Tampere Predictions & Picks — July 22, 2026

Gilles Arnaud Bailly and Hynek Barton meet in the round of 16 at Tampere on Wednesday. Hynek Barton is 6-4 across recent matches. Gilles Arnaud Bailly is 4-6 across recent matches.

This is the first career meeting between the two, which means no head-to-head baggage on either side of the net.

The serve is where this match separates: Barton has been winning 72.5% of first-serve points to Bailly's 66%, and on clay that gap compounds fast. Bailly needs several things to break right at once; the percentages say they usually don't.

Wednesday's Tampere round of 16 pits Andrej Nedic against Tom Gentzsch on clay. Tom Gentzsch comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Andrej Nedic has dropped 3 straight and sits at 5-5 over the last ten.

The two have never played — a first meeting always adds a layer of uncertainty the numbers can't fully capture.

Hold strength tells the story — 72.3% versus 62.8% on first-serve points in Gentzsch's favor. Nedic comes in off a compressed schedule; Gentzsch comes in off a compressed schedule. Gentzsch should have enough here, though Nedic has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.