LiontipsRoberto Bautista Agut vs Reilly Opelka. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Toronto (August 13, 2021).
Command Analysis
After a landslide victory over Tommy Paul at the start of his Toronto campaign (6-3, 6-4), Bautista Agut had a tough fight against Diego Schwartzman in the third round match (6-3, 3-6, 7-5).
Bautista Agut played a brilliant third set against the Argentine, which allowed him to advance to the quarterfinals. We must admit, Bautista Agut has quickly adapted to the hard courts in Toronto. Before the start of this tournament, he didn't show great performance in Gstaad and Kitzbuhel on clay.
So far, Opelka has coped with all the difficulties he had in Toronto. At the start of the tournament, Opelka outplayed Nick Kyrgios in three sets (4-6, 7-6, 6-4), then defeated Grigor Dimitrov in two sets (6-3, 6-4).
He had quite a close match against Lloyd Harris, in which he eked a victory (4-6, 7-6, 7-6). Opelka's power serve has been of great help to the American tennis player: in three matches Opelka hit 55 aces.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Opelka has played 5 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
Bautista Agut played under 9.5 games in the first set in 4 of his last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Bautista Agut leads the head-to-head with a score of 2-1. Both his victories over Opelka were earned on hard courts. We believe that the Spanish tennis player will be able to claim victory today, too. Opelka's serve shouldn't be such a huge advantage against the player of Bautista Agut's level.
Our prediction - Bautista Agut to win.
The previous two head-to-head matches ended in three sets. We believe this will be the case today, too, since both players are on form and unlikely to give up easily. We suggest betting on the total over.
Second wager - total over 24 games.
