The ITF M15 Bressuire tournament takes place in France, and in this analysis I will detail the first round match between Kenny de Schepper and Lucas Catarina, and I will conclude with the related bet.
Bressuire is a town of 19,000 inhabitants, dating back to Celtic times.
This tournament is small, $ 15,000, so the minimum value allowed by the International Tennis Federation at this level.
The host is the Tennis Club de Bressuire complex, which has indoor, fast-paced indoor courts.
The competition table includes Napolitano, Sels, Schepper or Crepatte.
Kenny de Schepper: Team form, news and statistics
Kenny de Schepper is a 33-year-old Frenchman, ranked 673 ATP.
And Schepper is a top athlete, who is in the second part of his career but who can still evolve very solidly and reach the final stages of the tournaments he takes part in.
Obviously, now his ranking looks bad, but Kenny hasn’t even played much in recent years, here trying to gradually collect points.
We must not forget that in the past Schepper was ranked 62nd in the world, participating in most major tournaments in the ATP calendar.
In 2020, the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Manacor, the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Bressuire, the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Vale do Lobo, the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Toulouse and the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Benicarlo.
And in 2021 he has the quarterfinals at ITF M15 Monastir, last week.
There he played quite well, beating 5 opponents until he was defeated by Rune (477th place ATP).
Here:
– 6-4 6-2 with Musialek (636th place ATP), winning 79% balls with the first service, 46% with the second, offering 1 break ball
– 6-1 6-7 12-10 with Dussin (931st place ATP), winning 79% balls with the first serve, 42% with the second, offering 2 break points
– 6-2 6-1 with Moraing (1407th place ATP), winning 83% of the ball with the first serve, 50% with the second, offering 1 break ball (saved)
Lucas Catarina: Team form, news and statistics
Lucas Catarina is a 24-year-old Monegasque, ranked 424th in the ATP.
And Catarina is a good athlete, constantly present in the top 500 ATP, supported by the Federation of Monaco, he playing for this country in the Davis Cup. He has some very good results, taking Raonic’s set at the Monte Carlo Masters, but lately he seems a bit capped.
Obviously, he can still get positive results, but Lucas did not move to the challenger circuit as expected, playing more often in ITF tournaments.
In 2020 it has a title at ITF M15 Monastir, a title at ITF M15-2 Monastir, a final at ITF M15 Heraklion, a semifinal at ITF M15 Sintra, a title at ITF M15 Castelo Branco, a final at ITF M15-2 Heraklion and a final at ITF M15-3 Heraklion.
And in 2021 it has no performance.
Catarina started the year quite modestly, at ITF M15 Manacor losing in the second round with Baptiste Crepatte (360 ATP place), serving poorly.
🎾Statistics of direct matches Kenny de Schepper vs Lucas Catarina
In the only direct meeting, in 2020 at ITF M15 Bressuire, Schepper won 6-4 7-5.
Tennis Prediction of the Day Kenny of Schepper vs Lucas Catarina
Kenny de Schepper vs Lucas Catarina Pont: Kenny de Schepper punishes
Kenny de Schepper is a tennis player who was in the top 100 ATP and can still access a very high level of the game.
Here he played qualifiers, generally being solid, although with Dussin he had an inexplicable fall, being one step away from losing the match.
Anyway he should play well, feeling good in these fast indoor conditions.
Lucas Catarina is a top 500 ATP athlete, having some very solid matches on hard, but generally outdoor.
Last week he was weak with Baptiste Crepatte, and in the only match with his opponent now, played last year right here, he did not take the set. So I consider Schepper to be the favorite, my prediction going to his victory at a odds offered by Betano.
Prediction Today: Kenny de Schepper wins
Stake: 8/10
Odds: 1.57
