Analysis for Petzschner-Ram (ATP Wimbledon)

Head-to-head record 0:0

American qualifier Rajeev Ram will face German Philipp Petzschner in the first round. Rajeev is a tall, lanky player with a serve-and-volley style who is known as more of a doubles specialist (at this point). This month, Ram reached his highest singles ranking: World No. 160. He is known for his strong serve and ability to play balls repetitively on the baseline. He is also a confident net player and has been known to adopt the serve-and-volley routine of play during matches. He grew up on fast American hard courts and he is a typical player for grass surface. His current form is pretty good as he came through the qualifiers here being the player who impressed us most in qualifying draw. His easy wins over Ouhab, Warburg and Stoppini as well as his grass court preparation in Nottingham and Queens´ Club put him into the position of favourite in our eyes. He will play German Philipp Petzschner whose latest results weren´t convincing. He started his grass court season in a great style beating Fernando Verdasco at his home tournament in Halle but he then lost to Olivier Rochus in the second round. Last week, he was smashed by Chardy in the first round at s´Hertogenbosh (1-6,3-6) which indicates that his form is not ideal. He is more experienced player than his opponent but we still believe he shouldn’t be a favourite against American qualifier.