Former US Open champion Sloane Stephens will face Diane Perry in the Madrid Open qualifiers’ R1 on Monday, the day the main draw will be announced. Fellow American Patrick Kypson will face French teenage sensation Moise Kouame in his opening qualifier match in the Spanish capital on Monday.
The qualifiers come thick and fast, and men’s and women’s singles probables aim to enter the main draw of the prestigious Masters 1000 event to challenge some of the top names on the ATP and WTA circuits. We bring you the best bets, reliable predictions, and top tennis picks from today’s qualifiers in Madrid.
Top Tennis Picks and Best Bets From Today’s Matches
Sloane Stephens vs. Diane Perry: Total Games Under 21.5 (-135)
This will be the second professional meeting between Stephens and Perry, as both players aim to enter the women’s singles main draw, which commences on Wednesday. This will be Perry’s second tournament of the claycourt swing, while it will be the fourth for the 33-year-old American.
Perry looks like a better fit on clay despite her opening-round loss to eventual champion Marta Kostyuk in the Open De Rouen last week.
Stephens has struggled with consistency this season, and despite having a 1-0 head-to-head advantage (2022 Roland Garros R3) over Peryy, we don’t see why the 23-year-old Frenchwoman shouldn’t claim the win today and advance to the next round of qualifiers, keeping the total under 21.
Patrick Kypson vs. Moise Kouame: Kouame to Win (+120)
We are taking a bold pick in the matchup between Kypson and Kouame. The French teenage sensation has only begun his journey on the ATP Tour, but has already entered the main draw of two Masters 1000 events.
While in Monte Carlo, he lost in the opening round; in Miami, he secured an opening-round win, thereby announcing himself on the biggest stage in men’s tennis. Meanwhile, Kypson is also having a fairly decent season, though he is struggling with inconsistent gameplay.
While the American is the early favorite to win the tie, we like to make things a bit more interesting for our viewers by expecting the teenager to make yet another credible run at a Masters 1000-level event by successfully entering the main draw. Our pick is Kouame in three.
Katie Volynets vs. Oceane Dodin: Total Games Under 18.5 (-120)
This will be the second meeting between Katie Volynets and Oceane Dodin. Their only previous meeting came at the Linz Open qualifiers on April 5, where Volynets defeated Dodin 6-4, 6-0. We don’t expect any change in fortunes for the 29-year-old Frenchwoman, as the American is the heavy favorite to notch up the win.
Take the total games for the match under 18.5 as the American is expected to dominate the proceedings of the match from the outset, not allowing Dodin to settle in the contest and register at least one break of serve in each set to secure a straight-sets victory today.
Darwin Blanch vs. Benjamin Bonzi: Blanch to Win (+120)
Here is our second bold pick for the day. The 18-year-old American will be up against the 29-year-old Frenchman for the first time on tour. While Bonzi hasn’t been able to assert himself on clay in his previous two appearances at Monte Carlo and Barcelona, Blanch has shown better movement and strokeplay on the surface.
Blanch has notched up five wins in his last eight appearances on clay in recent weeks, producing his best result at the ATP Challenger event in Sarasota, where he reached the semifinals. The Frenchman looks slightly sluggish on clay, so our pick is Blanch in three, as the teenager will aim to redeem his last year’s Madrid Open qualifier loss to Kamil Majchrzak.
Alycia Parks vs. Elina Avanesyan: Parks to Win in Straight Sets
American rising star Alycia Parks begins her journey in the Madrid Open qualifiers against Elina Avanesyan on Monday. This will be their second professional meeting on tour. Their only previous meeting came at the Ostrava Open in February, where Parks secured a straight-sets win to advance to the next round.
Parks has been fairly decent in her last three clay events, albeit failing to get past the round of 16 hurdle in any of them. Despite the recent losses in Stuttgart, Linz, and Charleston, we take Parks to secure a comfortable straight-sets win against Avanesyan today and move one step closer to entering the main draw of the Madrid Open.
*All bets and wagers sourced from BetMGM
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