Sebastian Korda vs Mathias Bourgue preview, head-to-head & prediction

Match particulars

Fixture: Sebastian Korda vs Mathias Bourgue

Date: 28 January 2021

Match: Open Quimper Bretagne 2021

Spherical: Second spherical (Spherical of 16)

Venue: Quimper, France

Class: ATP Challenger

Floor: Indoor hardcourt

Prize cash: €88,520

Sebastian Korda vs Mathias Bourgue preview

Sebastian Korda survived a first-round scare on the Quimper Challenger, getting back from 1-5 down within the deciding set tie-break earlier than ultimately outlasting Tristan Lamasine.

Korda received 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6 (7) in a 150-minute lengthy, energy-sapping encounter, and can now tackle one other Frenchman within the type of Mathias Bourgue. The 214th-ranked Bourgue defeated Lukas Rosol in straight units in his opening spherical fixture.

Given his latest efficiency on the Delray Seaside Open – the place he completed because the runner-up – Sebastian Korda was anticipated to cruise by way of his opening spherical fixture in Quimper. However that was to not be as Tristan Lamasine performed one of many matches of his life, earlier than he was betrayed by his nerves within the closing phases of the match.

The 20-year-old Korda is seeded second on the occasion and is among the many favorites to raise the title. Something lower than that will be a disappointment for the teen, who skipped the Australian Open qualifiers earlier this month.

Mathias Bourgue however had tried his luck within the qualifying rounds however failed on the final hurdle, the place he misplaced to Botic Van de Zandschulp. The Frenchman shouldn’t be a really well-known title on tour, along with his solely main achievement being making the second spherical on the 2016 French Open – the place he famously took eventual runner-up Andy Murray to 5 units.

Mathias Bourgue isn’t very prolific on the Challenger tour both, having made simply 5 finals all through his profession. However the 27-year-old is taking part in properly in the mean time, as evidenced by his stable efficiency towards Lukas Rosol.

Bourgue delivered seven aces towards the Czech and did not drop serve a single time. The truth that the Frenchman confronted only one break level all match is one other indication of his type.

Sebastian Korda vs Mathias Bourgue head-to-head

The pinnacle-to-head between Sebastian Korda and Mathias Bourgue is presently at 0-0; this can be their first assembly on tour.

Sebastian Korda vs Mathias Bourgue prediction

The younger Sebastian Korda has given a number of glimpses of his expertise in 2021 thus far, and can be hoping to proceed his good run of type. Armed with a variety of groundstrokes and the distinctive potential to hit flat even from properly again within the courtroom, Korda can harm anybody on tour.

However Mathias Bourgue is a stable returner, and he can be anticipated to ask questions of Korda’s serve – which was a bit inconsistent towards Tristan Lamasine. The Frenchman may also hope that his personal supply holds agency, very similar to it did towards Lukas Rosol.

Korda shouldn’t be famend for his endurance, and a few constant service video games from Bourgue might make the American rush into his pictures. That mentioned, Korda has a wider skill-set than his opponent and will be anticipated to determine the Frenchman out ultimately.

Prediction: Sebastian Korda to win in three units.

Printed 27 Jan 2021, 18:19 IST