LiontipsMarin Cilic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Rome (May 12, 2021).
Command Analysis
Cilic is gaining momentum. The Croatian tennis player started the clay segment of the season quite well - at the end of April, Marin played in the semi-final in Estoril.
However, Cilic had a rocky start to the tournament in Rome. He won a tough match against Alexander Bublik (4-6, 6-2, 6-3). He lost the first set but still managed to recover and acted very reliable in the most important moments of the match.
Tsitsipas started the clay season really well. In April, the representative of Greece won the tournament in Monte Carlo: in the final, he beat Andrei Rublev (6-3, 6-3).
Following that tournament, Stefanos played in the final of the Masters in Barcelona, where he lost to Rafael Nadal (4-6, 7-6, 5-7). In Rome, we believe, Tsitsipas is also motivated to show a good result, and we hope he will show stability in his performance.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Cilic has played three tie-breaks in the last four matches.
СтавкаTotal Sets Under 2.5
4 of the last 5 matches of Tsitsipas ended in straight sets.
Tip and bets
The only head-to-head match was won by Cilic. Sure, the Croatian can't expect an easy victory in the upcoming match, but he can definitely get on Tsitsipas's nerves and take one set from the World №5. We suggest betting on total over 20 games.
So, our first prediction is total over 20 games.
Tsitsipas is a clear favorite of the match, but do not forget that he lost the only head-to-head game between these players. In 2017, at a tournament in Tokyo, Chilic defeated the Greek in two sets. We believe that the Croatian can do it again, and we bet on his victory.
The second prediction is Cilic to win with a handicap (+5.5) games
