Analysis for Gicquel-Haehnel (ATP Lyon)

Head-to-head record 4:4

Two Frenchmen will fight for a second round sport in Lyon. Jerome Haehnel´s comeback continues in home venue. He is a player who is well known for defeating Andre Agassi in the first round of 2004 French Open. Haehnel's career-high singles ranking is no. 78, which he reached on February, 2005. Recently he has been competing in various ATP Challenger Series tournaments around Europe and trying to get back to the top after being injured suring the most of 2008. Haehnel has a fear of flying, so he is limited regarding the tournament venues he can choose. He is heavy reliant on the European tournament in the nearest neighbourhood. Haehnel is however a versatile player who is capable of producing good tennis on all surfaces. Well, he is still not at his best but was impressive in qualifiers and we believe he can beat his countryman for the fifth time in his career today. Marc Gicquel loves playing indoors and has a good record here. He is good at serve and volley tennis which is perfectly suited to this surface. On the other hand, his latest results weren’t convincing and we expect a tight match here. Odds above 2.6 are worth trying.