Benjamin Bonzi vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – Prediction – ATP Paris (France) 4.11.2020

H2H: Benjamin Bonzi v Alejandro Davidovich Fokina – comparison.

A 21-year-old facing a wildcard entrant is an excellent opportunity for both of them to make it to the round of 16 in a Masters 1000 event. That said, superior ability and form make the Spaniard the favorite to beat Benjamin Bonzi for the second time in two meetings (7-6 6-1 in Sevilla Challenger 2019).

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Alejandro Davidovich Fokina continues his fine run on indoor hard courts with a stunning three-set win over the former Russian #1 Karen Khachanov earlier this week. The Spaniard created 13 breakpoint chances and was in complete control of the first and deciding set, 6-3 2-6 6-2. It was the 21-year-old Alejandro Davidovich Fokina’s third win of the campaign and second in three sets as he previously scored a straight-set win over Paolo Lorenzi and needed three sets against Salvatore Caruso in the final qualifying round over the weekend.

The win against Karen Khachanov also ended the Spaniard’s six-match losing streak against top-20 players and earned him the second-biggest win of his career. He got the better of then-world #16 Gael Monfils in the quarterfinal of ATP Estoril last year, where he failed in the following match against Pablo Cuevas — his maiden semifinal appearance on the main tour.

World #63 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina competed in two indoor hard court events in 2020 before this week and has managed to reach at least the quarterfinal in both tournaments — semifinalist in Cologne 1 and quarterfinalist in Cologne 2. In addition to a wildcard spot in the main draw of Paris Masters, Benjamin Bonzi was also handed a comfortable opponent in the first round, and he made the most of it by knocking out the clay-court specialist Federico Coria in straight sets, 6-2 6-1.

The 24-year-old Benjamin Bonzi has bagged plenty of wins and a handful of titles on the lower-level circuits over the last few years and even registered a main draw win in the French Open recently, but this was his first-ever main draw win in ATP Tour events. All his previous four appearances at this level ended in the qualifying stages.

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