On Saturday, Mikael Ymer and JJ Wolf will square off in the semifinals of the Firenze Open.
The Citi Open semifinals, when Ymer lost to eventual champion Nick Kyrgios, were his best performance of the year. The Swedish player defeated Borna Gojo and Andreas Seppi to get to the Firenze Open main draw. He won 6-1, 6-2 over Tim van Rijthoven in the first round before defeating Aslan Karatsev 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-1 to advance to the quarterfinals. In the round of eight, Ymer met Roberto Carballes Baena and won 6-4, 6-2 to go to the semifinals.
At the Citi Open, Wolf advanced to his first quarterfinal of the year and defeated players like Denis Shapovalov and Holger Rune before falling to Andrey Rublev. Additionally, he advanced to the US Open third round. At the Firenze Open, the American defeated Francisco Maestrelli in the first round of play. He upset fourth-seeded Maxime Cressy in the second round to earn a matchup with seventh-seeded Alexander Bublik in the quarterfinals. The Kazakh took the first set 6-3, but Wolf came back to win the following two sets 7-5, 6-1, and go to his first season quarterfinal.
Ymer vs Wolf Match Details
Tournament: Firenze Open
Date: October 15, 2022
Venue: Firenze, Italy
Surface: Hard
Round: Semifinal
Category: Men’s Singles
Prize Money: $612,000
Ymer vs Wolf Head-to-Head Record
This will be their first encounter so the head-to-head is at 0-0.
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Ymer vs Wolf Prediction
Ymer should have little issue reaching his first season final if he can blend his offensive and defensive strengths while minimising his unforced errors.
Prediction: Ymer to win in 3
Ymer Last three performances
- Firenze Open: Quarterfinal- b. Carballes Baena 6-4, 6-2
- Firenze Open: Second round- b. Karatsev 6-1, 6-7(6), 6-1
- Firenze Open: First round- b. van Rijthoven 6-1, 6-2
Wolf Last three performances
- Firenze Open: Quarterfinal- b. 3-6, 7-5, 6-1
- Firenze Open: Second round- b. Cressy 6-3, 6-4
- Firenze Open: First round- b. Maestrelli 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
Broadcast and Live Stream Details
- US – Tennis Channel
- UK – Tennis TV (live streaming)
- Australia – beIN Sports
- Canada – TSN
- India – Discovery/ Tennis TV
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