LiontipsAslan Karatsev vs Francisco Cerundolo. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Hamburg (22.07.2022).
Command Analysis
Aslan Karatsev confidently outplayed Nikoloz Basilashvili in the opening round of the Hamburg Open. He defeated the Georgian tennis player in two sets (6-4, 6-0). In the second round, however, the Russian experienced some problems against Daniel Galan. He surrended the first set to Galan, but managed to get the upper hand in the end (3-6, 6-3, 6-4). Last week, Karatsev played in the quarterfinals of the Swedish Open.
Francisco Cerundolo has had a very busy couple of weeks. The Argentine is in excellent form - he won the tournament in Bostad last week, defeating Sebastian Baez in the final (7-6, 6-2). At the current competition, Cerundolo celebrated success over Daniel Altmeier (2-6, 6-4, 6-2) and upset Andrey Rublev (6-4, 6-2).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
Karatsev didn't play tie-breaks in the last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
In 3 of Cerundolo's last 5 matches, there were over 9.5 games in the first set.
Tip and bets
Last week, Cerundolo defeated Karatsev in Bostad. We don't think that much has changed since then - Cerundolo has the upper hand coming into this match. Moreover, in the previous round, Cerundolo got a comfortable win over Andrey Rublev. We will be backing the Argentine in this pair.
Our prediction - handicap (-3) to Cerundolo
The only match between the players ended in two sets. We expect another short battle - Cerundolo is in excellent shape and should easily overcome Karatsev. Take the under.
Second prediction - total under 22 games
