After a premature defeat in Atlanta, Marius Copil tries to get a better result in the tournament in Washington since the first round, and will meet in the first round Danish Mikael Torpegaard coming from the qualifiers.

Mikael Torpegaard

Denmark’s 25-year-old Danish player is currently ranked 177th in the ATP rankings, and the highest position is 170th.He never managed to make his way to major tournaments in the ATP circuit, being a mediocre, Challenger-level player with no notable results.After a series of 3 consecutive defeats in Challenger tournaments and in Atlanta qualifiers, the Washington qualifiers won 2 wins in 3 sets.

Marius Copil

Former No. 56 ATP at the end of the previous year, Marius has now dropped to 84th place, crossing a rather poor season.After a series of totally unfavorable results, the novel resumed work with Andrei Pavel, with whom Marius Copil won the finals of his career, the final against Roger Federer from Basel.Back in the circuit after a competitive break following the defeat in the first round of Wimbledon, he was defeated in Atlanta from the first round of Brayden Schnur, 2-0 to sets.

🎾 Direct meetings

The two players have not met in the circuit so far, and the first direct encounter between the two will be held.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Mikael Torpegaard vs Marius Copil

Without substantial results lately, Marius Copil has the opportunity to win in Washington several times to increase his confidence in the North American hardcore season, his favorite surface, starring against a challenger at the level of Challenger. With a service that should bring him light points, Marius Copil should dominate this meeting with enough authority and obtain a qualification in the second round, this being a rebounding tournament this season for the Romanian player.

Prediction Today: Marius Copil

Odds: 1.80