LiontipsPablo Carreno-Busta vs Alex Molcan. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Hamburg (July 20, 2022).
Command Analysis
Pablo Carreno-Busta is the defending champion of the Hamburg European Open. He started his campaign with a confident victory over qualifier Luca Nardi (6-1, 6-2). Last week, the Spanish tennis player crushed Diego Schwartzmann (6-1, 6-0) to reach the semifinals of the Swedish Open, where he lost to Francisco Cerundolo(2-6, 3-6).
Alex Molcan showed excellent performance on clay courts before the French Open, reaching the finals of the Morocco Open and Lyon Open. In Marrakesh, the Slovakian athlete lost to David Goffin, and in Lyon - to Cameron Norrie. In the opening round of the current tournament, Molcan outplayed Marko Topo (7-5, 6-3).
Tip and bets
Molcan has a reputation of an uncompromising player. He showed good results on clay courts this season. We believe, he will put up a good fight against the Spaniard, and suggest taking the over.
Our prediction — total over 21.5 games
The Slovakian tennis player is quite ambitious, and we expect him to create problems for the favorite. We will be backing the underdog in this pair.
Second prediction — handicap (+3) to Molcan
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СтавкаTie-break - no
No tie-breaks were played in 3 of the Spaniard's last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 4 of Molcan's last 5 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.