Albert
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My Prediction
Davidovich Fokina in 3 sets.If we're being brutally honest, this is just not an even matchup. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, sitting comfortably as tournament's 25th seed and Jesper de Jong who no committee found it particularly necessary to rank. If seeding doesn't matter, and I'm not saying it does, but if it does, well you've got your answer right there.
Diving into recent results, we see Fokina bouncing around between triumphs and falls. He's been in there with some heavyweights like Zverev and Khachanov, even though he didn't bring home the bacon in both those clashes. Then there's de Jong, who seems to have perfected the art of inconsistency. Defeats against Seyboth Wild and Rublev clearly highlight some flaws, maybe in his backhand, or maybe it's his serving. Not claiming to be a guru, just someone who watches way too much tennis.
The payout data, which I suppose is accidentally also at our disposal, well, let's just say it's not particularly favorable for the unseeded gentleman, de Jong. Not that it matters, money is not everything, unless you're the one placing a bet.
So here it is, let's not beat around the bush. Fokina is the favorite here. However, de Jong might put up some fight and make it exciting, so let's not count him out completely.
Albert’s Prediction: Davidovich Fokina in 3 sets.
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