First-round action at the ATP 500 in Munich continues with ten more matches on Tuesday. Three are featured in this article, as Joao Fonseca aims to trim his losing record against Alejandro Tabilo. Who will advance to the next round?<\/p>\n
ATP Munich Day 2 Predictions
\nLuciano Darderi vs Zhizhen Zhang<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: first meeting<\/p>\n
After a hugely successful Golden Swing, Darderi\u2019s form has cooled off. He\u2019s lost back-to-back matches on clay for the second time this season, which is extremely surprising. That said, Zhang is only 2-7 since capturing the Brisbane Challenger and lost to Ben Shelton in Houston in his only clay-court tournament this term. Despite Darderi\u2019s recent dip, the Italian is still the higher-level player on clay, and he should be expected to attain his peak form this week.
Prediction: Darderi in 2<\/p>\n
Flavio Cobolli vs Diego Dedura<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: first meeting<\/p>\n
This might seem like a mismatch on paper with fourth-seeded Cobolli sitting inside the Top 20 and over 200 spots above young wild card Diego Dedura. But the 18-year-old made quite the splash when he reached the second round as a lucky loser in last year\u2019s edition, beating Denis Shapovalov via retirement (led 7-6 3-0). That said, there is a massive ceiling gap in this matchup. Cobolli\u2019s weight of shot and experience should ease his progress.
Prediction: Cobolli in 2<\/p>\n
Joao Fonseca vs Alejandro Tabilo<\/p>\n
Head-to-head: Tabilo 2-0 Fonseca<\/p>\n