Canadian Open 2023 Tips & Predictions for Lehecka v Nakashima

In a repeat of last year’s ATP NextGen Finals, world no. 36 Jiri Lehecka of the Czech Republic will meet world no. 74 Brandon Nakashima of the USA in the first round of the 2023 ATP Canadian Open on Monday, August 7. Get the predictions and odds of this Jiri Lehecka v Brandon Nakashima match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.

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Jiri Lehecka v Brandon Nakashima Head to Head

They met twice at the ATP NextGen tournament last year, with Nakashima winning both the matches. The first win came in the round robin phase, while the second in the final.

Lehecka Set for Canadian Open Debut 

Jiri Lehecka comes into the tournament with a 25-16 season record at the tour level.

The 21-year-old Czech, who was a NextGen finalist last year, was a quarterfinalist at the Australian Open and also made it to the fourth round at Wimbledon this year in his best-ever Grand Slam performances.

Lehecka’s best this year saw him reach the semifinals in Doha. Additionally, he was also a quarterfinalist in Banja Luka and Umag.

Ranked no. 36th in the world, the Czech has an overall record of 29-21 this year and that includes a 14-8 record on hard court across levels.

Lehecka will be making his Canadian Open debut this year. Can he make an impressive start?

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Nakashima Struggling This Season

World no. 74 Brandon Nakashima comes to Toronto for the second consecutive year. Last year, the 22-year-old had lost in the opening round on his debut.

The American, who beat Lehecka in the ATP NextGen final last year, has been in ordinary form this year and a 9-15 season record is a proof of that.

Nakashima produced his best result of the season on clay in Lyon, where he was a semifinalist. He has not reached another quarterfinal this year.

On hard courts, Nakashima has a 5-7 record this season. While he lost in the first rounds in Adelaide-2 and the Australian Open, he won his opening round matches in Acapulco, Indian Wells, Miami, and more recently in Atlanta and Washington.

But in all these tournaments he went down in the second round.

Can Nakshia find some consistency in his game in Toronto?

Lehecka v Nakashima Prediction and Tip

Lehecka has been the more successful player this year, but he has not played on hard courts since March in Miami. In contrast, Nakashima featured in Atlanta and Washington over the last two weeks and is 2-2 from the two tournaments. Expect this one to be a close contest with Nakashima edging past the Czech once again to improve to 3-0 against the Czech.

Tips:

• Moderate Risk Tip: Nakashima to win: 5/6
• Moderate Risk Tip: Over 26.5 games in the match: 5/6

The 2023 ATP Canadian Open in Toronto will be played from August 7 to 13. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.