ATP Sardegna Open : Stefano Travaglia vs Gilles Simon–Preview, Head to Head and Prediction for Cagliari 2021
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Stefano Travaglia and Gilles Simon
Stefano Travaglia will take on Gilles Simon in the First round of the ATP Sardegna Open. Travaglia is currently the World no.69 on the ATP rankings and Simon is the World no.63.
Match Details
- Tournament: ATP Sardegna Open
- Match: Stefano Travaglia vs Gilles Simon
- Round: First Round
- Date: 6th April, 2021
- PrizeMoney: $6,186
- Venue: Cagliari, Italy
- Surface: Clay Court
Stefano Travaglia vs Gilles Simon: Preview
Travaglia had a decent start to the season post lockdown. He reached the third round of the French Open, the Quarter-finals of the Antalya Open and then the Final of the Adelaide International where he lost to Jannik Sinner. But since then he has hit a roadblock. He was ousted in the first round of the Australian Open, and again in the first match he played in the Open 13, Mexican Open and also the Miami Open.
Travaglia needs to win a few matches and turn his season around and he can have no better opponent than the ageing Gilles Simon. Simon the first round opponent of Travaglia is a former top.10 player and has 14 ATP Titles to his name. But this year Simon has just participated in two tournaments.
The Australian Open 2021 where he was beaten in the first round by Stefanos Tsitsipas and then the Montpellier Open where he again lost in the first round.
Stefano Travaglia vs Gilles Simon: Head-to-Head
The two players haven’t met on the tour before, so the head to head stands at 0-0.
Stefano Travaglia vs Gilles Simon: Prediction
Travaglia will hope that a change from the faster hardcourts to the slow clay courts brings a change in his fortune as well. Travaglia needs to win and he wont have a better chance at that than against Simon. Simon has barely played this season and it remains to be seen if he can, at thirty-six, still compete at the highest level.
Match Prediction: Stefano Travaglia will beat Gilles Simon in three sets.
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