United Kingdom

Cameron Norrie

Slovakia

Alex Molcan

The Briton will start the meeting better and beat his opponent in the first set

Norrie reached the final in Lyon last season but his luck ran out on Cameron. The Briton lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece (3-6, 3-6). Will the tennis player be able to win the tournament at a second attempt? Norrie's road to the final was not an easy one. He was only beaten in two sets by Francisco Cerundulo (6-4, 6-4). But his matches against Sebastian Baez and Holger Rune had to be played in three games. The Argentine was beaten 6-4, 4-6, 7-5, while the Dane was 6-2, 5-7, 6-4. Molchan earned a trip to the final. Throughout the tournament the Slovak showed a very good game. All his opponents had to be defeated in two sets. His previous wins over France's Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Russia's Karen Khachanov, Argentina's Federico Coria and Australia's Alex de Minor. Molchan is comfortable playing on clay. In his career he has won 143 matches on this surface and suffered 73 losses. Now Alex has an excellent chance of winning the title in Lyon. Norrie must win. Cameron is a great serveer, good on the backhand. The bookmakers don't see the Brit as the favourite for nothing. We'll see when the match starts. Norrie will seize the initiative straight away and force his opponent into mistakes. Most likely, in the first game Molchan will not withstand the pressure and will quickly give up his serve. There's no need to doubt Cameron's success. The bookmakers' odds are absolutely fair. No sensation will happen. The Briton will outplay his opponent at the start of the match and please his fans. Molchan has already given up too much in this tournament. We should bet on Norrie's victory at the end of the first set.