LiontipsFrances Tiafoe vs Thiago Monteiro. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Winston-Salem (August 26, 2021).
Command Analysis
Tiafoe confidently passed Andy Murray in his opener at the Winston-Salem tournament (7-6, 6-3). However, this victory was mostly earned because of Murray's problems with his serve rather than Tiafoe's exceptional performance. In general, Tiafoe is having a good run on hard courts, but sometimes he shows disastrous play. For instance, in Toronto a couple of weeks ago he was completely crushed by Emil Ruusuvuori (1-6, 4-6).
Monteiro has played two matches at the Winston-Salem tournament. First, the Brazilian tennis player passed James Duckworth (6-4, 4-6, 7-6), and then defeated Eduardo Nava (7-5, 6-1). It's hard to believe, but so far Monteiro is performing better on hard than on clay. This year, he won 8 out of 13 matches on this surface. Most of these victories were earned at the beginning of the year, when he reached the final in Melbourne.
Trends
СтавкаTotal under 2.5 sets
In 6 of his last 7 matches, Tiafoe has played the minimum number of sets.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 4 of the last 6 matches, Monteiro played at least ten games in the first set.
Tip and bets
Tiafoe is considered the favourite of this match, but this will not be an easy outing for the American player. Monteiro is enjoying his big serve at this tournament. In the first two matches, he hit 13 aces. Monteiro also looks good on the base line. We believe that the Brazilian has a chance and suggest playing his victory with a positive handicap.
First wager - handicap (+4.5) games to Monteiro.
Monteiro delivers a powerful first serve, which should help the Brazilian tennis player against Tiafoe. We predict that this will be a long match and recommend betting on the total over.
Second wager - total over 20.5 games.
