🎾 ATP Barcelona: Medjedovic vs Mpetshi Perricard – Match Preview
🧠 Form & Context
🇷🇸 Hamad Medjedovic
- 🔥 Indoor dominance: 11–2 on indoor hard courts this season; now 3–1 on clay in 2025.
- 🚀 In form: 16–5 overall this season; coming through Barcelona qualifying with solid wins over Diallo and Delliens.
- 📍 Clay comfort: Career clay record: 86–47. Smooth transition to the surface at ATP level.
- 🛠️ Game style: Aggressive baseliner with power and a good serve. Needs continued improvement on footwork and positioning on slower surfaces.
🇫🇷 Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
- 📈 Career-high ranking: Currently at No. 30, but still adjusting to clay.
- 📉 Clay concerns: Career record on clay: 5–15. 0–1 on the surface in 2025 (lost to Thompson in Monte Carlo).
- 💥 Big weapon: Huge serve and flat, powerful strokes—more effective on hard and indoor surfaces.
- 📍 Barcelona debut: Like Medjedovic, first time playing main draw here. Needs to keep points short to be effective on clay.
🔍 Match Breakdown
This is a classic contrast of styles between two young rising stars.
- Medjedovic will thrive in extended rallies and should benefit from his recent clay success and match play in qualifying.
- Mpetshi Perricard must rely on elite-level serving and early aggression to avoid being dragged into grinding rallies.
The clay surface heavily favors the Serbian’s game style, especially with Mpetshi Perricard’s limited movement and inexperience on dirt.
🔮 Prediction
Pick: Hamad Medjedovic in 2 sets
Form, surface suitability, and rhythm from qualifying all point toward the Serbian. Expect him to wear down the Frenchman and progress to R2.
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