LiontipsFilip Krajinovic vs Marin Cilic. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP London (June 18, 2022).
Command Analysis
Filip Krajinovic is having an incredible tournament. The Serbian tennis player has never shown such good results on grass courts before. On the way to the semifinals of the current tournament, he defeated Jenson Brooksby (6-4, 6-3), Sam Querrey (4-6, 6-3, 6-4), and Ryan Peniston (4-6, 6-3, 6-3). This is Krajinovic's second semifinal this year - at the start of the tour, he played against Alexander Bublik in the semifinals in Montpellier (4-6, 2-6).
Marin Cilic was off to a rough start in London. He dropped a set against Liam Broady (6-1, 4-6, 7-5) in the opening round, but in the following matches he celebrated success in straight sets. Cilic outplayed Alexander Bublik (7-6, 7-5) and Emil Ruusuvuori (7-6, 6-4). The Croatian's best result this year is reaching the semifinals at Roland Garros.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
In the last 5 matches, Cilic played 3 tie-breaks.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5 games
More than 9 games were played in first sets in Krajinovic's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
All Cilic's matches at the current tournament were hard-fought, and we expect the upcoming battle to be close, too. Krajinovic is in excellent shape, and we think he can create problems for the favorite. We will be backing the Serbian athlete here.
Our prediction - Krajinovic to win with a handicap (+4.5) games
Cilic is the favorite in this pair, but we doubt he will have an easy match. The Croatian athlete hasn't been entirely convincing in London. We suggest taking the over.
Second prediction - total over 23 games
