

What Time Will Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard Play Against Yannick Hanfmann?
Perricard and Hanfmann are on the Day 3 Schedule at Chengdu Open 2024 on Friday 20 September 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?
Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard from France will be facing Yannick Hanfmann from Germany in their first meeting. Mpetshi Perricard is 21 years old and currently ranked 51st in the world, with a career-high ranking of 44. In 2024, he has a record of 10-7, including winning the Lyon Title and a 2nd round match in Chengdu.
Mpetshi Perricard’s breakthrough came in May 2024 when he saved a championship point to win his first ATP Tour title in Lyon as a wildcard ranked 117th. This victory propelled him into the top 100 and he reached a career-high ranking of 44 in July. During his run to the Lyon title, he achieved his first wins against top 30 players by defeating No. 19 Bublik in the semifinals and No. 29 Etcheverry in the final.
He also had success at Wimbledon in 2024, entering as a lucky loser and winning his first Grand Slam match against No. 21 Korda in the first round. He became the first lucky loser since 1995 to reach the fourth round at Wimbledon. In his career, Mpetshi Perricard has a record of 50-33 in Challenger matches, with four titles. He peaked at No. 4 in the junior rankings during the 2021 season, reaching the semifinals in the boys’ singles at Roland Garros and winning the boys’ doubles title with Fils.
Mpetshi Perricard is aiming to reach his third ATP Tour quarterfinal, having previously reached this stage at the 2023 Antwerp and 2024 Lyon tournaments. He is also seeded at an ATP
Tour event for the second time in his career, being the No. 9 seed at the 2024 Washington tournament.
Francisco Cerundolo
Alexander Shevchenko
David Goffin
Mariano Navone
Alexander Zverev
Daniel Altmaier
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Andrey Rublev
Jaume Antoni Munar Clar
Karen Khachanov
Tatjana Maria
Ella Seidel
Linda Fruhvirtova
Olga Danilovic
Tallon Griekspoor
Yannick Hanfmann
Ugo Humbert
Fabian Marozsan
Emma Navarro
Jelena Ostapenko
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Sebastian Korda
Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah
Jaqueline Cristian
Jessica Bouzas Maneiro
Varvara Gracheva
Zizou Bergs
Diego Dedura-Palomero
Luciano Darderi
Miomir Kecmanovic
On the other hand, Yannick Hanfmann is 32 years old and currently ranked 95th in the world, with a career-high ranking of 45. In 2024, he has a record of 18-20, with his best result being a semifinal appearance in Kitzbuhel.
Hanfmann broke into the top 100 in 2018 and reached a career-high ranking of 45 in July 2023. One of the notable achievements in his career was defeating No. 5 Tsitsipas at the 2023 Mallorca tournament on his way to reaching the semifinals. He also reached his first ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal at the 2023 Rome tournament, after defeating No. 9 Fritz in the second round and No. 6 Rublev in the fourth round.
Hanfmann qualified for his first ATP Tour final at the 2017 Gstaad tournament and reached his second final at the 2020 Kitzbuhel tournament. Throughout his career, he has achieved six Challenger titles and had his first win over a top 10 player by defeating No. 9 Monfils at the 2020 Hamburg tournament. In Grand Slam events, his first main draw win came at the 2022 Australian Open.
Hanfmann aims to reach his 17th ATP Tour quarterfinal, with his previous quarterfinal appearance on a hard court being at the 2023 Antwerp tournament where he lost to Tsitsipas. If successful, he would become the second German quarterfinalist in Chengdu, following last year’s champion Zverev.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Perricard will win.
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