Shanghai Masters 2024: Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry preview, head-to-head, prediction, and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (1) Jannik Sinner vs (31) Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Date: October 6, 2024
Tournament: Shanghai Masters 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 32)
Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China
Category: ATP 1000
Surface: Hard Court
Prize Money: $8,800,000
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN
Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry preview
Top seed Jannik Sinner will look to take on 31st-seeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina in the third round of the 2024 Shanghai Masters. The Italian has been the player to beat on the ATP circuit this year, winning 60 of the 66 matches he has contested in the season, winning 6 titles. The World No.1 entered the Shanghai Masters on the heels of his seventh final of the season at the China Open, losing to Carlos Alcaraz 7-6 (6), 4-6, 6-7 (3).
Out of his 60 wins, Sinner has won 40 matches on hard courts, bagging five titles on the surface. He has lost only thrice on hard courts this year, and only once in a hard-court final. The Italian quickly dispatched Taro Daniel of Japan 6-1, 6-4 in his opening match at the Shanghai Masters.
Tomas Martin Etcheverry has a 28-24 record in 2024, with clay being his most successful surface of the season so far. He reached the final of the Lyon Open, losing to Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard 4-6, 6-1, 6-7 (7). The Argentine entered the Shanghai Masters after a first-round defeat at the hands of Christopher O'Connell 4-6, 6-7 (5) at the Japan Open.
At Shanghai, the 31st seed received an opening-round bye. In the second round, he squared off against Dutch opponent Botic van de Zandschulp, winning the match 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-5. The match duration was 3 hours 43 minutes, the longest in the tournament's history.
Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry head-to-head
Sinner holds a 1-0 lead over Etcheverry in the head-to-head after defeating him in the second round of last year's Australian Open.
Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry odds
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Jannik Sinner vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry prediction
Jannik Sinner's win percentage on hard courts is 78, with 14 titles to the Italian's name. The World No. 1 was in pristine form against Taro Daniel in his previous match, winning 84 percent of his first serve points. The top seed seed an astounding 38 winners in just two sets, while hitting 11 aces in the match.
Etcheverry's form on hard courts has been poor in 2024, with the Argentine having a below-par 9-9 record on the hard courts in the season. All three career finals for the former World No. 27 have come on clay,
However, the Sinner's dominant run makes him the overwhelming favorite in the upcoming match against the Argentine.
Pick- Jannik Sinner to win in straight sets