LiontipsFrances Tiafoe v Denis Shapovalov. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Toronto (August 11, 2021).
Command Analysis
Tiafoe is the lucky loser at the 2021 Canadian Open. He made use of the second chance that was given to him: in the first round of the main draw, he got a landslide victory over Yoshihito Nishioka (6-4, 6-3). Tiafoe can't boast impressive stats on the tour: ten victories against eight defeats. Also, Tiafoe has never passed the second round in Toronto.
Shapovalov made his last appearance in the middle of July. Back then, the Canadian tennis player lost to Vit Kopriva in three sets in the second round match at the tournament in Gstaad (6-2, 3-6, 2-6). Surely Shapovalov's lack of playing practice is a big disadvantage. But he usually performs well on hard courts, for example, at the beginning of the year, Shapovalov reached the semifinals in Dubai.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
Tiafoe has played only one tie-break in the last five matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games were played in the first set in 3 of Shapovalov's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Shapovalov will certainly try to give his best performance in Canada. We believe that he will not have problems at the start of the tournament: he defeated Tiafoe more than once in his career, the last time being earlier this year in London. There Shapovalov won in two sets.
Our prediction - Shapovalov to win with a handicap (-2.5)
The last head-to-head match, which was held earlier this year, ended in two sets. We believe that the winner of this match will also be decided in straight sets. Shapovalov looks stronger and we expect his convincing victory over Tiafoe.
Second wager - total under 23 games
