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Match Details
Fixture: Christopher Eubanks vs Pedro Martinez
Date: Tuesday, June 18
Tournament: Halle Open, 2024
Round: First Round (Round of 32)
Venue: OWL Arena
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Grass
Prize: €2,255,655
Where to Watch: USA - Tennis Channel, UK - Sky Sports, Canada - TSN
Christopher Eubanks vs Pedro Martinez preview
The first round of matches at the 2024 Halle Open will see Christopher Eubanks of America take on Spain's Pedro Martinez. 2024 has not been a good season for the young American. Eubanks has been knocked out of the first rounds at most of the tournaments he has played. His best showing has been at the Dallas Open, where he reached the round of 16, losing to James Duckworth.
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The American won his opening match at the Australian Open against Taro Daniel but lost to Andrey Rublev in the second round. The clay season was also the same for the American as he faced early-round exits. His season culminated with a first-round loss to Jannik Sinner at Roland Garros.
The 2023 grass court season was a good one for Eubanks. He reached the final of the Mallorca Championships, winning the title against Adrian Mannarino. Eubanks also made an impressive run at 2023 Wimbledon, reaching the quarter-finals, before eventually losing to Daniil Medvedev. This year, he lost the only match played on the grass to Brandon Nakashima at the Stuttgart Open.
Pedro Martinez, too has had an underwhelming season in 2024. Early-round exits have been the norm for the Spaniard. However, there have been a couple of good results for Martinez on the clay. He reached the semi-finals at the Chile Open, losing to Sebastian Baez. He also reached the final of the Estoril Open, Losing to Hubert Hurkacz.
The only grass-court tournament played by Martinez in 2023 was the Wimbledon Championships, where he could not qualify for the main draw. The match against Eubanks will be the Spaniard's first match on grass this year.
Christopher Eubanks vs Pedro Martinez head-to-head
The head-to-head is 1-0 in favor of the American. Eubanks won the only encounter between the pair at the 2022 US Open.
Christopher Eubanks vs Pedro Martinez odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Christopher Eubanks vs Pedro Martinez prediction
Neither Eubanks nor Martinez have been in the greatest of forms in 2022. However, the former's playing style is more suited to the grass. The serving prowess and the one-handed backhand make the American a threat to his opponents on the surface.
On the other hand, Martinez's only title came on clay when he won the Chile Open in 2022. His double-handed backhand and baseline play make him an effective player on the clay, not so much on the grass.
Given the match is on grass, Eubanks holds a distinctive advantage over Martinez going into the encounter. The American has already played on grass this season, which will be another advantage for him.
Pick: Christopher Eubanks to win in straight sets
