In the 1/16 final of the challenger in Forli, German Cedric-Marcel Stebe will play against Nerman Fatich from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Nerman Fatich
The 27-year-old representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina has been in Forli since last week. However, last week Fatih quite unexpectedly in the first match in the 1/16 finals lost to Frenchman Evan Furness - 2:6; 3:6.
Cedric-Marcel Stebe
The 31-year-old representative of Germany, in turn, performed very well in Forli last week and reached the semifinals. In the 1/16 finals , Stebe beat Alexander Lazarov from Bulgaria in two sets – 7:6 (7:3); 6:3. In the 1/8 finals , a two - set victory over compatriot Julian Lenz followed - 6:2; 7:6 (7:2). In the quarterfinals, Stebe more confidently beat Luca Potenza from Italy - 7:5; 6:3. But Cedric-Marcel did not even go to the semifinal match against Luca Nardi, he decided to spend more time on recovery, and Nardi eventually confidently won the final.
Forecast
Considering that Cedric-Marcel Stebe refused to play in the semifinals last week, we cannot rule out some serious damage that may not be cured in a couple of days. At the same time, bookmakers consider the German the favorite, based on the general form, this is probably fair, but we still believe that Fatih will have to impose a fight, and therefore we propose to bet more than 21.5 games on the total.