ATP Geneva – Sebastian Ofner vs Ivan Gakhov

ATP Geneva – Sebastian Ofner vs Ivan Gakhov

🧠 Form & Context

Sebastian Ofner
🇦🇹 One of the most active clay-courters on the tour this spring, entering with a 12–6 clay record in 2025.
📈 Fresh off a strong Rome run, defeating Carballes Baena, Hanfmann, and Tiafoe to reach the third round — a confidence boost heading into Geneva.
💪 A familiar face here — beat Gakhov at this very event in 2024 (7–5, 6–2) en route to the round of 16.
🎯 Strikes a balance between Challenger and ATP levels, with a solid record in mid-tier events.

Ivan Gakhov
🎾 A clay-court specialist, logging an impressive 20–8 record on the surface this year — mostly at the Challenger level.
🧗 Battled through Geneva qualifying with three-set wins over Monteiro and Feldbausch, showing fight and stamina.
📉 Still looking to break through consistently on the ATP Tour — just three main draw wins since 2023, and yet to advance past R1 in Geneva.
🧠 While busy and hard-working, his high match volume has yet to translate into top-tier results.

🔍 Match Breakdown

Ofner enters with more ATP pedigree and a game well-suited to this level. His serve and heavy forehand allow him to take control of rallies and apply scoreboard pressure, especially against less experienced tour players.

Gakhov has the mileage and clay comfort to compete, especially with his lefty topspin and patient rally style. But his results against ATP-level players remain lacking, and the recent history between the two — a straight-sets win for Ofner in Geneva last year — tilts the matchup strongly in the Austrian’s favor.

Unless Ofner carries physical fatigue from his Rome campaign, he’s the clear favorite to progress.

🔮 Prediction

Ofner should have the tools and tactical maturity to handle this matchup again. Expect a similar outcome to last year’s meeting.
🧩 Prediction: Sebastian Ofner in 2 sets — solid, professional performance.