LiontipsThanasi Kokkinakis vs Denis Kudla. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Los Cabos (July 20, 2021).
Command Analysis
Kokkinakis has not yet returned to his former level. No matter how hard the Australian tries, he cannot get into the first hundred of the ATP world ranking. Thanasi is currently ranked 182nd. He needs to fight fiercely and win many matches in order to improve his position. But recently, Kokkinakis has been performing poorly: over the past month and a half, he has won only once. At the Porto Challenger, Kokkinakis defeated Roberto Marcora in straight sets (7-6, 6-1). But those results just reflect what we already know, which is that Thanasi doesn't play very well on grass.
For Kudla, on the other hand, grass is probably the most comfortable surface, on which he won got most of his victories in the current season. But now, as he switches from grass to hard, Kudla needs to rebuild his whole game. We must say, that Denis doesn't have any special achievements on hard this year, except for maybe a solid performance in Orlando. There he played in the final and lost to Jenson Brooksby.
Trends
СтавкаTotal over 2.5 sets
In 3 of Denis's 5 last matches, only two sets were played.
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Tie-break has been played in the last four matches of the Australian.
Tip and bets
Kudla is in excellent shape and has won 12 out of 16 matches on grass this season. And although the American now needs to readjust to hard, we believe that he will perform well on hard as well. Kokkinakis, on the contrary, is now in a downturn, so we suggest playing Kudla's victory with a handicap.
Our prediction - handicap (+3) to Denis Kudla.
Kokkinakis has a fairly strong serve which is hard to break. Since Thanasi has already played tie-breaks in his last four matches, we believe that this fight will not end quickly.
Second wager - total over 21.5 games.
