobilizing all his strength once again?
We’ve known for a few months that it would be very difficult to pigeonhole the Hamburg native this year. It was a very similar story with his opponent.
Marton Fucsovics is individually the naturally weaker player, also doesn’t like playing in Paris and can’t be compared to Zverev in terms of serve. I therefore risk the following tip:
Zverev beats Fucsovics straight up
