Feliciano Lopez and Lucas Pouille will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Mercedes Cup for the 5th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 12.30 pm on Mercedes Court.
Feliciano Lopez
Ranked no. 108, Lopez reached the 1st round after beating Tim Puetz 7-61 7-5 and Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-4.
Lopez has a 8-10 win-loss record in 2019, 3-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Last year in Stuttgart
Lopez lost in the quarter 6-4 3-6 6-3 to Nick Kyrgios.
Lucas Pouille
Ranked no. 26, Pouille will start his run in Stuttgart with the aim to win his 6th title after managing to win his last tournament in Montpellier back in 2018.
The French Player has a 12-10 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on grass
The French Player best result of the current season was reaching the final in Bordeaux Challenger.
Last year in Stuttgart
Lucas lost in the semifinal 6-4 7-63 to Milos Raonic.
Prediction and head to head Feliciano Lopez vs. Lucas Pouille
This will be the 5th time that Feliciano Lopez and Lucas Pouille fight against each other. The head to head is 3-1 for Pouille (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on grass.
The last time that they locked horns, Pouille won 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2017.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Feliciano Lopez who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Feliciano Lopez is the pick to win this match.
Feliciano Lopez -> 1.72
Lucas Pouille -> 2.70
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