Match Particulars
Fixture: Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo
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Date: Sunday, Might 17, 2026
Event: BNP Paribas Primrose Bordeaux
Spherical: Last
Class: ATP Challenger 175
Floor: Out of doors clay
Venue: Villa Primrose, Bordeaux, France
Prize Cash: €272,272 (roughly $316,571)
Reside Telecast: USA, UK, Canada – Tennis Channel (for USA and UK)/Challenger TV
Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo preview
Raphael Collignon, the 24-year-old Belgian at present ranked World No. 68 within the ATP Tour’s singles rankings, is the eighth seed in Bordeaux and has been in effective kind to date within the ATP Challenger Tour 175 occasion.
Collignon is but to drop a set within the event, and has to date dispatched Geoffrey Blancaneaux, Alexander Shevchenko (walkover), Titouan Droguet and Tallon Griekspoor. The Belgian’s 7-5, 6-1 semifinal win over Griekspoor, the No. 2 seed, was significantly spectacular given the Dutchman’s huge wealth of ATP Tour-level expertise.
In the meantime, Juan Manuel Cerundolo, the 24-year-old Argentine, who occurs to be Francisco Cerundolo’s youthful brother, can be in red-hot kind in Bordeaux. Like Collignon, Cerundolo hasn’t dropped a set. The World No. 72 defeated Luca Van Assche, Roman Andres Burruchaga, Martin Damm Jr. and Quentin Halys to achieve the ultimate.
No matter what the results of the Bordeaux last is, each Collignon and Cerundolo are set to take part within the ATP 250 Geneva Open subsequent.
Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo head-to-head
Collignon and Cerundolo confronted one another within the quarterfinals of final yr’s Braunschweig Challenger. Right here, the Belgian gained the primary set, however the Argentine got here roaring again into the competition to in the end clinch it 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo odds
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Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo prediction
On paper, Collignon’s barely superior rating makes him the slim favourite to win the Bordeaux last over Cerundolo. Nevertheless, the Argentine needs to be assured of squaring off in opposition to the Belgian given his three-set victory final yr on the pink clay of Braunschweig. Cerundolo, a clay-court specialist, brings relentless baseline consistency and distinctive rally tolerance that ought to put on down Collignon.
The Belgian enters the ultimate in good attacking kind, having secured a decisive straight-sets victory in opposition to Griekspoor within the semis. Nevertheless, Cerundolo’s potential to defend deep and assemble factors successfully on the grime is more likely to neutralize the Collignon’s aggressive recreation plan. Anticipate a grueling tactical battle the place the Argentine’s superior stamina and confirmed three-set pedigree make the telling distinction.
Decide: Cerundolo to win in three units.
Raphael Collignon vs Juan Manuel Cerundolo betting ideas
Tip 1: ‘Over 21.5 complete video games’ ought to present worth given Cerundolo’s penchant for being a defensive wall on clay.
Tip 2: Set betting to offer extra worth than a straight moneyline guess.
Edited by Sudipto Pati
