LiontipsRoberto Bautista-Agut vs Jiri Lehecka. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Kitzbuhel (July 28, 2022).
Command Analysis
Roberto Bautista-Agut started his 2022 Austrian Open campaign with a confident victory over Jurij Rodionov (6-1, 6-4). Before his opener in Kitzbuhel, the Spaniard struggled to deliver solid performances. For instance, he lost to Dominic Thiem in the first round of the Swedish Open (6-7, 6-3, 4-6), and was defeated but Juan Pablo Varillas in Gstaad (6-7, 5-7).
Jiri Lehecka has already played two matches in Kitzbuhel. In the first round, he prevailed over Thiago Monteiro (7-6, 6-4). After that, he got the upper hand over Joao Souza (7-6, 1-6, 6-3). Lehecka played 31 matches on clay this season and won 20 of them. His best result on clay courts in 2022 is reaching the final at the Mauthausen Challenger.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - yes
Bautista-Agut played 2 tie-breaks in his last 5 matches.
Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
Over 9.5 games were played in first sets in 3 of Lehechka's last 5 matches.
Tip and bets
Reaching the quarterfinals of the Austrian Open is a good achievement for Lehecka, but the Czech tennis player isn't in his best form. He didn't look so confident against Sousa and surrended a set to the Portuguese athlete. It will be extremely difficult for him to put up a fight against top seed Bautista-Agut.
Our prediction - handicap (-3) to Bautista-Agut
Bautista-Agut has been unimpressive lately, but this is his chance to get back on form. The Spaniard got a landslide victory in the previous match, and we believe he will be able to close Lehecka in straight sets.
Second prediction - total under 22 games
