

What Time Will Filip Misolic Play Against Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard?
Misolic and Perricard are on the Day 2 Schedule at Chengdu Open 2025 on Thursday 18 September 2025. 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?
Filip Misolic (AUT) will face [6] Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (FRA) in their first-ever Tour-level meeting. The two players previously met at the Mauthausen Challenger in Austria, with Misolic winning in a tight three-set match.
Misolic, aged 24, currently holds a world ranking of No. 92, which is his career-high. He made his mark by breaking into the Top 200 in July 2022 and achieving his career-best ranking after defeating No. 31 Shapovalov at Roland Garros to reach the third round. He also had notable performances at the 2022 Kitzbuhel final and reached ATP Tour quarterfinals in Bastad, Bucharest, and Bastad again. Furthermore, Misolic qualified for Grand Slam main draws at Roland Garros and Wimbledon. He has a strong Challenger record, reaching the semifinals, final, and winning titles.
This match in Chengdu will be Misolic’s bid for his second ATP Tour win on hard courts after defeating then-No. 34 Evans in 2023. He aims to become the second Austrian man, after Thiem in 2016, to secure a main draw win in Chengdu.
On the other hand, Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, aged 22, holds a world ranking of No. 36, with a career-high of No. 29. He rose through the rankings quickly, recording impressive wins against Top 20 opponents and claiming the Basel title without dropping serve in the entire tournament. Perricard has had success on the Challenger circuit, winning titles and reaching Wimbledon 4R as a lucky loser.
Mpetshi Perricard will be making his second appearance in Chengdu, with 10 of his 13 tour-level wins this season coming on hard courts, including runs to the semifinals of Brisbane and Winston-Salem. The French player has shown promising results and will be looking to continue his success in the tournament.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Misolic will win.
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