LiontipsFrances Tiafoe vs Karen Khachanov. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Wimbledon (July 2, 2021).
Command Analysis
Tiafoe made it to the third round of Wimbledon for the second time in his career. He managed to achieve that in 2018, but 2019 was not a good year for the American tennis player. Back then he lost in the first round to Fabio Fognini.
This time, Frances is well prepared for the third Major of the season. In June, he managed to win the Challenger in Nottingham, and also attended the quarterfinals of the London Open. He did not have really strong opponents there, the highest-rated being Aljaž Bedene. But this time Tiafoe has already defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (6-4, 6-4, 6-3) and Vasek Pospisil (6-4, 6-4, 6-4).
In 2019, Khachanov reached the third round at Wimbledon. Then the Russian managed to defeat Kwon Soon-woo and Feliciano Lopez, but he could not pass Roberto Bautista-Agut.
Karen's preparation for the Major can hardly be called successful. In Halle, for example, he lost to Andrey Rublev (3-6, 6-7), and in Mallorca - to Feliciano Lopez (6-4, 2-6, 4-6). But already at the courts of Wimbledon, the Russian closed Mackenzie McDonald (3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6) and Egor Gerasimov (6-1, 7-6, 6-3).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
No tie-breaks were played in 3 of Tiafoe's last 4 matches.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In 3 of the last 5 appearances of the Russian, no more than nine games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Three years ago at Wimbledon, these athletes have already met. Then Khachanov won in five sets. We think, that a long-lasting match is possible this time as well. Both players are well prepared for the tournament and have been passing their opponents too easily.
We believe that tennis players will easily go over the 39.5 game mark. Our prediction - total over 39.5 games
Tiafoe looks a little better at this tournament. He had strong opponents but coped with them easily nevertheless. He did not give a single set to Tsitsipas and Pospisil. With this in mind, we suggest giving preference to the American.
The second wager - Tiafoe to win
