FAA outsider?

Only TS 5 of this tournament, the Canadian was good in Monte-Carlo and could well surprise people this week!

Surprising people yes, but you still have to pass the first round! The Canadian often has trouble getting into his tournaments and it's not his victory last week against a ghostly Nardi that will change everything. First participation in this tournament, the ground will be heavy, it's cold, in short it's not a tournament where powerful players/good servers should shine (except those who have a huge margin over their opponents). FAA was good in Monaco last week but he relied on a big first and powerful strikes, when his game is in place he hurts, in this first round he will not be as good from my point of view. Now opposite it is Marterer and the German is in distress this season. He is coming back from a small injury and failed to make it out of qualifying in Estoril and then Monte-Carlo. We can note a good match against O'Connell on the other hand but quite logical given his aggressive left-handed profile against a player who has a one-handed backhand. In 7 appearances Marterer was once in the semi-final and 6 times he lost in the first round, whether in R1 or in qualifying! It's clear that the heavy soil and cold weather of Munich don't help. As a result ?