Prediction Of Machac Vs Rinderknech H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Rolex Paris Masters 2024?

What Time Will Tomas Machac Play Against Arthur Rinderknech?

Machac and Rinderknech are on the Day 1 Schedule at Rolex Paris Masters 2024 on Monday 28 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Tomas Machac, a 24-year-old tennis player from the Czech Republic, will be facing off against [WC] Arthur Rinderknech from France in their first meeting. Machac is currently ranked at World No. 25, which is his career-high ranking. In 2024, he had a strong performance with a record of 33 wins and 22 losses. He reached the final in Geneva and made his debut in Paris, where he has yet to play a match.

Machac had a breakthrough in his career when he entered the Top 100 in the year-end rankings of 2022. In October 2024, he achieved his career-high ranking of No. 25 after defeating the No. 2 player, Alcaraz, to reach the ATP Masters 1000 Shanghai semifinals. Unfortunately, he lost in that round to the No. 1 player, Sinner. At the 2024 Miami tournament, Machac caused an upset by defeating the No. 6 player, Rublev, and reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinals. His biggest career win came at the 2024 Geneva tournament, where he defeated the No. 1 player, Djokovic, and reached his first ATP Tour final.

Representing the Czech Republic, Machac had notable performances in the Olympic Games as well. In the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, he defeated Sousa to reach the second round. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, he won his men’s singles first round match against Zhang and also won the mixed doubles final with Siniakova, earning a gold medal. In terms of his Challenger record, Machac has an impressive 110-54 record, including reaching the finals in six out of eleven tournaments. In October 2023, he won back-to-back titles in Orleans and Mouilleron le Captif.

In a casual note, Machac revealed his favorite sports team to be the Chicago Bulls and his hero to be Michael Jordan, who played his last game as a Bull in 1998, two years before Machac was born. As he prepares for this match, Machac aims to achieve his 50th tour-level win (currently at 49-39) and become the first Czech player to record a match win at this particular event since Berdych reached the quarterfinals in 2016. He has had a successful season at ATP Masters 1000 events with a 10-6 record, including reaching the quarterfinals in Miami where he lost to Sinner, and the semifinals in Shanghai after defeating No. 2 Alcaraz.

On the other side of the court, we have Arthur Rinderknech, a 29-year-old player from France. He is currently ranked at World No. 60, with his career-high ranking being No. 42 in October 2022. Rinderknech broke into the Top 50 in January 2022 after reaching his first ATP Tour final at Adelaide-2. He then became the top-ranked Frenchman and achieved his career-high ranking. In fall 2022, playing on indoor hard courts, he had some impressive performances. He saved one match point against No. 17 Schwartzman in the second round of the Tel Aviv tournament, nine match points against No. 15 Carreno Busta in the quarterfinals of the Gijon tournament, and two match points against No. 16 Cilic in the first round of the Basel tournament.

In 2021, Rinderknech reached the semifinals in Kitzbuhel and made it to six other ATP Tour quarterfinals. He earned his first 18 tour-level wins of his career during that year. Additionally, he has won Challenger titles at various tournaments, including Rennes in 2020, Calgary in 2020, Istanbul as a qualifier, Poznan in 2022, Zug in 2023, and Lille in 2024. During his time at Texas A&M University, Rinderknech was a five-time All-American in tennis, achieving this honor three times in singles and twice in doubles. He graduated from Mays Business School in 2018.

In terms of his performance this season, Rinderknech has a record of 19 wins and 21 losses. He has struggled against top 30 players, with a 1-7 record (only defeating No. 26 Tiafoe in the second round in Lyon). Rinderknech is aiming for his first top 30 win on hard courts since defeating No. 30 Cerundolo in the 2023 United Cup Round Robin. He hopes to join the ranks of the top French players by achieving 20 tour-level wins this season, which would be the second time in his career (he had 22 in 2022).

Looking at the French win leaders on the 2024 ATP Tour, we have Arthur Fils with a 35-25 record and two titles, followed by Ugo Humbert with a 34-23 record and two titles. Gael Monfils has a record of 25 wins and 21 losses, with no titles. Rounding out the list is Arthur Rinderknech with 19 wins and 21 losses, also without any titles.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Machac will win.
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