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Marcos Giron vs Benoit Paire: ATP Newport – Second round
American Marcos Giron will take on Benoit Paire in the second round of the ATP Newport.
Marcos Giron Profile
Marcos Giron is 46th in the ATP rankings, two spots lower than his career high. The American is 16–18 for the season and 5–4 on grass.
He is coming off a 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 loss to Alexander Zverev in the second round of Wimbledon.
Giron’s best result this season was the final in Dallas, where he lost 7-6, 5-7, and 6-3 to Tommy Paul. He also reached the semifinals in Delray Beach and the quarterfinals in Houston and Halle.
This is Giron’s first appearance in Newport.
Benoit Paire Profile
Benoit Paire is 227th in the rankings and his career high was No. 18 in the world. The Frenchman is 7-17 for the season and 1-1 on grass.
Paire is coming off a 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 win over Zachary Svajda in the first round of the tournament.
Previously, he lost 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 to Alessandro Pecci in the opening round of the Trieste Challenger which was his eighth consecutive loss.
Paire’s best result of the season was the quarterfinal of the Noumea Challenger.
This is his first appearance in Newport.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Marcos Giron and Benoit Paire.
Prediction and Conclusion
Marcos Giron has had a solid season, and we can expect the American to reach the highest ranking of his career this summer. Giron will face Benoit Paire, whose career is in downfall, but the Frenchman managed to reach the second round in Newport. He has not really made it any deeper than that this season, and that will not be the case this time as well. Giron will have full control of this match and win in straight sets.
