Filip Krajinovic vs Christopher O’Connell Pick – Tennis Predictions & Odds 4/27/23

Filip Krajinovic will meet Christopher O’Connell in the First Round at the 2023 Madrid Masters. The match will be played on Wednesday April 26th, 2023.

Filip Krajinovic is unseeded here at the 2023 Madrid Masters and is ranked 79th on the ATP Tour. The Serbian was one ranked 26th a formidable player, but has been in terrible form lately. A woeful 3-8 on the season including a 6 match losing streak tells us that his confidence is in tatters, and he will be up against it here against the in-form Christopher O’Connell. His experience is still very handy and he is a good clay court player, so he should not be underestimated but things are looking grim for the veteran.

Christopher O’Connell is ranked 81st in the world and like his opponent Filip Krajinovic is unseeded at the Madrid Masters. The Aussie had the win of his life last week in Munich, defeating Alexander Zverev en route to the Semi-Finals, and is playing some of the best tennis of his career. He is meeting the dangerous Krajinovic at the right time, as the Serbian’s confidence will be the total opposite of his own. He is the favorite here, but is far from trustworthy.

It is hard to pick a winner here despite the total difference in form of the two men. Krajinovic is in one of the worst slumps of his career while O’Connell is probably playing his best tennis, however I always find it hard to totally go against someone as experienced as the Serbian, regardless of form. However, you simply cannot ignore the sort of tennis that Christopher O’Connell is playing, and we have to give him the edge here. I think that Krajinovic can sneak a set, but back the Aussie to go through here at the Madrid Masters.