ATP Tournament in Mallorca, quarter-finals, Thursday, 29.06.2023
Beaten one of the best in the world? You can’t get much better prepared for Wimbledon! In Mallorca, Yannick Hanfmann is making a very good impression right now, which he naturally wants to confirm in the quarter-finals on Thursday.
His opponent is an unbelievable 41 years old, and in terms of world rankings, he is a distant second. At Bet365, the German is in the lead by a relatively narrow margin, so I’ll now reveal in my Hanfmann Lopez tip why I favour an outright win!
The German tennis men have been really fun for a few months now! Whether Alexander Zverev, Daniel Altmaier, Jan-Lennard Struff or now Yannick Hanfmann, the results are getting better and better.
The latter has decided to travel to Mallorca before Wimbledon to play his last preparation tournament on grass. After being eliminated in the 2nd round of the French Open, he first travelled to Halle.
There he failed in the round of 16, but delivered a respectable performance against Andrey Rublev. The 31-year-old, who beat real top stars in Rome a few months ago and reached the quarter-finals, has now reached exactly that round on the sunny island.
After his very clear 6-2, 6-1 against Pedro Cachin in the opener, he set off for a real sensation. A certain Stefanos Tsitsipas was given a single break chance, was defeated 6-4, 3-6, 6-2!
It was one of the biggest victories in the career of Yannick Hanfmann, it took one hour and 45 minutes, he had already beaten the defending champion. One returned serve, Hanfmann played like a great.
“To beat a top ten player, many things have to work, I had a really good start. Maybe Stefanos was a bit rusty in the conditions. Overall, I’m very happy with my performance. “
On his debut in Mallorca, he already seems to have a finger on the trophy, at least if he reaches the semi-finals on Thursday. He will meet a player who does not lack one thing: Experience.
Feliciano Lopez has a proud 41 years under his belt, but the Spaniard is not yet thinking of retiring. He and Hanfmann already met six years ago, when the German won narrowly 7-6, 3-6, 6-1.
Our betting providers think that Hanfmann could now pull away to 2:0, because the odds show an average of 1.35 to 2.95. Lopez is already taking part in the tournament on Mallorca for the third time.
Two years ago he reached the quarter-finals here. Is it a good omen that he eliminated Nicola Kuhn, a German, at that time? Even Karen Khachanov couldn’t beat him in 2021!
Now, however, he has to compete with a player who has just beaten a great like Stefanos Tsitsipas. Lopez has knocked out two Australians in the last few days and had to stretch himself quite a bit.
After the 6-3, 7-5 against Max Purcell, he followed it up with a 7-6, 1-6, 6-3 against Jordan Thompson. And that although he was very sloppy with his break chances in the round of 16, using only one of the ten.
After the 41-year-old had to return home after the first round four times in a row, this quarter-final is a real success. The Spaniard should definitely have the fans on Mallorca behind him!
My Hemp Man Lopez Tip
Is Yannick Hanfmann actually going to make it to the semi-finals? After his success against Stefanos Tsitsipas, the expectations have grown, after all it is now only two steps to a possible title win.
After my analysis, I think the German is stronger than his upcoming opponent. Feliciano Lopez may serve surprisingly well, but he is also 41 years old. After the brilliant performance against Tsitsipas, I trust Hanfmann with the following bet:
He beats Lopez straight up in two sets!
