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TennisSection previews the 2023 Stuttgart Open first-round match featuring Feliciano Lopez vs. Yosuke Watanuki on Monday, June 12, 2023

Lopez vs Watanuki Match Details

Where is the match taking place: Feliciano Lopez vs. Yosuke Watanuki will take place at the Tennis Club Weissenhof, Stuttgart, Germany, for the 2023 Stuttgart Open.

What is the start time: Feliciano Lopez vs. Yosuke Watanuki will start not before 5 pm local time.

How can I watch: The match will be telecast live on TennisTV.

Lopez vs Watanuki Head-to-Head

Feliciano Lopez and Yosuke Watanuki will meet for the first time on Monday at the Stuttgart Open.

Lopez vs Watanuki Prediction

We have a clash pitting the wild card Feli Lopez against Japan’s No. 3 player Yosuke Watanuki. Watanuki is a solid Challenger-level campaigner who has appeared sporadically on the main tour. He has won 10 matches at Tour level since 2018. Unless he will get his ranking into double digits, then chances are that we won’t see much from him on the ATP’s top tier. Here, however, he’s got a golden chance to boost his top 100 hopes by taking on the veteran Feliciano Lopez. Now 41, Lopez embarks on another chapter of a very successful swing during his near three-decade career. Four of his seven career titles have come on grass, with his stunningly precise serve working a treat on the lawns. Lack of playing time, however, makes it hard to pick Lopez in the ML, but of the four matches he has played this year, there’s been at least one tiebreak set, and some of those matches involved the likes of Tiafoe, Arnaldi, and Goffin. We like Lopez to bag a set.