LiontipsJohn Isner vs Christopher O'Connell. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Atlanta (July 31, 2021).
Command Analysis
The tournament in Atlanta is special for Isner. The American has won this tournament five times and he was the runner-up three times. John's last victory was issued in 2018 when he defeated Ryan Harrison in the decisive match.
Isner started his campaign in Atlanta with a tough win over the young American player Jeffrey Wolff. John defeated him in three sets (6-4, 6-7, 6-4). In the next match, John scored a much easier victory over Jack Sock (7-6, 6-4).
O'Connell started with qualifications, where he managed to defeat the Japanese tennis player Yosuke Watanuki in two sets (7-5, 6-4). He didn't finish his second qualifying match: Sebastian Ofner withdrew when the score was 2-4.
In the main draw, the Australian had more difficult opponents. Nevertheless, Christopher outplayed Denis Kudla (4-6, 6-3, 6-3), and then defeated Jannik Sinner (7-6, 6-4). In total, this year O'Connell played 14 matches on hard and won nine of them.
Trends
СтавкаHandicap (+1.5) sets to O'Connell
The Australian has won at least one set in the last ten matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 3 of the last 4 matches of the Australian player, at least ten games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
The Australian is approaching this match in excellent form. He even ousted Jannik Sinner in the previous match. In such a state, O'Connell can surely create problems for Isner, because John, on the contrary, hasn't been very impressive.
We believe that Christopher will be able to impose a fight on the favourite, so we suggest playing a positive handicap to him.
Our prediction is O'Connell to win with a handicap of (+2.5) games.
Most of the matches with Isner's participation end up going over the total due to his style of play. At this tournament, he played two matches with a total over 22,5 games. Considering the Australian's form, we believe that this will happen again.
Second prediction - total over 22.5 games.
