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The second day of main draw acton at the 2023 Erste Bank Open in Vienna on Tuesday will feature seven first-round matches. Four seeds, two qualifiers, one wildcard and a lucky loser will be in action.
On Monday, the likes of Alexander Zverev, Karen Khachanov and Jiri Lehecka emerged victorious, respectively beating Sebastian Ofner, Roman Safiullin and J.J. Wolf.
So, without further ado, here's a look at how the following four first-round matches in Vienna on Tuesday could pan out:
#1 Grigor Dimitrov vs Lorenzo Musetti
Grigor Dimitrov takes on Italian Lorenzo Musetti in an all-unseeded first-round clash in Vienna.
The 17th-ranked Dimitrov is 35-19 in 2023 and coming off a semifinal run in Shanghai. Meanwhile, World No. 22 Musetti has won 32 of his 57 matches on the season and is coming off an opening-round exit in Shanghai.
Musetti won the pair's lone meeting in the Acapulco quarterfinals in 2021, but expect Dimitrov to take this one.
Pick: Dimitrov in three sets
#2 Tommy Paul (Vienna sixth seed) vs Alexandre Muller
Sixth seed Tommy Paul opens his campaign at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna against French qualifier Alexandre Muller.
World No. 12 Paul is 39-26 on the season and is coming off a quarterfinal run in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the 84th-ranked Muller has won only nine of his 21 matches in 2023.
This is a first-time meeting, but expect the in-form Paul to take the win.
Pick: Paul in straight sets
#3 Aleksandar Vukic vs Tomas Machac
Aleksandar Vukic locks horns with Czech qualifier Tomas Machac as a place in the Vienna second round beckons.
World No. 56 Vukic is 11-16 on the season and is coming off an opening-round loss in Tokyo. Meanwhile, the 74th-ranked Machac has won only six of his 13 matches in 2023 but is coming off a quarterfinal run in Stockholm.
This is another first-time matchup, but Machac should take the win because of his better recent form.
Pick: Machac in three sets
#4 Francisco Cerundolo vs Lorenzo Sonego
Francisco Cerundolo gets his campaign up and running at the Erste Bank Open against Italian lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego.
The 21st-ranked Cerundolo is 37-24 in 2023 and is coming off a first-round loss in Tokyo. Meanwhile, World No. 52 Sonego has won 26 of his 53 matches on the season.
Cerundolo took the pair's lone meeting in the Miami Open fourth round this year and should repeat the trick again.
Pick: Cerundolo in three sets
