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Tommy Paul vs Laslo Djere: ATP Stockholm – Round of 16

Tommy Paul will take on Laslo Djere in the round of 16 of the ATP Stockholm.

Tommy Paul Profile

Tommy Paul is currently 13th in the ATP rankings, just one spot lower than his career high. The American is 41-17 for the season and 17-11 on hard surface.

Paul is coming off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 loss to Tomas Machac in the round of 16 in Shanghai.

He won the titles in Dallas and he Queen’s club this season.

Paul won the title in Stockholm in 2021 defeating Denis Shapovalov in the final

Laslo Djere Profile

Laslo Djere is 113th in the ATP rankings while his career high was No. 27 in the world. The Serbian is 20-19 for the season and 2-5 on hard surface.

Djere is coming off a 6-2, 6-0 win over Pedro Martinez in the first round in Stockholm.

This season, Djere reached the semifinals at the challengers in Prostejov, Santo Domingo and Bad Waltersdorf.

This is his second appearance in Stockholm after last year losing to Gael Monfils in the semifinal.

Head-to-Head Paul leads 1-0

• Paul vs Djere 6-3, 7-6 (2018 ATP Winston Salem, first round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Tommy Paul has been on the verge of the top 10 for the past two years, but he has yet to make the final push and get into the elite. The Americans played much better in the first half of the season and are currently struggling. That is also the case with Laslo Djere, who had a couple of injuries this season and has dropped out of the top 100 players, which put him in a situation to have to play the qualifiers here. Djere lost only two games in the opening round, and there is no doubt that he is ready for a fight. Paul is the better player, but we go with Djere to cover the +4.5-game spread.