LiontipsDaniil Medvedev vs Benoit Paire. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Acapulco (February 23, 2022).
Command Analysis
This will be Daniil Medvedev's first appearance since the Australian Open. At the Melbourne Major, Medvedev lost to Rafael Nadal in the final battle that lasted over five and a half hours (6-2, 7-6, 4-6, 4-6, 5-7).
The Russian has never played in Acapulco before. If he wins this tournament, he might become the World №1 according to the ATP rankings.
Benoit Paire made a third-round exit at the Australian Open, which is a decent result. However, the French tennis player hasn't been successful in the following clay-court tournaments in Cordoba, Buenos Aires, or Rio, where he lost in the opening rounds.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Medvedev played 6 tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 3 of Paire's last 5 matches, more than 9 games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Paire is in poor form and shouldn't become a problem for top seed Medvedev. This looks like a landlide victory for the Russian.
Our prediction - total under 20 games
In the previous meeting of these two athletes, Medvedev won in straight sets. Paire hasn't shown his best performance in a very long time, and we don't expect this to happen today. We will be playing Medvedev's victory with a handicap of five games.
Second prediction - handicap (-5) to Medvedev
