On Monday, January 25, 2021, not before 17.00, the match of the inaugural round on the main board of the ATP Challenger Quimper is scheduled, between Evan Furness (423 ATP) from France and Roberto Marcora (180 ATP) from Italy.
The recommended prognosis for this duel of generations goes in the direction of the more mature, more experienced athlete.

Evan Furness: Team form, news and statistics

Evan (22 years old) is one of the best performers in the Futures circuit, already having 9 wins out of 10 matches in 2021.
However, the transition to the Challenger level might be a bit steep for him, especially since he will have to face a very experienced opponent, versatile from a tactical point of view, and the inertia of the Frenchman’s victories can hit a real wall.
Furness is a player with British origins, but who moved to France as a child and has represented this country since his junior year.
He was trained by his father, mainly on fast surfaces, so although he does not have an impressive height, he faces many stronger opponents.
At 1.70 meters tall, Evan has a slight look similar to that of the Argentine Diego Schwartzman, but the style of play is not very similar.
The Frenchman is agile, fast, but does not hit the ball with as much topspin.
He did not excel in the hall, with a balanced record, with 59 victories and 56 defeats, 3-3 in 2020.
The transition from the outdoors to the interior could change his landmarks and the routine in which he evolved in the first weeks of the new season.

Roberto Marcora: Team form, news and statistics

Roberto (31 years old) is a rather atypical Italian, who although he trained and evolved mainly on slag in the first years of his professional career, in the second half he started to play more and better on hard, putting -and value physical qualities.
His most notable performance was the quarterfinals on the ATP Pune 2020 table.
Marcora is 1.93 meters tall and has a pretty good service, and in 2020 she had positive records on both outdoor and indoor hard.
Paradoxically, he played even less on slag and had poorer results.
The Italian athlete recorded 86 victories and 69 defeats during his career, in the gym, on fast pitches.
Last year he played in an ATP Challenger indoor tournament final in Cherbourg.
Among the important players defeated in 2020 by Marcora on hard are Mischa Zverev, Lorenzo Mussetti, Luckas Rosol, Luckas Lacko or Benoit Paire.

🎾Statistics of direct matches Evan Furness vs Roberto Marcora

The two players from different generations have never met before in an official men’s singles match.

Tennis Prediction of the Day Evan Furness vs Roberto Marcora

I go to the experienced Italian, in front of the Frenchman Evan Furness.
Roberto Marcora has enough precedents in which he met young and talented players like Mayot or Mussetti (twice), managing to defeat them on hard.
I believe that even today it can highlight its important strengths on indoor hard drive – constant and powerful service, as well as proper tactical management of key moments.
In this last chapter, Furness still has to learn, the level of ITF Futures being a much lower one. Now, the young Frenchman has to manage a considerably higher pressure, because he has to honor a wildcard received from the organizers, the expectations being in line.

Prediction Today: Victorie Marcora
Stake: 6/10
Odds: 2.30