LiontipsNick Kyrgios vs Andy Murray. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Winston-Salem (August 23, 2021).
Command Analysis
Kyrgios has been showing excellent tennis after his return to the tour. The Australian tennis player beat Ugo Humbert and Gianluca Mager at Wimbledon. Moreover, in Atlanta, Kyrgios defeated Kevin Anderson. But after that, Kyrgios went into a downturn. He lost three matches in a row to Cameron Norrie (1-6, 4-6), Mackenzie McDonald (4-6, 4-6), and Reilly Opelka (6-4, 6-7, 4-6).
This year the Australian has 13 played official matches, in which he got 7 victories, 5 of them on hard.
Murray looked good at the Cincinnati tournament. This was his first appearance since Wimbledon. In the United States, Murray won one match over Richard Gasquet (6-4, 6-4). In the second round, Murray was eliminated by Hubert Hurkacz (6-7, 3-6), but Murray played really well, especially in the long rallies.
In 2019, Murray couldn't pass the first round of the Winston-Salem Open. Bacl then, he lost to Tennys Sandgren.
Trends
СтавкаTotal under 2,5 sets
In Murray's last three matches, the minimum number of sets was played.
Ставка1st set: total over 9,5
In Murray's last 3 matches, at least 10 games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Murray was on form in Cincinnati, and he has every chance to put up a fight against Kyrgios. Moreover, the Australian has not shown good results lately. Murray also leads the head-to-head at 5-2, but to be fair, he got all these victories when he was in his prime. Considering all of the above, we suggest playing a positive handicap to Murray.
Our prediction - Andy Murray to win with a handicap of (+3) games.
In almost all of his recent matches, Murray won at least a set. The Briton knows that he is over the hill, but he puts a lot of heart into his game. We believe that this will be a close match.
Second wager - total over 21.5 games.
