LiontipsPhilipp Kohlschreiber vs Andrei Rublev. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Halle
Command Analysis
Kohlschreiber has been performing really well lately, considering that the German is already 37 years old. At Roland Garros Philipp surprised many by reaching the third round of the tournament. At the French Open, he won over Federico Verdasco and Aslan Karatsev. At the current tournament in Halle, Kohlschreiber has not yet lost a single set - in the first round he dealt with Yuri Rodionov (6-4, 6-3), and in the second round he scored a victory over Corentin Moutet (6-4, 7-6)
Rublev has not yet lost a single set at the Halle Open. However, both appearances of the Russian player showed, that the transition from clay to grass cover is not easy for Andrey. In the first round of the current competition, Rublev scored a victory over Karen Khachanov (6-3, 7-6), with whom he regularly plays in pair, and in the second round, Andrei beat Jordan Thompson from Australia (6-4, 6-4).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last four matches, Rublev played two tie-breaks.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games were played in the first set in 4 of Kolschreiber's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
The only match between these tennis players took place in 2017, and then Kohlschreiber won. Philipp is in good shape now. At the current tournament in Halle, he has not yet lost his serve, although the German's opponents were very difficult. We believe that Kohlschreiber will compete with Rublev on equal terms.
Our prediction is Kohlschreiber to win with a handicap (+4).
Rublev is the favourite, but remember that it is the German tennis player who is leading in the head-to-head. Philipp is currently in great form, so we expect a struggle and suggest betting on total over 22 games.
