LiontipsAlejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Stefanos Tsitsipas. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Monte Carlo (April 17, 2022).
Command Analysis
Alejandro Davidovich Fokina had a bumpy ride in Monte Carlo. But the Spaniard's victory over Novak Djokovic (6:3, 6:7, 6:1) in the second round of the tournament has clearly boosted his confidence, and the 22-year-old athlete has carried his momentum all the way to the final. In the quarterfinal match, Davidovich prevailed over Taylor Fritz (2:6, 6:4, 6:3), and yesterday he overcame Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinal battle (6:4, 6:7, 6:3).
Stefanos Tsitsipas won the Monte-Carlo Masters in 2021. In the current edition of the tournament, the Greek tennis player got a landslide victory over Fabio Fognini (6:3, 6:0) and prevailed over Diego Schwartzman in a tough match (6:2, 6:7, 6:4). In the semifinal, Tsitsipas left no chance to the World №3 Alexander Zverev. Tsitsipas closed the German in two straight sets (6:4, 6:2).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
Tsitsipas hasn't played tie-breaks in 3 of his last 4 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
In 3 of Tsitsipas' last 5 matches, more than 9 games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Last season, the athletes didn't finish their match in Monte Carlo. After losing the first set, Davidovich withdrew from the match. In 2022 in Rotterdam, the Spaniard lost in three sets. We think that clay-court specialist Davidovich will put up a fight today. This could be a long match.
Our prediction — total over 20 games
Tsitsipas is the favorite to win, but Davidovich has always played well against the Greek, even on hard courts. We believe the Spanish player will be able to maintain the handicap of five games.
Second bet — handicap (+5) to Davidovich
