Tommy Paul - Richard Gasquet predictions and free betting tips [30/10/2023]

In the 1/32 finals of the tournament in Paris, on a hard court, Tommy Paul from the USA will compete against Richard Gasquet from France. We are betting on Paul's victory, with a handicap of -3.5 games.

Tommy Paul

26-year-old Paul, ranked 12th in the world, previously participated in the Vienna tournament where he managed to beat Müller but lost to Goyo. Earlier in Tokyo, the tennis player made it to the quarterfinals, overcoming Altmaier with a score of 3:6, 6:1, 6:3 and McDonald 6:4, 6:2, but lost to Shelton 6:7 (4:7), 3:6. In the previous championship in Shanghai, Tommy overcame Ofner and Fils, but lost to Rublev, and before that he encountered misfortunes, losing in five matches in a row. In Beijing, Paul lost to Medvedev with a score of 2:6, 1:6, on the Laver Cup and Davis Cup - he lost to Ruud 6:7 (6:8), 2:6, Ruusuvuori 6:7 (1:7), 4:6 and Van de Zandschulp 6:7 (2:7), 2:6.

At the US Open, Tommy managed to reach the 1/8 finals. In this tournament, he beat Travalia with a score of 6:2, 6:3, 4:6, 6:1, Safiullin 3:6, 2:6, 6:2, 4:6, 6:3, and Davidovich Fokina 6:1, 6:0, 3:6, 6:3, but couldn't get past Shelton, losing 4:6, 3:6, 6:4, 4:6. In Cincinnati, Tommy reached the third round, beating Kecmanovic 7:5, 7:6 (7:2) and Humbert 6:1, 7:6 (7:4), but suffered a defeat from Alcaraz 6:7 (6:8), 7:6 (7:0), 3:6.

Mid-August at the Toronto tournament saw Paul reach the semi-finals and beat Schwartzman, Cerundolo, Chiron and Alcaraz, but he lost to Sinner. At tournaments in Los Cabos and Newport, he scored victories over Meligeni Rodriguez Alves and Quinzi, but lost to De Minaur and Isner.

At Wimbledon in early July, Tommy Paul overcame Mochizuki and Raonic, but couldn't beat Lajevic, and in Eastbourne, he reached the final by defeating Baez, Wolf and Barrere, but lost to Cerundolo. It is also worth noting that Tommy reached the finals on the clay Challenger in Ex-an-Provence and the hard court tournament in Acapulco, and at the Australian Open he managed to reach the semi-finals.

Richard Gasquet

37-year-old Richard, ranked 69th in the world, approaches the tournament following a streak of four losses. In Brest, he lost to Nakashima 1:6, 4:6, in Antwerp - Marterer 3:6, 4:6, in Shanghai - Zhang 1:6, 2:6, and in Orleans reached the semi-finals. There, the tennis player overcame Herbert, Imer and Feri, but lost to Mahachkala.

Earlier in Saint-Tropez, Gasquet lost to Zeppieri, in Rennes he overcame Mari and Ginara, but lost against Bonzi, and at the US Open he lost to Morozan. In Winston-Salem, Richard reached the quarterfinals, beating Hustler 6:4, 6:4 and Nakashima 2:6, 6:4, 6:4, but subsequently lost to Korda 6:4, 1:6, 6:7 (7:9). This tournament was preceded by a series of failures, including four losses out of the last five games, in Cincinnati and Hamburg Richard suffered defeats in his first games from Mannarino 4:6, 3:6 and Altmaier 5:7, 4:6, and at the Hopman Cup he defeated Rune 6:2, 6:3, but then lost to Ridley 6:3, 3:6, 8:10.

Mid-July brought Gasquet success at the San Benedetto Challenger where he reached the final, but this tournament was preceded by four consecutive unsuccessful matches. At Wimbledon, he lost to Moutet 3:6, 5:7, 5:7, in Majorca he lost to Thompson 3:6, 4:6, and in Halle, he suffered a defeat from Sinner 3:6, 7:5, 2:6.

In mid-June, Gasquet reached the quarterfinals in Stuttgart, but at the French Open he couldn't get past the first round. In May, Gasquet played at the Bordeaux Challenger and reached the semi-finals, defeating Kokkinakis and Michael Imer but lost to Humbert. It should be noted that the Bordeaux tournament was the first for Gasquet, where he was able to win two matches in a row since mid-January. In early January, Gasquet won the title at the Auckland tournament on a hard court.

Head-to-Head

The athletes previously met in 2022 at the Estoril tournament on clay. The match ended in Gasquet's victory with a score of 7:5, 6:2.

Match Prediction: Paul vs Gasquet

Paul surpasses his opponent in the class of play and is the favourite in the upcoming match; we are betting on Tommy's victory.