Pablo Carreno Busta (Esp) vs. Gianluca Mager (Ita) – Result prediction (17.10.2019)

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Gianluca Mager, playing to the best of his ability, can keep things close and even nick a set, but the Spaniard should be able to win and extend his lead in the H2H series (1-0, Perugia Challenger 2015).

Lucky loser Gianluca Mager grabbed his second opportunity and registered his first-ever main draw win on the main tour by defeating Pablo Andujar in three sets in the first round of ATP Stockholm on Tuesday, 5-7 6-1 6-1. Earlier this week in the qualifying stages, world #124 Gianluca Mager defeated Simon Yitbarek in the first round but couldn’t take a set against Dennis Novak in the final qualifying round.

Injuries halted the Italian’s progress in 2017, but he has bounced back and done well in 2018 and 2019 by bagging over 100 wins and three Challenger titles with one of those title-winning runs coming on the indoor hardcourt of Koblenz Challenger earlier this year. Pablo Carreno Busta made a shaky start to his first-round match as he had to save four break point chances in his first two service games but still managed to race to a comfortable straight-set win against John Millman, 6-4 6-3.

With this win, the Spaniard avoided his third consecutive first-round exit from ATP Stockholm, and he now heads into this clash with a 0-1 record in the second round of this tournament, having lost to Benoit Paire at this stage of 2013 edition. Pablo Carreno Busta, who suffered an injury in Cordoba this February and endured a tough time on tour earlier this season, has delivered consistent results on the main tour so far in the second half of 2019 such as winning the fourth ATP Tour title of his career in Chengdu and progressing to the quarterfinal on the indoor hardcourt of ATP Metz.

Match Info.

Competition: ATP – SINGLES: Stockholm (Sweden), hard (indoor) – 1/8-finals.
Start: 17.10.2019, 10:00 UTC.