3^rd seed Gianluca Mager will lock horns with Joao Sousa in the round of 16 of the ATP 250 Tata Maharashtra Open on Wednesday.

Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa: Match Details

• Tournament: ATP Maharashtra Open 2022
• Match: Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: 2^nd February 2022
• Venue:  Pune, India
• Surface: Hardcourt
• Prize Money:  $493,875

Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa: Match Preview

Gianluca Mager has had a torrid time on the tour recently. After a poor 2021, the Italian started his new season off with a round of 16 exit at the ATP 250 Adelaide International to Karen Kachanov and a limp first-round exit at the Australian Open 2022 to World No.5 Andrey Rublev. The Italian, who is the third seed at the event, would look to gain some confidence ahead of the rest of the season with a deep run in the tournament.

Portuguese veteran Joao Sousa too has not had a great time over the past year. The 32-year-old started his 2022 with a tough and fighting first-round defeat against Jannick Sinner. His best result last year came at Serbia Open and Lyon Open where he was able to make it to the main draw through Qualifiers. He also took higher-ranked German Jan Lennard Struff to three sets in Sardegna but couldn’t come out as the winner. The 32-year-old reached the main draw as a qualifier after beating Radu Albot in the final qualifying round. However, the Portuguese seemed to regain some form at the Challenger Tour post the Australian Open, where he managed to reach the quarter-final as the 6^th seed at the tournament.

Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa: Head to Head

Gianluca Mager and Joao Sousa have never met each other before, with their meeting at the ATP 250 Maharashtra Open set to be their first.

Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa: Match Prediction

Gianluca Mager comes into this tournament as one of the favourites. The Italian would look to make a comeback in the tournament after his disappointing run in the Australian Open 2022, where he failed to get past the first round.

Meanwhile, Joao Sousa would look to continue his form from the last tournament, where he reached the quarter-finals. He would look to shrug off the poor form he has been in for the past year. The Portuguese would look to impress in the tournament and give a good showing.

Match Prediction- Mager to win in three sets.

Gianluca Mager vs Joao Sousa: Broadcast and Live stream details

• USA- Tennis Channel
• Australia– beIN
• UK and Ireland- Amazon Prime
• The Middle East and North Africa- beIN Sports
• Central America- ESPN
• Caribbean Islands- Sportsmax
• South America and Oceania- ESPN International
• Canada- TSN and DAZN
• Sub-Saharan Africa- SuperSport
• India- Star Network

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