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Match Details
Fixture: (14) Tommy Paul vs Dominik Koepfer
Date: May 13, 2024
Tournament: Italian Open 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Prize money: £7,877,020
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN+
Tommy Paul vs Dominik Koepfer preview
Fourteenth seed Tommy Paul will square off against Dominik Koepfer in the third round of the 2024 Italian Open on Monday.
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Paul received a bye into the second round, where he faced Aslan Karatsev. An early break in the first set sealed the deal for the American, who went on to capture the opener.
Karatsev proved to be no match for Paul in the second set and wilted under pressure. Paul swept the last five games of the match to register a comfortable 6-4, 6-2 win. However, the American's doubles campaign ended in the first round, as he and Taylor Fritz lost to Tomas Martin Etcheverry and Francisco Cerundolo.
Koepfer, meanwhile, beat home favorite Andrea Vavassori 6-4, 6-3 in his opener to set up a second-round showdown with 22nd seed Frances Tiafoe. The German put himself in the driver's seat in the first set, thanks to an early break.
Koepfer served for the set at 5-3 and fended off a break point before claiming the set. Tiafoe didn't put up much of a fight in the second set as the German outplayed him for a routine 6-4, 6-2 victory.
Tommy Paul vs Dominik Koepfer head-to-head
Paul leads Koepfer 1-0 in the head-to-head. He won their most recent encounter at the 2024 Dallas Open in straight sets.
Tommy Paul vs Dominik Koepfer odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Tommy Paul vs Dominik Koepfer prediction
Koepfer had bowed out in the first round at his previous four tournaments on clay, so this week has been a welcome change. Now that he has reached the third round in Rome, Paul will aim to go further as he was eliminated at this stage in Madrid as well.
Koepfer has a 7-23 record against top-20 opposition, but three of those seven wins have come this year. However, he's just 1-5 against them on clay. Paul isn't the first player that springs to mind when one thinks of quality claycourters and has struggled a fair bit on the surface.
Paul (17-24) and Koepfer (15-17)'s career records on clay are almost comparable. There's a good chance that the American could stumble, but his overall superior results make him the slight favorite heading into this encounter.
Pick: Tommy Paul to win in three sets
