LiontipsGrigor Dimitrov v Reilly Opelka. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Toronto (August 11, 2021).
Command Analysis
Dimitrov took a month-long break after Wimbledon, which seems to have thrown him off track. Dimitrov stumbled on the very first opponent at the Citi Open in Washington, losing in two sets to Ilya Ivashka (2-6, 6-7). The Bulgarian tennis player is not in the best shape at the moment, and we do not have a lot of hope for his successful performance in Toronto. However, his stats on hard courts this year are quite good: 8 wins against 5 defeats.
Opelka shows signs of improvement as he is slowly getting out of the crisis. The American tennis player got off to a good start at the 2021 Canadian Open: he defeated Nick Kyrgios in three sets (4-6, 7-6, 6-4). Opelka was out of the Citi Open in the second round, and he is surely looking to perform better in Canada.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last five matches, Dimitrov played 4 tie-breaks.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games were played in the first set in 4 of Opelka's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Opelka looked solid in the match against Kyrgios. If the American stays consistent, he can advance quite fat at the Canadian Open. Right now Dimitrov is out of form, and we don't think he will be a serious problem for Opelka.
Our prediction - Opelka to win.
Opelka usually plays long matches, but we doubt that he will need three sets to defeat Dimitrov. The Bolgarian tennis player is out of form, and Opelka should defeat him in straight sets.
Second wager - total under 24 games.
