Richard Gasquet vs Jannik Sinner Prediction: A dangerous match for Sinner

After the surprise loss during the tournament in the Netherlands against Ruusuvuori here, the young Italian find another complicated opponent to face on the grass. Gasquet just beat Tsitsipas and showed all his skills and experience on these surfaces. Another loss would be devastating ahead of Wimbledon for him.

The previous top 10 players passed his glory days; however, on the grass, where the quality of the shot is more important than the speed from the backline, he can still be a very complicated opponent for the top players. The most recent example is his winning versus Tsitsipas in the recent ATP tournament in the Netherlands. He was the outsider and made it tough for the Greek star, bringing him to the set while using a lot of slice shots which were difficult to control for him, winning the match. Here against Sinner, another surprise can come out of the match.

His fight to remain in the top 10 ATP and qualify for the ATP Finals, which will be played in his home country, Italy, in November, hasn’t been easy. Right now, he’s 7th in the race to the finals and needs points to continue chasing the players ahead. He came here in Halle after losing in the quarter-finals against Ruusuvuori, who he beat in all 5 previous encounters, and the press in Italy again says he can’t handle the pressure when it’s time to reach the final stages of tournaments. Will he be ready to bounce back or slip on this banana peel given by Gasquet, the more expert player of the two?

Under normal circumstances, Sinner would beat Gasquet. However, his form at the moment is worrying. Said so, he will surely give a good fight to Gasquet, so we expect the match to go to 3 sets given the great form of the French player during the last weeks.