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Zachary Svajda vs Yoshihito Nishioka: ATP Atlanta – First round
One of the rising stars of the American tennis Zachary Svajda will take on Yoshihito Nishioka in the opening round of the ATP Atlanta.
Zachary Svajda Profile
Zachary Svajda has fallen to 115th place in the rankings after reaching the highest ranking of his career at No. 113 in the world last week. The American is 26-22 for the season and 18-11 on hard.
Svajda is coming off a 4-6, 7-6, 6-4 win over Maxime Cressy in the qualifiers in Atlanta after previously defeating Ethan Quinn.
A couple of weeks ago, he reached the semifinals 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 Atlanta.
Yoshihito Nishioka Profile
Yoshihito Nishioka is 86th in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 24 in the world. The Japanese are 16–17 for the season and 4–8 on hard.
He is coming off a second-round loss to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at Wimbledon.
Nishioka’s best result of the season was reaching the quarterfinal in Eastbourne.
This is his third appearance in Atlanta after reaching the semifinals in 2016 and the round of 16 last year.
Head-to-Head
This will be the first match between Zachary Svajda and Yoshihito Nishioka.
Prediction and Conclusion
Zachary Svajda has yet to reach the top 100 players in the world, and the US Open tour may be the time when he finally does that. Everything will depend on the start of his journey as he faces Yoshihito Nishioka today. The Japanese is one of the fastest players on the tour, but his serve is just average and his backhand is on an even lower level. Despite the fact that Nishioka is the more experienced player, we go with Svajda to win this one.
