Defending champion enters the tournament!
Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Mallorca Open last year. However, it was also his last title until today. Now Tsitsipas will play against Yannick Hanfmann. Which tip does the betting base have at hand?
The Greek once again enters the current edition of the tournament, which is endowed with around 900,000 euros, as a big favourite and is seeded number 1. His German opponent, however, completed his first task at the grass tournament on the Balearic island very confidently against Pedro Cachin.
The Karlsruhe player dispatched the Argentine 6:2 and 6:1. For the duel at the preparation tournament for the Wimbledon Grand Slam starting next week between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Yannick Hanfmann, the forecast is for at least one tiebreak in the course of the match.
Stefanos Tsitsipas – Statistics & current form
Stefanos Tsitsipas secured the triumph at the Mallorca Open last year. However, the final against the Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut, who had eliminated the previous winner Daniil Medvedev on his way to the final, was a hard piece of work.
Only after three sets and a successful tiebreak in the decisive third set was the win of the second edition of the tournament wrapped up. Last year’s winner is now entering the current edition of the tournament and his recent performances on grass have been mixed.
Tsitsipas has room for improvement
The 24-year-old disappointed in his start to the grass court season at the Stuttgart tournament a fortnight ago. Here, he conceded defeat to Richard Gasquet, who could already be waiting in the quarter-finals again at the Mallorca Open.
Last week’s grass court tournament in Halle also ended quickly, as he lost to Nicolas Jarry from Chile in the round of 16. His black streak at the Terra Wortmann Open thus continued: In three appearances in Halle, Westphalia, he never made it past the second round.
So far, the winner of the 2019 ATP Finals has a negative record of 1-2 on grass in 2023. In view of this, betting odds on a three-set victory for the Greek are also recommended for the clash between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Yannick Hanfmann. Although the number 5 in the world rankings is the favourite, there is no sign of him winning in two sets due to his current poor performance on the green surface.
Yannick Hanfmann – Statistics & current form
As mentioned at the beginning, the German presented a strong game in his debut at the Mallorca Open 2023. He only gave up three games against Pedro Cachín from Argentina in the previous round.
His serve was solid and his serve-and-volley game also looked good. The right-hander won ten of his 16 attacks at the net. In addition, Hanfmann seemed to have strong nerves as he defended all four of his opponent’s break points. In addition, 31 direct point wins were also impressive.
Hanfmann is still waiting for an ATP triumph
On the other hand, the 31-year-old, who is coached by Juan Pablo Brzezicki, has yet to win an ATP tournament. Instead, only six tournament victories can be discovered on the Challenger Tour and none took place on grass.
Moreover, Hanfmann has never advanced beyond the qualifying or first round at Wimbledon. Thus, the world number 48, who won a match in the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time at the Australian Open in 2022, has yet to leave a bigger mark on the surface.
Recent form is right
However, things are going comparatively well for the German at the moment. He recently booked a respectable place in the quarter-finals at the Masters in Rome last May, beating two top ten players along the way in Fritz of the USA and Rublev of Russia.
He also reached at least the second round at the French Open for the first time in his career. Against this backdrop and his opponent’s recent only partially convincing performances, the forecast and odds for a win for the player from Baden, including a handicap of + 3.5 games, seem just as promising for the showdown between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Yannick Hanfmann.
Stefanos Tsitsipas – Yannick Hanfmann Direct comparison / H2H-balance
A direct duel between the Greek and German has only taken place once before. Six years ago to the day, it took place in the qualifying for Wimbledon and ended with a 2:0 victory for Tsitsipas. However, it was not quite as smooth as the result suggests at first glance. Hanfmann was defeated in both rounds only in the tiebreak.
Stefanos Tsitsipas – Yannick Hanfmann Tip
Tsitsipas has already won nine tournaments on the ATP Tour in his career, but no further success has been added for a year. His start to the grass-court season has also been disappointing, with two losses and one win. For the match between Stefanos Tsitsipas and Yannick Hanfmann, betting and odds on at least a tie-break set decision are therefore recommended.
Naturally, the number 5 in the world rankings is the favourite against the German despite his longstanding playing difficulties, but a walkover is not in the cards for last year’s winner of the Mallorca Open. This is also supported by the fact that Hanfmann made a convincing start to the competition and confirmed his predominantly stable form with a clear opening win over Cachin.
