LiontipsRoberto Bautista Agut vs Taylor Fritz. Prediction and Betting Tips for 2022 Australian Open (January 22, 2022).
Command Analysis
Roberto Bautista Agut had a fantastic start to the season. He had a great run at the ATP Cup in the beginning of January. The Spanish tennis player won four matches and yielded only in the final match to Felix Auger Aliassime (6-7, 3-6). At the current tournament, Bautista Agut recorded victories over Stefano Travaglia (7-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1) and Philipp Kohlschreiber (6-1, 6-0, 6-3).
Taylor Fritz has been demonstrating excellent performance since last year. The American reached the semi-finals at the Indian Wells tournament, and was the runner-up at the St. Petersburg Open. Fritz also played in the quarter-finals of Roland Garros.
At the current major, Fritz is yet to lose a set. In his opener, he beat Maximilian Marterer (7-6, 6-3, 6-2), and in the second round match, he prevailed over Frances Tiafoe (6-4, 6-3, 7-6).
Trends
In the last 5 matches, Bautista-Agut played 4 tie-breaks.
More than 9 games were played in the first set in Fritz's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Bautista Agut won the last three head-to-head matches. We will be backing the Spaniard in the upcoming fixture - he is on top form, and we think he has a better chance of making the last 16.
Our prediction - Bautista Agut to win
The athletes played six matches against each other, and only two of those meetings were long. We are predicting no more than four sets here.
Second wager - total under 41 games
