LiontipsDenis Shapovalov vs Jeremy Chardy. Predictions & Betting Tips for ATP Barcelona
Command Analysis
Last season, Shapovalov has been showing good results on clay. Then the Canadian player went all the way to Rome's semifinal and played in the second round of Roland Garros. But for some reason, he has missed all the tournaments on clay before this one. The last time we saw Denis on court, he played in Miami Open against Hubert Hurkacz and lost to him in the third round (3-6, 6-7).
At this moment we can say that Denis is looking a bit disappointing and doesn't meet our expectations. We could only give him a tournament in Dubai, where he went through to the semifinal.
Chardy continues to amaze us with his successful play on clay. Last week in Monte Carlo, the French veteran beat Alexander Bublik (6-4, 0-6, 7-5) and lost to Grigor Dimitrov in a good fight (6-7, 4-6). At the same tournament, Jeremy managed to get past Nikoloz Basilashvili (6-4, 3-6, 6-3). Until recently, he tried to avoid matches on clay court, but, despite this, he is doing very well. In Barcelona, Chardy never made it past the second round, even though he participated four times, the last time being in 2017.
Trends
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
In the last three matches of the French player, no more than nine games have been played in the first set.
СтавкаTotal over 2,5 sets
Maximum sets have been played in 3 of Chardy's last 4 matches.
Tip and bets
If we look at the face-to-face matches, the score is 3-0 in favor of Shapovalov. However, all these matches were won on hard or lawn. The Canadian hasn't played on clay this year. This means that no one should expect an easy victory for Denis. Considering that Chardy has been looking good lately, we believe that he will be able to put up a fight against the favourite.
Our prediction - handicap (+3.5) games to Jeremy Chardy.
In their last meeting, Shapovalov and Chardy had played 22 games. It is possible that this time we will see something similar. Both players have a strong serve, so the victory is unlikely to be easy.
The second wager is for total over 20.5 games
