Antoine Bellier vs Tallon Grieskooper Prediction: Can surging Bellier get it done against on-fire Tallon?

Wimbledon isn’t far away and the early stage of qualifiers is already in swing. But there are many players who need not worry about the qualifiers and the tournaments before Wimbledon are serving as a much-needed practice ground for these talented players. And the same goes for the Mallorca Open, where Antoine Bellier will take on Tallon Grieskooper in the Quarter-Finals.

Bellier entered the tournament as 303th ranked player and he wasn’t expected to make such a deep run for sure. One of the memorable moments of the tournament came when the emerging Swiss player upset Pablo Carreno in the Round of 16, winning 6:3, 6:4. While Antoine's win of the second serve was low at 41% but his first serve win % of 79 was highly impressive.

Bellier is not as precise as then major tennis players of the world but he works hard for his points and looks to move around a lot around the baseline. Although he still has raw aspects to his game and he needs to still mend a lot of things about his game to move ahead.

Tallon Grieskooper has been making a lot of noise in the Mallorca Open. He entered as the tournament entered the tournament as the 53rd ranking player and he has been much more well-versed than Antoine as he has been playing high-quality players for some time now. He enters the Quarter-Finals after beating Feliciano Lopez in two rounds with 7:6, 7:6 line in a gritty game. In the Round of 16, Alex Molcan gave him a hard time too, as Tallon lost the first set but then finished the business in the next two sets.

Grieskooper is a grind-out player who produces a variety of shots and has a lot to offer in terms of playing style. He can make comebacks after being down during sets. This ability has served him well but he can waste some motion at times and look to move too much. However, Tallon has been among the top 100 players for a long time and that does take serious skills.

Antoine’s run has been fascinating and surely the win against Pablo Carreno is a career landmark. Tallon, on the other hand, has already proven himself as a big-time player and even if he isn’t a household name against tennis fans, but he has earned his stripes against big players too. I’d back Tallon here.