Bellucci vs Dzumhur Prediction 8 August 2025

Belluci has never played in the Cincinnati tournament before. Mattia isn't particularly fond of hard court tournaments and currently holds a losing record of 2/8 on this surface for the season. Considering the caliber of opponents he'll face in Cincinnati, it's unlikely we can expect a deep run from him given his stats on hard courts.

At Wimbledon, Belluci reached the third round, where he was defeated by Cameron Norrie in straight sets. Following the major, the Italian took a two-week break and only returned for the tournament in Toronto. In the first round in Canada, against Hugo Gaston, Mattia retired due to injury with the score tied at 1-1 in sets and trailing (0-2) in the third set. Health issues were apparent from the start of that match: his first serve was off, hitting just 39% in the first set and 35% in the second.

Dzumhur has visited Cincinnati twice before: in 2016, he didn't make it past the qualifiers, and in 2018, he was knocked out in the first round of the main draw. His hard court stats this season are fairly solid, with 8 wins and 6 losses. His main achievements on this surface include reaching the final of a Challenger in the Dominican Republic and advancing to the second round at Indian Wells.

After his first-round exit at Wimbledon, Damir turned his attention to clay tournaments in Europe, where he spent nearly all of July. He didn't achieve much of note there. At the end of last month, the Bosnian traveled to Toronto but was eliminated in his opening match by Francisco Comesana (3-6, 5-7). It's worth noting that Dzumhur had a rather high first serve percentage in that match-68%.