Logical favorite Duckworth?

The duck is back! Former 46ᵉ in the world, the Australian is strong even if we will say that it is not the talent that brought him to this level 😋

Indeed, he does everything quite well this Australian. We can say everything, because he has a fairly wide range of play. Slowing down the game, hitting hard, going up the spin, going into the long line... He's a good stocky teddy bear with a good warrior mentality. Basically, it's not really the profile we would have liked to have for Terence...

But then, French is capable of anything. His service will be key in the outcome of this match. To see if Duckworth manages to adapt quickly (the Australian wins 8 times for 13 defeats against lefties). Atmane's game is quite clear: he likes to stay in the short line by taking early as often as possible. But it lacks a lot of power. That's why the somewhat fast conditions here on the short annex to the US will favor his game, a bit like the hard conditions at altitude of the two Spanish challengers he has just done (pay attention to the weather once again, it will be 20 degrees with maybe some rain so favorable conditions in Duckworth). And yes because Atmane is fresh. He comes out of the egg a bit, takes experience. He knows he shouldn't try to beat Duckworth from the baseline. The match will therefore probably be played on the management of a few important points in a potentially tight match in terms of the score. And in this game, the Australian is much more experienced, but you know it like me, the ardor of a young person can break everything!