Tommy Paul vs Ilya Ivashka Preview: Who Has The Support, And How Can You Bet On This Epic Fight?
Tommy Paul vs Ilya Ivashka Preview: Tommy Paul will take on Ilya Ivashka in the quarterfinals of the 2022 Atlanta Open on Friday.
In the second round, Paul managed to defeat Kwon Soon-woo despite being down 2 games to 0. He began on a good start winning the first set and going up a break. Just then, his opponent had responded to tie the score and in the sixth game, Paul managed to secure another serve break.
In this match, Kwon was down 2-0 from the first set and broke his opponent’s serve only once throughout the entire match. After dropping his own serve for what proved to be the final time at 3-2, Kwon never showed any signs of life. Paul never allowed him any breathing room, crushing game after game. Paul won the second set 6-3 6-3 to seal the victory and advance in the tournament.
Ilya Ivashka faced top seed Reilly Opelka in the second round after defeating Quentin Halys in three sets in the opening round. Steve Johnson, a fortunate loser, took his place. The Belarusian led 2-0 after an early service break in the third set and eventually prevailed 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.
Six players remain in the quarterfinal for the ATP Atlanta Open, with four of them being top-5 ATP ranked. John Isner is still in his title defence match as he looks to keep his title as king of Atlanta.
No. 2 seed Isner will be forced to face Ilya Ivashka in the tournament after No. 1 Reilly Opelka withdrew from Atlanta with an undisclosed injury. Ivashka received a walkover on his way to the quarterfinals because of this news breaking and for one of the two matches, Isner will not play due to these unexpected things.
Tommy Paul vs Ilya Ivashka:
They are both 0-0 against each other after a total of zero games.
Prediction:
Tommy Paul won’t blow off Ivashka this afternoon in Atlanta since he styles his serves well. He keeps opponents guessing and is a skilled player with a unique style.
Paul was about to lose a match before he turned the tables and beat Cameron Norrie. He lost three sets against unseeded players, but No. 9-seeded Norrie won the set that Paul lost.
Tommy is expected to win the scheduled clash.
Aul has had a poor season so far, while Ivashka has so far won 16 matches overall on hardcourt. The Atlanta fans support the American wholeheartedly since Ivashka is a difficult opponent to Paul, who has made more progress this year. In the end, David will likely win.
Ivashka has lost to Blachowicz, Berrettini, and De Minaur three times in a row. All of these players would likely beat her on an average day.
The American recently beat No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner 6-3, 3-6, and 6-3 at Eastbourne International. Paul likely has a straight-set win over Ivashka with this performance.
With a record of 14-14, Ivashka has been in 5-5 sets throughout the season. He’s 11-12 in 23 sets, which is not so fun considering he’s facing Steve Johnson. However, Steve is 36th in the world, so this seems like it should be more difficult than it usually would be for him. For those who are interested in seeing the US gain another quarterfinal victory (like I am), this should be an easy win for Paul.