World number 77 Yunchaokete Bu will be up against the 177th-ranked Constant Lestienne in the second round of the 2025 Montpellier Open which will be played on Thursday, January 30. Get all the Yunchaokete Bu v Constant Lestienne predictions, betting tips and odds for this encounter in the section below.
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Yunchaokete Bu v Constant Lestienne Head to Head
Bu and Lestienne have never faced off in a competitive match before this.
Bu Finally Wins a Match
After having had a year to remember in 2024, Y Bu’s start to the new season had been anything but spectacular. In fact, questions had begun to be asked about his performances last season on whether he had been a flash in a pan.
That was after Bu had lost in the first round at all three of the tournaments he had played before this one in Montpellier – he was sent packing in three sets by Nuno Borges in Hong Kong, then got shocked by Jan-Lennard Struff at the Auckland Open before falling in straight sets to Lebanon’s Hady Habin at the Australian Open.
Which is why this showing in his opening round match here was always going to be a crucial aspect for Bu for the rest of the season.
And he seems to have done well to find himself a 7-6 (1), 6-3 win over Daniel Altmaier in this opening round encounter.
Can he now double his tally of victories for the season?
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Lestienne Eases Past Coric
Borna Coric has himself been struggling to notch up wins and Constant Lestienne took full advantage of the situation when they met in the first round of the tournament in Montpellier.
In a match which was over in an hour and 39 minutes, Lestienne sealed his second round berth with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Coric despite being a mild second favourite going into the encounter.
A qualifier to the main draw following wins over Benoit Paire and Terence Atmane, Lestienne raced through the first set with a solitary break and without any break-points on his own serve.
In the second set, Lestienne fell 0-2 behind and then had Coric serve for it at 5-3 before coming back to break his opponent twice. In doing so, he had managed to wrap things up and set up his meeting with Bu.
Bu v Lestienne Prediction
Bu starts off a 3/4 favourite here and we believe he has a good chance to grab the win over a player who has struggled to get going for a while now and as a result has seen his ranking crash to 177th in the world.
Bu v Lestienne Tips
- Bu to win: 3/4
