LiontipsPablo Carreno Busta vs Ilya Ivashka. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Winston-Salem (August 26, 2021).
Command Analysis
Carreno-Bustais perhaps the strongest of all the tennis players remaining in the tournament. The Spaniard has a good chance of winning a trophy. Carreno Busta had a difficult start in Winston-Salem: in the second round, he had a few problems in the match against Sun-Woo Kwon and even lost a set to his opponent (6-3, 3-6, 6-4). But in the Round of 16, the Spanish tennis player confidently defeated Dominik Koepfer (6-2, 6-3).
Ivashka has gained momentum: he improves with every match at this tournament, and definitely should not be underestimated. Ivashka has played three matches in Winston-Salem. In the first round, he defeated the Italian veteran Andreas Seppi (6-4, 6-4). The second round against Marin Cilic was the most difficult (4-6, 7-5, 6-4). The third round turned out to be easy for Ivashka against all predictions: he easily ousted Jan-Lennard Struff, losing only three games to his opponent (6-2, 6-1).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
Ivashka has not played tie-breaks in the last five matches.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5
In his last 3 matches, Carreno Busta played under 9.5 games in the first set.
Tip and bets
Carreno Busta has defeated Ivashka twice in his career and he has every chance to do it again. The Spaniard looks like the main contender for the victory at this tournament, and he should be able to maintain the handicap of 3 games.
Our prediction - Carreno Busta to win with a handicap of (-3) games.
The opponents didn't overcome the total in their previous two head-to-head games, and we don't think that they will today. Carreno Busta has a big class advantage and we believe he will close this match quickly.
Second prediction - total under 22 games.
