Paulsson - Stodder. Ostrava future, Czech Republic. 1st round, hard - indoor

I like 20-year-old Paulsson. The last time I saw him was during Prague future, where he lost to Sultanov in 3sets. He played very well. Since then, he has 2x in SF on hard (Egypt and Bulgaria) and last week QF on the carpet in Opava and a loss to the later winner Poljak 76 in the 3rd set. He played with Stodder on outdoor hard in Egypt and won 63.63 in 1h15min. He won 74-59 on points, break points 3 form 7 vs 0 from 3, returning points 32-19, he he was clearly better.

The 25-year-old Stodder is not in form from September when he won two futures in September in Austria and was in SF in Prague indoor tournament. On the clay in Turkey his balance was 2-2 and lost with Harris and Danilov and in Egypt 3-2 and lost with Paulsson in the 2nd round and K.Y.Leem 62,64 in just 69min last week.

I think Paulsson has a great chance at home and I would easily see him as a favorite. The fast surfaces fit him