Salvatore Caruso vs. Dimitar Kuzmanov – Prediction – ATP Sofia (Bulgaria) 9.11.2020

H2H: Salvatore Caruso v Dimitar Kuzmanov – comparison.

Experience on the main tour makes Salvatore Caruso the favorite, but it won’t be an easy outing for him as a fully-fit Dimitar Kuzmanov is very much capable of winning this matchup.

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Dimitar Kuzmanov has been granted yet another wildcard entry into the main draw of ATP Sofia, where he will make his first appearance on the main tour this season. The Bulgarian previously competed in the main draw of ATP Sofia with a wildcard for four consecutive seasons between 2016-2019 but failed to win a match even once and would be hoping for a better campaign this time around.

World #290 Dimitar Kuzmanov’s best performances here were taking a set off Ricardas Berankis in 2016 and leading Joao Sousa 5-1 in the first-set tiebreaker before going down 6-7 1-6. The 27-year-old Dimitar Kuzmanov is far better than what his ranking suggests and has showcased his ability on the lower-level circuits many times; however, consistent fitness struggle means he never really managed to step up and make an impact on the main tour.

Salvatore Caruso makes his third consecutive appearance in Sofia this week as he bids to make his mark in the main draw of this tournament. His debut campaign here in 2018 ended in the first round (as a lucky loser) and failed in the qualifying stages in the following season in 2019. The Italian has gone 18/19 so far in 2020, but his performance has been quite good all year as he made it to the third round of the US Open, and scored a few good wins against the likes of Jannik Sinner and Laslo Djere, and took a set off Alejandro Davidovich Fokina and Dan Evans. World #81 Salvatore Caruso has competed in two indoor hard court tournaments so far in 2020 and failed to clear the first-round hurdle in both events as he failed against Dan Evans and Corentin Moutet in three sets in Antwerp and Paris Masters, respectively.

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