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Zachary Svajda vs Benoit Paire: ATP Newport – First round

American Zachary Svajda will take on Benoit Paire in the opening round of the ATP Newport.

Zachary Svajda Profile

Zachary Svajda has the highest ranking of his career being No. 113 in the world. The American is 24-21 for the season and 6-4 on grass.

Svajda is coming off a 5-7, 7-6, 7-5 loss to Hugo Grenier in the second q1ualifying round at Wimbledon.

The week before, he reached the semifinal at the Ilkley Challegner where he lost to David Goffin.

Earlier in the season, Svajda lost the final of the Challenger in Indian Wells.

This is his 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 6-17 for the season and 0-1 on grass.

Paire is coming off a 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 loss 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 Zachary Svajda and Benoit Paire.

Prediction and Conclusion

Benoit Paire is one of the most controversial players on tour and has sacrificed his results for his attitude. There is no doubt that he has the talent to be a top 50 player, but he has a long way to go to return to where he once was. Zachary Svajda is still on the rise, and he loves to play on grass, which is not the case with Paire. Still, the odds are too much in favor of Svajda, so we go with Paire to cover the +4.5-game spread.